problem with Case edge grind

[Modoc ED]

well, I bought a CV Jr. Sodbuster and it did have a sight burr but i stropped it a few times and its a VERY nice user edge. I am just disappointed in the fact that a manufacture would not bother grinding both sides of the blade (if their going for that kind of edge, Emerson is a different story). As far as paying more, i could probably go with a number of more expensive manufactures in ALL things and still find mistakes. company are made of people and people make mistakes. I did fix my stockman and am very happy with it.

That's good to hear. Frankly, I like sharpening. It's a good way to pass the time sometimes. I keep a combination hard/soft Arkansas bench stone, a combination fine/coarse Norton bench stone, a Spyderco Sharpmaker, a couple DMT Diafolds Medium/Fine and Fine/Extra Fine, and a Lansky ceramic 4-rod sharpener all on a shelf next to my desk. Our TV is next to my desk and sometimes when watching TV, I'll touch-up the edges of the various knives I've carried for the last week or so. It's also a good way to pass the time while watching 2 or more feet of snow fall.

I think you made a very valid point that so many of us overlook sometimes when you closed your last post with "....................................company are made of people and people make mistakes."

[pertinux]

...I only buy from a couple of vendors on the net anymore, guys I can trust to get me a good product.

Thanks for getting back to me on this.

(Your PM box is now full, so I couldn't send my thanks privately.)

~ P.

[midnight flyer]

Thanks for getting back to me on this.

(Your PM box is now full, so I couldn't send my thanks privately.)

~ P.

Glad to help!

Robert

[bonusmarple]

All my Case's are good knives for the buck. There is some serious variance out there on the knives even though I tend to only buy the CV bladed stuff. None of them were so bad that I wanted to return. The closest was a peanut that had a slightly warped blade. Nothing that effect use or sharpening, just asthetics. Anyway, I still buy Case as the value is there and all of them have been perfectly usable. CV is gonna look used no matter what.

I will say the vault sowbelly is a damn fine knife. Solid as hell, no flaw. Only issue is that is one of my few SS Cases. Oh well...

[Bob W]

My problem wasn't the grind angles or bevels, but rather the edge itself. Some look like crosscut saws when viewed in closeup, as if the edges were finished on a coarse grinding wheel designed for farm implements. I have a new camera now, so maybe I can post up some better pictures.

The solution, for the same money or less I buy more Boker.

[Obsessed with Edges]

My problem wasn't the grind angles or bevels, but rather the edge itself. Some look like crosscut saws when viewed in closeup, as if the edges were finished on a coarse grinding wheel designed for farm implements.

I know what you mean.

The factory edge on most of the recent Tru-Sharp blades I've seen is wicked toothy. If the angle is good, and there aren't too many burrs or wires, I sorta like it. But they bite HARD if you allow 'em too. I found that out the hard way, a time or two.

[Curtis_Lowe]

The factory edge on most of the recent Tru-Sharp blades I've seen is wicked toothy. If the angle is good, and there aren't too many burrs or wires, I sorta like it. But they bite HARD if you allow 'em too. I found that out the hard way, a time or two.

I can attest to that. I used a new untouched Tru-Sharp Case to cut up some potatoes last Christmas. I couldn't have asked for more in a potato peeler/slicer. I even sawed and sliced through some hard to open plastic clamshell packs that no one else could open.

[pertinux]

I know what you mean.

The factory edge on most of the recent Tru-Sharp blades I've seen is wicked toothy.

I've been told that Case does this on purpose, to make it clear at a glance whether or not a knife has been sharpened (by an owner/user), the significance being that "unsharpened" is worth more on the collectors' market.



~ S.

[Obsessed with Edges]

I've been told that Case does this on purpose, to make it clear at a glance whether or not a knife has been sharpened (by an owner/user), the significance being that "unsharpened" is worth more on the collectors' market.



~ S.

On the one hand, that very 'unique' character of the edge might be a good way to identify it as 'factory original'. On the other hand, it sort of makes me laugh a little, that this edge is 'worth more' with all the major league burrs that are usually found on it, straight out of the box. I mentioned earlier, a lot of Case blades seem to have large burrs even at the shoulder of the bevel, easily detected with a thumbnail. I don't know if I've ever seen that on other makes. That's a pretty unique identifier of their 'factory edge', indeed.

[Knife Crazied]

Talking about a new but dull knife, that would have to be the AG Russell I won recently in a giveaway. I loved that darn thing but it was a butter knife when it arrived. Took me awhile to get it where I wanted it but she's there now. Its the knife in my avatar BTW.

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[WindMeUp]

My Case Damascus Peanut came in yesterday and it had a huge visible burr on one side of the edge. It was easily taken off, but I was very surprised that it would come from them with an edge that nasty.

The edge is still very toothy, mini-serrations galore! It's a beautiful knife though, very glad I bought it.

[type00rev]

I've never received a Case with a bad grind......