Case in S35VN?

Dadpool said:
Case has ventured into this territory before, through their partnership with Southern Grind. Those are also in S35VN, but run ~$200.

Unless they're quietly partnering with someone again (which the marketing material does not suggest), this looks like their foray into going it alone -- and at a more widely affordably price point.
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☝️ Like he said, they've done it before, both the CG-01 model and the Shark Tooth Flipper. I have the Case Shark Tooth flipper, made by Southern Grind, and it's an excellent knife, but that's par for the course for Southern Grind. These new ones look like they share some design cues with the previous Case modern flippers, including aluminum framelocks and the G10 inlays. I like the looks, but I'm a little wary of using aluminum for a frame lock, that's why I only bought the Shark Tooth, since it has aluminum handle scales with an inset steel liner lock.

HOWEVER, Southern Grind was recently sold to new ownership, and as far as I can tell, they're currently moving all their production equipment from Georgia to Florida. So unless these were made before the move, they're probably not made by Southern Grind, or they only have a limited quantity on hand until Southern Grind gets production back up and running. The marketing materials specifically mentions "the knife is part of the first collection of Modern Everyday Carry knives to be made in our Bradford, PA factory" in the descriptions of both the knives, and I'm inclined to believe them.

The Shark tooth Flipper is still listed on the Case website as being made in Bradford, PA, but when I spoke to their customer service, they told me it was made by Southern Grind, and the website is mistaken. Southern Grind has also posted about the knife, and both companies have been upfront about their collaboration, so I see no need to doubt that these new knives are made by Case in PA.

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I would love to see some of their traditional stuff get bumped up to higher steels as well. A readily available S35VN Buck 110 would be amazing to see. I'd be on a big traditional kick if that happened lol although I do already love their traditionals very much as it is
 
Silent H said:
. So unless these were made before the move, they're probably not made by Southern Grind, or they only have a limited quantity on hand until Southern Grind gets production back up and running.
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Says in the description they are making them in PA
 
While I LOVE Case Sodbusters, I have to say it's been my experience Case's heat treament is inconsistent. I've had several knives from them that would not take an edge.

When it's right, I really like their CV steel.

So with that being said, I'm curious how well they would do S35VN?
 
Billy The Hungry said:
While I LOVE Case Sodbusters, I have to say it's been my experience Case's heat treament is inconsistent. I've had several knives from them that would not take an edge.

When it's right, I really like their CV steel.

So with that being said, I'm curious how well they would do S35VN?
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I used to wonder about this. I remember sharpening a Case years ago and it sticks in my head till this day, it just wouldn't take an edge no matter how much I sharpened. I wondered if it was because the blade was so thin, or if it just wasn't good. Now I've learned more than I knew back then, but I still do believe there was something to it along the lines of heat treatment.
 
I'm not gonna hate on these, as I think the more options out there the better, and I think that this could be a good thing for a knife company that I love; just not what I'm personally looking for in a Case knife. I'd be much more excited if the title read "Case to release more options in CV". Admittedly however, it would be interesting to see steels like this make their way into some traditional patterns.
 
I have a case in ats34, about 4 in 154cm and had one in case steel. All had a good heat treat.
 
Not my style of knives, but I hope that they sell well for Case, Buck does very well with a diverse product line and it should help Case to insure profitability of the company to reach customers they wouldn't have otherwise. I would like to see this steel offered on their traditional product lines too as I happen to prefer stainless and would never complain over improved edgeholding. One problem that Case has had with past offerings in better stainless steels has been the pricing though, the knives on ATS34 and 154S
CM were fairly expensive. Maybe if they were able offer the S35VN in a larger quantity of knives the prices wouldn't be so much more out from the regular line. All up to them though, wishful thinking on my part.
 
RyanSean97 said:
I used to wonder about this. I remember sharpening a Case years ago and it sticks in my head till this day, it just wouldn't take an edge no matter how much I sharpened. I wondered if it was because the blade was so thin, or if it just wasn't good. Now I've learned more than I knew back then, but I still do believe there was something to it along the lines of heat treatment.
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When it's spot on though, I personally really think their CV is great. It can get razor sharp, and is SO easy to maintain. Usually just needs stropped.

I'm into modern folders, but one of my best every day users was a yellow derlin CV sodbuster. I adored that knife. Sadly, it slipped out of my pocket and was lost. I was perhaps more disappointed about it than I should have been, but I really liked that knife. I rarely carry knives loose in my pocket now. I carry my SAK on a suspension clip.
 
Billy The Hungry said:
When it's spot on though, I personally really think their CV is great. It can get razor sharp, and is SO easy to maintain. Usually just needs stropped.

I'm into modern folders, but one of my best every day users was a yellow derlin CV sodbuster. I adored that knife. Sadly, it slipped out of my pocket and was lost. I was perhaps more disappointed about it than I should have been, but I really liked that knife. I rarely carry knives loose in my pocket now. I carry my SAK on a suspension clip.
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For sure, their modern stuff might turn into something great but im much more interested in their original traditionals with some upgraded steels
 
I am going to choose to see hope in this.
I've been wanting to see some nice traditional slip joints, a large sod buster in particular, in an upgraded stainless. A large stockman would be nice too. It doesn't hurt that S35vn is one of my favorite modern stainless options.
The Marilla looks nice too.
They're not cheap but maybe if they get a few good reviews I may have to try one out.
 
Fort Payne's Finest said:
What part of a company trying to innovate and survive in an increasingly crowded and competitive market is a bad thing?

I swear, the knife community is like an army that shoots it's own soldiers. Unreal.
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They need to focus on giving the people like me what we want before entering a market where they'll likely be swept under the rug.
The modern knife market is just too huge for them to make an impact.
There aren't many American traditional knife manufacturers left , and in that market they have a good standing but things could be better

Consistency could improve, we need the full return of a number of slipjoint models/ patterns, they hardly offer any belt knives anymore, we need more universal use of certain popular cover choices , and a more universal use of the steels and blade finishes they offer.
 
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