At my local Case purveyor last Saturday, I fell in love with the stockman model of the new CV Rancher knives in stag.
During my pre-purchase fondling and hand picking from the five knives in stock, I noticed the knife had three back springs. I thought, "Hey, pretty sweet. Strong knife." What failed to register however (senior moment) was the absence of brass liners between those three backsprings.
The attached image shows how the main blade (top) rubs against the sheepsfoot (middle) rather than against a brass liner.
All three blades are close to perfect now with no lateral blade play.
Finally, my question:
Is this format without liners between the blades more prone to develop lateral blade play that when liners are placed between each blade?
Will wear on the two blades be accelerated as each is rubbed against the other resulting in "premature" blade play?
Thanks,
dan
During my pre-purchase fondling and hand picking from the five knives in stock, I noticed the knife had three back springs. I thought, "Hey, pretty sweet. Strong knife." What failed to register however (senior moment) was the absence of brass liners between those three backsprings.
The attached image shows how the main blade (top) rubs against the sheepsfoot (middle) rather than against a brass liner.
All three blades are close to perfect now with no lateral blade play.
Finally, my question:
Is this format without liners between the blades more prone to develop lateral blade play that when liners are placed between each blade?
Will wear on the two blades be accelerated as each is rubbed against the other resulting in "premature" blade play?
Thanks,
dan