No more Case Trappers

[joe-bob]

I came to the same conclusion about Case Cheetahs. There are dozens and dozens of versions. Now I've got a bunch I need to get rid of so I can get something else.

 

[LuciousClay]

I have always liked the modern Case trapper. I find it hard to leave the house with out my Yella CV. 4 1/8 is the perfect size for large hands and the spey doesn't bother me because I don't whittle. I would prefer a warncliffe over the spey but I still use it often. I find it a little easier to sharpen than the clip due to the long straight edge. I use it for the same things I would use a warncliffe for, primarily rope, 550, and tape.

 

[dalee100]

What do you do with the spey curve? I'd like ideas for making mine more useful to me. As it is, i normally reserve the spey blade as a sharp backup to the clip point blade. I don't really "do" anything different with it, just keep it in reserve.

Hi,

I got used to using speys for cutting boar piglets as a youngster. But, today I find them very useful for skinning small game when I need to use a blade. I even find it useful for deer sized game. And the tight radius is good for tracing a line to cut patterns such as paper gaskets. Though I do understand a lot of people prefer wharncliffs for that, (I've never owned a wharnnie blade, so I maybe missing out).

It was always the most used blade on any stockman I owned followed by the clip. The sheep's foot is the one I never use.

dalee

 

[RobbW]

Thanks dalee, I appreciate the response. I know they're good for skinning and speying animals, I just don't have need for that. Actually, the most use I get out of mine is keeping the spey blade razor sharp and using it like scissors on wrapping paper. For Christmas and birthdays, it's when my spey sees the most use.

I like wharncliffe blades for clamshell packaging. The abrupt point is great for piercing and tracing.