Forum Knife Updates and comments

Fanglekai said:
It's a 2 blade stockman. Perhaps I should have said 2 blade 301 pattern, which is a stockman pattern. If the pattern has another name you can let me know.
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Strictly speaking, it's a "serpentine jack".
That term covers a lot of turf, so "two blade stockman" is actually more descriptive, though incorrect.

All true stockman knives have three blades, a main and a secondary at one end, another secondary at the other end.
 
knarfeng said:
Strictly speaking, it's a "serpentine jack".
That term covers a lot of turf, so "two blade stockman" is actually more descriptive, though incorrect.

All true stockman knives have three blades, a main and a secondary at one end, another secondary at the other end.
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Thanks for the info Frank. My pattern knowledge is lacking
 
I'm actually calm about this one, oddly enough. I've never really handled a buck (other than a 110, once), so I've no expectations. Having the #44 gunstock on order also helped to pass the time. I AM glad that it is a two blade opposite end pattern (though my wallet is angry about it).
 
knarfeng said:
Strictly speaking, it's a "serpentine jack".
That term covers a lot of turf, so "two blade stockman" is actually more descriptive, though incorrect.

All true stockman knives have three blades, a main and a secondary at one end, another secondary at the other end.
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Two blade serpentine jack it is then.
 
knarfeng said:
Strictly speaking, it's a "serpentine jack".
That term covers a lot of turf, so "two blade stockman" is actually more descriptive, though incorrect.

All true stockman knives have three blades, a main and a secondary at one end, another secondary at the other end.
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I am far from the expert but I thought part of the defining characteristics of a jack was that it had 2 blades at one end. The two blades on the forum knife are opposite ends so I am not sure that serpentine jack is any more correct than 2 bladed stockman.
 
knarfeng said:
I splurged and bought two. The second will be put away for a rainy day.
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I have ordered one. But a little voice keeps telling me that I'm really going to like this little slippie and should consider two. I don't know if it is possible to order a second one after you placed an order for one. The rational person in me says I don't need two and in fact don't need another slippie regardless of it being the 2018 porch forum knife. Then I keep thinking that these annual forum knives may be coming to an end.....
 
PirateSeulb said:
I am far from the expert but I thought part of the defining characteristics of a jack was that it had 2 blades at one end. The two blades on the forum knife are opposite ends so I am not sure that serpentine jack is any more correct than 2 bladed stockman.
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Two blades on opposite ends of a small knife makes it a penknife. On a large knife, it is sometimes called a Jack. And I agree, it's confusing. :confused:
 
Here's how it was explained to me:

A knife with two blades, one at either end, is a pen knife, unless the knife is more than 3.5" closed, in which case it's too big to really be considered a pen knife anymore. Thus, the big ones are better called double-end jacks.
 
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I have heard people call these half stockmen but that is not exactly accurate either. I am liking the name double end serpentine jack.
 
Heirphoto said:
I have heard people call these half stockmen but that is not exactly accurate either. I am liking the name double end serpentine jack.
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"Double end serpentine jack" is (to me) too long and a little confusing. I think "two-blade stockman" is more descriptive, even if it is not "strictly" correct. And fewer syllables!
 
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