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jc57 said:
1095 is a carbon steel. It will develop patina with use, and will rust without basic care, just like Case's CV will. GEC also uses carbon steel for their backsprings and on some models for the liners and bolsters (usually have STL in the part number), so those will also patina and are subject to rust. Case CV knives only use CV steel for the blades.

GEC's 1095 seems to be manufactured to a higher hardness than the Case CV (which is equivalent to 1086 with added chromium and vanadium). I don't use my knives heavily enough to where I would be able to give you a good answer for whether there is any particular difference in them functionally.
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Interesting. So their bolsters and backsprings will patina as well. I have to say; I kinda like that because I always find Case knives with shiny bolsters and patina'd blades look really odd.

jkulysses said:
Have you looked into Queen or Canal Street Cutlery? I love GEC and they are my favorite but it doesn't sound like you want to deal with taking care of carbon. Queen makes a lot of patterns in D2 which isn't a true stainless steel but it is very resistant to rust and staining. Canal Street uses a 154cm equivalent for most of their patterns which is an excellent stainless steel and now, at least on their Barlows, even the bolsters are made of stainless so they are going to stay looking nice and shiny. I'm not sure if they are using stainless for the bolsters on all their other patterns or not.
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I have looked into Queen but not Canal Street. Generally I carry Case and even their TruSharp stainless will rust a little on me. The CV patina's heavily. I haven't carried a Case CV since high school and I hated how that knife looked. Honestly though I have grown to like the worn look so maybe I should reconsider the Carbon Steel thing. Do a little maintenance to prevent rusting.

WoodenChicken said:
Welcome to the forum. I have spent a lot of time on Talkbass myself, great site! Always happy to welcome a fellow fat stringer!
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My hobbies are so expensive. lol
 
Also, I used to be a Buck Knife user but everything I get my hands on is made in China these days.
 
Buck still makes a number of their knives in the US if that is important to you. Their traditional knives in the 30x model series (301, 303, etc) are US made. The 37x and 38x versions are made elsewhere.

Here's a US-made Buck 301. They are made with 420HC stainless steel.

 
jc57 said:
Buck still makes a number of their knives in the US if that is important to you. Their traditional knives in the 30x model series (301, 303, etc) are US made. The 37x and 38x versions are made elsewhere.

Here's a US-made Buck 301. They are made with 420HC stainless steel.
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That's good to know. All the retail stores around here carry the MIC stuff. If I don't go with something like GEC, etc I will just stick with Case.

I'm learning about several knew knife brands: GEC, Schatt & Morgan, Canal.
 
Canal Street Cutlery is actually some of the master cutlers from Schrades USA made days. Just a cool tidbit of info about them. :)
 
jkulysses said:
Canal Street Cutlery is actually some of the master cutlers from Schrades USA made days. Just a cool tidbit of info about them. :)
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I'm gonna look into them. :)

If I go with GEC I think I'm gonna get their version of the Sodbuster. I LOVE my Case Sodbuster (large edition) and like my Sodbuster Jr. but it feels a bit small. I think the little extra length on the handle will be nice.
 
The GEC version of the Sodbuster is great and actually Queen makes one in with D2 steel with Green Micarta handles that looks fantastic. They call it the country cousin. Not sure on size though it might be more comparable to Cases Sod Jr.
 
I may pick up a Queen but I will probably stick with the Case if I don't go GEC. The only reason to really go with a GEC Buster is the longer handle length in my eyes. Build quality would probably be better but for what the Case cost you will never hear me complain.
 
bluemetalchurch said:
I may pick up a Queen but I will probably stick with the Case if I don't go GEC. The only reason to really go with a GEC Buster is the longer handle length in my eyes. Build quality would probably be better but for what the Case cost you will never hear me complain.
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Ya for the price the Case is one heck of a good knife. I picked my Sod Jr up for like $15 shipped in like new condition.
 
I have an older version of that in Copperhead Jigged Bone... such a great knife. I typically carry its 2 bladed brother, the #42 trapper... just picked one up in natural stag, pricy, but absolutely beautiful...
 
Nice choice on the blood red bone, just got mine yesterday and love it. Beautiful bone that looks great with the brass liners. It also has zero horizontal play and minimal vertical. Just got done slapping a 30 degree edge on it and it measures a mere .012" behind the bevel. Be prepared to do similar edge work on yours to get it where you want. Worth every bit of the trouble.
 
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