New Case Stockman with blade rub

Should work with Imgur. But I don't use a phone for pix just a point&shoot then upload them to Imgur, copy the link and paste in the post.

Another point about blade rub is simply that it is common or can be expected on three blade knives, but it's pretty common not to get it either! All brands seem the same here, I've got RR, CASE,Queen,Böker, GEC 3 blades without rub and the same brands with it. We surely all prefer not to have blade rub but it is a fact of 3 blade life;) Buck Stockman and 2 blades don't have it in my experience but that's because of their non krinked blades and construction method.

Of course, opening technique can have an impact too. Pressing down hard will push the blades against each other.
 
Will Power said:
Should work with Imgur. But I don't use a phone for pix just a point&shoot then upload them to Imgur, copy the link and paste in the post.

Another point about blade rub is simply that it is common or can be expected on three blade knives, but it's pretty common not to get it either! All brands seem the same here, I've got RR, CASE,Queen,Böker, GEC 3 blades without rub and the same brands with it. We surely all prefer not to have blade rub but it is a fact of 3 blade life;) Buck Stockman and 2 blades don't have it in my experience but that's because of their non krinked blades and construction method.

Of course, opening technique can have an impact too. Pressing down hard will push the blades against each other.
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You're right Will. The knife I pictured earlier in the thread has blade rub yet I have other Case 75 pattern stockman knives that have no blade rub. Your comment about pushing the blades into one another while opening is a good point too.
 
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Obsessed with Edges said:
That's the difference-maker, more often than not. Makers have to walk a very fine line between a multi-blade knife that's relatively thin and 'pocket-friendly', and a more heavily/thickly-constructed knife with no rub at all between blades. Accepting a little rub between more closely-spaced blades, in a thinner profile, is usually the trade-off in making a knife compact enough that most will be willing to carry it, and therefore buy it in the first place. Some spacers inserted to spread the blades apart helps, but also widens the overall profile. Sometimes, but not always*, putting each of the three blades on it's own spring might help (no bending/crinking necessary, to make opposing blades close without rub). Otherwise, closely-spaced blades will have to be thicker and more rigid, to minimize lateral flex contributing to blade rub. If blades are thicker, springs are thicker. And all of a sudden, you have a knife that's significantly wider and heavier than it otherwise could be (probably more expensive, too).

* = Case's current '47 pattern stockman is built on 3 springs; one for each blade. On the plus side, it means the 3 blades shouldn't need any bending (crinking) to make opposing blades close properly without colliding. On the other hand, in this example, Case maintained the overall width about the same as a similar 2-spring knife, which keeps it more 'pocket friendly' in thickness. Maintaining the same overall thickness means the blades and springs are individually much thinner, and the blade spacing is very, very tight. So, it's not immune to blade rub either (I have a '47 pattern to prove it).


David
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My 3 spring 47 not only still has blade rub but the springs being on each other causes a really gritty action
 
jec88 said:
I went to a case outlet store and the guy working the counter took out a dozen stockman knives and they all had blade rub to some degree. He said lately it is more common than not. Never found a single one without the blade rub. It's not necessarily that big of on issue, but I don't think it should be as common as it is because , I've never had a victorinox sak that had blade rub, and they cost less to buy.
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I've got a bunch of USA Schrade Old Timer and Uncle Henry Stockmans of various sizes from the smallest to the largest and none of them have blade rub . None of them .
 
Maybe starting new threads for existing topics are the way to go in your mind ?
It was once an old cliché I heard , but and yes it too was old . But it went something like this ...
Don't sweat the small stuff .
 
RancherinAz said:
Maybe starting new threads for existing topics are the way to go in your mind ?
It was once an old cliché I heard , but and yes it too was old . But it went something like this ...
Don't sweat the small stuff .
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Its not in my mind, it’s spelled out in the general rules for posting on the forum. Responding to really old threads is bolded, in red font, saying it is frowned upon and to start a new thread.

It’s not sweating the small stuff, it’s pointing you in the correct direction.

Read the post from Blues Blues :

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...tional-folders-fixed-blades-sub-forum.530532/
 
C'mon Jake! He's just trying to get his post count up so he has enough to get a BFC knife :rolleyes::)
I kid Rancher, although I'm seeing a lot of that chicanery lately.

Rancher it's just a lot more efficient to make a new thread with the subject you have in mind so everyone can see your concerns up front rather than spread the same exact issue among five different threads. Wouldn't it make more sense to see all the replies in one spot rather than having to bounce all over the place looking for them? Additionally it's annoying for folks who click on a bunch of different new postings and find the exact same question on each one. I think your concerns might be shared amongst other folks who have the same issues and a new thread would definitely be a better way to herd them all together.

Eric
 
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