Case Stockman??

coop1957

coop1957

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Do all Case Stockman knives have blade rub? If so is it because they only use 2 springs? I have 2 Bucks 301 & 303 with 3 springs and no blade rub. It doesn't really bother me because I'm more of a user than a collector.
Just curious.
 
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Not all Case Stockman knives have blade rub. A lot of them do.

But I don't think it's strictly due to the two-spring design.
I have a three spring Case that has reasonably severe blade rub.

I've seen minor blade rub on stockman knives from other companies. But, I see more Case stockman knives with blade rub than I do knives from other companies. And it appears to me that the blade rub on Case knives is often more severe than just "minor".

My theory on why blade rub is more common on Case Stockman knives is they use thinner blades and run the steel somewhat softer than a lot of other companies. So the blades bend as you open them. Blades from other companies bend less according to my observations.

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I have a medium Case Stockman in a black and white checkerboard pattern. Until you mentioned it I never noticed the blade rub between the spey and sheepfoot blade.

Well look at that.

,,,Mike in Canada
 
My Large Stockman has some rub between the Spey and the Sheepfoot also. Not having much experience with traditional patterns I just chalked it up to the nature of the design. Based on what I have read since, that is not always the case. Still the Case that I have is a yellow Derlin model that is meant for work and not collecting so it doesn't bother me at all. More bothersome to me is an severely un-centered blade and my Case Slimline Trapper actually touches the liner. Again, I try to take in perspective the price point and the philosophy of the knife (another yellow Derlin model) and when doing so it doesn't bother me as much.
 
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Pretty much all of mine do. The triple spring '47 pattern a bit less than the crinked blade models.
 
I think its more noticeable on Case knives because if the high polish they put on their blades. I have a couple Case stockman with "as ground" blades and there are no marks from blade rub but I's sure they do rub. On the other had I have two Large 6375 Stockman with no blade rub at all. I have two Buck 301's, one is fine the other rubs on all three blades. I have several Schrade USA stockman with no blade rub but on one the Sheepsfoot hangs up on the spey every time you close it. Actually makes a flat spot on the edge.
 
I only have four stockmans, two case, a camillus, and a schrade. Both case and the camillus have slight rub but the 65 year old schrade has none. I use them for whittling so aesthetics are not an issue for me.
 
Mine has some rub, but so does my $140 Northwoods stockman. True, the Northwoods took a few years to develop it, and it is small, but it is still rub. As long as it doesnt make you struggle to open the blades, and the edges aren't damaged, I'm fine with it.


Connor
 
NMpops said:
I think its more noticeable on Case knives because if the high polish they put on their blades. I have a couple Case stockman with "as ground" blades and there are no marks from blade rub but I's sure they do rub. On the other had I have two Large 6375 Stockman with no blade rub at all. I have two Buck 301's, one is fine the other rubs on all three blades. I have several Schrade USA stockman with no blade rub but on one the Sheepsfoot hangs up on the spey every time you close it. Actually makes a flat spot on the edge.
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Ditto on that.

Some finishes 'hide' blade rub better than others, such as the 'as ground' finish on some of Case's stainless knives and Buck's 300-series knives. I have a Buck 301 (newer 3-spring design) with a rub mark in their 'as ground' finish that usually isn't seen except when viewed at certain angles in adequate light. That particular knife was the 2nd 3-spring Buck 301 I'd ever handled in person; the first one I looked at had one blade that rubbed enough, it wouldn't fully close on it's own without a 'nudge'. So even the 3-spring design isn't immune to it. But with any design, a high polish makes every single rub mark and blemish stand out like a sore thumb. All that being said, I've never seen any one manufacturer that's been able to completely avoid some rub on particular patterns of closely-spaced multi-blade pocketknives like stockman patterns. And some 3-spring designs are more tightly cramped than the conventional 2-spring patterns they replaced (Case '47 and Buck 301 are examples). It goes with the territory on these knives.

And my favorite 6375 CV Case stockman in Amber Bone does show a rub mark at the forward end of the sheepsfoot's nail nick, where the spey blade rubs against it on opening/closing. The blades on this particular knife are pretty darkly patinated, so the shinier rub mark is more obvious on it.


David
 
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