Case Tony Bose Collabs pic and discussion thread.

Yippee! I finally got my Eureka back today from Case repair. I had traded for it and it needed a little attention. It had some side to side play on both blades. The spring pin was a little proud on the mark side and the tops of the bolsters had catchy edges where it meets up with the covers. They fixed all that for me perfectly and they also lowered the kick on the secondary blade and fixed some dings on one of the back blosters. This must've been dropped at some point. Anyway, they fixed it all up just like brand new! I'm excited to carry and use this one. This pattern is right up there with the Cattle Knife in my book as a top 2 knife for these collabs. If you have a chance to grab one for a decent price don't hesitate.
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Looks like there is a new case bose large stockman for this year . At first it reminds me of the cattle knife but this years has the more traditional blade shapes with a large clip , sheepfoot and Spey . They look pretty nice .
 
Jfowler said:
Looks like there is a new case bose large stockman for this year . At first it reminds me of the cattle knife but this years has the more traditional blade shapes with a large clip , sheepfoot and Spey . They look pretty nice .
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Yes sir. It also looks pretty substantial. 4 1/4" closed I believe. Very cool main blade shape on it though.
 
I do love the Case/Bose knives but can't bring my self to buy one. I think they're $200 over priced for my liking. Also being in to modern folders it's hard to pay $400+ for a traditional when I feel like I can get a lot more knife with better materials for that price
 
sXePhenomenal said:
I do love the Case/Bose knives but can't bring my self to buy one. I think they're $200 over priced for my liking. Also being in to modern folders it's hard to pay $400+ for a traditional when I feel like I can get a lot more knife with better materials for that price
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The whole, "are they worth it" thing seems to always come up with Case Bose and I suppose it was inevitable the question found its way to this thread. Worth is all relative as I'm sure you well know. You get a lot of features from a Case Bose that you don't get in any other production traditional folder. Your getting a knife that was patterned from arguably the best custom traditional maker ever, a living legend in knives, for about 1/6th the cost of one of his full customs. I have owned 7 of these collaborations over the years, 5 of them brand new from a dealer and I have never paid over $375 for one and that price was for the 3 blade Cattle Knife, which is my most carried traditional and knowing what I know now I'd pay twice that for it, it's that good!
 
This tribal lock is my first Case/Bose collaboration, but probably not my last.
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Signalprick said:
The whole, "are they worth it" thing seems to always come up with Case Bose and I suppose it was inevitable the question found its way to this thread. Worth is all relative as I'm sure you well know. You get a lot of features from a Case Bose that you don't get in any other production traditional folder. Your getting a knife that was patterned from arguably the best custom traditional maker ever, a living legend in knives, for about 1/6th the cost of one of his full customs. I have owned 7 of these collaborations over the years, 5 of them brand new from a dealer and I have never paid over $375 for one and that price was for the 3 blade Cattle Knife, which is my most carried traditional and knowing what I know now I'd pay twice that for it, it's that good!
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Dang I'll keep a look out if I could ever find one for a good price I'd jump on it
 
Signalprick said:
The whole, "are they worth it" thing seems to always come up with Case Bose and I suppose it was inevitable the question found its way to this thread. Worth is all relative as I'm sure you well know. You get a lot of features from a Case Bose that you don't get in any other production traditional folder. Your getting a knife that was patterned from arguably the best custom traditional maker ever, a living legend in knives, for about 1/6th the cost of one of his full customs. I have owned 7 of these collaborations over the years, 5 of them brand new from a dealer and I have never paid over $375 for one and that price was for the 3 blade Cattle Knife, which is my most carried traditional and knowing what I know now I'd pay twice that for it, it's that good!
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Some great points made here about the features of the Case/Bose collabs. I see a lot of people paying as much, or more, for certain patterns of other production knives that have lesser quality blade steel and substandard features. Of course, just like the "Are they worth it?" questions, this is just my opinion. I enjoy both, so I feel that I'm justified in saying that they're closer to being worth their selling price than the knives that flippers are selling for 2-3 times their retail price.
 
The Fort said:
Some great points made here about the features of the Case/Bose collabs. I see a lot of people paying as much, or more, for certain patterns of other production knives that have lesser quality blade steel and substandard features. Of course, just like the "Are they worth it?" questions, this is just my opinion. I enjoy both, so I feel that I'm justified in saying that they're closer to being worth their selling price than the knives that flippers are selling for 2-3 times their retail price.
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It is crazy to me that a Case Bose which is built like a custom knife using custom knife materials and steel and also relieved liners and is made in a very limited batch, of which that pattern will never be made again and often times they loose a little value. Alternatively, you have this other brand, with their comparitively inferior fit and finish, materials and numbers and oftentimes some of their SFO's are reproduced a few years apart and people are willing to pay 4x their retail price. I mean, I get it, again everyone values things differently but for the most part that brand has a lot of fool's gold to it for me.
 
The Fort said:
Some great points made here about the features of the Case/Bose collabs. I see a lot of people paying as much, or more, for certain patterns of other production knives that have lesser quality blade steel and substandard features. Of course, just like the "Are they worth it?" questions, this is just my opinion. I enjoy both, so I feel that I'm justified in saying that they're closer to being worth their selling price than the knives that flippers are selling for 2-3 times their retail price.
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The Fort said:
Some great points made here about the features of the Case/Bose collabs. I see a lot of people paying as much, or more, for certain patterns of other production knives that have lesser quality blade steel and substandard features. Of course, just like the "Are they worth it?" questions, this is just my opinion. I enjoy both, so I feel that I'm justified in saying that they're closer to being worth their selling price than the knives that flippers are selling for 2-3 times their retail price.
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if you're only in to traditionals it makes sense. But if you like modern folders too it's hard to value one at $400+ at least to me.
 
I disagree they are well worth the money.

I like modern folders and own 4 Case Bose, not one cost over $350 and all were bought new. They are equal in quality, materials and design excellence to any modern folder. That's the whole point of this line of knives.

Remember, the designs are Tony's and they have extra unseen touches, like pivot bushings, ss steel liners, lockbacks with integral springs and ss bolsters. Those touches, plus 154CM are not found in GEC.

As far as collectibility, they are true limited editions, and don't reappear as sprint runs. Case does a single extra run, 250 (i think) in damascus of some patterns immediately following the initial build. The tribal was so popular they brought it back, but as a lockback and w/o a steel frame or steel bolster. The Bose designs are so marketabLe GEC/Northwoods brought out their own version of Tony's Tribal and Norfolk. Imitation, the sencerest form of flattery :)
 
sXePhenomenal said:
I do love the Case/Bose knives but can't bring my self to buy one. I think they're $200 over priced for my liking. Also being in to modern folders it's hard to pay $400+ for a traditional when I feel like I can get a lot more knife with better materials for that price
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You're raining on this Case Bose parade! ;)

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It often comes up because folks don't understand what they don't know... and often don't read through the topics that they are commenting on. Some of the difference in price is due to differences in manufacturing. The Case Bose knives are the only traditional knives that are cut by Wire EDM.

Here are some of my posts from page 3 of this topic that address the differences.
"A few things that aren't often talked about but definitely should be (they are a very big deal) are...

1 These knives are cut from Tony's pattern by Wire EDM. They are not punched out using dies.
2 These knives have bushings and mill relieved liners. I can state from experience that the movement of the blades has remained exceptionally smooth even after 14 years of use (muskrat), 10 years of use (Norfolk), etc.

I don't know of any other production knife made this way.

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I think Case should do a video showing the steps in making these knives. Would be great for those who are just learning about knives but would also be great for long time collectors. I know that I'd enjoy seeing the grinds and swedges put on these blades. They are so absolutely perfect that they must be made by machine. Since the plunge, grinds and swedges seem to be almost an exact reproduction of Tony's prototype, I have wondered if they were also done with wire EDM. Would be fun to see them do it.

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Here's a nice but brief post about the knives from Tony:

"The collaboration knives are much higher quality and limited numbers. They are deep cryo heat treated ATS34 and all stainless frames and bolsters with pined on shields after the 2nd year. Most of them have a bushing in the pivot and they are made to be work horses. I know several people that carry and use them. They will preform. All of these are made in the proto shop by 3 men. I have went there and helped them get started on the lockback whittler. All the parts are EDM wire cut from prototypes that I make so what they end up with is very close to what I send them. Try one, you'll like it."
 
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