Long shot request

Wurrwulf · Dec 30, 2018

I've got an idea, and I need a bit of help from The Porch. I realize it may be a long shot, however.

Here's what I'm looking for: someone who owns a Case Tiny Trapper with the wharncliffe secondary and a set of calipers. I'd like to know the thickness of the blade, at the tang, of the wharncliffe blade.

What say ye, Porch: can you help a poor fool with a dream out?

r8shell · Dec 30, 2018

Looks like 1.8 millimeters.

t.willy · Dec 30, 2018

Nice R8shell! And all in under 30 minutes lol. ✌

Wurrwulf · Dec 30, 2018

r8shell said:
Looks like 1.8 millimeters.

Wurrwulf · Dec 30, 2018

So, to expound on my request:

I want very badly for a bare head, ebony-clad, full-sized-wharncliffe secondary-bladed Peanut. Instead of holding out hope that Case would make one, I wondered if I could have one fashioned for me. The Tiny Trapper with wharncliffe secondary is the closest I'll be able to find for a suitable transplant. I just measured the secondary tang thickness on 5 of my Peanuts, and they all came up to 0.065".

r8shell 's measurement of 1.8mm is approx. 0.07". This gives me much hope that I may be able to make this work!

w00t!

r8shell · Dec 30, 2018

Wurrwulf said:

Ha!

Wurrwulf said:
So, to expound on my request:

I want very badly for a bare head, ebony-clad, full-sized-wharncliffe secondary-bladed Peanut. Instead of holding out hope that Case would make one, I wondered if I could have one fashioned for me. The Tiny Trapper with wharncliffe secondary is the closest I'll be able to find for a suitable transplant. I just measured the secondary tang thickness on 5 of my Peanuts, and they all came up to 0.065". r8shell 's measurement of 1.8mm is approx. 0.07". This gives me much hope that I may be able to make this work!

w00t!

I was wondering if you were thinking of some sort of blade swapping project.

I guess the tricky part would be fitting the blade to the spring. Bareheaded ebony always sounds good to me, and I sure hope to see some pictures of what you come up with. Good luck!

eisman · Dec 31, 2018

Why not just have John Lloyd or one of the other custom guys make it for you?

Wurrwulf · Dec 31, 2018

I'm not in a position to drop hundreds upon hundreds of dollars on a custom, unfortunately. Well, not without liquidating a large portion of my collection.