Case knives you would NEVER buy....

RobbW said:
Did you dunk the entire knife, or just "paint" on the dye? I'd love to darken the red on my CV Peanut.
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I dunked mine for about an hour, got some pitting on the blades. You could try either a less intense soak, with frequent checks, or try painting the dye on- both should work.
 
Sword and Shield said:
I dunked mine for about an hour, got some pitting on the blades. You could try either a less intense soak, with frequent checks, or try painting the dye on- both should work.
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AWESOME! Thanks for the info, I'll try hanging the knife by the blades and let just the scales soak. This will make my Case Peanut even more of a knife I WOULD buy. :thumbup:
 
Sword and Shield said:
I dunked mine for about an hour, got some pitting on the blades. You could try either a less intense soak, with frequent checks, or try painting the dye on- both should work.
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Yeah, thanks for the tip. I may try this on a couple I have that I don't like the color of. (Caribbean Blue, Tart's Lipstick Red, etc.)

Variety may be the spice of life, but that doesn't mean I have to consume things I don't like.

-- Sam
 
I've encountered this problem with Bonestag and I've heard of other cases too.I only let it bathe for a short time,but it began to grey alarmingly so I got it out quick. There must be something in the treatment of this scale material that reacts against mineral oil,what I can't imagine. But it's made me cautious about mineral oil now, I think wiping the knife over is enough and I recall a thread a while back where some people claimed mineral oil often softens and damages bone or stag and to avoid it.
 
I was looking through the same catalog yesterday. Here's what jumped out at me:

Dead Celebrity Knives = NO CLASS. :thumbdn:

What sort of relationship could John Wayne or Johnny Cash possibly have with Case pocketknives?!?

In fact all of the laser-engraved bone handles are quite unappealing.

Red-Green knives. :barf:

Bubba Gum. :barf:

Brooks and Dunn. :thumbdn:

President Dollar Commemorative sets. :thumbdn:

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And of course my #1 gripe, of the new handles and designs that are most appealing, none of them are available in carbon blades! :grumpy:

Amber bone with worm grove, brown bone with pinched bolsters, red stag, pocket worn harvest orange, sunburst bone, autumn barnboard, fall stag with red case shield. All of these great-looking handle materials, and not a single one in CV...
 
red96ta said:
Case knives you would NEVER buy....
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Almost anything after the late sixties, once Case started the dot system I feel the QC went south.

Even now it's mostly hit and miss but I still have a warm spot for earlier Cases and they are still available if you'll accept knives that are just excellent and not mint, great for users which I'd rather keep 'em for anyway.
 
Yosemite Sam said:
Yeah, thanks for the tip. I may try this on a couple I have that I don't like the color of. (Caribbean Blue, Tart's Lipstick Red, etc.)

Variety may be the spice of life, but that doesn't mean I have to consume things I don't like.

-- Sam
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Keep a Scotchbrite pad handy as well- it will discolor the bolsters/liners slightly, but a rinse under hot water and a quick polish takes care of it. I can post a pic of how mine turned out. :)
 
Hi,

Have you seen the "Magician's knives" at Sheppard Hill? Only a Marketing Guru could think that putting totally mismatched scales on a knife and then trying to sell them was a good idea. Just Brilliant I tell you!

dalee
 
There are some amber bone cases in cv still, or at least in last years catalog. SMKW has some.
 
What won't I buy? Too many types to list here. When I go to the Shepherd Hills Cutlery site, there is literally about 2/3 of what's in their online catalog that I don't even look at. Odd colors; odd handle materials that drive the retail cost through the roof; huge commemorative sets (40+ knives to complete a presidential set? You've got to be kidding...); strange patterns (just how pocketable is a "Beast", anyway?); redundant patterns (the "TexRat" - four of the same blade. Uh...why?); and the list goes on...

Case is getting a little out of touch with what made them what they are: a good quality, WORKING knife. Their working patterns are becoming fewer and farther between, IMHO. They need to stick to the regular market, and leave the customs to the custom makers - although I do like some of the Bose knives they're doing.

thx - cpr
 
I think thats why everyones trending to Queens, Schatts,GEC's Canals, ECT. Traditionals.
The new stuff although the patterns are traditional, they are moving away.
 
Bose collaborations.

They just seem over priced for what is still a factory knife, and they seem to change the shapes from what I consider to be the pattern it is called... hard to explain, but the right look just isn't there on them for me.

Pearl handles. -won't buy that from any brand.

Liner lock.

other than that, i am open to all, other than I'm not fond of anything blue.. (for the record, IMO pink is a color, and like any color you can like or dis like it... to many people seem to associate it with being non-manly... I like my bubble gum russlock)

G.
 
dalee100 said:
Hi,

Have you seen the "Magician's knives" at Sheppard Hill? Only a Marketing Guru could think that putting totally mismatched scales on a knife and then trying to sell them was a good idea. Just Brilliant I tell you!

dalee
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Actually they were purposely made that way as a variation of the old Magic Paddle trick, IIRC those knives have been marketed that way since the sixties also, aren't the knives your speaking of made by Colonial, if you have a link to a set of Case magic knives I'd appreciate it if you post it.:)
 
navihawk said:
I think thats why everyones trending to Queens, Schatts,GEC's Canals, ECT. Traditionals.
The new stuff although the patterns are traditional, they are moving away.
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I got away from Case and went to Queen and GEC because of the steel. I couldn't get the patterns I wanted in Case CV, so I looked to D2 and 1095 in Queen and GEC.

That's not to put down Case in any way, shape or form. They just didn't produce all of what I wanted in the steels I prefer. As long as they produce some good patterns in CV, I'll buy from them.

The are a great, American owned and made cutler with a great heritage. I don't understand many of the current marketing decisions, but it must be working for them or they wouldn't be making those choices and selling those knives. That's OK, as long as they offer some of what I want. They more they offer, the more I'll look and support them.
 
I am laughing a bit about the bubba gum knives. I bought a single blade trapper bubba gum. I like it a lot, but my wife calls it a "tampon knife". She asks how many proofs of purchase I needed.

Did I mention she is a bit of a smarty-pants?
 
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