2015 Forum Knife - It's Never Too Early To Think About the Next Blade Forum Knife

Flint Hills said:
I'm excited to see what Case puts out! I would vote no on their SS, I like their CV and it would he great, but why not Raindrop Damascus from Thomas!? (Credit to my good buddy Pete Stich2442 for this awesome idea)

A Norfolk in Raindrop Damascus would really be something. :)
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Case has been known to use 154cm occasionally. :):thumbup:
 
Charlie,
we were all aware of the fact that you know tracks hidden to most... ;)
I personally do not dig the two bladed single spring option (as a general rule), but CSC has surprised me, and so could Case...although I can't think of any single spring, two bladed knife in their production aside from the smaller pen knives and mini copperhead. Yet I would like to see something in their 3,5" serpentine or humpback frames... :rolleyes:

Fausto
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Case offers a Mini Moose on their '032 frame, which is a clip + long spey hinged at opposite ends. Not my thing but fits the bill. If they'd be willing to use the mini-trapper Wharncliffe blade in lieu of the spey, that would be an interesting and somewhat unique knife.

Humpback half-whittler is a current (or was until recently) pattern that is a single-spring pen-style that's a bit larger than the actual 087 Pen.
 
Of course, the Case canoe is single spring. But we've had a canoe for a forum knife, if my memory is correct.
 
Dr. Scott said:
Of course, the Case canoe is single spring. But we've had a canoe for a forum knife, if my memory is correct.
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I've never owned a canoe. What are the blade options on one? I'm thinking a spear point and Wharncliffe blades with Stag scales would be a cool option. :)
 
Dr. Scott said:
Of course, the Case canoe is single spring. But we've had a canoe for a forum knife, if my memory is correct.
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I believe that the case is a thin twin back spring design. With that being said, I would still like one with cv steel. I very much agree with an above post about not caring much for case SS unless it's 154.
 
I'm not a fan of the 2 bladed single spring. The Northwoods Presidential I had (and the other one I still have) suffered from bad blade rub. Not just a little, more to the point of catching and not fully snapping closed. The fix is to either grind the blades so they're offset, krink the offset, or shorten the blades so they don't hit. None of those options sound too good, I would just rather have 2 springs.

Still, I'm really anxious to see what the manufacturers offer up. CS already set the bar pretty high!
 
Curious, does anyone really use two blades and prefer it over a single blade. I understand the nostalgia, but I really don't see a point in two blades ever. Definitely limits my traditional options. I think the congress is a cool looking knife, but then I reconsider, why do I need/want four little blades really. Wish case would do a single blade forum knife
 
tdkfm said:
Curious, does anyone really use two blades and prefer it over a single blade.
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I seldom carry a single blade knife. I much prefer the option of having several blade shapes, each optimized for the job at hand. It's why I've pretty much given up modern knives.
 
I too rarely carry a single blade knife; if I do it's usually a fixed blade. I find I use a small pen most of all, and then a blade with a straight edge (sheep foot or wharncliff). The traditional English jack is too big but the 2013 Irish jack gets a lot of pocket time. A single spring just makes for a slimmer profile. If it's done right the blades won't touch .
 
With all this Case talk I think something like the old 06247PEN could work nicely; single spring (thin), 3-7/8" OAL. When in the catalog it used to only come in CV, but now they could make it in either CV or SS steel. Taking out the Pen blade and putting in a Sheepfoot would really be unique (there was another old variation that had a Spey in lieu of the Pen). OH

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Thank you Jack - think I'll carry it today. When I wrote "thin" I meant the knife, not the spring. OH
 
Have you guys ever thought of having a forum contest to design your own pattern? Based on a traditional but with a unique style.
 
onespdfrk said:
Oh, both the canoes I have (one from 1977, the other 2013 iirc) have 2 springs.
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My mistake. An old Case canoe from the '70s or before was single spring, and I thought they were all like that. Apparently they stopped making 'em single springs some time in the '80s.
 
Speaking of Case, this little one has managed to find it's way into my pocket on a semi permanent basis. It's just handy.
It's 3 & 1/8 inches closed, with the main Wharncliffe being 2 & 1/4 inches, and 1 & 3/4 pen.
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