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embeth

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Well I bought a Yellow handle Stockman in ChromeVanadium. It's nice to look at but seems to be less of a working knife than my Buck 307, or 303, or even 309. Am I wrong?
 
No, on the contrary, a very good choice as a working knife and usually priced economically for the Case line.
I've a couple 3347's which are 3-7/8" size, and they make the 3318 which is probably the most popular sized about 3-5/8". They used to make the 3375 @ 4.25" and if you look can find them all still. I love the yellow Case's. You can also get the 3318 in stainless fwiw. All very good usable great quality and collectible.
Best, Mike
 
What is it that makes you think its not quite the working knife that the Buck is ?
Is it possibly because the Case knives tend to have a more polished finish ?

Case CV with yellow scales are very popular, especially with folks here.

It will take anything you can reasonably throw at a slipjoint, and keep goin.
Buck makes a great knife too though.

The great thing about either one is that, they both have outstanding warranties and customer service, if you should happen to need it.
 
NO! the yeller medium is my edc (one of Them) and my most used knife, its a workhorse, i love mine... matter of fact it started my obsession with 3 bladed knives:D
So dont be afraid to use it, thats what its there for...
cheers
ivan
PS Buck makes a damn fine knife to so you are set either way:thumbup:
 
embeth said:
Well I bought a Yellow handle Stockman in ChromeVanadium. It's nice to look at but seems to be less of a working knife than my Buck 307, or 303, or even 309. Am I wrong?
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Not less, just different. I like the arrangement of the blades on the Buck stockman better. Because they are straight (3-spring design) they are easier to sharpen. The Buck 420HC holds an edge better than the CV.

But the Case CV still gets the job done and is a pleasure to have in the pocket. You really can't go wrong with either one.
 
embeth said:
Well I bought a Yellow handle Stockman in ChromeVanadium. It's nice to look at but seems to be less of a working knife than my Buck 307, or 303, or even 309. Am I wrong?
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If you question the durability of a knife you buy as a working knife compared to other knives you already own, why buy the knife in the first place?

I own the CV Case 3318 Stockman with Yellow Derlin Handles and it is a good, solid, tough, work, knife. Easily takes and holds a great edge.

Sure seems like there are a lot of negative Case threads and posts these days.
 
embeth said:
Well I bought a Yellow handle Stockman in ChromeVanadium. It's nice to look at but seems to be less of a working knife than my Buck 307, or 303, or even 309. Am I wrong?
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I hear ya on this.
I bought one myself, and it sits in the drawer. Just didn't do it for me. However, when I bought the Buck Stockman, it felt like a tank. It felt tough as nails. The Case yeller feller seemed.... not so tough and capable.
Having said that, I am a firm believer that a knife need not be tough, just sharp. After all, it is meant to cut, not hammer or pry.
However...... I don't know. The yeller handled CV Stockman from Case doesn't do it for me either.
 
embeth said:
Well I bought a Yellow handle Stockman in ChromeVanadium. It's nice to look at but seems to be less of a working knife than my Buck 307, or 303, or even 309. Am I wrong?
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Are you wrong that it's less of a working knife than the Buck 307, 303 or 309? Well, that's a debatable question.

Would you be wrong if you said the Case yella/cv stockman is not a hard-work or hard-use knife? Yes. You'd be dead wrong.

Those Bucks are great knives. But so is that Case, no doubt.
 
In my view, CASE is THE Stockman knifemaker. Yellow, Chestnut, Amber and Bonestag all very fine in Medium configurations and Large.

All a matter of taste of course, Buck's are thicker and bulkier.
 
Well, shucks, if you are talking Delrin, then Schrade, (US mfg) made as good a stockman as anyone. So did Camillus and Western. Why is everyone insisting on buying a current mfg knife? Ebay is full of golden oldies, many of them in new condition. I have a couple of CASE stockman knives from the 60's, and they are to die for.
 
tongueriver said:
Well, shucks, if you are talking Delrin, then Schrade, (US mfg) made as good a stockman as anyone. So did Camillus and Western. Why is everyone insisting on buying a current mfg knife? Ebay is full of golden oldies, many of them in new condition. I have a couple of CASE stockman knives from the 60's, and they are to die for.
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I would have to agree, as I can't remember when the last time was I bought a new knife.
But I also wouldn't want to discourage anyone from buying new because we want to keep what few remaining companies we have left, around for many more years...

No reason a person can't have old and new :D
 
The Case are slimmer than some of the other stockman knives out there but I don't think they are any less capable. I will say however my favorite stockman knives are the medium and large from the Cold Steel Classic series. Made in Carbon V these are hard working knives and I think because if the utilitarian appearance they look like they should be tougher even tho they really aren't.

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Never met a 4" stockman I did not like!
My 4" #9 Queen feels the most heft in my hand for hard work

Comparing a 3 5/8" Case to a 4" Buck stockman
The bigger knife will feel stronger for work
But my two Case 3 5/8" stockmans work hard very well indeed!
 
I like how the blades are crinked to fit togeter in a stockman. For me its kind of a workmanship proof that this is done good. A stockman is a slender knife packed with as much blade as possible, but this only goes for the 2 layer ones. If its 3 blades and straight blades its just a handle that could handle more blade inside it. For me a stockman isnt the pattern that makes the strongest usertanks but more of a sophistikated pattern for allround use. Mu case medium stockman is plenty strong enough for use in nature. My 307 Buck is plain to stubby for me. If I carry a knife that big I rather make it a trapper.

Bosse
 
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