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Pàdruig said:
I think there might be a couple of factors.

Case is known to "under-blade" their knives - making the blades more slender to avoid blade rap and such.

There is also a sharper curve to the frame with the Case versus the Viper, which I think leads to being able to fit more blade in the well.
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That's fair, and I'd much rather have more blade than a sunken fit.
 
JTB_5 said:
I wish that GEC would get the blade on their Viper to sit as low at the Case. I know that it may not be possible because of the size of the blade, but it would be nice to have a little bit less tang exposed when closed.
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Sorry responded to wrong thread:(
 
EngrSorenson said:
Can anyone do a viper-Ramsfoot side-by-side? I swear the handle is roughly the same size, the shape is slightly different.
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Pàdruig said:
I think there might be a couple of factors.

Case is known to "under-blade" their knives - making the blades more slender to avoid blade rap and such.

There is also a sharper curve to the frame with the Case versus the Viper, which I think leads to being able to fit more blade in the well.
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interesting point about the case knives being “under bladed”. I’d believe that’s true! Less mass about the pivot leads to less over-travel.

to be thorough, GEC could still sink the joint in the viper. It would require movement of the pivot, and the width of the blade (edge to spine) would have to get smaller near the joint. It can be done, it just changes the blade proportions. I think that’s why knives like canoes and copperheads have exaggerated bolsters- it gives more room to hide a bigger blade.

AnW said:
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thank you very much. The size comparison is striking! I didn’t expect the viper to be chunkier compared to the #97. Thank you so much for the informative photos!

Jiki said:
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Just making small talk. I figured it was more interesting than just posting a compliment.
 
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EngrSorenson said:
interesting point about the case knives being “under bladed”. I’d believe that’s true! Less mass about the pivot leads to less over-travel.

to be thorough, GEC could still sink the joint in the viper. It would require movement of the pivot, and the width of the blade (edge to spine) would have to get smaller near the joint. It can be done, it just changes the blade proportions. I think that’s why knives like canoes and copperheads have exaggerated bolsters- it gives more room to hide a bigger blade.



thank you very much. The size comparison is striking! I didn’t expect the viper to be chunkier compared to the #97. Thank you so much for the informative photos!



Just making small talk. I figured it was more interesting than just posting a compliment.
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Pretty much everything is in a whittling book somewhere. ;)

I believe I saw somewhere on here that Case blades are 1/3 shorter spine to blade as SOP as their response to blade wrap.
 
hose56 said:
Wow, I just blew another woofer on the 2nd pair of Bose computer speakers. Got about two years out of them. I want something better. A Man needs to rock and Blue. Suggestions please. Something I can't blow while we rock. Money is not an issue but space is. Any help is appreciated.
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I like to use Realistic’s Minimus 7 for computer speakers - small, highly regarded sound and very cheap second hand.

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We really need to see that upcoming #35 computer technician’s knife that has everyone talking :p
 
Jiki said:
Pretty much everything is in a whittling book somewhere. ;)

I believe I saw somewhere on here that Case blades are 1/3 shorter spine to blade as SOP as their response to blade wrap.
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there’s truth in that statement. Truly there is nothing new under the sun for things as old as carving wood.

Interesting- I’ve always found case blades to be decent carving blades because of the narrowness (Spine to edge). I think It’s interesting that they leave so much blade unrealized. That might explain why the blades always look disproportionate compared to the handles.

Camillus said:
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We really need to see that upcoming #35 computer technician’s knife that has everyone talking :p
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a dogleg with a wharnecliffe sure makes a pleasing knife.
 
hose56 said:
Wow, I just blew another woofer on the 2nd pair of Bose computer speakers. Got about two years out of them. I want something better. A Man needs to rock and Blue. Suggestions please. Something I can't blow while we rock. Money is not an issue but space is. Any help is appreciated.
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I don’t think GEC makes speakers. :rolleyes: ;)

That said, they did make the Calf Pen, so I guess anything’s possible! :confused: :D
 
I'm going to go way outside of the box here:

The first picture is for a fixed blade short saber (see the empty scabbard on the horse?). Obviously GEC stole the saber from the horse in order to make a template.

The second picture is for a butcher's knife. How do you think the pig that became those sausages and dogs got into that shape, anyhow?

The third picture and Massasauga name go together. The snake is actually for the shape of the knife, while the name is for the Massasauga Provincial Park in Canada. Ergo, GEC will be making a third fixed blade, the Canadian belt knife, which has a very snakelike curvature.
 
JTB_5 said:
I'm going to go way outside of the box here:

The first picture is for a fixed blade short saber (see the empty scabbard on the horse?). Obviously GEC stole the saber from the horse in order to make a template.

The second picture is for a butcher's knife. How do you think the pig that became those sausages and dogs got into that shape, anyhow?

The third picture and Massasauga name go together. The snake is actually for the shape of the knife, while the name is for the Massasauga Provincial Park in Canada. Ergo, GEC will be making a third fixed blade, the Canadian belt knife, which has a very snakelike curvature.
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I sincerely hope you’re way off base, but I commend your creativity!
 
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