good carbon steel slippie

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Hey guys this is my first post in this neck of the woods but I figured who better to ask then you guys.

So what I'm looking for is a smallish (largest blade 2.5-3 in) 3 blade slippie in a good carbon steel. Preferably a wood handle since I dont want to deal with any extra worries of caring for stag or bone. Does anyone have any ideas for me on this one?

thanks in advance.
 
CV steel (chrome vanadium) is case's own mix of a carbon steel (as opposed to stainless)

it is held in high esteem around here as a good blend of good edge retention and ease of sharpening. in my experience, it is a good steel that takes a very nice patina very easily.

perhaps more important than the steel though is the grind. most cases are hollow ground, something that i personally am not very fond of, though many like it. i prefer a flat grind. based on your specs, i would personally look at

http://www.discountcutlery.net/en-us/dept_22509.html (D2)

http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=BO7474 (1095 i think)

http://www.collectorknives.net/mooremaker.html (1095)
 
siguy said:
CV steel (chrome vanadium) is case's own mix of a carbon steel (as opposed to stainless)

it is held in high esteem around here as a good blend of good edge retention and ease of sharpening. in my experience, it is a good steel that takes a very nice patina very easily.

I agree-and you can get a great med jack in CV by case, just about the size you want!!!
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Knife_Geek said:
... what I'm looking for is a smallish (largest blade 2.5-3 in) 3 blade slippie in a good carbon steel. Preferably a wood handle since I dont want to deal with any extra worries of caring for stag or bone.
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What worries? What care? Get yourself a Case amber bone CV medium stockman and use the hell out of her. I'd bet the farm you can get 20 YEARS out of a new Case bone-handled knife before there are any problems. Rub her with a little mineral oil once or twice a decade and you'll get another 20 years. Now I'm not against a wood-handled three-blade carbon steel knife ....... it's just that A) I LOVE those amber bone handles and B) I think the maintenance thing in bone-handled user knives is WAY overdone around here, and C) I can't think of a wood-handled three-blade carbon steel knife to recommend. :o
 
mnblade said:
What worries? What care? Get yourself a Case amber bone CV medium stockman and use the hell out of her. I'd bet the farm you can get 20 YEARS out of a new Case bone-handled knife before there are any problems. Rub her with a little mineral oil once or twice a decade and you'll get another 20 years. Now I'm not against a wood-handled three-blade carbon steel knife ....... it's just that A) I LOVE those amber bone handles and B) I think the maintenance thing in bone-handled user knives is WAY overdone around here, and C) I can't think of a wood-handled three-blade carbon steel knife to recommend. :o
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What he said :thumbup::)
 
mnblade said:
What worries? What care? Get yourself a Case amber bone CV medium stockman and use the hell out of her. I'd bet the farm you can get 20 YEARS out of a new Case bone-handled knife before there are any problems. Rub her with a little mineral oil once or twice a decade and you'll get another 20 years. Now I'm not against a wood-handled three-blade carbon steel knife ....... it's just that A) I LOVE those amber bone handles and B) I think the maintenance thing in bone-handled user knives is WAY overdone around here, and C) I can't think of a wood-handled three-blade carbon steel knife to recommend. :o
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You're right, even if you use the heck out of your amber bone case, you'll have yourself a nice knife, that'll last decades, and after that, it'll be a good friend, and remind you of what you've achieved with her.

And if your willing to take care of your carbon blades, you might as well take some mineral oil to the bone once in a while.

to point C: I have to say, that I like the bone or stag handled slipjoints the best, but böker (Tree Brand) does make some nice wooden handled carbon steel knives.


whatever you chose, you'll be happy with your carbon blades. :thumbup:
 
Those Case CV blades are my sharpest knives---I just wish more manufacturors would offer carbon steel blades----aside from the staining(a patina is cool in its own way) I feel good ol carbon is superior than the super steels-----imagine a carbon Griptilian or something of that sort---that would be waaay too cool-----just keep the hinge oiled from time to time and you're good to go.
 
pick out any yellow handled case you like in cv and you'll have a partner for years, worry free.
 
ahgar said:
pick out any yellow handled case you like in cv and you'll have a partner for years, worry free.
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Truer words have never been spoken. My slimeline trapper arrived today and in right into the pocket it goes.
 
mnblade said:
What worries? What care? Get yourself a Case amber bone CV medium stockman and use the hell out of her. I'd bet the farm you can get 20 YEARS out of a new Case bone-handled knife before there are any problems. Rub her with a little mineral oil once or twice a decade and you'll get another 20 years. Now I'm not against a wood-handled three-blade carbon steel knife ....... it's just that A) I LOVE those amber bone handles and B) I think the maintenance thing in bone-handled user knives is WAY overdone around here, and C) I can't think of a wood-handled three-blade carbon steel knife to recommend. :o
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I took your advice and ordered a Case amber bone CV medium stockman last night. I really do like the look of the amber bone and with your confidence in its durability its seems perfect.
 
Hope you like it, and be sure to tell us how you find her.

I'd guess it will be the first of many Case knives...That's what happend to me.
 
I sure wouldn't mind as it stands right now all I carry are exotic steel lockblades. so this will be a real change of pace for me. I will be sure to let you guys know how I like it when it comes in.
 
Got it in today.

First impressions:

1) I'm glad you guys talked me into the bone handle it looks and feels great!

2) out of the box sharpness left a little to be desired for but I suppose I'm just spoiled from buying to many Spydercos. It came up to very acceptable sharp with just a few minutes on a diamond hone finished with some stroping.

3) my only Big complaint was how dirty and gritty the pivot points where until I doused it in DW-40 until it ran clear then lubed it up with some Tuf-Glide.


Overall for ~43$ I am a happy camper.
 
Have the same model knife and carry & use it just about everyday. Very versatile tool that can be carried anywhere. Enjoy it !
 
Knife_Geek said:
Hey guys this is my first post in this neck of the woods but I figured who better to ask then you guys.

So what I'm looking for is a smallish (largest blade 2.5-3 in) 3 blade slippie in a good carbon steel. Preferably a wood handle since I dont want to deal with any extra worries of caring for stag or bone. Does anyone have any ideas for me on this one?

thanks in advance.
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Where I'm from you went to the store & asked for a knife, it was a CV Soddy. I knew a prof who used his on a safari he treated himself to. He said that he did up a hog with it for lion bait. I did the sharpening for him before he left. He also did up a small Cape buffalo cow. When he got back, he asked me to resharpen for him. (I got a piece of cow hide ~18"x60") for it. I know I could do up 3 market hogs no sweat (I use a smooth steel) in a day. The thing about CV is if you eat w/ it you got to clean it (I use peroxide). Also you can't ask it to do "surgery" or you'll get infected. I don't know why, or with what. What I do know is I got bit by a cat that broke its tooth in me I tried to dig it out & 2 days later my arm was black. The doc said that you can't sterilize carbon (CV) steel that's why 100yrs ago stainless was used only in surgical tools.
 
jpvjr said:
The thing about CV is if you eat w/ it you got to clean it (I use peroxide).
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Hmmmm. I cut up apples with carbon steel knives all the time. And one of our most-used kitchen knives is an old carbon steel Dexter boning knife. The Dexter gets washed with soap and a sponge in the sink after use, of course, but my pocketknives usually get nothing more than a rub-down with a napkin, t-shirt, jeans or whatever else is handy (sometimes with a little saliva for good measure :p ). 39 years and counting, and I ain't dead yet.
 
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