Case Bose 2016 annual knife?

I agree the earlier collaborations were better. I don't know but, I can only guess that the skilled employee building the regular production knives also build these limited edition collaborations. Their skill set they have from building the regular production knives only goes so far. for example my Lanny's clip has fluted, radius,bolsters but when they went to hide the pivot pin they ground too much each bolster has a slanted, flat spot, really takes away from the knife.

Currently I'm looking at the cattle knife. seen some pictures from sellers that depict the main blade with a misshaped, not pointed tip. Some pictures show perfect tips. One becomes quite apprehensive.

Even the replacement Wilfred hunter has discrepancies, that should not be on knife of this price point, with name of a highly distinguished, respected endorser. I understand these knives are made with modern technology and good ole human hands, but if they want these knives to continue to have the loyal following they have to up the skill set of the people building them.
 
Hmmm...skyrocketing prices accompanied by a loss in quality? Seems that for the money, you'd be well served taking a long look at full custom knives.
 
kamagong said:
Hmmm...skyrocketing prices accompanied by a loss in quality? Seems that for the money, you'd be well served taking a long look at full custom knives.
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Good luck with that. The Case-Bose 3-blade cattle knife in ebony is running about $420. Don't think you'll get a custom 3-blade knife for that price, much less a Bose design. Even on this forum, most of the makers don't have the ability or desire to make more than a 1-blade or at most a 2-blade knife.

Just 'cause it's a custom doesn't mean it will be problem free. When your custom knife starts having problems, will the maker still be in business?

Plus, being an exact Bose design is important to me. I recognize the genius of both the design and execution...you'll never get that in a custom, except maybe from Reese Bose :) I've seen Bose designs executed by other makers that are nice, but most are more than slightly different from a Tony Bose version.
 
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I've got a wilfred ebony on the way. Reading all of this make me a little nervous, although I did email the guy and told him I was OCD about knives and that the price was a lot of money for me.. He emailed this morning and told me my knife was shipped and he looked at the knife and saw "no problems". So my hopes are high for a good one. This is the best "looking" replica of my favorite pattern.
 
ccsavage said:
I've got a wilfred ebony on the way. Reading all of this make me a little nervous, although I did email the guy and told him I was OCD about knives and that the price was a lot of money for me.. He emailed this morning and told me my knife was shipped and he looked at the knife and saw "no problems". So my hopes are high for a good one. This is the best "looking" replica of my favorite pattern.
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Now I know who got the one I've been eyeing for over a year that just got sold :) I couldn't make up my mind, ebony or bone, if bone, which one, money or no money :)

FYI, ebony knives have nickel silver shields and pins where the bone ones have steel. The softer nickel silver is needed to make sure the final polishing results in a uniform finish for the handle.
 
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Good luck with that. The Case-Bose 3-blade cattle knife in ebony is running about $420. Don't think you'll get a custom 3-blade knife for that price, much less a Bose design. Even on this forum, most of the makers don't have the ability or desire to make more than a 1-blade or at most a 2-blade knife.

Just 'cause it's a custom doesn't mean it will be problem free. When your custom knife starts having problems, will the maker still be in business?

Plus, being an exact Bose design is important to me. I recognize the genius of both the design and execution...you'll never get that in a custom, except maybe from Reese Bose :) I've seen Bose designs executed by other makers that are nice, but most are more than slightly different from a Tony Bose version.
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I have a Case Bose cattle knife in peach seed jigged antique bone and it is flawless. The fit and finish are impeccable and on a par with most of the more expensive customs I have - and I have them from most of the well known slip joint makers including Tony Bose, Reese Bose, Bill Ruple, Eugene Shadley, Ryuichi Kawamura etc.

However, there IS (at least) one maker who makes a knife which I find virtually impossible to tell from a Bose handmade: Shigeru Tozaki. He also makes absolutely KILLER jigged bone - most beautiful I've seen this side of Remington (and better than some Remington I have seen).

But none of these guys can touch the price point of a Case Bose collaboration knife.
 
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Now I know who got the one I've been eyeing for over a year that just got sold :) I couldn't make up my mind, ebony or bone, if bone, which one, money or no money :)

FYI, ebony knives have nickel silver shields and pins where the bone ones have steel. The softer nickel silver is needed to make sure the final polishing results in a uniform finish for the handle.
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There was more than one in ebony where I got mine. Almost accidentally bought two.
 
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I now wish i would have saved my money. The blade was tight when opened and had a uniquely awesome snap when opening and closing, however the overall fit and finish was literally pathetic. The dealer was a shyster so it's on its way back to case. I can only hope they can fix it without messing it up in other ways..a lot of hard earned money and feeling quite ripped off. I started a thread with pictures and it is now in "good, bad, and ugly.. check out the pics.
 
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No question, 4 1/2" is a big knife. Even when it is as thin as this one. The radiused spine and jimping are fantastic. Actually there is nothing to fault on the blade at all, grinds are even and fairly thin, nice taper to a thin point and it is dead centered. Lock is solid and the blade will free drop when the lock is released, albeit with a little stick which should go away. Construction is tight with no gaps on the spine along the lockbar. That's the good part.

The bad really centers around the covers. The mark side cover is pulled away from the scale and both sides have prominent coarse grit scratches and we're not properly finished. I could live with those Hawks as the gap would eventually fill with gook and I could easily finish sand the covers and lightly buff. Issues of a more serious nature involve very poor cover shaping with a noticeable depression between the front pins and the bolsters. Most troubling of all is that the pins were supposed to be ground flush during finishing but somehow they now protrude on the back edge of the pin and are recessed slightly toward the front?? It almost appears as the pin has bent under the stress of the lockbar? Refer to the spine shot above where you can see the pin appearing somewhat distorted. This one unfortunately will need to be returned. I might be willing to accept these issues and fix what I could on $50 knife. This is a long way from a $50 knife.
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I'm done complaining about mine which is headed to case now, but this describes the one I bought almost to a T. Right down to the messed up pivot pin. I can't help thinking I purchased the knife that you returned
 
I finally got one in bone. It's virtually perfect and I bought it on the net, sight unseen, like the Yukon, AK Hunter, Norfolk and Tribal Spear I got before. Case makes the best production slipjoint that is stainless :)

This knife is a superb design. A big improvement over the original Remington, the Queen, Camillus and GEC versions. It's slimmer, tighter and has a musical "ting" sound when the lock fully engages. The action is smooth, fit/finish is tight. With its slimmer style, premium blade, steel frame, pivot bushing, relieved liners and integral spring, it's a great blend of old and new.
 
Mine's perfect now;)

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~Chip
 
blademan 13 said:
You are absolutely correct and this one mechanically is PERFECT.

Finish wise, it is very shoddy. Here is a better pic of the center pin.

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Old thread I know.. but I received an ebony today that I purchased new from the bay that suffers the same issue as yours.

Did you end up getting yours fixed?

Mine has the proud spring pin (possibly bent or rotated) as well as the depression from oversanding the front pin near the bolster.

Haha, it might be the same knife for all I know.

If it wasn't for the pin being raised and snaggy I'd be ok with the wonky cover finishing. It's a really nice build overall. Centering and lockup are good. I wonder if I should just sand the pin smooth and call it good.20200322_184355_copy_2241x3984.jpg 20200322_184426_copy_2241x3984.jpg 20200322_201157_copy_2241x3984.jpg
 
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I purchased a eureka jack off the bay when they were released. My ebony was wonky/waivy and dipped in at the bolster on both sides. I called zippo to see about repair and they told me to send it back to the dealer. I had handled the knife extensively and oiled the joints so i didnt feel right (for some reason) sending it back. Ill take the hit on that. Other than that and the skinny main i really like the knife, seems well made
 
Swedge is pretty bad too. I'm surprised this one made it through. I don't usually scrutinize details, but I expected better. 20200323_015311_copy_2241x3984.jpg 20200323_015403_copy_2241x3984.jpg
 
Wow, marcus52AR marcus52AR that one is a little off. Your best bet just may be Glenn for a recover. That would take care of the divot and pin issue. He may even be able to correct the swedge?

I returned mine to the dealer. Ended up getting a bone which is a pretty nice knife.8DA3B146-1F15-4420-B197-9B9F08EE6A84.jpeg
 
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