Now I will carry for a week or so to make sure nothing blows up. Never tried a large stockman.
How are you getting in there to peen the pins without hitting the scales?
Nice work!Some find them too big, but the large stockman is a great pattern, especially if you’re looking for one knife that can pretty much do it all but is still reasonably pocketable.The large blade is long enough for most food duties, short of carving a turkey or cutting up a watermelon.And of course you have the two smaller blades for packages, whittling, or whatever else you need.And with a typical closed length of around 4 1/4 inches, most folks have no problem getting all four fingers on the handle if needed.
Impressed!Very nice work and great explanation. They make “cupped” punches for this delicate work, (gun smiths). May allow for effective pinning with lower risks.