2015 Case Tony Bose annual collaboration, what pattern are they going to use?

Wow Railsplitter! Thats one heck of a nice looking knife! Way out of my league, but someday, one of those will be mine.
 
D.B Cooper said:
Wow Railsplitter! Thats one heck of a nice looking knife! Way out of my league, but someday, one of those will be mine.
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Thanks, D.B. I've seen photos that you've posted of several of your knives. I think I have a moderate idea of your taste in knives. I know you like your Queen Railsplitter, for example. With that in mind, I think you would really like this knife.
 
Rick, that is a beauty right there. I'd have a difficult time choosing between one like yours or the Ebony that Biggie picked up. I'm not typically a three blade knife guy, but I really like these. :thumbup::cool:
 
Thanks, Bob!

I'm hoping someone posts photos of the Chestnut bone soon. I'm interested to see how that looks this year.
 
My 9 yr old pup has heart failure on both sides, an enlarged heart and fluid on his lungs and abdomen. I will have to bow out on these. They look nice, but I have to pay for a cardiologist exam. Pretty bad when your dog is on the same meds you are.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
My 9 yr old pup has heart failure on both sides, an enlarged heart and fluid on his lungs and abdomen. I will have to bow out on these. They look nice, but I have to pay for a cardiologist exam. Pretty bad when your dog is on the same meds you are.
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Sorry to hear that about your pal. I hope he gets back to good health!
 
silenthunterstudios said:
My 9 yr old pup has heart failure on both sides, an enlarged heart and fluid on his lungs and abdomen. I will have to bow out on these. They look nice, but I have to pay for a cardiologist exam. Pretty bad when your dog is on the same meds you are.
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Sorry, my friend, I lost my 13-year old Scottie last month. He was my constant companion and shadow for these past many years. I hope your pup recovers.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
My 9 yr old pup has heart failure on both sides, an enlarged heart and fluid on his lungs and abdomen. I will have to bow out on these. They look nice, but I have to pay for a cardiologist exam. Pretty bad when your dog is on the same meds you are.
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I'm very sorry to hear about your companion. I know how tough that can be.
 
Thanks guys.

I'm loving the knife so far but I'm having one minor issue. I trimmed my thumbnail Wednesday morning, just hours before the knife arrived, so it's still very short. Not much of a nail there at all really. I've always kept it short like this because a short thumbnail has worked well for me when opening other knives.

The nail nicks on this knife sit just above the handle on the sheepsfoot and small clip blades. A necessary design due to the nearly sunken joints. I'm finding that I have to really dig in to get a good purchase on those two nail nicks. It's not really a problem. I just have to make more of a conscience effort than I'm used to when opening those two blades.

I'm hoping that once my thumbnail grows out a little more it will be a more natural maneuver.
 
I keep my left thumbnail a little longer just for that reason.
 
Peregrin said:
I keep my left thumbnail a little longer just for that reason.
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Thanks, Gary. I'm going to give that a try and I have high hopes. I've always had good luck with a short thumbnail but these seem to require a longer one. I hope that's all it is anyway. I'll try to remember to post my results here in a few days.
 
I thought I would bump this thread with another short review (well, it turned out longer than I expected) and then I'll sit back and let others post as these slowly fall into the hands of new owners. The Cattle Knife has occupied my pocket for 5 of the 6 days that I've owned it. In those 5 days I've come to know the knife a little better and I feel I can offer a bit more of an experienced opinion.

I'll start by saying that my little problem with my thumbnail was just that. My thumbnail and not the knife. I trimmed it too short but it has grown a little and I can easily get a good purchase on the nail nicks now. The nail nicks do sit close to the handle on the small blades but all it took was a little beef on the thumbnail and I'm good to go.

This knife pushes a lot of buttons for me. I like the fact that all the blades are accessible from the mark side and while the knife does not have sunken joints, they are pretty close to it. Especially the large clip and sheepsfoot blades. This knife has that signature walk and talk that seems to the norm in these Case/Bose collaboration knives. It is superb. Just opening and closing the blades is a real pleasure because the action is just so sweet. Crisp in all three positions with excellent closing snap on the main blade and very good closing snap on the two small blades.

I've never had a problem on any knife with the closed blades being uncomfortable while using the open blade but I know a lot of folks have. The closed main blade might possibly be a problem for some folks while using one of the other blades but I can't imagine anyone having a problem with the two small blades while using the main blade. Those two small blades are nested right down next to the handle and the only sharp edge to speak of is the tang of the small clip blade and it doesn't protrude high enough to be much of a problem. No sheepsfoot blade towering above the handle on this knife. In fact, it's nested as low as it can be and still provide access to the nail nick. I don't even notice the closed blades when using any of the blades but that is pretty much common for me.

The handle has a good in hand feel to it. Its length and girth pair together very well providing a comfortable hold when using any of the blades. A pet peeve of mine is when a knife turns upside down at the bottom of my pocket. I like the knife to ride backsprings down and blades up so that it's always in the same position when I reach for it. Occasionally I'll have a knife turn over in my pocket but that hasn't happened with this knife yet.

It's no secret that this knife has a somewhat high price tag but let's take a look at what we get for that price:

154CM blade steel.
Brushed stainless bolsters and shield.
Mill relieved liners.
Pinned shield.
3 blades arranged in a unique pattern that places all the nail nicks on the same side.
Half stops on all 3 blades.
Nearly sunken joints and a low blade profile in the closed position.
A very useful and rather unique blade selection.
A pattern based on a knife from the 1800's.
Designed by Tony Bose and built by Case.
And probably some other stuff that I forgot to mention.

I admit to being a little on the fence about purchasing this knife. Now that I have it those inhibitions are a thing of the past. I'm not only glad I bought it but I'm also glad I decided to make it a user. The knife just makes me feel good and that is the ultimate test. It truly does have a lot going for it.

I'm looking forward to reading other opinions as these trickle into the hands of others.
 
Thank you for the nice review, Rick. I haven't seen these knives in person yet but it's on my wish list. I have a few of the other collaboration knives that I enjoy using and I hope to pick up one of these sometime soon.

May i add a couple things to your list?

Railsplitter said:
154CM blade steel.
Brushed stainless bolsters and shield.
Mill relieved liners.
Pinned shield.
3 blades arranged in a unique pattern that places all the nail nicks on the same side.
Half stops on all 3 blades.
Nearly sunken joints and a low blade profile in the closed position.
A very useful and rather unique blade selection.
A pattern based on a knife from the 1800's.
Designed by Tony Bose and built by Case.
And probably some other stuff that I forgot to mention.
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The pivots have bushings which definitely contributes to the excellent mechanics of the knife. It is something I haven't seen on any other production knife.
The parts are EDM wire cut and that process adds to the cost of the knife

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Jake, thanks for sharing the info. That video was interesting. I've heard of the EDM wire cut process but I didn't know exactly what it was.
 
It's interesting but the video is about all I know about the process. I looked it up when Tony made a point of this difference in the manufacturing process.

I think most production knife parts are punched out. You can see the parts being punched out at around 4:30 in this part of the GEC factory tour.

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I agree with all your points in the latest review, Rick. And I'm glad your thumbnail is now up to the task!

It's a fantastic knife, even at the high price.
 
Well Railsplitter,
Ill soon be able to add my own review, as a just pulled the trigger on a nice Antique Bone example. I have this thread to thank for my "inspiration"!
 
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