Pocket Knives - Do You Carry One?

[MineralMan]

62. They had specific uses for cowboys and sheepherders.

The clip blade (the long one) is a great general purpose knife blade. The sheepsfoot blade, with the straight edge and blunt end is a great cutting blade for pull strokes. I use it mostly for things like box and package opening. It's great for cutting leather, too, which is how the cowboys used it a lot. The spey blade is designed for use in castrating livestock, but has lots of other uses for others. It's short and I keep it extra sharp. It's perfect for scraping a bee's stinger out of your skin, but is good for all sorts of delicate cutting.

There's no belt clip. It's specifically made to be carried in the pocket of your jeans. Its rounded ends keep it from wearing a hole in your pocket. It's a very useful pattern that a lot of people prefer. Other varieties have just two blades, the clip and sheepsfoot or clip and spey. I like the three blade version in a medium size (3" clip blade).