BSA half whittler courtesy of Abbydaddy and WR CASE & SONS

Hickory n steel

Hickory n steel

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I just received my CASE 6208 splitback half whittler and it's awesome.

The bone is nice, the overall fit and finish is pretty excellent and the walk & talk is fair.
The main blade is about a 5 and the secondary is probably about a 6-1/2.








A big thanks to all involved in that giveaway.
 

I realized had some of my dad's scout stuff in a drawer, and missed an opportunity so I went ahead and took another picture.

I had thought about giving this knife to my dad as he was a scout after all, but he doesn't really like small knives loose in pocket. His smallest which he carries everyday is a Vic tinker and he carries it in a leather belt sheath I gave him.
 
On the sluggish W&T.. I have learned thru the yrs that every new CASE knife I get to clean and lube the joints.. Just got a new Mini-Trapper last week that I literally had to push the blades closed.. After cleaning/lubing all was fine.. Just a thought..:D John
 
jmh33 said:
On the sluggish W&T.. I have learned thru the yrs that every new CASE knife I get to clean and lube the joints.. Just got a new Mini-Trapper last week that I literally had to push the blades closed.. After cleaning/lubing all was fine.. Just a thought..:D John
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Will see.
Not sure it needs anything as my Soddy jr didn't, but it might.
 
I may not be good with the Pull weight numbers.

Thinking about it now the secondary has a bit of a hard pull so I'd probably actually put it around a 7 and the main around a 6.
It's definitely not a week pull, my Victorinox pocket pal is a bit snappier for it's very similar pull weight so maybe it does need a good flushing.
 
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Especially if the pull is that hard, I would guess flushing the joints will help a lot with the blade action. Nice knife!
 
Ernie1980 said:
Especially if the pull is that hard, I would guess flushing the joints will help a lot with the blade action. Nice knife!
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The secondary is a little hard to pull for it's size.
I did flush it with some mineral oil and didn't see much come out.
I'd say the joints we're pretty clean overall.
The pull on the main blade is fine.
 
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I've been looking at the pictures of your knife and my thought was 'Case finally has their modern jigging and red dye done right'- full overall coverage with nice, even color. A few years back their knives were a mottled white on the edges and sides of most colors but especially the red. I have that model Case - it is a perfect EDC knife for dress slack carry. OH
 
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