How are Case knives?

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Hey everyone. As the title implies, I'm wondering about experience you guys have had with Case knives. I fully understand that there are better, more expensive knives out there, but as far as bang for the buck, how are they?

I like them for their traditional appeal and not threatening appearance. So, aesthetics aside, are they good cutting tools?
 
Ask the Mods to move this to the Tradition forum, you will get very full replies.

Case is a good knife.
 
I'm very happy with my Sodbuster SS. The F&F is better than the German Soddies I own. Case seems to be back on track with quality control but if you could inspect the knife before you buy it, that would help!! The Case warranty Dept. is excellent, or so they have been to me.
 
It depends, they range from good (most of their conventional knives in stainless & CV) to very good (Their 154 Cm series - a step up in fit and finish and price from their CV and Tru Sharp knives) to custom quality (Case/Bose collabs - my favorite production knives from any manufacturer, these are absolutely top shelf).

Ive had good experiences with Case products in all of their price ranges. :thumbup:
 
Generally,very good.But they cater highly to the collector market and have some worthless patterns and crazy handle etches and stuff.All the vault hype,ect..I guess it keeps them in business and that is a good thing.
 
Okay, well as it turns out, it wont make a difference, because the deed is done. I've gone ahead and bought a couple of their smaller peanut model. One yellow in the carbon, the other with their pocket worn Tru-sharp stainless.

But I am pleased to hear that people like them. I think they'll make good little everyday knives that'll sorta disappear in the pocket. Guess the peanuts are about 3'' closed.
 
i have 3, all of them came pretty sharp 2 of them shave sharp.
Fit and finish was pretty good also, one small problem with the grind on my yeller stockman nothing to get worked up over though.
I love my 3 case (Yeller CV Stockman, Soddie and a brown SS mini stockman) but with any knife handling it first would be a good idea if possible.
There are a few manufacturers you might want to check out...
Buck
Queen/Schatt & Morgan
Great Eastern
Moore Maker
Boker
im sure i'm forgetting some

good luck (Try the Yeller Handles:thumbup:)
ivan
 
I have been very happy with my recent Case purchases, a peanut, swing guard, Eisenhower, and stockman. Only gripe of the bunch, one of the Eisenhower blades has a coarse finished edge.
 
I bought a Case 3 blade stockman with an amber bone handle. I can't remember model right off hand now. It doesn't fit in with what I usually carry but once and a while I like to go "old school". Case is an American icon and is proud to be American Made. The fit and finish on mine was excellent. It wasn't a Pocket Worn model but the polish on the NS bolsters were brilliant like sterling silver. After hearing all the negitive remarks about the stainless blades (420?) I tested the on some manila rope and it was still pretty sharp afterwards. The only thing that keeps me from buying more is cash flow at this time.
 
Case makes a decent quality knife, and they stand behind their product. I'm not crazy about their collector appeal, but I would never hesitate to buy a Case- stainless or CV.
 
Very happy with my Case Yellow Sodbuster Jr. in CV! I have other Case's also and have never been disappointed. Next purchase will be a Small Texas Jack in CV. Then a ......... in CV. (Wish they had more options in "CV".) I did pick up a Sodbuster Jr. in True Sharp SS. When I got through with it... , well that thing is truely sharp!! You can't go wrong with a Case. Enjoy, M
 
My Case Canoe has seen just as much if not more pocket time than my Delica.

I've got quite a few Case knives and love them all. My Case Canoe Seahorse Whittler is my all time favorite wood whittling knife.
 
I think we can leave this one here.

At times it is good to have a variety of topics in the general forum.
 
even though i have better more expensive knives my case slipjoints get most of the pocket time. I think they are a very good value for the money.
 
I can't tell much difference between my Case slippies and my Rough Rider slippies. Except Case costs three or four times as much and Case in made in the USA while Rough Rider is made in China. Because of that fact alone, I'll buy Case. But, it sure makes one wonder.
 
At different times in the past 3 or 4 decades I have had them suddenly snap in two or otherwise fail. They seem to be too brittle to take serious use and abuse. Usually they are very pretty though.
 
Here is an example of the last time I counted on (or purchased) a Case knife. The failure occurred in the late 80s, but I keep it as a reminder. Because it failed while batoning through a deer's pelvis it was deemed an abuse of the hunting knife, even though that was a standard task I expected any knife that large being sold as a 'hunting knife' to be capable of performing.

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I probably wont be batoning any deer pelvises, but thanks for the feedback. Good to know that if the need to baton bone or some like material ever arose, I should proceed with caution.
 
superc said:
Here is an example of the last time I counted on (or purchased) a Case knife. The failure occurred in the late 80s, but I keep it as a reminder. Because it failed while batoning through a deer's pelvis it was deemed an abuse of the hunting knife, even though that was a standard task I expected any knife that large being sold as a 'hunting knife' to be capable of performing.

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Awwww...c'mon. That'll sharpen right out!
 
I bought a Sodbuster Jr recently and I have to say, fit and finish wasn't too good. Edge grinds seemed pretty good but all along one of the brass liners and the backspring is a gap. The blade also isn't centered and grinds against the inside of the liner when closed. Also on the handle it seems like something rubbed off against the bottom part because it is slightly blackened with a rough finish like some delrin is missing.

Still, none of these matters really hinder the use of the knife and I've been carrying it as EDC and I love it. This is my first Case so it probably doesn't represent Case F&F as a whole. You can bet I'll be getting more Case CV slipjoints in the future.
 
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