Kitty did a good production job. You sir did an excellent job showing and reviewing those large toothpicks. Really like the stonework style. Always have liked the blue tourqois stones. Great looking knives. Thank you for sharing them.
What a great asset to your collection, the Frost Wood is amazing. The Kingston toothpick is very nice too, to hold history right in your hands, amazing! Be carefull not to polish to much of that beautyfull patina away, but knowing you as such a skillfully collector i'm assured it's in excellent hands. Congratulations and a lot of fun with them. Oh and thanks Kitty for your magnificent work on this catproduction! very well done.
Luv that Frostwood knife. I've picked up quite a few Frostwoods in that series made in Japan. The last one was a 4" toothpick with a very slick thumb stud. It doesn't flick or anything you have to thumb it out...very cool. Enjoyed it all Tobias, thank you.
I started collecting Frost in the early nineties. I really like the Japanese made ones. I kinda equate them to the earlier Rough Riders. Both are great knives for the price....And both companies made a lot of my favorite pattern, the whittler. As always, great video!
Became a big fan of the large toothpicks as a result of your channel. Just picked a Colonel Coon large toothpick. I'm planning on picking up a High Plains Toothpick from Rough Ryder soon..
The color pattern of your Toothpick reminds me about a saying about Coral Snakes. Red touching Yellow kills a Fellow. Red and Black, Venom they Lack; Scarlet King Snakes look much like Coral Snakes but are not dangerous. The knives look to be a light shade of yellow. Sometimes Coral snakes that are close to shedding their skin look much like the color on your knife. And the blue is the color of Asian Blue Coral snakes too. That makes the colors of you knives pretty cool.
I got a Rough Rider French Tickler today , with amber jigged bone handle , lockback. It's stated as a classic french design , but looks very miuch like a toothpick with a slim handle but bolsters and blade slightly different from toothpick design. Whether you would call it a toothpick proper , i dont know. But i am very pleased with it and absolutely love it . It's definately going to be a favourite of mine , and at £13. 95p it's great value for money. I'm over the moon with it , i just had to share my joy.
I know the knife you're talking about and it is a really cool knife. I called it the bastard child of a toothpick and a laguiole. LOL ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zoRJCcz_WLA.html
@@KnifeChatswithTobias Your description of bastard child , is spot on Tobias , definately a cross of a Laguiole and Toothpick . As usual I have learnt something from you again , you are the master sir . I don't know how I missed the Tickler video from last year , but I'm so glad you brought my attention to it . I adore my French Tickler , I am so pleased with it. I ordered one for last Xmas there , but it got lost in the post and I never received it. I finally got round to buying another , and I am so happy that I did . So , thank you again Tobias , you certainly know your stuff , i always look forward to another relaxing knife review from you . 👍
Why don't you carry the best RR and keep the other one for the collection, why not enjoy it instead of saving it for someone else when you're gone? p.s. What does Kitty think of the Cheetahs?
It's all about the abalone slice in the middle. I pretty much flipped a coin and decided to leave one the collection. I'm still looking for a third, one for the Stoneworx, one for my large toothpicks, and one to carry.
You sure love those toothpicks. I've never owned a toothpick knife. when I see one my initial thoughts are " too long, too thinand spindly, must be terribly weak in the joint leading to short lifespan with heavy use ", so I've never really given one a test drive. Am I totally incorrect in my assessment? You're input is respected For my personal EDC " knock around working knives I carry an old RR brown jigged bone sunfish kniife in the pocket, and a Marbles MIL-K knife dangling from a belt clip. Both hold up well for heavy daily use at least for me. So far as collecting, I have just recently discovered the Schrade " stoneworks " knives and picked up a Stockton and a Congress to date. also a RR Peanut Stoneworx all of which are for the collection and occasional carry, but I must admit that if I should ever consider a toothpick knife it will be one of the Schrade customs like the one that you've shared today. Anyway thanks for another great video, Youre the best.
Yet the joint is no smaller than that on a Trapper and that joint has to deal with two blades. And the handle, while longer, is no thicker than the trapper. It really depends on the toothpick. Some definitely have a slender blade. Others have a respectable blade with some decent girth.
Hi Tobias and kitty, if a RRR was made I've that horrible feeling it would be, much under sized, a non flowing blade shape and micata up to the eyeballs for covers. Something in the same vein of your 5.5inch schatt & morgan be a better idea... Love the toothpicks, with greetings from here in the UK 👍
I'm not sure why anybody who collects knives would be ashamed of a knife from Japan. They are known for Samurai swords and really good quality steel and knives. I know tooth picks are your favorite style of knives, but the only Toothpicks I like are fishermen toothpicks because I had one when I was a teen. Loved it. My favorite so far is the Stockman styles with the three blades, Clip point, spay blade, and the sheep's foot. Does Rough Ryder still make the Rifle series?
Question on how to fix Rough Ryder problem: I have a RR Micarta Cotton Sampler. After opening and closing the blade several times, I noticed one of the knife’s pins starts backing out of its hole and standing slightly proud of the scale. Pressing that side of the knife hard against a table top pushes the pin back into place, but after several more times opening and closing the blade, the pin starts backing out again. Any suggestions on how to fix this? I wondered about trying a drop of Locktite on the pin before pushing it back in place, but question enough would get into the hole. BTW, your reviews are always interesting.
That sucks. I would try dabbing a little super glue on the pin before pushing it back in but that would be a cosmetic fix. If the pin is coming out then it is not seated in the brass liner. If it is a recent purchase, I'd contact SMKW and see about a replacement. They say the are built by hand and backed for life. Hold them to it!
Very hard to find these days. I've got one from Schatt & Morgan, one from Case and about four made by Queen (2 Queen, one Colonel coon, and one SMKW) But all of those are out of production. Bear & Son occasionally dabbles in large toothpicks but to call them high end is a stretch!
I was watching a video and the guy said that California Clip blades draw their name from "a vague resemblance to the [outline of] State of California". Have you ever heard that? Thank you!
Yes, I have head this. I've even said it and read it in books. My thoughts these days, is it might also come from California's Spanish roots. The blade is much more common on knives with a Spanish origin so perhaps, when Anglo's started settling in the region they saw that style of blade of blade as a "California Clip" instead of the clip they were more accustomed to. This is pure conjecture on my part.
