Case Medium Stockman

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Tye Possum

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Hi there, I'm new to this forum and new to traditional folders but have admired them for quite a while and finally decided to buy one. Having been lurking on here for a little while and seeing as this section of the forum is all about them, I decided to introduce myself and ask a couple of questions about the knife I recently ordered.

Ok so I'm not new to slipjoints and I don't particularly like tactical knives so you guys don't have to worry about trying to convert me or anything(;)) especially since I've already bought a traditional pocket knife. I was just wondering if the knife I bought is a good one (this one). I'm not a knife collector, though my family seems to think otherwise (or did until they saw some of your collections), so this knife will be a user, probably an EDC, and also for whittling and other light woodsy/bushcraft kinda stuff. Right now I carry a Victorinox farmer in my pocket all the time and although I really like it and find it very useful, I wanted a knife that had smaller blades for finer tasks such as whittling. I had thought about getting a Vic pocket pal since I was already familiar with swiss army knives, but then figured since I was pretty much getting a traditional pocket knife anyway, I might as well go for one that looks traditional as well.

So I've heard that Case knives seem to be more for collectors than users nowadays, but I've also heard that the ones with CV blades are great users (especially the yellow handled ones). So I assume some of you have a medium stockman with CV blades that can let me know what you think about it, and how you think it will hold up to the use I plan to put it to. I've also never had a carbon steel pocket knife so was wondering just how much more effort you need to put into one to keep it in working order (new to bone handles too).

So anyways, howdy and I'd appreciate any replies.
Oh and just to be clear, I've ordered the knife but don't have it yet.
 
First of all, many welcomes to the forum. And to answer your question, you picked a very good knife :thumbup: That knife is going to do pretty much everything you noted in your post, not to mention it looks very good and the CV steel will get a very nice patina on it after some use. Nice buy.
 
Always glad to have new friends on here. I have the same knife and it is a great choice. You shouldn't have any problems with anything you want to do with it. As for the yeller handles...maybe you should think about one of them as your next little friend (I'm partial to the sodbuster...hint, hint, hint)
 
Welcome... You did good on your choice. The Case CV is highly respected around these parts.

Not much to do other than use and enjoy it, and put a drop of oil on the joints once in a while.... Preference is mineral oil if it will be used for food prep.

Over time you will notice the blades will develop a patina (discoloration). Thats a good thing, unless you like your blades to look like new.

The references to Case being mainly for collectors, is because of some of the variations of scales that are available. Some consider SS to be a factor as well, although there are folks that prefer SS.

Any way you go, there is no right or wrong.... Enjoy
 
i got the same one. too bad i didn't get it off that site. mine cost alittle more and i couldn't get it engraved. very good knife. it looks even nicer in person. mine had some blade rub, and some shotty tempering. so i sent it to case. should be getting it back soon tho. the stockman pattern is probably my fav style for everyday carry. for maintenance, wipe the blade off after every use, put some mineral oil on the blades once a month or so. clean the insides, and oil the joints maybe once every 2 months. then put some mineral oil on the bone scales every few years.
 
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Welcome.

For an intro to traditional knives, you did good. :thumbup:

I have the knife you have, but with red jigged bone scales. It's a great little cutter, and it'll perform well beyond most knives of that size; you'll probably find yourself comparing your future purchases with this knife's performance.

thx - cpr
 
Greetings from down south and welcome to BF:)
You made an excellent choice for a first slippie. A great knife and an excellent vendor.
I have the large 75 pattern stockman of that series and apart from being a great user it is also a classic which I am sure you will enjoy owning.

Be sure and post some pics when you receive it......
Steven
 
Tye Possum said:
I've heard that Case knives seem to be more for collectors than users nowadays...
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Bunk! They're solid knives, period. Even :eek: the stainless models. While I generally prefer carbon, I have a stainless peanut in my pocket right now and have zero complaints.

Tye Possum said:
I've also heard that the ones with CV blades are great users (especially the yellow handled ones).
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True on both counts.

Tye Possum said:
I've also never had a carbon steel pocket knife so was wondering just how much more effort you need to put into one to keep it in working order (new to bone handles too).
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The maintenance regimen is pretty taxing. First, keep it sharp, as you would any knife. Next, after any "messy" use, spit on the blade and wipe it dry with a handkerchief or tee-shirt or the cuff of your jeans. Next: Once a month or so, oil the joints and maybe smear a little oil on the blades for fun. Next, wipe a little mineral oil on the bone handles every 10.5 years. ;) You're good to go.
 
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mnblade said:
Bunk! They're solid knives, period. Even :eek: the stainless models. While I generally prefer carbon, I have a stainless peanut in my pocket right now and have zero complaints.



True on both counts.



The maintenance regimen is pretty taxing. First, keep it sharp as you would any knife. Next, after any "messy" use, spit on the blade and wipe it dry with a handkerchief or tee-shirt or the cuff of your jeans. Next: Once a month or so, oil the joints and maybe smear a little oil on the blades for fun. Next, wipe a little mineral oil on the bone handles every 10.5 years. ;) You're good to go.
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+1

I have never heard that case was more for collectors than users. I have been using case knives for a long time and carrying one exclusively for the last year and a half. I don't think there could be a much better user. Though it requires slightly more maintenance than SS, CV isn't difficult to care for. Neither are bone scales.
 
Welcome fellow Canuck. Great choice, I EDC a medium stockman in yellow and an amber bone texas jack both cv. Great little cutters and about perfect for your intended uses. Enjoy and beware, hanging around these parts can be habit forming.:thumbup:
 
Tye Possum said:
So I've heard that Case knives seem to be more for collectors than users nowadays, but I've also heard that the ones with CV blades are great users (especially the yellow handled ones). So I assume some of you have a medium stockman with CV blades that can let me know what you think about it, and how you think it will hold up to the use I plan to put it to. I've also never had a carbon steel pocket knife so was wondering just how much more effort you need to put into one to keep it in working order (new to bone handles too).

So anyways, howdy and I'd appreciate any replies.
Oh and just to be clear, I've ordered the knife but don't have it yet.
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Hello Tye, and welcome to the folksy side!:thumbup:

Don't worry about a thing, the knife you bought is a great pocket knife. A stockman is a versitile cutting tool, that you can keep the three blades sharpened different ways as to intended use.

And you can't go too far wrong with a Case. It's one of the best dollar for dollar companies on the market. The people working there are the best, and if you call them with a problem, they will solve it to your satisfaction. I'll be honest with you, I have a great personal predudice toward Case. There's only three knife companies I'll buy without thought from, Case, Victorinox, and Buck. I'll tell you why I love Case so much. It's my father's fault, but this is the kind of company Case is.

A few years before WW2, my father was the first one of his Irish imigrant family to go off to get a college education. On the train platform the morning he was leaving, his mother gave him a small gift wrapped up in in a little box. It was a Case Peanut. Since dad was going off to become an suit type accademia, grandmom thought it a good thing for him to have a nice little pocket knife rather than the big clasp knife he had carried working on grandads boat. (They were a waterman family on Chesapake Bay, at the mouth of the Choptank River.)

For over the next 4 dcades, that little Case jackknife was dad's only pocket knife. It was carried with him when he went off to the war in Europe, and carried it when he came home and went to work for the government in Washington D.C. He loved that little peanut, and used it for everything. Home repairs, gutting pan fish for dinner, I mean everything. Okay, he did have an old butcher knife he'd made a sheath for that he kept around for 'dirty deeds' as he called, but you get the idea.

Dad passed on in 1981 from cancer, and I ended up with his stuff. That included his little Case. By this time, the main blade was worn down about 40 to 50 percent, the pile side handle scale was cracked where he'd dropped the knife on a cement sidewalk because he fumbled opening it because of some arthritis in his hands he had in his last years. He'd worked some epoxy into the crack to stabilize it. I carried the knife for a while as it was still servicable, and still cut great. But after a bit I called Case to see if I could get the cracked scale fixed.

At that time, Case had a very wonderful lady named Shirley, Bowser I think the last name was, working in customer service. I explained the sentimental value of this knife, and she arranged for it too be fixed. I don't know how they did it, but they worked a miracle. And for a surprisingly modest sum.

Somehow, (cutting the dye with something?) the made a perfect match in color and jigging texture with the old handle. Flipping back and forth from mark side to pile side, I couldn't tell the new handle from the old one. Plus they had replaced the worn main blade with a new one. The knife was resurrected from near death. I ended up carrying that little knife for a couple years after, using it just like dad had used it. I don't know what craftsman at Case did the job, but he gave my dad's almost worn out old knife a new lease on life. Then the better half started to get on me that it was a family heirloom, so why don't i put it up to save it for the kids. As it is, my grandson has shown a very great interest in family history, so it's his.
But dealing with the people at Case in restoring my dad's old knife, was like dealing with family. I got the feeling that I was part of a caring family of very nice people. The Case family.

The carbon CV steel will not require much care, and won't rust away on you as a lot of people think. If you just take a moment at the end of the day to just wipe it off with a dry bandana or rag, it will be just fine. Or if it's been out in the snow and rain, or in a lake, just dry it when you get home and drop a drop or two of oil in the joint. CV will stnd up to a lot more abuse than you think, before you have rust issues.

A few summers ago, my grandson Ryan, and myself did an experiment on going back in time. We cut a couple fo cane poles for fishing, left the tackle boxes and fillet knife home, and just carried some hooks and sinkers in a small pocket size container. Our fishing knives were our Case peanuts. I'd given him my yellow handle one, and bought a new one for myself. Both in CV of course. We cut bait, gut and cleaned the fish, all with our CV peanuts. We'd clean the knives off by holding them in the lake and swish em around a bit. Fold up and back in the pocket. Once home they got washed out with Dawn dishwashing soap, and dried and given a drop of 3-in1 oil. They got a nice slightly irridesent patina to them, but were just fine. You don't have to baby a Case knife. They may be pretty, but they're working tools. And the CV is great stuff!

Good luck with you're new knife.:thumbup:
 
Thanks for the replies and warm welcomes. It sounds like I made a good choice! It's a shame I don't have it yet because now I want it even more. I guess the CV blades really don't require too much extra maintenance, apart from wiping the blades clean after use which is something I do with my swiss army knife anyway. It's good to know that they're working knives, I was worried about that.

That's a nice story jackknife, it's good that they were able to fix up that knife so well for you. My family is kind of the opposite as my father has never carried a knife and it's me that's trying to pass on knives to him. I think my grandfather used to carry one as he's been interested in camping all his life. I've thought about getting him a traditional pocket knife too, to try and bring back some memories or something, though he has arthritis so I'm not sure he can use it much. Still, I think he'd probably appreciate a gift like that.

So anyways, thanks for the info guys, I look forward to getting and using my new knife.
 
Just a note, but that stockman page at knifeworks has the wrong pattern number. It says the pattern is 6375, that is the large stockman. The one pictured and other info is a 63032 (I believe).

Probably just a typo as all the other info on the page indicates the medium stockman.

On a side note, this is one of my favorites. I like the one with chestnut handles.
 
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I've thought about getting him a traditional pocket knife too, to try and bring back some memories or something, though he has arthritis so I'm not sure he can use it much. Still, I think he'd probably appreciate a gift like that.
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If your grandad has arthritis issues, it may be be better to get him a traditional looking lockblade that's easy to pull open by the 'pinch and pull' thing. I'm going through the same thing now for the past year. I've had to abandon my slip joints for now and I've been trying out a couple of different lockblades. It's easier on arthritic hands.

I may get around to trying a copper lock.
 
A well used 63062.You'll have it for years.Welcome to the forum.

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Thats very cool that Case was able to revive your Dads peanut JK....
Shirley was an incredibly nice person. Case lost a great employee when she retired.
I can only hope whoever took her place is as caring as she is, and that they continue to be an American Icon for many generations to come.
 
Case is the best. My soddie neded repair and it came back better than new with a note and a new catalog. The best.:thumbup:
 
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