Case knives, clip point blades not pointy?

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Blur1670

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Hey all traditional slipjoint users. I myself mainly collect and use "modern" folders, however I did awhile back purchase a Case CV large trapper to give traditional knives a try. The clip point blade however was really not all that pointy. While it wasn't completely blunt, I haven't had any knives before where the tip wasn't so pointy like this. I ended up taking it to a stone and grinding the tip down to make it pointier. While browsing photos of case knives(I'm thinking about buying another Case, maybe a Texas Jack,) it appears that this might just be a thing with Case where their slipjoint's clip point blades aren't that pointy. Anyways, I figured I'd ask the people who are well more knowledgeable and experienced with slipjoint knives. Is this typical with Case knives or was what I got just an example of maybe not the best quality control?

Thanks a lot
Blur1670
 
None of my Case knives have particularly pointy clip blades, its just the way they are designed. I like them well enough but remedy this myself on a stone. I prefer a needle-like tip on my clip blades as they work really well for splinter extraction.
 
Remember the knives are made for a general knife buying population....can you image how many tips would be broken off otherwise....
 
The "as ground" stainless blades will have a fine point. I think the G10, zytel, carbon fiber, and Carhatt branded knives a few examples that will have "as ground" blades. The tumble polished blades get rounded a bit in the tumbling. Since I find it necessary to sharpen knives from all brands, it gets tuned to my preferences anyhow. There are folks who don't sharpen their knives. I have no idea how they use them... maybe they just cut butter. ;)
 
As others have said, this is typical of many Case knives. Kinda makes you wonder a bit about those diehard Case guys. :cool:
 
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I have several Case knives from various years, and none are super pointy. No matter which way the blades are made there are people who will change them to suit their preferences, so Case might just go with the easier to make option.
 
dsutton24 said:
As others have said, this is typical of many Case knives. Kinda makes you wondr a bit about those diehard Case guys. :cool:
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Your post has no point. :cool:

Fine points...
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supratentorial said:
The tumble polished blades get rounded a bit in the tumbling.
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Yep, that's pretty much all there is to it. It's a bit silly that it happens and doesn't get pointed in the factory sharpening but is easy enough to fix. Sometimes the rounding is pretty bad though.
 
Being that my favorite pattern is a large stockman, I've come to realize almost all of the stockman knives I have could use some 'pointing up' at the tips of their clip blades, and other blades. I've got 'em from Case, Queen, Buck, Schrade and several others, and I don't think any of them had what I'd call truly 'pointy' tips on them. Rarely do they come out of the box with a tip that easily penetrates a sheet of paper held from the top, which is my litmus test for them. More like 'pointy-ISH', maybe...

That being said, the tip of a clip blade is pretty easy to make as pointy as I like. So I don't worry much about it.
 
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Both knives (#75s) pictured brand new out of the box

As ground - nice and pointy
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Highly polished - tip just a tad blunt from the polishing
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It's easiest enough to establish a sharp point on the polished blade with a touch up on a stone.
 
Obsessed with Edges said:
Being that my favorite pattern is a large stockman, I've come to realize almost all of the stockman knives I have could use some 'pointing up' at the tips of their clip blades, and other blades. I've got 'em from Case, Queen, Buck, Schrade and several others, and I don't think any of them had what I'd call truly 'pointy' tips on them. Rarely do they come out of the box with a tip that easily penetrates a sheet of paper held from the top, which is my litmus test for them. More like 'pointy-ISH', maybe...

That being said, the tip of a clip blade is pretty easy to make as pointy as I like. So I don't worry much about it.
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I do the same. The first thing I do with a new knife is resharpen to the angle I want. With just of bit on a coarse stone you can make the point as fine as you wish. I like the point of a knife sharp but not so thin that it breaks off. I have a large yellow stockmanin my pocket that as I changed the angle I sharpened the point as well
 
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