Thank you! There is the wee rivalry between Normandy and Bretagne (little Britain) not only on cider, but on andouille too (Guéménée). Ex wife was half Normand half Briton. She needed no calva to get belligerent and I would not dare and try to match her capacity of drinking! I like both andouilles but could never make it (or my stomach) with home made ultra dry briton cider.
Untitled by Mark Saunders, on Flickr
Untitled by Mark Saunders, on Flickr
This is a little flash GAW of a Rough Rider Half Whittler. This particular model has been my everyday EDC for two years. I bought one to replace a Colt Peanut that I gave to a coworker. I only believe in giving away decent knives and not junk. This two blade "half whittler" is one of the best gent's/everyday knives on the market in my opinion. Everyday knives to me are the knives you throw in your pocket and just use without care. The kind of knives that earn their keep and that's how you become fond of them.
It took a really neat Case Carhartt mini trapper with a single blade wharncliffe to displace it. I hope that it finds itself in good rotation for someone!
Just say you're in. Limited to about 20 entries and only open to those who have meaningfully contributed to this RR thread! Good luck!
I bought a couple of new ones. I saw the Rough Rider gunstock stockman that calamander posted a few days ago and I had to get one! It is a little smaller than I expected, and you can see that mine didn't fully take the dye on a small part of the bone. Besides that, it is excellent! Each blade is hair popping sharp. I had a look around, and it seems like it is the only gunstock stockman knife that is currently easily available. There are some "reverse" gunstocks out there, but I prefer this pattern.
I've also been looking at the Colt Texas stockman with all its fancy swedges, nail nicks, and blade selection, and decided to go with the buckshot bone version with the main blade etch. This one is bigger than I expected! It is easily the largest stockman knife I own. It is also razor sharp.
Both knives have the clipped sheepfoot or "coping" blade that I think is pretty cool.
