Case and custom knife maker Bill Ruple to collaborate.

[Jacques Mi]

I thought this would be interesting to some of the residents of the Porch (everything below is taken from the Slipjointcartels Instagram).

EDITED: SORRY, I DIDN'T NOTICE THE DISCUSSION IN THE "Case Tony Bose Collabs pic and discussion thread".

 

[screened porch]

I expect I'll like everything except the prices.

 

[afishhunter]

Not that I will ever be able to afford one, but I'm wondering what patterns will be in the "historical "if ever" made by Case" category.
Off hand, I can't think of any once popular patterns that Case has not produced in their history.
I can think of a few currently popular patterns they  don't have in regular production: Everything "in the vault".
The Barlow, for example, which  is a popular pattern, and is a regular production pattern for pretty much all of their competitors  except Buck Knives ... Why Case gives their potential customers wanting a new Barlow  now to the competition for years on end ... is beyond me.

Will these mainly be a more costly version of the annual "vault release"?

 

[Fodderwing]

I do love his work.

 

[screened porch]

If they made a spear/pen jack, I might have to win the lottery.

 

[Will Power]

afishhunter agree about the Barlow, it's odd they're vaulted. However, Collabs have usually been 'revived' knives or more obscure patterns that have fallen out of the spotlight.

There's a rich seam, although 3 blade knives will be very costly to make but one can dream a bit.

Clasp Knife, Loomfixer either single or 2 blade, 2 blade Congress, Anglo-Saxon Whittler, Large Texas Jack, Swell End Jack, Large Penknife, Tadpole .

 

[Ironbut]

Not that I will ever be able to afford one, but I'm wondering what patterns will be in the "historical "if ever" made by Case" category.
Off hand, I can't think of any once popular patterns that Case has not produced in their history.
I can think of a few currently popular patterns they  don't have in regular production. Everything "in the vault".
The Barlow, for example, which  is a popular pattern, and is a regular production pattern for pretty much all of their competitors  except Buck Knives ... Why Case gives their potential customers wanting a new Barlow  now to the competition for years ... is beyond me.

Will these mainly be a more costly version of the annual "vault release"?

Right! I have a few Case Barlows, and they did a nice job on all of them. I'd like to see a two blade Barlow as the first collab. Maybe one close to the size of a GEC 77.