Case delerin or G-10

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I'm looking to get a Case user, probably another peanut or medium stockman in CV.
How do people feel about Case's offerings in the yellow syntheric and G-10.
I like the yellow look, but does anyone know how it compares to the G-10?

Thanks,
John
 
G10 is a great material, but if you don't have a yeller case, you should get one. I've put them through hell and back and they hold up great. Plus, I just love looking down at my sharp little yeller feller and seeing that yeller.
 
Delrin is a thermoplastic that is not easily damaged and has a good "feel" to it. It feels warm and smooth and IMO bears much similarity to bone.

G10 is fiberglass. glass fabric impregnated with epoxy. The tactical fellas like it because it can be given a surface roughness such that the handle is not slippery in the hand. It is also extremely strong so that an internal frame is not really necessary.

Personally, in a traditional knife, I don't see a benefit in the properties of G10 that make it useful as a scale material in the tacticals.

But, YMMV.
 
The CASE yellow Slimline Trapper is one of my favourite knives, a very practical pocket knife. However, I have the version in G-10 as well and I'm very keen on that too! G-10 and micarta work well on Traditionals in my opinion, the CASE line in G-10 looks very well indeed. The lizard like scale appearance is certainly different and attractive, the brass pins and matte stainless blades enhance the contrasts too. Yellow and G-10 are both very good choices so,

You HAVE to get both....
 
Case's yellow delrin and G10 are both nice. The blades on the black G10 series come with the "as ground" finish, which is nice, because they don't tumble the blades, so everything stays nice and crisp. The yella series is the usual tumble and polish affair, which is also nice. I have about a dozen knives in the yellow delrin, and four in the black G10 (I think)- they're both pretty cool handle materials, IMHO.

One thing worth mentioning is that the delrin can crack. It's pretty tough stuff, but every once in a while, you'll see one with pin cracks. You won't see that with G10. G10 is probably the toughest scale material Case uses. It's just about indestructible. :thumbup: Case leaves their G10 with sharp edges, I always round and smooth the edges with sandpaper so they're easier on my hands.
 
Hi,

I'm not so sure which I'd prefer more. Delrin is a generally good and stable scale material. G10 is strong and a bit lighter than Delrin.

But, smooth Delrin doesn't provide as good a grip. It gets slippery when wet unless textured a bit, like saw cut scales or even jigged. G10 is grippier, but I'm not sold on the feel of it. And I tend to associate it with "modern" folders.

As an aside, I can't prove it, but I have machined up a bunch of it over the years. And every once in a while, I get some that isn't dimensionally stable. I just did a laser fixture two weeks ago. And it meet all QC. 4 days later, several of the critical dimensions had "grown". Ruining the jig. So I wonder if that isn't the cause of some of the cracked Delrin scales we see.

Dale
 
Are they offering any in G-10 with CV?
I've never seen one, but haven't kept up lately.

I like Case CV better than there SS, and would go with derlin for that reason if you can't get a G-10 with CV.

G-10 is a tough as it get for a knife handle. Its very dence and heavy compared to there derlin, but you probobally won't notice much differance on a small folder.
I've never liked G-10 on a fixed blade, but like it Ok on a folder. I much prefer micarta for its light weight and gripping ability when wet or bloody.

like others said, everyone needs a yellow case knife:thumbup:
 
dalee100 said:
Hi,

As an aside, I can't prove it, but I have machined up a bunch of it over the years. And every once in a while, I get some that isn't dimensionally stable. I just did a laser fixture two weeks ago. And it meet all QC. 4 days later, several of the critical dimensions had "grown". Ruining the jig. So I wonder if that isn't the cause of some of the cracked Delrin scales we see.
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Delrin is supposed to have high dimensional stability, but residual stresses can cause headaches with machining. Basically, your cutter induces some distortion in the polymer structure that takes a few days to relax.

Pin cracks might have more to do with thermal expansion and contraction cycling, since they take quite a long time to show up. Either way, G10 shouldn't have that problem because the glass fibers resist fracture. Personally I think G10 with anything other than stainless steel pins and liners is overkill, but it does look awfully nice.
 
As many others have said, yellow derlin is a tradtional material for Case knives, particularly carbon steel (CV) ones. From a collectors point of view, you would definetly want one of those.

On the other hand, G-10 is a great matierial. I have a Case large Trapper with G-10 handles and I find it quite attractive, with the layers of material in the G-10 giving it a sort of "grain" structure. It would be a nice choice if tradition is not a driving consideration.

I thought all the Case G-10 knives were stainless, however, unless they have just recently released a new batch in carbon steel? :confused:
 
mdauben said:
I thought all the Case G-10 knives were stainless, however, unless they have just recently released a new batch in carbon steel? :confused:
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Honestly, I never thought of that.
I've been leaning toward the yellow, just wanted to catch some opinions on what people thought of it as a handle material.
 
The g10 is nice and probably a bit more durable than Delrin (I'm not sure though). They both are extremely smooth even though the G10 appears to have a slight texture it doesn't provide grip (just looks cool). I personally would go with the g10 just because I am one of those people who prefers stainless over carbon steel (I know that's really weird, most everyone prefers carbon). But their SS isn't as bad as some people say, and I really like the satin finish on their g10 series. But the yellow is more traditional. That's what I think.
 
Case currently makes most if not all of their yellow handled patterns in both CV and SS. All with polished blades.

As far as I know they have never made any G10 in CV. Your choices in CV are a limited number of patterns in yellow, red bone, and chestnut bone.
 
Yeller'

Case, CV, and yeller' is a very hard combo to beat on any pattern :D
 
i got the yeller peanut and i've never heard this feller holler. i have a tactical people killing style knife with the g10 and it's good too. delrin is tried and true and that's what i'll leave you with.
 
I have both, yellow on a Trapper pattern, G10 on a small stockman, trapper and a Moose.

For me I prefer the G10
 
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