New Case, for me anyways...

[CL01]

Well a friend of mine happened to have this Case lying around, so he offered it to me for a decent price & I nabbed it. It came in today & I'm pleased.

This is an '04 Seahorse Whittler wharncliffe in orange G-10 (SS blades, but oh well). It's just under 4", but slender, so it carries well. The main blade's shorter than I thought at 2 3/8" (2 1/8" edge). i really thought the blade would be closer to 3" or more in a 4" handle. However, I like the "stoutness" of the main blade & the fact that it's a wharncliffe.

It's pictured next to my Daughter's '07 Tiny Trapper in orange G-10. We went to Bass Pro Shops to meet some friends & she HAD to have it, lol.

BTW, regarding F&F, it's outstanding in both of these Cases & no blade play at all. Overall I'm pretty impressed with both of these & the spring tension on the Whittler is just right. It's actually a bit nicer than my Canal St. Cannitler.

 

[cj65]

I bought a bulldog seahorse wharncliffe, and I feel as you do. I thought the blade would be longer, but I really enjoy the stoutness of the blade. It does not want to let go of the edc line up right now.

 

[BJE]

I'll bet if you do some whittlin with that knife you will appreciate the shorter main blade. Try the same thing with a three inch blade and you will notice you have more control of the shorter and stiffer blade.

I don't think Case made these to be real users, they are a great design for whittlin and they are comfortable to use, but with SS only and mostly bright flashy colors, I believe they are targeting collectors only which is a shame.

 

[JHB]

Great knife the whittler - got one in a trade last year. Paired with SAK Solo and makes for a great project team.

 

[CL01]

I'll bet if you do some whittlin with that knife you will appreciate the shorter main blade. Try the same thing with a three inch blade and you will notice you have more control of the shorter and stiffer blade.

I don't think Case made these to be real users, they are a great design for whittlin and they are comfortable to use, but with SS only and mostly bright flashy colors, I believe they are targeting collectors only which is a shame.

You make some good points concerning using a shorter blade & the longer handle makes it more comfortable to use continuisly, but I just thought the blade would be a little longer. My Cannitler is 3 5/8" closed & the blade's just over 2.5", so I was kind of going off of that. However, the wharnny's blade shape is nice because the length's all blade edge.

I hope Case made these good enough to be users, lol, that's what I got it for. While their SS isn't the best, I've heard it isn't bad & I actually like the orange G-10. I do like the other bone colors they have, but I figure the G-10 will handle daily pocket carry w/o any problems.

I thought I read somewhere that Case's SS isn't that much below their CV, but I could be wrong. Anyone use a Case SS blade model w/o any problems?

 

[IVANKERLEY]

the only SS case i own is a mini stockman that shaves hair, dont use it much cause i have big hands and its tiny, My sons Russlock is an excellent knife though and its stainless, seems to hold an edge pretty well considering its being carried by your average 12 year old (thats as close to an endorsement as i can offer).
Congrats on the whittler, i want that pattern real bad Along with a half dozen others, never enough money
ivan