New Case Sparxx Stockman

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TLARbb

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I just picked up a 63032 in the Sparxx white delrin and red case shield. This is a very attractive knife. I really like the jigging; it looks and feels like it is "pocket worn" and is an improved look over smooth delrin in my mind. The knife itself is a typical 63032 stockman on the same frame as my beloved Texas jacks. I think you can see in the photo how high the sheepsfoot lies above the liners. This is the one thing that bugs me about Case stockmen at least in this pattern. Otherwise it is well made, well finished; a very nice knife.

A photo:

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If you folks have any of the other knives in the series, let me know what you think of the jigged white delrin scales. As for me, I like them very much. Now, just need a Texas jack with CV...

Ed J

Edit after posting this photo, the jigging is not showing up hardly at all. If you didn't know it was jigged you couldn't tell from my photo. I'll do another photo later to capture the jigging.
 
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Ed,
I think I have the same knife but I can't see your pic on this computer. (employer security block)

I like the jigged white delrin scales and I think the red shield on mine is a nice touch.

There is something about a white handled knife that intrigues me. I wouldn't mind having some of the other patterns in the series.
 
Hi Ed J,

I haven´t any knife of this series... til now ;)

But it´s really a nice stockman. I´ve already seen it on the catalogue, which arrived last week.

Congratz to that one :)

Kind regards
Andi
 
It's a little less expensive than the bone handled versions I think. After working the kicks on the pen and sheepsfoot, it is much more to my liking. I might be able to get a bit more but I'm going to stop where I'm at and use it for a while before I try to get it any lower. Too bad I didn't take a "before" shot so you could see the difference. But the tip of the sheepsfoot was over 1/8" above the liners; now it is just even with them. I took the pen down a bit so the nail nick on the sheepsfoot wouldn't get hidden. There was lots of room to drop the pen and I think I can still get a bit on the sheepsfoot before I would have to touch the pen.

It really is a nice knife and many folks would not have had an issue with it as built. I really try hard to get into the stockman pattern; maybe this one will be the bell ringer for me.

Ed J
 
Is it typical of the 63032 to have such a proud sheepsfoot blade? I only had a 63032 for a couple days before returning it (the pen blade ground against the sheepsfoot and got stuck coming out in the sheepsfoot's nail nick), so I don't remember. I ask because I have 3 6332s (the 63032's predecessor), and all their sheepsfoots are pretty much even with the clip. Heck, one of them (1974) the sheepsfoot rides lower than the clip.:eek: Does yours have the sticking issue of the pen/sheepsfoot blade like mine did? I really like the 63032 pattern, but I'm weary of trying another if it's just going to have the same issues as the rest. The 6332 didn't have any of these issues; I don't know why they changed it.
 
Aaron, I worked the kicks on the pen and sheepsfoot this afternoon. The sheepsfoot is now not quite even with the main clip, but is much better; the point is now just even with the liners. I think I can go a little more. This is the only 63032 that I have had, but the 6347 stockman I have is very similar in that the sheepsfoot is very high on it as well. The reverse gunstock on the 63032 allows the pen to lay pretty low so the sheepsfoot could be a good bit lower. I'll post up another photo tomorrow when the sun gets up so you can see where I am with it now.

On my knife there is plenty of clearance between the pen and the sheepsfoot; no dragging or hanging up at all there. The main clip rubs the sheepsfoot a bit when opening the main, not a big deal. Drags right at the top line break on the blade spine. You can see the mark on the sheepsfoot in the photo in the first post. You can also see how high the sheepsfoot lays in that photo. Like I said, I'll get a couple more pictures up tomorrow. I tried again to capture the jigging in the delrin, but it just doesn't show up in the pictures.

The clip and pen look to be the same as on the Texas jack. Maybe the pen is a little shallower spine to edge, but very similar. The straight edge sheepsfoot should make this a really great pocket knife. Right now it's a work-in-progress.

Ed J
 
I forgot I actually had a picture of the 63032 I returned.

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Apparently this one had a pretty low riding sheepsfoot. Similar to my 6332s.

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Sorry for the quick-and-crappy cellphone shot, but it demonstrates my point well enough. If you compare the nail nicks on the sheepsfoot blades, you can see on the 63032 they moved it more towards the tip than on the 6332. Probably for better leverage and/or accessibility. But if the blades are too close together, as they were on mine, it makes getting the pen blade out a chore.

I got a 6318 (smooth chestnut bone) a while back and the sheepsfoot blade was comically proud. Even after quite a bit of filing down, it still sits higher than my unmodified 1980 6318HE.

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I can't get any decent photos right now to show it but the tip of the sheepsfoot blade on my 63032 sticks up past the liners in the same fashion as yours does, Ed. These photos were taken when I first got the knife.

The pen blade opens freely on my version as well.

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I've carried a 6318 for 10+ years and it NEVER occurred to me that I was allowed to file a bit to lower the very proud sheepsfoot blade. I learn something every day. Tempted by this white knife, it'd standout among my blue bones....
 
I just discovered the SparXX white scales over the past weekend while visiting our local True Value. As usual, I lingered over the knife cases while my wife went in search of whatever she was looking for :D

I made sure to point out the white Tiny Trapper I liked, not sure if she took the hint for Christmas...I'll find out soon enough!
 
Railsplitter's photos show the jigging really well. It is moulded into the scale material rather than cut in with tooling. This gives it a "pocket worn" feel out of the box. The combination of the white scales and the red Case shield is quite attractive. I am finding I like the knife, but the sheepsfoot does still bug me a bit. Maybe if I just use the sheepsfoot most of the time, that issue will be somewhat mitigated. I find myself wishing they had made a Texas jack in this version. I may pick up another knife in the series because I quite like the combination.

Ed J
 
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I like the white scales and red shield. I have a trapper and this one:

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Don't carry the trapper much, but this one sees some pocket time.
 
I'm not sure why I bought the stockman instead of the copperlock as I am a fool for copperlocks, but not so much stockmen. That's a good looking knife! I like the white scales on this series. Just wish more patterns were available, specifically the Texas jack and mini copperhead.

Ed J
 
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TLARbb, I hope you do not mind if I ask a quick question of Planterz that would detract from your thread Really quick. Planterz, what is that case on the bottom? I do not think I have ever seen that before. (In watermelon bone??)

Also, in pictures, the Sparxx scales has looked very unattractive to me until now. I might just have to give in and get myself a Doctor's knife! I have always been fond of white scales but Sparxx always looked 'cheap' to me for some reason. Good stuff! :thumbup:
 
DeadFall27 said:
TLARbb, I hope you do not mind if I ask a quick question of Planterz that would detract from your thread Really quick. Planterz, what is that case on the bottom? I do not think I have ever seen that before. (In watermelon bone??)
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That looks like it might be a 64052 (CV?) Congress. I know there's a red bone version in CV out there.
 
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