From a Farmer's Tool to a Collectible: Case Large Stockman and Case Humpback Stockman

[Obsessed with Edges]

To schmalhaus, your reviews are excellent. Well done! :thumbup:

 

[rjdankert]

David,

Not being familiar to new knives, and not near a real knife store, I wonder how a tool mark or a rub mark (in this case) figured in a review of that knife considering its price range. If I were to buy one of those knives it would likely be through the internet, so I would not get to see it before delivery.

Thanks for posting, Bob

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

David,

Not being familiar to new knives, and not near a real knife store, I wonder how a tool mark or a rub mark (in this case) figured in a review of that knife considering its price range. If I were to buy one of those knives it would likely be through the internet, so I would not get to see it before delivery.

Thanks for posting, Bob

Rub marks are pretty common, especially in stockman knives. The three blades, in opposing arrangement, make for a pretty tight fit in the handle. Even if the blades don't ordinarily touch one another, it's very easy to force some lateral movement just by opening one of the blades, resulting in it rubbing against another blade upon opening. Some don't like to see any rubs at all, and I wouldn't expect to see it in a multi-hundred dollar custom knife. But, in a mid-priced production model, it's kind of hit-or-miss. Some do it, some don't. In a knife like this, I wouldn't be concerned about a light rub, so long as the blades aren't so tightly arranged that it causes one to bind against another on opening or closing.

 

[rjdankert]

Thanks again, Bob