Case CV or Schrade Carbon?

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Not sure if this has been discussed in it's own thread already, and if it has, please move this there, but, I have never had a Schrade pocketknife, and have recently come upon the opportunity to get one. I think a 104OT Minute Man. In Carbon. Now, my questiin is, I already have a few Case knives in CV steel, like my Jigged yellow stockman. Should I get the Schrade? From a performance standpoint is the question. Is the Schrade carbon better then the CV? I think the CV works great, but I've heard nothing but rave reviews about the Schrade carbon, how sharp it gets, how well it holds that edge, how easy it is to sharpen. Sounds like a heck of a knife. So, if we were to compare and contrast the two, how well does CV hold up to Schrade carbon?
 
Get it!

If you have the chance to get a nice old real Old Timer, go ahead and get it. They were great knives and will never be here again. The Schrade carbon steel and the Case CV are both exellent steel, and in day to day use, I could not tell the difference much. Both got scary sharp with little effort. I always liked the way the Old Timers had that nice flat grind right down to the edge.

Old Timers had a fanatical following for a reason. I wouldn't pass it by.
 
jackknife said:
Get it!

If you have the chance to get a nice old real Old Timer, go ahead and get it. They were great knives and will never be here again. The Schrade carbon steel and the Case CV are both exellent steel, and in day to day use, I could not tell the difference much. Both got scary sharp with little effort. I always liked the way the Old Timers had that nice flat grind right down to the edge.

Old Timers had a fanatical following for a reason. I wouldn't pass it by.
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What he said. Word for word.
 
I prefer Schrade carbon myself, simply because of personal preference. Of course, I'll never say no to a Case CV knife either, but I've got a nice little collection of Old Timer carbon steel knives going. They still outperform many of the more expensive knives I have.

If you like traditional patterns,grab any U.S. Schrade Old Timer (especially in carbon steel) you can get. You won't regret it.

thx - cpr
 
Its more the grind that sold me on the Schrade in this comparison. Both steels are great but the Old Timers in my experience just performed better right out of the box because they had better grind geometry. My 8OT for example is wonderful and will work up a storm but by comparison one of my Case knives in CV, nice as it is, is obtuse next to the OT.

My dad, rest his soul, put it like this. Case is for collectors, Old Timers is for usin'.

STR
 
STR said:
Its more the grind that sold me on the Schrade in this comparison.

STR
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Exactly, the difference in performance is really in the grind. Aside from that, I like the CV steel. It seems to be more stain resistant and can be polished really nicely.

God Bless.
 
STR said:
My dad, rest his soul, put it like this. Case is for collectors, Old Timers is for usin'.

STR
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This got me to thinking. I'm a dedicated Case yeller CV user. I've got some comparable Schrades in Carbon here. I use knives pretty hard on a daily basis, so I thought this would be a good time to put that to the test. Maybe i'll put one of the Schrades to work and see how well it does.
 
STR said:
Its more the grind that sold me on the Schrade in this comparison. Both steels are great but the Old Timers in my experience just performed better right out of the box because they had better grind geometry. My 8OT for example is wonderful and will work up a storm but by comparison one of my Case knives in CV, nice as it is, is obtuse next to the OT.

My dad, rest his soul, put it like this. Case is for collectors, Old Timers is for usin'.

STR
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That's a great post Steve. I love your dad's comment.
 
Hi,

Perhaps it's mostly nostalgia, but as a youngin' I used and abused a lot of Schrade carbon steel. It's better than Case CV. I'd compare it to GEC's 1095.

dalee
 
I like Case CV, but I like Schrade 1095 better.

It could be the geometry, like STR suggests.

I might also favor Schrade because I carried it more when I was younger. Or did I carry it more because I liked it better? :confused: Anyway I EDC'd a Sharpfinger all through college and loved it.

I've got a well worn 108OT in my pocket right now. :thumbup:
 
Well as every other person here says...GET THE SCHRADE!!! Their steel is amazing. It is my sharpest knife by far and I carry one every day.
 
Thats kinda like asking if I like Blondes or Brunetts better. The Blond being a Case and the Schrade being a Brunett. A Blonde (Case) looks good but I would choose the Brunett (Schrade) 9 out of 10 times. Although I would be happy with either one.:)
 
STDK said:
Thats kinda like asking if I like Blondes or Brunetts better. The Blond being a Case and the Schrade being a Brunett. A Blonde (Case) looks good but I would choose the Brunett (Schrade) 9 out of 10 times. Although I would be happy with either one.:)
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LOL. Now, if there was a red headed knife company, THEN there's be no debate in my mind!!
 
65hoss said:
This got me to thinking. I'm a dedicated Case yeller CV user. I've got some comparable Schrades in Carbon here. I use knives pretty hard on a daily basis, so I thought this would be a good time to put that to the test. Maybe i'll put one of the Schrades to work and see how well it does.
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I'm not sure about the grind differnces. I'm looking at both an unsharpened original Schrade and a Case. I don't see any difference in the blade grind really. Other than the Schrade is more polished and the Cases are more rough.

Well, I did a small sampling of a 34OT in carbon. I can't say the Schrade was really sharp. It was good, but not real sharp. I ran it thru my Okra rows. After 6 rows of cutting okra and prunning it was just short of operating as when I started. It did a great job without being razor sharp to start with.

My CV yellerhandle medium stockman was much sharper to start with. About 1/2 thru the job it has lost a noticable amount of its sharpness.

I just sharpened them both up to the same sharpness. I will try it again with them being even next time. Oh, the CV is MUCH MUCH easier to sharpen. That 1095 Schrade steel is some tough stuff.

I just wish the Schrade was yeller. Then it would be perfect.
 
I only have one Case CV knife and I've never used or sharpened it.

I have two Schrade Carbon Steel knives from Grandpa and those things get SHARP!

But then I have yet to find a Carbon Steel knife that won't.
 
65hoss said:
I'm not sure about the grind differnces. I'm looking at both an unsharpened original Schrade and a Case. I don't see any difference in the blade grind really. Other than the Schrade is more polished and the Cases are more rough.

Well, I did a small sampling of a 34OT in carbon. I can't say the Schrade was really sharp. It was good, but not real sharp. I ran it thru my Okra rows. After 6 rows of cutting okra and prunning it was just short of operating as when I started. It did a great job without being razor sharp to start with.

My CV yellerhandle medium stockman was much sharper to start with. About 1/2 thru the job it has lost a noticable amount of its sharpness.

I just sharpened them both up to the same sharpness. I will try it again with them being even next time. Oh, the CV is MUCH MUCH easier to sharpen. That 1095 Schrade steel is some tough stuff.

I just wish the Schrade was yeller. Then it would be perfect.
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I'm not so much speaking about sharp vs dull here. I never bought neither of them new that didn't need fixing for my tastes in that dept. Don't expect to appreciate or get a good picture of their typical edge geometry from one or even two of their products. I'm basing what I said on growing up with both and from years of using them routinely for the same jobs as a youth in West Virginia. It just seemed to me that right out of the box the Schrades had a better profile to them. Its just an opinion via a generalized statement though and not intended to mean that its true across the board for every model or every year. Case certainly has a lot going on and I'm certainly a fan of their knives and have had and still have many good ones I would not part with. :thumbup:

STR
 
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