2022 Case Vault - Small Swell Center Jack

I’ve got a red bone and grey pocket worn in my cart, I’ll only buy one but simply cannot make up my mind. If I knew Cayenne would be released in CS I’d wait but usually my waiting is what prevents me from ever purchasing a new knife.
 
rishma said:
I’ve got a red bone and grey pocket worn in my cart, I’ll only buy one but simply cannot make up my mind. If I knew Cayenne would be released in CS I’d wait but usually my waiting is what prevents me from ever purchasing a new knife.
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I get the feeling there will be a lot of these to go around, so fear of missing one is probably not likely... I hope.
I also like the Cayenne, and would prefer to have one in CS, but your guess would be at least as good as mine whether Case will do that during this run.... fingers crossed.
 
rishma said:
Is the Cayenne color only in stainless?
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Very rarely does case run a knife in both steels with the same cover option so I'm fairly confident in saying that Case has chosen SS for the Cayenne bone and that's it.
Just as I feel they have wasted the amber jigged ON SS in this pattern.

It's a shame that they favored SS so much that they wound up in the position their in with regards to carbon steel, but I hope they realize how much desire their is for it and are able to keep a good stock of it from now on.
 
A bit disappointed in the Crandall Gray jigged pocket worn that just arrived. Both blades are rubbing on the liners and the main blade is a bit proud. The jigging is nothing like on the sodbuster I have. This one doesn’t look pocket worn…more like barely jigged. I got lucky with my sodbuster. I was hoping Case was getting better with QC. I have 3 Case knives and one is like this one. One out of three not so good.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Very rarely does case run a knife in both steels with the same cover option so I'm fairly confident in saying that Case has chosen SS for the Cayenne bone and that's it.
Just as I feel they have wasted the amber jigged ON SS in this pattern.

It's a shame that they favored SS so much that they wound up in the position their in with regards to carbon steel, but I hope they realize how much desire their is for it and are able to keep a good stock of it from now on.
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Good point. It’s a bummer. I am not anti stainless, but I don’t like case stainless. I cannot put a good edge on it.

Maybe I’ll just get a red one.
 
I've gotten to the point where I can get as good an edge on the TruSharp as I can on the carbon. I still prefer the carbon, simply because it shows character as it ages, but if all I could find is the TruSharp, I wouldn't be too disappointed. I've gotten a lot better at sharpening, and I figure by the time I'm 85 or so, I'll be downright good at it.
 
hornetguy said:
I've gotten to the point where I can get as good an edge on the TruSharp as I can on the carbon. I still prefer the carbon, simply because it shows character as it ages, but if all I could find is the TruSharp, I wouldn't be too disappointed. I've gotten a lot better at sharpening, and I figure by the time I'm 85 or so, I'll be downright good at it.\
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I find them identical. Agree with the aging for CV. A nice patina mellows the look of the knife as the bolters get worn and scratched with use.
 
unclekurty said:
A bit disappointed in the Crandall Gray jigged pocket worn that just arrived. Both blades are rubbing on the liners and the main blade is a bit proud. The jigging is nothing like on the sodbuster I have. This one doesn’t look pocket worn…more like barely jigged. I got lucky with my sodbuster. I was hoping Case was getting better with QC. I have 3 Case knives and one is like this one. One out of three not so good.
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Yeah this sucks. I'm hoping mine is decent. If not, I'm sending it back. It's 2022, Case should have zero issues putting out a quality product.
 
dundak said:
I find them identical. Agree with the aging for CV. A nice patina mellows the look of the knife as the bolters get worn and scratched with use.
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Maybe I’m just awesome it sharpening carbon steel!

Or more likely I’m just not that good at sharpening and carbon steel is forgiving.
 
hornetguy said:
I've gotten to the point where I can get as good an edge on the TruSharp as I can on the carbon. I still prefer the carbon, simply because it shows character as it ages, but if all I could find is the TruSharp, I wouldn't be too disappointed. I've gotten a lot better at sharpening, and I figure by the time I'm 85 or so, I'll be downright good at it.
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I've found them about the same as well.
Actually I can get a better edge on the SS with less effort it seems.

But carbon steel is my favorite, I like their as ground blades better than the polished SS blades though and have actually chosen it over CV before.
 
JohnDF said:
I can sharpen both their Carbon and True Sharp very easily.
The True Sharp is kind of soft, so it takes a more delicate touch.
I think people get too aggressive with sharpening True Sharp and it rolls the edge.
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Good information.:thumbsup:
 
Mine arrived today and I'm thankful to say that it's great. No gaps, no blade play, good walk and talk, centered blades. No grittiness. It's a very nice sample. That's saying a lot as I'm used to GEC's fit and finish. I really like this guy.

My only "gripe" would be that the red is a little lighter in color than I would prefer.

Have some pics. :)

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Fred Sanford said:
Mine arrived today and I'm thankful to say that it's great. No gaps, no blade play, good walk and talk, centered blades. No grittiness. It's a very nice sample. That's saying a lot as I'm used to GEC's fit and finish. I really like this guy.

My only "gripe" would be that the red is a little lighter in color than I would prefer.

Have some pics. :)

KLWpXSo.jpg


oqxrGZp.jpg


DFMxU4s.jpg


JE1UUyH.jpg


NadlcNs.jpg
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I don’t know I kind of like this shade of red. It can ride in my pocket!
 
Fred Sanford said:
Mine arrived today and I'm thankful to say that it's great. No gaps, no blade play, good walk and talk, centered blades. No grittiness. It's a very nice sample. That's saying a lot as I'm used to GEC's fit and finish. I really like this guy.

My only "gripe" would be that the red is a little lighter in color than I would prefer.

Have some pics. :)

KLWpXSo.jpg


oqxrGZp.jpg


DFMxU4s.jpg


JE1UUyH.jpg


NadlcNs.jpg
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Great looking knife. The bright red is kinda growing on me. Congrats.
 
Hickory n steel said:
It looks like the same person is grinding the 25-1/2 blades, they seem pretty consistent in the amount of minor recurve they've all got.
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Yeah. Agreed. I just realized today that it's not sharp at all. I'm resharpening both blades. The angles are way off and obtuse as shit. Gonna get them right and then hope it holds a decent edge. ;)
 
Fred Sanford said:
Yeah. Agreed. I just realized today that it's not sharp at all. I'm resharpening both blades. The angles are way off and obtuse as shit. Gonna get them right and then hope it holds a decent edge. ;)
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I didn't go crazy with reworking the edge on my main blade, just touched it up and it has been performing well.

I will probably straighten the edge out in the future, but It's not really bothering me much at all.
 
hornetguy said:
So.... you prefer smooth to crunchy? 🤣

Actually, I had a knife do that to me, also.... I wonder if flushing with some solvent, like Hoppe's or something like that might "break up" the residue better? I'll have to try that, next time...
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I mostly flush with wd-40 and let it evaporate, then flush with water, compressed air from a can (what the computer geeks use), then a drop of oil. I've been using Birchwood Casey synthetic gun oil, 'cause that's what's handy at the moment ;)

Hoppes #9 should work great. Plus there's the buzz you get from the smell. I love the smell of Hoppes #9 in the morning 🤪
 
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