In a click and get it world, it is funny the frustration of not being able to find what one wants. Another great video Tobias.
@mikehook28354 жыл бұрын
You are fortunate to have those sir. Awesome video thanks for all your hard work.
@TahoeRealm3 жыл бұрын
Many of these are so nice because they aren’t festooned with Rough Rider and/or the “R” - very clean 👍
@KnifeChatswithTobias3 жыл бұрын
Yep! I wouldn't mind the big R and the blade etches if they weren't on every stinking knife that comes out. Billboarding like that Big R would've been nice had it been a signature part of specific series. But to have it on just about everything coming out? That's when it became "yuck!"
@fossilimprint29543 жыл бұрын
Fascinating knives, thank you for showing us those unobtainium knives.
@fwrose62724 жыл бұрын
Nice Video, The Slideshow with Horseshoe at end was Great
@unknownartist474 жыл бұрын
After seeing this group of knives of knives I have a lot more respect for these knives!
@KnifeDetector4 жыл бұрын
Rough Ryder makes so many styles of knives. It's frustrating to me that sometimes I see a style I really like, and then it's quickly sold out. I have been looking for a Cowboy Cutter knife for months now, and I haven't seen any come out on the secondary market. I search Ebay almost daily for it. Still, maybe that's one of the reasons RR knives are so popular, they keep updating their inventory with new models. Great Video!
@janmakal24454 жыл бұрын
They could have milked the heck out of the micata work knife. Me among many would pay more than double of what they ask. Looking forward to the video.
@andrewp.schubert24173 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video Tobias. The RR137 white bone lockback almost looks like the Lady Leg without the heel. The 3 blade Jack and Canoes look really nice.
@artawhirler2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing all the stock numbers at the end of the video!
@KnifeChatswithTobias2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I try hard to include stock numbers or other information to aid in tracking down knives.
@jimmyj48114 жыл бұрын
Great video, Tobias. I don't understand why a company that has a pattern that sells out instantly would sideline it forever. Why not give your customers what they want?
@fossilimprint29543 жыл бұрын
Well said. Guess they don't really want more money in the bank.
@richardmcginnis53442 жыл бұрын
few and far between makes a collectable item, if they make a limited edition knife its so collectors will scurry to their dealer who will tell some, we don't have anymore but to select customers they have one for each,
@trynsurviven24404 жыл бұрын
That micarta work knife would still be a great addition to any collection. I know I would rotate it in my EDC. Thanks for sharing you have a wonderful collection.
@rickyallgood91444 жыл бұрын
Hi Tobias I subscribe to your great channel just bought my first Rough Rider knives thanks to your channel I’ve a couple of GEC and case but just purchased the rebel yell and the tried and true civil war keep up the great work
@Zen_Ali_1234 жыл бұрын
The video we've been waiting for. Are you saving the moonshiners for part 2? ✌🙄🤞
@SeanLiu8884 жыл бұрын
So glad I got one of those micarta work knives. At the time, I even bought 2 so I could keep one that had better centering.
@artawhirler2 жыл бұрын
I was a Schrade man until I discovered Opinels. Then I was an Opinel man until I discovered Rough Ryders.
@KnifeChatswithTobias2 жыл бұрын
Opinels are often recommended to me. I do have a few but I really like the snap of a classic slip joint knife closing. Rough Ryders have that snap.
@davidkurle54184 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video, Tobias. Shame to see some of their more popular patterns fall by the wayside, though. It's almost like they're making "sprint runs" or something. All I know is, if I was producing something like that work knife that everyone and their dog seems to want, I would sure as heck keep producing it!
@jimmyj48114 жыл бұрын
Very strange...
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
Indeed in some cases it is a pattern that goes away but most often it is handle material or blade set up that disappears. (For instance then Tailgate Trapper, get it now if never get it!)
@mangojack14 жыл бұрын
Some very nice knives there. Thanks as always 👍 I really like the first knife You showed. hopefully they make another with some kind of bone scales down the road.
@slick_slicers4 жыл бұрын
I have the work knife, and the Dog Bone, only thanks to you, but I really like that half hawk! I wonder if they’ll ever become collector’s pieces, with upwardly spiralling prices? I suspect that them being Chinese will always hold them back. But, as never sell my knives, it probably doesn’t matter to me. Mind you, I’m thinking I might change that policy shortly to move my collection in a more focused direction.
@rbs18894 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Some beautiful stuff there for sure.
@felinebline71542 жыл бұрын
That Burl r rider is a stunner. Good grief its absolute art!
@KnifeChatswithTobias2 жыл бұрын
One of my faves. It really deserves more time.
@felinebline71542 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias Absolutely, no question!
@bionicbaer4 жыл бұрын
That was a good video my favorite is the moon glow large stockman I carry it a lot
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
I really like the glow knives. I'm betting that series will soon go bye-bye. I've not seen any new patterns showing up.
@bert25304 жыл бұрын
Glad i have the worker, actually i had 2, the first one had a broken backspring. Its my only RR, my only swayback but i am happy to have it in my collection.
@ConservatEV4 жыл бұрын
I love my RR Micarta Work Knife, carry it almost every day!
@annmarie91964 жыл бұрын
Man what a nice collection!!!
@rhino54194 жыл бұрын
Hello. Your collection never ceases to amaze me. On the Harbaker/Muscrat you call it a chest plate shield. It ressembles the haraldic design for Hermine, as on the Brittany flag also. All the best.
@badmunkyedc14 жыл бұрын
It's awesome seeing these discontinued Rough Ryders! There's a couple I might be waiting too long to pick up, better get on it!
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you and me both. Fortunately I normally collect by pattern and not series. Unfortunately, I'm lousy at picking out what is going to hang around for a long time!
@shotgunnerB4 жыл бұрын
Hi Tobias, nice video, I'm not sure why they end so.e models, I gavetwo of the dog bones, neither of them had a decent spring tension, after sending the first back I just put them away as a poor design! Keep up the good work!
@tdubz96853 жыл бұрын
Smkw has the half hawk working man series still in stock I just ordered one last night
@HobieonYouTube4 жыл бұрын
Nice assortment of RR knives there! And I know you have more! I really like the Dogbone with the saw cut bone. Thumbs up!
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. The Dogbone Jack is a really nice one, especially in the sawcut bone. I think it would make a great gift item for dog trainers, dog lovers, and veterinarians. It's a fun knife and it is basically just an over sized office knife.
@bluessman09253 жыл бұрын
Man, I really like those three-blade (locking!) Canoes and extra small mini-Canoes. I don't blame ya -- I would've bought 'em all, too. :)
@dietergrunwald73602 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video, such a shame the mini lock back canoes are no longer available, can you suggest any collectors sites which may have those ? Additionally what was the very first rough rider RR001 ? Thank you
@dacenkinser64974 жыл бұрын
I really want them to make more of the carbon seahorse whittler. Haven't been able to find it. Love your videos by the way!
@WilliamsKnifeLife4 жыл бұрын
Same here. Been looking for that one on the secondary market with no luck. Looks a lot like the Case seahorse.
@garethbaus54714 жыл бұрын
Last I checked the site they were in stock, but I wasn't in a position to buy more knives even affordable ones.
@bdh39494 жыл бұрын
Sorry I missed you earlier, we actually had a minor doggie emergency...he is fine. This is a good topic and one probably worth re-visiting in the future. Are you aware of any companies that have a one-hit-wonder? I am a little surprised that you didn't include the RR 1014-17 little 3" Dog Leg Jacks. Great little watch pocket lockback knives. (Stockman, Trapper Canoe, Muskrat) SMKW is out of 3 of the 4 in the series.
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
That's a good question. I know of a company that was basically saved by one knife (Buck and the Buck 110) but I'll need to think about a Company with a "One Hit Wonder" knife. Perhaps the DOZ-ALL was a one hit wonder but it really was a fascinating knife that just didn't catch one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6fShGmdqsunbqc
@bdh39494 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias I remember this video....very different "knives". I was also thinking of the one-run series of classic traditional knifes from CRKT about 10 years ago. They made 2 sizes of Toothpick, 2 sizes of Trapper, Congress, Stockman, and a Whittler all in burnt amber jigged stagbone. Though they have made slipjoints since they have never made another classic traditional to my knowledge. I'm certain you have seen this but in case you haven't: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2eqhp6DaNmnfNE
@skcamerican3 жыл бұрын
The dog bone jack is back in at SMKW, and on sale!
@ZombieOrchestra4 жыл бұрын
I love the Half Hawk. I bought a Coal Miner series and a red jig bone version and they are my regular carry go-to pocket knives. Wish they would have kept making those handy lil buggers!
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
Hopefully they will bring it back. They are much more useful that a regular hawkbill in my opinion.
@ZombieOrchestra4 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias They are! They also have that classic little pen blade if the main sheepsfoot won't do the job. I am really impressed by the build too. I have G.E.C's but I can't bring myself to carry and use them. The RR halfhawks get all the pocket time. Great videos Tobias.
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
@@ZombieOrchestra, I know that feeling. For many folks it is very hard to use an expensive knife for fear of screwing it up. Same thing with inexpensive knives with sentimental value. Who wants to lose or break their grandpa's knife? Who wants to risk breaking an expensive knife when you can risk a less expensive knife?
@ZombieOrchestra4 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias Well put my friend. I don't mind doing yard work, cycling, hiking, opening boxes covered in sticky tape and cutting up food with a value priced rough rider or something. I am just too Scottish to break out a G.E.C that has tripled or quadrupled in value and do regular cutting tasks. I am sure they could do the work but in the drawer they stay until I ether sell them or decide to make one a dedicated user. My RR knives are tools, the others are pocket jewelry. I am very pleased with the quality and functionality of rough riders, perfect example of the difference between cheap garbage and value priced well made knives. I think I need to grab a canoe next.
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
@@ZombieOrchestra Agree 100% So far only one GEC has made it to everyday user in my collection.
@joshuaritzheimer13824 жыл бұрын
These are some of my favorite types of knives. I look at it like it's a game. I bet the one Andy has been teasing on Guy Talk Knives will be numbered among these.
@jesterskull383 жыл бұрын
Is what it is, at least you gotem, thanks for sharing
@alphadawg813 жыл бұрын
I agree, the RR078 is most beautiful. The small highland lock back has a similar blade shape which I adore for the same reason. ....fantastic lines.
@jimmyj48113 жыл бұрын
Since watching this video, I managed to find three of the RR078 knives, all in new condition. The third one has file work on the spine of the blade, which probably gives it a different RR number. Have you ever seen one, and do you know what the model number would be? I got it in a knife lot without the box.
@KnifeChatswithTobias3 жыл бұрын
I've never seen one with file work. I wonder if someone did it after market. Sound pretty cool! I'll see if I can find out more.
@jimmyj48113 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias It appears to be factory done. The seller didn't know the model number or history, but I was very excited to get it. I really wish there was a comprehensive list of pattern numbers for RR (or a historian at SMKW)!
@chrisosh95744 жыл бұрын
I have the Work knife and the Coal Miner Half Hawk, two outstanding knives, especially the Half Hawk, a really well made working knife as well as good looking in my opinion. I saw an amber jigged half hawk a couple of years ago but was too late to buy it. One Rough Rider I have always wanted is the Fat Boy Trapper, I dislike the traditional case style slim trappers but the Fat boy is a beaut.
@garethbaus54714 жыл бұрын
The micarta work knife might be interesting in yellow delrin, white paper micarta, white smooth bone or some other material well suited for scrimshaw. I personally would like it in carbon steel but rough ryder seems to have a fear of carbon steel and I don't expect them to make much more even though they seem to have mentioned on their KZbin channel that the classic carbon series is one of their best selling series.
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
They just came out with a "Heavy Forge" series that is carbon steel as well. I'm not as crazy with that one as the Classic Carbon. I suspect they may go the route of D-2 which rides the fence between stainless and carbon steel. This is becoming a popular choice of Chinese made knives.
@garethbaus54714 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias guess I will go check that out now, thanks for the information.
@WilliamsKnifeLife4 жыл бұрын
Some great ones there. I noticed SMKW lists some older models as out of stock. I hope they restock some day, but most of the ones I watch haven't restocked in over a year. A slightly used RR micarta work knife sold for 51 bucks on Ebay recently. Seems like a smart company would notice a high demand & tap into it, instead of shelving the design forever. They make a Trapper with every kind of handle you can think of, but can't remake a unique pattern in high demand. Doesn't make business sense.
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
I suspect the Paper Micarta is the issue on the work knife. My bet is they bought the material at a bargain price which allowed them to produce the knife and sell it at reasonable price for a Rough Ryder. This was similar to other ventures in the past with Mother of Pearl and the Rough Rough Ryder stag knives. This is why they have clearly said the work knife pattern will be back but not in that handle.
@WilliamsKnifeLife4 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias Thank you for the information. I love the Wharncliff blade, so they can bring it back with any handle material & I'll be happy.
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
You said: " Seems like a smart company would notice a high demand & tap into it, instead of shelving the design forever." Rough Ryder does plan to make more work knives; just not in the "black paper micarta." I believe if they had more of the micarta on hand they may have gambled on a second release. But that is a gamble. They make money off of these knives by selling it fast. The longer it remains in stock, the less they make and the last thing they want to do is slash the price to sell it. They actually use the fact that it will cost you more on the secondary market as a lure to get you to buy it now and but more than one! (The secondary market is always a crap shoot!) I've often seen people clamoring for a second run for a popular knife only to have it show up and linger around for over a year when the first run sold out in a matter of weeks! This is bad business. I've seen it called "the punch blade syndrome" Everybody want a Stockman with a punch blade but when a company makes one, There's a rush for them when released with about one in a hundred of people asking for it often buying multiples of them. Then stock lingers around for a year, goes in the bargain bin until the stock exhausted, retailers barley break even. And then a year later people are complaining because of how much a Stockman with a punch blade cost on the secondary market but they didn't bother to buy one from the retailers because some other knife was more appealing!
@WilliamsKnifeLife4 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias The knife world is more complicated than it looks. So true about inventory. That's why in the 1980's and on, many American companies adopted the Japanese manufacturing style of Kanban & just in time manufacturing. Inventory is just tied up income potential, that has to be counted all the time until it's sold. Lots of money was tied up in storing raw materials & counting it. With JIT, they relied on quick resupply of essential materials, instead of stocking a ton of raw materials. The Achilles heal of that method is, if your supplier can't get the material to you in time, you are screwed. Sorry for the manufacturing rant. I worked in manufacturing most of my life.
@michaelburr87806 ай бұрын
The RR work knife is a fantastic knife imoo ; essentially a close reproduction of a GEC viper no. 47 for the most part - except on price ! Its my EDC. Its a brillant knife and the blue denim micarta version is a go - to. RR are best value and the knife construction is mostly great. They can be a little heavy which is a negative. They are v/easy to open and close with smaller hands or no nails. Ok they are made in China (not USA); but the build quality is outstandingly good on the ones I got for price point. And these are knives to be utilised ; and not just put away.
@slick_slicers4 жыл бұрын
Those Canittler looks great. Like all lock-backs, they’re not legal to carry in the UK. I love Butterbeans, but I only have one, a Case in tobacco bone. Little knives really rock! That burl lock-back looks great. It’s like a Thiers pattern handle. Especially with that barlowesque bolster.
@grahamparr39333 жыл бұрын
Have you got every rough rider made🤔
@traditionallarry53784 жыл бұрын
Such a shame that they are gone.
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
Well some of them may come back but with different handles, and that's okay by me. They have promised new iterations of the work knife, just not in paper micarta.
@skcamerican3 жыл бұрын
Hey Tobias, there’s an 078 over on eboy, with the number in the title. You could have three!
@KnifeChatswithTobias3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the heads up. I'm not sure I want to go that high for $7 knife.
@skcamerican3 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias the guy had four and accepted a lower offer, so I got one, too! Excited to see it. Hope I like it as much as you do!
@KnifeChatswithTobias3 жыл бұрын
@@skcamerican did you go lower than $17
@skcamerican3 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias $10
@skcamerican3 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias don’t know if you are interested, but there’s a used RR strawberry bone elephant toenail over on shopgoodwill dot com. It’s in a lot of three misc. knives starting at $20. Just search for “Rough Rider.” I’d bid, but bought too many knives this month! Su
@christopherskipp15254 жыл бұрын
So, the company itself is on the way out or just certain models? If on the way out, Case is still going, no?
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
As far as I know the company is going strong. But, like many knife companies, certain models or styles are discontinued as they move on to new designs.
@felinebline71542 жыл бұрын
That Rough Rider Burl is a looker! One on eBay for 20.00 New seller has 7. I just took one.
@KnifeChatswithTobias2 жыл бұрын
I've got three. Maybe I need four of five!
@felinebline71542 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias super piece. Thanks to your video I have one.
@felinebline71542 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias Just got mine delivered the thing is a supreme object of beauty. Without peer. In a class of one.
@analogoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
Like that dogbone jack!
@jock-of-ages734 жыл бұрын
Are Rough Ryder's you show, the same as the Rough Rider's we get in the UK? They seem to be as good quality by the looks of them.
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
Yes. Same knives, only a little more expensive in Europe. I think they are worth the price you pay. Definitely a bargain in the States.
@jock-of-ages734 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias That's good to know, also your right about the price, considering what you get in exchange. I think you guys might have a larger amount of their catalog available to you, it may just be me, but i don't remember that black linen micarta handled sway back, or Etrick knife, being available in the UK in 2019. Maybe it just passed me by or something, because i'd have bought a couple of them. Theres a couple of different patterns or models i've not seen over here. Maybe i need to look in more than the usual places. Anyhow, All the best my friend.
@johnelder42732 жыл бұрын
Unless management at RR is just crazy, you would think they are just copying Case in terms of putting popular patterns away "in the vault" until they release them in rotation and drive up demand. But maybe not, maybe they are just crazy?
@knightimusprime252 жыл бұрын
ya missed a few different series like the armor hide series and the battle axe series i missed out on those two series but i know there's alot more they stopped makin too
@Tracy812584 жыл бұрын
I love Rough Ryder, but they do tend to annoy me with stuff like this.
@KnifeChatswithTobias4 жыл бұрын
Every company does it. The difference is Rough Ryder doesn't call them "Sprint Runs" or "Special Factory Offer".
@timwilliams83433 жыл бұрын
@@KnifeChatswithTobias Yes, Case does it when a specific model "Goes into the Vault".
@KnifeChatswithTobias3 жыл бұрын
@@timwilliams8343 , yep and effort to build anticipation and value for lesser known patterns! It's partly a marketing ploy but at the same time, so patterns just don't sell like they used to. I would prefer a scheduled rotation to manufacturing than the secretive vault program but then I'm a consumer and not a marketing genius. And now they have people who have to buy every "vault release" even when it is a knife they don't really like or will ever use!
@bobcombs1702 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@KnifeChatswithTobias2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Bob! That was very generous of you! I really appreciate it!