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
 
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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Fwiw, I have received very nice, and pretty poor examples of modern case knives. I can provide pics if interested, but they are not of the cheetah specifically so I'll hold back unless prompted.

Blade wobble and gaps are the main issues I tend to find, but I've also had a couple issues with pull/action just being much lighter than I'd prefer or expect with the average case knife.

That said generally when I contact the vendor I purchase from they're willing to swap out or refund and return, I've only had one or two I got "stuck" with.

In my experience when Case gets it right, the knives are great. It just seems like they are letting slip qc and several have made their way out with issues. It's why I prefer to see and handle them in person when I can before buying.

I do think these special releases would receive a little extra attention and I hope most report back better knives than this other user. I've been tempted by the axe handle myself but have been waiting to hear feedback before really considering buying.
 
mac0731 said:
Fwiw, I have received very nice, and pretty poor examples of modern case knives. I can provide pics if interested, but they are not of the cheetah specifically so I'll hold back unless prompted.
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I certainly know that issues can happen, and there's pattern or two that I don't think they can get right from what I've seen.
I've been very lucky mostly just having gotten nice and slightly less nice knives, but people can have different expectations and standards for what constitutes a nice knife.

With my Cheetah Cub I'll be checking the W&T, overall tight fitment , and I'm hoping for an edge that's fairly even & consistent on both sides.
I'll except a hint of blade play to a point, and don't consider any issues that I have to go out of my way to notice.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I certainly know that issues can happen, and there's pattern or two that I don't think they can get right from what I've seen.
I've been very lucky mostly just having gotten nice and slightly less nice knives, but people can have different expectations and standards for what constitutes a nice knife.

With my Cheetah Cub I'll be checking the W&T, overall tight fitment , and I'm hoping for an edge that's fairly even & consistent on both sides.
I'll except a hint of blade play to a point, and don't consider any issues that I have to go out of my way to notice.
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Politely, what this says is "I am ok with flaws" even though you spent time calling out S ShaiHulud for not being accepting of flaws.

I have something like 50 or 60 Case knives, spanning decades of production, and plenty of them have some issue or other. Bad grinds, blade play (I do not accept blade play in a slipjoint, sorry, I just don't), gaps in scales, backsprings, etc. I actually posted on the board how about a month ago, I was at my local ACE and perusing the fresh batch of Case knives they'd gotten in and every single one of them had blunt tips on all blades. It was actually bizarre. Like, the grinds all ended half a millimeter from the tips. Trappers, Stockmans, several other models. It was crazy to me that that many knives passed QC with such poor grinds. BUT. They were pretty, and the scales on the fifteen or so knives I personally inspected were nice looking, and the blades were polished. That's probably why, when I went in last week, most of that batch had sold. So clearly, blunt tips (a major QC defect) weren't a big deal to some folks, though they were to me. 🤷

In any case, I have had to send multiple Case knives back in the last year for QC issues. Others, I've gotten and they've been perfect. It's just such a wild swing, you never know what you're going to get. These days, I try to only buy Case knives I've manually inspected, or I buy from a dealer who has no issue with returns. So, ShaiHulud's experience is neither surprising nor all that uncommon.
 
Quiet said:
Politely, what this says is "I am ok with flaws" even though you spent time calling out S ShaiHulud for not being accepting of flaws.
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What is or isn't a flaw ?
Some things I consider a legitimate flaw and others I don't, when 100% is hard to find with any factory production traditional knife I try to keep my expectations realistic.
I understand that people have different standards and I'm not saying anybody should be accepting of glaring legitimate flaws, but if somebody comes in here saying this knife has flaws that I'm not going to elaborate on or post pictures of because it's a Case and you should already know what I'm talking about I'm inclined to assume they may be knit picking.

I don't want significant blade play but ignore any that I have to deliberately check for with a little force, centering is a non issue within a certain degree, if I need a flashlight to see a faint gap in a spot or two it's not a problem.
For the most part If quality percentages of most details are each 95%+ I don't complain.
Edges on a number of patterns seem to consistently be uneven, while others like the Barlow are very good from what I've seen and experienced.
That's my definition of fairly realistic expectations, but I don't necessarily find it unreasonable to care more about some issues because again I understand differing standards and that there is no one way to enjoy knives.


Maybe my standards could be higher, but they aren't significantly low in general either.
 
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