Tobias, I love that idea, Teddy was well before my time but from what I have read, he's my kind of guy [President]. If they come out with a Teddy Moose, count me in....

Nice Idea.

Tobias,

You can count me in also.  I think that is an awesome idea!!

White Bone with a Teddy scrimshaw would be really cool.

Anyone with a new Rough Rider, I have a couple, I'll try post a picture.

Got the RR1204  Purple and Brown Toad Sticker recently.  To be honest, I bought it fro the box.   Still a pretty cool knife.  Very sharp and very pointy.  Blade is a little delicate.

I've put the RR 514 Tortoise Shell locking work knife (Sodbuster)

Thanks for posting that Toad Sticker, Tobias. I've been curious about what one looked like.

Tobias,

Interesting knife.  Kinda reminds me of a melon tester except for the extreme point on the blade.  I do like the box very much though

I need one of those , Toby.

Here's my newest additions to the collection.

Nice knifes, Billy!

Here are the ones that I did the paper shearing with the other night:

Thanks Steve. I usually shave a little hair on my arm to check sharpness.

good looking knives billy.

Billy, back before the bad guys all started carrying guns, we used to be watchful for "Knifefighter's Mange"...that and the right tattoo(s) meant that you had a bad lad on your hands!

No tattoos. 

(No hair on my arms much of the time though.)

I'll be able to get to SMKW, for several hours, later this month. 

Getting a list of RR's togather...

just went on SMKW,s website it looks like they have a RR trapperlock coming out similar to the one made by case

Adam,

What is not to love.  Great cost factor, well built and tend to hold up well.  Handle choices are top notch.

So what did you buy?

The whole family got Rough Riders when we stopped at SMKW over the weekend.  The girls got toothpicks, the wife got a ladys leg and I got whittlers.

Hi guys. Been away.....on a, uh.....vision quest?  Well, what happened was I realized I couldn't be faithful to RRs! I kept saying that I wasn't going to spend the higher prices on other knives......I lied. I'm spending higher prices on other brands of knives. Yes that's right, I'm cheating on RR. There, I said it.  

I just knew it was going to happen one day. I just have too much love to spread around. I might be back here from time to time, but you'll also find me at the......Boker group (!), and  the........GEC group!!

What have I done, what have I done?  Will you ever forgive me?

I be afeared that I am cursed by cold steel fever. Going on 40 years now. Longer if you count the Scout knife that I loved when I was a scout in the 50's.

Man, what is it about these things? 

JJ,

Cant wait to see the whittler, what handle lady leg and toothpicks?

Craig,

OMG, well the first step is to admit you have an issue LOL!!  The second step is to buy a GEC!  Nice to see you stretching your legs and it's ok...we all know your first true love was the RR.

Ron, Ain't cheating fun :)

Jan, which "first love" are we talking about?? RR was my "first love" the second time around! Let's see, my first true love was a Craftsman Stockman (made by Schrade) around 1974. Then came Case, Buck, Queen, Parker, Boker, Schrade, Camillus, etc., etc.........LOL!

Hi, my name is Craig, and I'm a knifeoholic. 

Craig, knife collecting isn't like marriage.  You can collect more than one type of knife and still be faithful to the brand.  I have a very open relationship with my Rough Riders.

--
-- Tobias Gibson
--Like the most interesting man in the world, I don't usually buy Globals but when I do -  I buy  Rough Riders!
-- http://blindkat.hegewisch.net/RRR

Hey Toby, I'm the same way, the only China made knives I have are Rough Riders. Although, I am looking hard at Mr. AG,'s knives from that country, very well done.

Well, I was trying to control my spending this time around............LOL!

Just looking at SMKW.  Some tobacco bones and smooth white bones on sale right now!

Billy,  I'll probably never see the knives that I got for the girls again, to take pics of them, but I'll try.  Looking at the pics at SMKW, my locking canoe (Item # RR1078)  is pretty similar to the pic, with the irregular dye.  I'll post a pic when we get some sun.  About finished smoothing out the scales on the whittlin buddy.  Still trying to decide if I want to modify the sheeps-foot or not.

JJ, would love to see that whittlin buddy with smooth handles.  I can see that knife being very user friendly with peach pits

Not really smooth, Jan, just smoothed a bit and rounded the edges of the scales (kinda like the CASE Pocket Worn knives).  Here it is, after I finished sanding the scales.  I also took some of the sharp edges and corners off of the bolsters.

Compare it to my other one.  See also the modification to the sheeps foot?

Ok, Billy,  I managed to get the knives from the girls for a photo shoot.

Here's my wife's "leg"...

Kaylin's toothpick...

and Karlee's toothpick...

and finally my locking canoe.  (love the imperfect dye job here.)...

Hey, I love that Canoe Whittler, I like those scales too, JJ.

JJ,

I like all the girls knives too.  On yours, can we now call it a wharnie foot?

I like that Midnight Swirl Toothpick.

Billy,  the bone was supposed to look like the Ladies Leg.  Splotchy dye job gives it some character.

I like the splotchy dye job too, JJ. Where did you find the spelling on a word like "Splotchy"? You blew me away with that one..lol

I really like my RR mods, Ivars, but I'd never pay $50.00 for one. 

I've been eyeing the lockback sowbelly as a mod.  Looks like the person that reshaped both  blades was more concerned with keeping the nail pull.  Usually, you don't even need a nail pull, especially on lockbacks.

Do your own mods, Ivars.  You'll be better satisfied with the results.

(This is about my favorite RR mod.)

Ivars, If you feel that you do need a nail pull, don't worry about trying to keep the factory one, Cut your own with a cutting wheel or an abrasive stone.  You just need to have enough gripping area to be able to open the blade.  Doesn't have to look pretty, you're modifying it to be used.

One I did from a Steel Warrior.

Hello all,got my first RR moose in brown jigged bone,very well made solid knife,love the swedge on the main blade.

I agree with you Ivars, I love a swedge on a blade. There's too many knife companies that make a great handle on a knife but with a plane jane blade. Look at alot of the vintage knives, they had swedges. Sorry to hear about the cost of a belt sander. Mine cost about 80 USA dollars, not the best but a good little sander for the price.

I'm not sur eI want a swedge on every blade.  While it is appealing, if it were on all RR we'd probably be drooling over the plain style  blade if they  all the swedge.  Plus, I don't know if I would want a sheepfoot or coping blade with the swedge.

I agree Robert. I LOVE the look of the old "vintage" knives! Waaay back when I used to do rehandling and repairs, I used a grinder that attached to a heavy duty drill!!! It worked great! Guys used to ask me if I had a grinder that cost hundreds of dollars!