Case Bose 2017 knife

Peregrin said:
The Norfolk is a wonderful knife. You wouldn't regret it.
Here's another that's high on my list of best collaborations. The Lock-back Wharncliff Whittler from 2014.
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I have to agree Gary. It's one of the most attractive, well made knives out there. Unfortunately, for me it suffers from the same problem as the 62 Maverick, too little blade for the handle.
 
When those knives are closed the blade goes from one end to the other. How can it be any longer without rapping or sticking out the end of the knife. I guess you could stick a cork on it so it wouldn't cut you.
 
I guess it's these old eyes Tony. I was always under the impression (from photos) that the main blade did not fit fully in the handle. I was partly right, it is attractive and well made.
 
Tony Bose said:
When those knives are closed the blade goes from one end to the other. How can it be any longer without rapping or sticking out the end of the knife. I guess you could stick a cork on it so it wouldn't cut you.
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Personally I like it as is! Corks are for wine bottles!
Alway a pleasure to see you here, Tony.
 
It's very intimidating when you make a mistake and get called on the carpet by THE expert. oops!
 
joeradza said:
It's very intimidating when you make a mistake and get called on the carpet by THE expert. oops!
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We're all entitled to our own thoughts buddy.:rolleyes: I was informed further on my Joe Allen pattern by Tony and now that I own it, I'm glad. I questioned if Joe's knife was a typical, tradition pattern. I got the scoop. It was a good exchange.
 
That LBW is a complicated knife. It has to have a cut liner between those two back blades with enough bearing surface to support the blades. That along with the cut swedges on the insides of the two small blades creates a pocket for the master blade to set in when closed. It can't be any longer than that cut liner will allow it to be. Those things are like trying to put two pounds of shit in a pound sack.
 
Tony Bose said:
That LBW is a complicated knife. It has to have a cut liner between those two back blades with enough bearing surface to support the blades. That along with the cut swedges on the insides of the two small blades creates a pocket for the master blade to set in when closed. It can't be any longer than that cut liner will allow it to be. Those things are like trying to put two pounds of shit in a pound sack.
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Great information to know Tony. Thank you. I'm still thinking I would like to have a Norfolk. I keeping an eye out for one.
 
joeradza said:
Thanks Jake, these pics show the proportions better (no knock Gary). As a photographer I should know better than to judge without knowing the angles.
One more thing, WOW!
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But aren't you looking at two different Collab Lockback Whittlers? The Ebony one has a Wharncliffe master and a Clip secondary and the Stag one has Clip and Coping, the former is I believe the 2014 Collab whittler and the latter being the 2005. This may explain the proportions/arrangements.
 
Holy cow Will. I can't believe I missed that. Big difference between looking and seeing.
 
The Case Bose whittlers are different. I believe that the main blades fill the well on both.

Unlike the Maverick, it's not short with a wrap around spring... I'm not sure why GEC did that.... it's a "maverick" though. ;)
 
supratentorial said:
Unlike the Maverick, it's not short with a wrap around spring... I'm not sure why GEC did that.... it's a "maverick" though. ;)
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I always thought the maverick was a stockman pattern on the 62 frame. They had already done the courthouse whittler by that point. :thumbup:
 
pmew said:
I always thought the maverick was a stockman pattern on the 62 frame. They had already done the courthouse whittler by that point. :thumbup:
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Two different subjects sort of got jumbled up in my post. I meant that there are two different versions of the Case/Bose lockback whittlers. The ones in my photos have a clip blade. There was also a version with a Wharncliffe.

Someone mistook the main blades as short like the Maverick. But the blades on the Case/Bose whittlers completely fill the well.

I'm not sure how to best describe the Maverick. Stockman blades on a 62 frame sounds reasonable. It's an unusual knife. I'm not sure why GEC made the main blade so short. Perhaps the handle shape didn't accommodate a clip blade very well and they needed to shorten it to bury the tip of the blade... but that's just a guess. I've never seen the GEC Maverick except in photos.

I pulled this photo from a topic in the Exchange. The Maverick is the second from the left. The main blade is short and the space is filled by a wrap around spring.

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Tony Bose said:
That LBW is a complicated knife. It has to have a cut liner between those two back blades with enough bearing surface to support the blades. That along with the cut swedges on the insides of the two small blades creates a pocket for the master blade to set in when closed. It can't be any longer than that cut liner will allow it to be. Those things are like trying to put two pounds of shit in a pound sack.
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HAHA... Love feedback from a real master along with the honest commentary on the complexity of these knives!
 
supratentorial said:
Two different subjects sort of got jumbled up in my post. I meant that there are two different versions of the Case/Bose lockback whittlers. The ones in my photos have a clip blade. There was also a version with a Wharncliffe.

Someone mistook the main blades as short like the Maverick. But the blades on the Case/Bose whittlers completely fill the well.

I'm not sure how to best describe the Maverick. Stockman blades on a 62 frame sounds reasonable. It's an unusual knife. I'm not sure why GEC made the main blade so short. Perhaps the handle shape didn't accommodate a clip blade very well and they needed to shorten it to bury the tip of the blade... but that's just a guess. I've never seen the GEC Maverick except in photos.

I pulled this photo from a topic in the Exchange. The Maverick is the second from the left. The main blade is short and the space is filled by a wrap around spring.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/sonnemann/IMG_1981_zps8455a2bf.jpg
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It's tough to pack three blades into a relatively tight frame, I think?
 
KnifeHead said:
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TedderX said:
Is it just my eye or does the three handle materials on the left look like different colors/jigging that on previous Case Bose pocketknives?
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For the record, there are differences in color and jigging as well.

I've been doing some more researching before I finally pull the trigger.

Historically, the Case Bose Pocketknives have used Peach Seed Jigging; now they're using Standard Jigging.

Also historically, the colors used have been antique bone and dark molasses bone; now they're using chestnut bone, dark molasses bone, and brown bone.
 
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