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Up first is a Congress in dark red bone CV.
I've had very little interest in Congress pattern knives because I prefer single or 2 bladed knives, and don't like how most companies make them with two copies of each blade -- I figure that if you're going to have that many, they might as well all be different shapes in the name of maximum versatility. Case is one of the few makers that goes that route, and I found it for a good price, so decided to give it a try.
Well made, and the handle shape is very comfortable to hold... but it has one big issue. The inner, main spear and sheepsfoot blade's pulls are almost entirely covered by the outer secondary coping and pen blades. I have to pinch the sheepsfoot open like an ezopen, and try to hook the bit of of the spear's long pull that isn't covered with a corner of my nail. I'm going to give it a shot, but I think that'll be a deal breaker. I do, however, now have a strong hankering for a half Congress...
One thing that surprised me is that it has 4 backsprings. I was expecting two supporting a blade at each end, not one per blade. The knife isn't too thick, so it's not good or bad, just different.
Second: The mini copperhead with a wharncliffe main blade, a knife that's been brought up a few times recently. Mine is from the Kinfolks line of Case's Family Brands series, with honey brown bone scales.
The combination of wharncliffe and pen blades is one of my favorites for general purpose use, and ever since I saw this variation, I've been wanting to try it as a penknife style variation of the swayback jack, which is one of my favorite patterns. Similar length to the SBJ, but much slimmer handler and blades. I'm not sure yet about that either -- I tend to like slippy handles like I like women, with a bit of extra padding.
Peanut lovers who think the SBJ is too big ought to love this one, though.
I'll have to try to find time to take them outside today and get pictures. In the meantime, stock images are easily available through google.
I've had very little interest in Congress pattern knives because I prefer single or 2 bladed knives, and don't like how most companies make them with two copies of each blade -- I figure that if you're going to have that many, they might as well all be different shapes in the name of maximum versatility. Case is one of the few makers that goes that route, and I found it for a good price, so decided to give it a try.
Well made, and the handle shape is very comfortable to hold... but it has one big issue. The inner, main spear and sheepsfoot blade's pulls are almost entirely covered by the outer secondary coping and pen blades. I have to pinch the sheepsfoot open like an ezopen, and try to hook the bit of of the spear's long pull that isn't covered with a corner of my nail. I'm going to give it a shot, but I think that'll be a deal breaker. I do, however, now have a strong hankering for a half Congress...
One thing that surprised me is that it has 4 backsprings. I was expecting two supporting a blade at each end, not one per blade. The knife isn't too thick, so it's not good or bad, just different.
Second: The mini copperhead with a wharncliffe main blade, a knife that's been brought up a few times recently. Mine is from the Kinfolks line of Case's Family Brands series, with honey brown bone scales.
The combination of wharncliffe and pen blades is one of my favorites for general purpose use, and ever since I saw this variation, I've been wanting to try it as a penknife style variation of the swayback jack, which is one of my favorite patterns. Similar length to the SBJ, but much slimmer handler and blades. I'm not sure yet about that either -- I tend to like slippy handles like I like women, with a bit of extra padding.
Peanut lovers who think the SBJ is too big ought to love this one, though.I'll have to try to find time to take them outside today and get pictures. In the meantime, stock images are easily available through google.
