Got me a new Case today.

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ElCuchillo

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Hey guys. Just got me a new Case knife today. It's a two blade jack knife. I think it's the Case Pen knife. Pattern number 32087. It has a main clip blade on one end, and a small pen blade on the other. I got the Yellow CV one (it was all they had). It's a very cool knife. Has the same blades as my Peanut, but fits my hand alot better. I never really had a use or need for a spey blade or sheepsfoot blade, so I decided against getting the stockman. There was a Barlow there, but it felt too big and cumbersome in my pocket. I love my Peanut, but it's just tad too small for my hand. This knife is just right. Plus it only has one spring, so it's almost as thin as my SAK Cadet. I'm edcing this one for a while and see how it works out for me. It's gonna be an exciting next few weeks.
 
Congrats, EC! I gave my step-son a Yellow CV Pen Knife for his birthday last year. As you said, it has the same blades as the Peanut, but with a tad bit more to hold onto while still being a pocketable knife. Let us know how it works out for you. And NO feeding it to the gators!
 
I gave my brother a yellow case pen knife at christmas last year,neat knife. That pen blade is really thin,thinner than the one on my case peanut.Should do really well for delicate work.
 
I've been carrying that very knife in the watch pocket of my jeans for a couple of months now. Great little knife, and much more comfortable than the peanut for me. Don't forget to keep something on that CV to ward off the rust demons ;)
 
I was cuttin up an apple today. Cut it in half, and used the clip blade to cut one, and the pen blade to cut the other. It's already gettin some Patina on it. Very comfortable knife.
 
ElCuchillo said:
I love my Peanut, but it's just tad too small for my hand. This knife is just right.
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That's what I think about the Peanut too, just a tad too small.

I bought a Pocket Hunter on the Net and nearly fell over when it arrived...
It was sooooo small :eek:

I know it's surprising what you can do with these small knives but I'll be buying larger knives from now on.

Looks like you got a keeper :thumbup:
 
I gotta say, this is a really neat little knife. I had to tap on it a bit to get the wobble out of the clip blade, so it doesn't have the walk it did before, but it's all good. I know it was there, and since I'm the one who took it out, it's ok. I'm letting this one get a patina on it's own. I was reading a post on another forum the other day that got me thinking. I carry a Leatherman Wave on my belt at all times. Not only has it saved the day more times then I can remember, it was a gift from my wife when we started dating, so it not only has functional value to me, but also sentimental value. I'll probably be buried with it when I go. Anyway, there was a thread about rust on Leatherman tools, and how they have a bad reputation for it. However, the rust is very superficial, and can usually be wiped away using nothing but your dry finger. Besides, ANY tool develops rust on it, without reducing functionality. I thought about this with my CV blades. I'm letting my Case Pen knife get a patina on it's own. No vinegar or anything. If a little rust develops, I'll wipe it off right away and go on about my business. I'm still new to the carbon game, but I have noticed that when I put a deep dark patina on my knives, they start to rust. Isn't this the exact opposite of what's supposed to happen? Maybe I'm just doing something wrong (leaving it in the vinegar too long?) Also, my soddie has started some slight pitting. Anyway, I'm letting mother nature take it's course with this knife. I've been cutting pears with it, and after just three days it's already completely dark, but there is still a slight bit of shine to the blades. I guess it's not completely sealed yet. However, it's been in the 90s here in Florida, and I've been sweating pretty heavily at work, and the rust has yet to make itself kniwn, so maybe this one will work out for me.
 
ElCuchillo said:
I carry a Leatherman Wave on my belt at all times. ... Anyway, there was a thread about rust on Leatherman tools, and how they have a bad reputation for it. However, the rust is very superficial, and can usually be wiped away using nothing but your dry finger.
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I know what you mean. I have to roll my eyes when I read guys on these forums bemoan TINY specs of discoloration that will appear on some steels and tools with real world use. Good Lord, if you can get it off with a dry paper towel or your thumb nail, it is NOT problem corrosion.
 
I had a Boker barlow and an Old Timer single blade trapper liner lock that had been in a box that got wet while in storage. Yep, and rusty.

I had some of those abrasive pad thingies that women use on their finger nails for another project. These had one long purple side and the other side was half white/half grey, and it had a stiff, foam core. Different degrees of abrasive. These bend a little and contour or can be laid flat and move the item instead of the board.

I decided to try these out on the knifes just to see what would happen. Whatta deal! They quickly took off the stubborn rust and smoothed out the blades, backsprings and since they gently contoured around the object, cleaned up the bolsters on the Boker nicely. The knives still had some pitting as they had caught some rust, but the cleaned up pretty smoothly without losing the patina. Both knives were carbon steel, btw.

You could use the finer parts for basic maintenance and the courser side (not all that course since they are used on finger nails) for heavier stuff.

I've yet to give them a try for stropping, but they might just work pretty well.
 
ElCuchillo - what about the naval jelly patina? I went out to Lowe's this wknd. and bought some. Haven't had a chance to use it yet, but recall your liking the patina it left. Did the steel wind up rusting? Mike
 
I got my first 'yellow handle' Case today in the mail (stockman) and I was very pleasantly surprised. It is also in CV, and the handle is more, I don't know the word, lustrous perhaps, than I thought it would be. Last week a friend gave me an old rusted up 'piece of junk' (his words) that he found somewhere. It turned out to be an older 4" Stockman. A little naval jelly, and lot of steel wool, and she turned out pretty nice. The naval jelly left a very even patina on the blades fairly quickly (it isn't very dark as it wasn't on there long) and I may give the stuff a try on the new one just to see. A good start to the week.
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After the patina has gotten as dark as I want it I give it a real good wash to make sure it’s clean and free of what ever is producing the patina. Then I soak it in oil for at least a few hours letting the oil soak in. The oil treatment seems to help but it could just be my imagination.
 
As far as production carbon steel pocket knives, the Case CV knives are very hard to beat for the money.

ElCuchillo, I'm glad to see you sticking with carbon steel down there in the wet-N-sticky state :)
 
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