Post your 2026 Case 11 1/2 Cheetah Cub

Hickory n steel

Hickory n steel

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It appears that pre-oprders from some dealers have started shipping and at least one member has received theirs , mine has not shipped yet but hopefully will soon.
I am not sure why they aren't getting very much buzz around here, but rather than question it I'll just try to get some buzz going.

It looks like it's going to be another pattern like the Barlow that they're sharpening quite consistently, and I'll be interested to see if I'm correct on this.
 
I read that releases were supposed to start in late January, but as far as I know none were actually released that early.
I looked online and there are none actually available to just order and ship.
 
I saw I believe on Facebook that someone had received a yellow synthetic.

Cropped out the user info but this appears to be one of the newer case boxes. 1000025787.jpg
 
Ive already received my cheetah cub. A yellow synthetic, sharp knife. F&F came as expected unfortunately ---
But I do like the synthetic handles
 
I can elaborate sure, but respectively, I am uninterested in "proving" it because If by now their QC issues is still new news then I dont know what to tell say
The cheetah example *i received* had slight blade misalignment and blade wobble, just like the axe handle case I just got, but that one had scuffed bolsters as well as blade wobble and alignment issues.
If Case cant or wont slow down with these limited edition vault releases and make sure they arent shipping out specimens with the same QC and F&F issues others have reported then I have my answer by now.
 
ShaiHulud said:
I can elaborate sure, but respectively, I am uninterested in "proving" it because If by now their QC issues is still new news then I dont know what to tell say
The cheetah example *i received* had slight blade misalignment and blade wobble, just like the axe handle case I just got, but that one had scuffed bolsters as well as blade wobble and alignment issues.
If Case cant or wont slow down with these limited edition vault releases and make sure they arent shipping out specimens with the same QC and F&F issues others have reported then I have my answer by now.
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I haven't really experienced many issues myself.
The very 1st Case knife I ever bought was as absolutely perfect as a knife can possibly be, and even with that as my benchmark they've given me nothing significant to complain about.
You're speaking as if every single knife Case puts out these days is majorly flawed and there's something wrong with me for not having low expectations.
Variances exists in factory production traditional knives , I have no reason to believe what you're saying when you won't properly elaborate or post photos proving your claims.

I have no doubt that the 2 knives in question weren't 100% perfect, but how far from 100% is still undetermined.
How much play, which direction, how far off center, and just as important what did they get right.
The title of this thread is " Post your 2026 Case 11 1/2 Cheetah Cub " not come tell us you already got yours but are unhappy and unwilling to elaborate or post pictures.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I haven't really experienced many issues myself.
The very 1st Case knife I ever bought was as absolutely perfect as a knife can possibly be, and even with that as my benchmark they've given me nothing significant to complain about.
You're speaking as if every single knife Case puts out these days is majorly flawed and there's something wrong with me for not having low expectations.
Variances exists in factory production traditional knives , I have no reason to believe what you're saying when you won't properly elaborate or post photos proving your claims.

I have no doubt that the 2 knives in question weren't 100% perfect, but how far from 100% is still undetermined.
How much play, which direction, how far off center, and just as important what did they get right.
The title of this thread is " Post your 2026 Case 11 1/2 Cheetah Cub " not come tell us you already got yours but are unhappy and unwilling to elaborate or post pictures.
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I dont and won't trash talk Case. I do not believe every knife they make misses the mark. I have bought many case online and the case knives i personally received are examples with blade wobble, sharp pins, bolsters that can catch a nail pretty easily. But i dont say anything because im not going to launch a crusade against them nor shame anyone who likes them. I can plainly see that you like case. Im happy they have worked for you. I have gotten a mixed bag of success. I wont "prove it" because I dont need to. Believe it or dont, i have not set up myself for taking photos anyway
 
Anybody with a smartphone can take a picture , host it extremely easily to POSTIMAGE for fee without even needing to sign up, and post it here on Bladeforums.
I don't know how anybody can feel like they're really participating on a forum if they can't share their love of the hobby with pictures anyways, I certainly didn't on the 1st forum I had ever joined before I figured out how to post pictures.

And by the way you claim you didn't want to trash Case, but you came in here saying my knife has problems that I'm not going to elaborate about because the fact that it's a Case should tell you all you need to know.
Yes I'm aware of the kinds of flaws that can be found in mass produced knives that utilize a lot of hand work.
Whether intentional or not you did come here trashing Case to a degree.
If your knife is imperfect it's imperfect, but to what degree matters if they mattered enough to even mention in the 1st place.
 
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