Case Carbon Fiber Series

jds1

jds1

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These look very nice. For those of you that own one of these, how's the fit & finish? I'm particularly interested in the Sod Buster Jr. or the Lockback. Any photos would be greatly appreciated!

Jeff
 
Fit and finish is pretty good on my Carbon Fiber Sodbuster Jr. Good healthy walk and talk, toothy sharp and centered blade. There are no liners, which makes it very thin and very light. The scales are flush to the backspring with no gaps. You will notice that on the second pic, you can see the spring pin causes a slight bubble on the back on the handle. Not sure if this is an isolated case or standard finish for the Carbon Fiber soddies. I don't know if this will cause problems down the road with repeated opening and closing but no issues with mine as of yet, and it's seen some use. Hope that helps a bit! Trevor~


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Nice looking CF Soddie Trevor. It looks like that spring is trying to push that center pin right out of the CF. Interesting.
 
Thanks so much for the great info and photos Trevor! Just what I was looking for.

Jeff
 
That 'hump' in the CF from the spring's anchor pin is something I've seen before, in linerless knives. I think I have one with a similar issue, but the make/model escapes me at the moment. It's interesting to me also, to see it here in this knife; seems to be a possible weakness of the linerless design, if perhaps the holes for the anchor pin are drilled a little too close to the edge of the scale. I think that's the more important consideration, in making sure there's enough material in between the anchor pin and the scale's edge. If so, I doubt there's reason to worry; and even with this knife, it may just be a cosmetic issue.


David
 
The fact that it is linerless was a concern, but the biggest drawback for me was the lack of the original bird's eye pivot, which in my view would provide the strength needed in that area where the blade meets the stress of every day use. To be fair though, I don't see this model being used all day long cutting roof shingles. I see this knife more as a safe queen for that avid sod buster collector.
 
Alnamvet68 said:
The fact that it is linerless was a concern, but the biggest drawback for me was the lack of the original bird's eye pivot, which in my view would provide the strength needed in that area where the blade meets the stress of every day use. To be fair though, I don't see this model being used all day long cutting roof shingles. I see this knife more as a safe queen for that avid sod buster collector.
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Pooh. I have modern knives which are linerless and have have no bigger pivot than that Case, yet they stand up to work as well as my other knives. Don't knock it unless you've actually tried it.
 
I have a stockman in carbon fiber and love it. My only drawback has been every time I use it I feel guilty. I bought it for a friends birthday and ended up giving him something else. Just couldn't let it go.
Respectfully, Chance.
 
I really like the Sodbuster Jr that I have. I only wish it was available in carbon steel.
 
jc57 said:
Case has a web site with all of their current production knives listed if you want to browse:

http://www.wrcase.com/knives/view_all/carbon-fiber/

Their carbon fiber handles are only available with stainless steel, as-ground blades (meaning not polished after grinding, leaving a brushed satin look).
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Thanks John, I took a look and that lockback weighing in at 0.6 oz. looks pretty tempting even if it only comes in stainless.

Obsessed with Edges said:
That could look pretty good. Unfortunately, all the CF models are in stainless, for now.



David
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I can dream about it for now. :D
 
I have to guess that the center pin "hump" is some peculiarity of the manufacturing process. The strength of carbon fiber comes from having the "fabric" laid with the fibers in selected orientations. Drilling that structure, particularly near an edge, would disrupt the "layup" and potentially cause strength issues. It may be made with a dummy pin in the mold while the plastic is injected so that hump is built into it. Probably the same thing with the other pins, but since they aren't near the edge, no hump is formed.
 
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