Hey everybody. First time posting here. I have some questions about the current quality of Case Knives.
I'm by no means a knife expert, but I've heard my whole life about how great Case is. So far I've owned two...a trapper and a mini trapper, both in CV. I carried the mini daily as soon as I got it and before long the decal fell off. No big deal. I would have just glued it back on if I could find it. About a year later I bought the full sized trapper. Beautiful knife! I really enjoy the patina it took on. I babied this knife. I rarely carried it in my pocket (maybe twice a month) and aside from skinning one deer, have only used it for very light tasks such as cutting open plastic or food prep. I haven't even sharpened it...only honed it a few times with a honing steel. I live in a very humid area, so I try to apply a very light coat of rem oil to it regularly. While doing so yesterday I noticed it had a small knick in the blade. Not a huge deal, it's hard to even see. But if this was a daily use or edc knife how long would it last?
I guess my question is, has something changed at Case? I WANT them to be a good company. There's a whole list of Case knives I was wanting to buy, but now I'm not so sure. The defects I listed are small, I know, but I like the idea of having a pocket knife I can carry and pass down to my son. The fact that I used the trapper so lightly and yet it still has a knick is troubling. Did I just get unlucky or am I not maintaining them correctly?
On the flip side the knives I carry almost every day are a spyderco tenacious and a leatherman juice. They've both been used hard and are in great shape. I've REALLY beaten and abused the juice, but it's holding up amazingly well after riding in my pocket and being used daily for 3 years.
If Case has, indeed, fallen in quality, what would yall suggest as a classic trapper style knife? I've had someone mention Queen to me but I've never used one. Keep in mind this will be a blade I'll primarily use to skin deer with. And hopefully pass down to my son. Thanks for any and all input!
I'm by no means a knife expert, but I've heard my whole life about how great Case is. So far I've owned two...a trapper and a mini trapper, both in CV. I carried the mini daily as soon as I got it and before long the decal fell off. No big deal. I would have just glued it back on if I could find it. About a year later I bought the full sized trapper. Beautiful knife! I really enjoy the patina it took on. I babied this knife. I rarely carried it in my pocket (maybe twice a month) and aside from skinning one deer, have only used it for very light tasks such as cutting open plastic or food prep. I haven't even sharpened it...only honed it a few times with a honing steel. I live in a very humid area, so I try to apply a very light coat of rem oil to it regularly. While doing so yesterday I noticed it had a small knick in the blade. Not a huge deal, it's hard to even see. But if this was a daily use or edc knife how long would it last?
I guess my question is, has something changed at Case? I WANT them to be a good company. There's a whole list of Case knives I was wanting to buy, but now I'm not so sure. The defects I listed are small, I know, but I like the idea of having a pocket knife I can carry and pass down to my son. The fact that I used the trapper so lightly and yet it still has a knick is troubling. Did I just get unlucky or am I not maintaining them correctly?
On the flip side the knives I carry almost every day are a spyderco tenacious and a leatherman juice. They've both been used hard and are in great shape. I've REALLY beaten and abused the juice, but it's holding up amazingly well after riding in my pocket and being used daily for 3 years.
If Case has, indeed, fallen in quality, what would yall suggest as a classic trapper style knife? I've had someone mention Queen to me but I've never used one. Keep in mind this will be a blade I'll primarily use to skin deer with. And hopefully pass down to my son. Thanks for any and all input!
