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Comment by Lori Bowers on April 7, 2015 at 8:08

I commend you on this, it is nice to see that there are still people out there that will do this. Living and working in a rural area and helping a lot of boys and girls go through the scouting programs that can't afford things it a wonderful thing. My family is a scouting family. I am currently still a Den Leader for Webelos I and Committee Chair for our troop. My son is an Eagle Scout and now my oldest grandson is working on his Eagle project. 

Comment by Bob Cowart III on April 7, 2015 at 7:35

I collect all types of knives and my favorite of all is the stockman because of its versatility. I'm not real fond of the new tactical type knives though as they usually only have one blade and lack the beauty of the old style knives. However, the knife that is to be givin away in this contest / drawin is a pretty decent knife and has multiple functions. And since I too am a scout master if I was lucky enough to receive this knife. I think that it would have ta go to one of my scouts that comes from a less fortunate family and can't really afford ta buy him a nice scout knife. I know this little knife would make his day !

Comment by Tobias Gibson on April 7, 2015 at 5:56

Syd, i will need to ponder on your Russ-lock question for a while. I've always considered it a unique knife but I now i will need to delve deeper.  Who knows it may be a variation on a theme.  I do have more than one  liner-lock knife that uses a top mounted flange to rotate the blade to open. and that flange is  common among non-locking peasant knives.  The difference is the Russ is a slip joint liner-locking flange opening knife and I'm not aware of another knife with all three devices.   Some so called "tacticals" use a flange on the cutting edge and a torsion spring to flick open the liner locking blade.  Similar principle but built bass-ackward.   All in all a good question!

Comment by Tobias Gibson on April 7, 2015 at 5:47

The sheepfoot is also a good blade for scraping and cleaning hoofs -- not to mention cutting of a big "chaw" of tobacco.  Of course you may want to cut the chaw before cleaning the hoof!   LOL.  And as Syd mentioned it has always bee a good rope / strap cutter and a good blade for whittling. You get a long straight cutting surface on a relatively small blade.  Some times this is all you need and some times the last thing you need is a cutting device that is also pointy!

The spay; as been said is used for castrating farm animals but it is also useful in skinning and scraping and you want to reduce the chance of puncturing the skin.

Comment by J.J. Smith III on April 7, 2015 at 1:26

The main purpose of a sheepsfoot blade is for cutting and slicing while minimizing the chances of anything accidentally being pierced by the point.

Comment by Syd Carr on April 6, 2015 at 23:35

Spey blades were specifically designed to neuter farm animals, hence they were included in the three-bladed knives that became known for the person(s) who favored them; ie, a "stock man". The sheepsfoot blade, as included on 3-bladed stockman knives, was used by that same "stock man" to cut rope. The clip blade was included for it's point, therefore the Stockman 3-bladed knife became a must have all-around tool for ranchers, thereby earning it's name. My favorite frame though is a trapper, but currently my favorite EDC is a 4 1/2", so called "cheap" Miller Bros Re-Issue (probably Frost in origin), Stockman, (really quite a nice knife, I really like it......sorry to the USA-only purists, but it has a "cool factor" going for it...hang where it was made; cool IS cool!). Can't decide if I officially collect specific frames, I like ALL slip joints, & have several I purchased 40+ years ago, so if it's a cool knife (in my mind), then I just have to "collect" it. My goal at this point is to eventually have at least one of each frame. Question: do you consider the Case Russlock as a separate frame? (Another current fave EDC for me....got me a Raspberry Bone Drop Point recently, and a "Rough Black" version too).

Comment by Lori Bowers on April 6, 2015 at 22:41

That would be a very nice set for camping with the Boy Scouts, plus blue is my favorite color.

Comment by Bryan OShaughnessy on April 6, 2015 at 22:22

Add me in, too.  I just read the latest post, the explanation of the "stockman" pattern by Tobias, and now I want to be part of this group.  I collect old pocketknives and, to be honest, the stockman is my least favorite pattern.  Probably because I have so many of them that I've gotten jaded.  It seems that it was a very popular pattern in older times.  Now, the popular pattern is anything that wears the word "tactical".  I do have a couple "leather punch" stockmans that I like.  But I've never understood the reason for the sheepfoot blade, or how the spay blade could possibly be useful.  But then, I've never attempted the procedure...

   Any explanation on the sheepfoot?  ---Bryan O

Comment by Tobias Gibson on April 6, 2015 at 21:36

Holy Cow!  We just hit 60!  I'm verklempt!  Give me a day to compose myself and I'll announce the rules to the contest and what you need to do to enter!  Those who have participated in past contest run by me know it is really easy to enter a contest.  The hard part is over!  You joined the group!

Someone is going to be winning this knife real soon!

Comment by Syd Carr on April 6, 2015 at 21:22

Ok, I joined (I think). I NEVER win anything, but you can't win if you don't join, so here I am! How many do you need now?

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