Good old Case knives... love to hate em.

jakemex

jakemex

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Don't take this wrong guys, it's just a feeling I have; feelings are made to be hurt!

It just seems ridiculous. $150+ modern folders just don't compare to using a Case slimline or regular trapper. This morning I ordered a tank of butane gas, remember those tall cylinders that used to sit under the kitchen windows in some areas in the states years ago? Well, in Mexico they still deliver the cylinders house to house. Any who, there's a thick plastic security seal covering the connector for the gas regulator. I tried to cut it with my ZT0801 BW last month and bless, ELMAX:rolleyes:, it struggled to cut the 1/16" plastic strip cuz of blade thickness. My old pocket worn Case trapper in TruSharp sliced it instantly no pushing hardly and I wasn't worried about chipping the edge as it passed thru the plastic like I would have been with my lousy ZT.

That's why I carry multiple knives. Traditional knives über alles! :cool:
 
The thread title had me thinking this would be something bad about Case knives. Glad it wasn't.

Long live W. R. Case & Sons! :thumbup:
 
A thicker blade has more resistance when cutting and there's more material to remove when putting an edge on it. There are thick bladed traditional knives too. They are modern phenomenon. Sure there are oldies that advertised more robust blades or thinner blades, but some of the modern traditional knives stepped things up a notch. 10 or so years ago it was a popular trend in traditional knives. It was a trend that I didn't follow. I think it was carry over from modern knives. The Queen Burke barlow had thick blades. Some folks liked it for that reason. I'm happy that thinner blades seem to be popular again. Case usually has a good grind... often an over polished tumbled finish but a good grind. The Case/Bose collaboration knives have great grinds. And GEC is doing a great job with the grinds. Lots of good choices.
 
I generally like the cutting profile of Case knives. Especially with the larger blades that have that full hollow grind, they are just amazingly great slicers.
 
supratentorial said:
A thicker blade has more resistance when cutting and there's more material to remove when putting an edge on it. There are thick bladed traditional knives too. They are modern phenomenon. Sure there are oldies that advertised more robust blades or thinner blades, but some of the modern traditional knives stepped things up a notch. 10 or so years ago it was a popular trend in traditional knives. It was a trend that I didn't follow. I think it was carry over from modern knives. The Queen Burke barlow had thick blades. Some folks liked it for that reason. I'm happy that thinner blades seem to be popular again. Case usually has a good grind... often an over polished tumbled finish but a good grind. The Case/Bose collaboration knives have great grinds. And GEC is doing a great job with the grinds. Lots of good choices.
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It's all in the mechanics, the stupid sticky coating etc. You can not stick the blade of a wide knife in a small space either. That's why I always carry a trapper with a long slim blade profile. The hollow ground smoothly polished blade passes thru easily. I also just don't mind beating up on a Case knife, they are always up to it. I love my GEC knives but all my years carrying a Case has my knife mind all made up!
 
Case is one of the few traditional brands that I have more than one of, and most of them are 40 plus years old. There is a reason for it. :cool:
 
I'd prefer a Case over a ZT anyway but in this particular example, it's mostly to do with the grind/edge geometry more than the blade steel or knife design. I only like thick edges on hatchets;). Like my knives, especially folders, thin and slicy.
 
It's very difficult to match the slicing ability of a case xx carbon steel trapper,especially for the price.
 
Tilley Knife said:
I'd prefer a Case over a ZT anyway but in this particular example, it's mostly to do with the grind/edge geometry more than the blade steel or knife design. I only like thick edges on hatchets;). Like my knives, especially folders, thin and slicy.
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That's why I carry a ZT, different tools for different jobs. I'm used to using a Case knife for most things; and I feel naked without one in my pocket.
 
This is why I too carry a traditional with my "modern" knives. My favorite Case knife is the CV pen:thumbup:
 
It's just fact that a thinner blade slices better, but there are so many people who will argue all day long that their .25" blade stock titanium framelock cut better than a trational. I can only assume it's out of denial or maybe even an attempt to justify the 200-400 they spent on a sharpened prybar. It's why I gave up hope for /r/knives and /r/knifeclub.
 
BlockPsycho said:
It's just fact that a thinner blade slices better, but there are so many people who will argue all day long that their .25" blade stock titanium framelock cut better than a trational. I can only assume it's out of denial or maybe even an attempt to justify the 200-400 they spent on a sharpened prybar. It's why I gave up hope for /r/knives and /r/knifeclub.
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My thoughts exactly.
 
The reason I carry traditional knives is they work better for the cutting chores I come across in my daily life.
 
Love my Yellow Delrin Peanut. I just put a "razor's edge" on it yesterday afternoon. That 1095 Chrome Vanadium steel makes it a "slicing machine". :thumbup: :cool:
 
Tilley Knife said:
I'd prefer a Case over a ZT anyway but in this particular example, it's mostly to do with the grind/edge geometry more than the blade steel or knife design. I only like thick edges on hatchets;). Like my knives, especially folders, thin and slicy.
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Ditto that.

The sheepsfoot blade on my Case 6375 CV stockman may be the thinnest blade I own. It started out thin when new, and I thinned it some more. I use it regularly for box/package-opening tasks (best clamshell-package opener in the universe) and the occasional zip-tie cutting, and it keeps proving to me the efficiency of a thin geometry. Holds up very well, precisely because it cuts so efficiently, minimizing pressure against the apex of the edge. If/when it does incur a little edge-rolling or denting, that same extremely thin edge is easily fixed in a few swipes on any available stone, only taking maybe a minute or two's time.


David
 
Just took delivery of a Case Tony Bose collaboration Smooth Chestnut Bone Teardrop, TB62028 SS. I own GEC, Northwoods and similar knives but the Teardrop is the best fit and finish production knife I have ever purchased. I usually sharpen most knives after I receive them but this one I left alone as it was great out of the box. Quite the little gentleman's slicer.
 
The F&F on my rough black humpback stockman is the best of anything I own. The sheepsfoot blade cuts thick clamshell packages like the proverbial "hot knife through butter."

Alan
 
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