Is it my imagination or has Case really improved their fit and finish the past few years? Guess that is a rhetorical question as Case has improved. I remember seeing some Case knives in the 80's and 90's that had butter knife sharpeness, and not so great fit/finish as far as having matching handles, solid walk & talk, and such perfect backsprings as they do today.
I mentioned in an earlier post that I had recently purchased a Seahorse whittler, and a large Gunstock, both of which came with the ability to slice newsprint just fine, and that had excellent fit/finish.
Yesterday found me back at the place I purchased the two above. I intended to pick up the Ruger Copperlock that they had available, as it was the last one they had. Just my luck that someone had come in about 2 hours earlier and bought it.
But I couldn't leave empty handed. So I picked up a pattern that I was familar with and liked a lot; a two bladed Razor pattern. Main blade is the razor pattern with the second blade a pen blade, albeit a tad longer than most pen blades, or at least it looks that way to me. Both blades had no problem slicing newsprint right out of the box, though they did have a slightly "rough" feel to the sides of the edges. A few swipes on my Sharpmaker with the flat sides took care of this. The scales are Carmel and in what I think is the barn door pattern? Again, I may be quoting the wrong name for the scales. This pattern is a straight frame with no curves, and double bolsters. The rear end is wider, top to bottom, than the front end, and the front end has a longer, barlow type bolster on it. The handle pattern is what drew me to this knife in the first palce as it is just very solid.
Anyway, when I think about the Case knives I saw and had back in the 80's/90's and then mentally compare them to the last several Case knives I bought, then Case has most definately improved their product for the better!!
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I mentioned in an earlier post that I had recently purchased a Seahorse whittler, and a large Gunstock, both of which came with the ability to slice newsprint just fine, and that had excellent fit/finish.
Yesterday found me back at the place I purchased the two above. I intended to pick up the Ruger Copperlock that they had available, as it was the last one they had. Just my luck that someone had come in about 2 hours earlier and bought it.
But I couldn't leave empty handed. So I picked up a pattern that I was familar with and liked a lot; a two bladed Razor pattern. Main blade is the razor pattern with the second blade a pen blade, albeit a tad longer than most pen blades, or at least it looks that way to me. Both blades had no problem slicing newsprint right out of the box, though they did have a slightly "rough" feel to the sides of the edges. A few swipes on my Sharpmaker with the flat sides took care of this. The scales are Carmel and in what I think is the barn door pattern? Again, I may be quoting the wrong name for the scales. This pattern is a straight frame with no curves, and double bolsters. The rear end is wider, top to bottom, than the front end, and the front end has a longer, barlow type bolster on it. The handle pattern is what drew me to this knife in the first palce as it is just very solid. Anyway, when I think about the Case knives I saw and had back in the 80's/90's and then mentally compare them to the last several Case knives I bought, then Case has most definately improved their product for the better!!
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What I do know for sure is that I get the handle materials mixed up because it seems like the show has a new handle material every night they come on.