Quality of modern Case knives

4 new swell center jacks to use for examples.

The Appaloosa bone has more gaps than I would like, but judging by past experience they will say it's within tolerance. Not so bad as to effect function but they could of done a lot better.
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The only other complaint would be the cover thickness miss match on the bone stag.
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Overall pleased for what they cost, would still like to see more consistency in their QC.

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Nebuchadnezzar said:
4 new swell center jacks to use for examples.

The Appaloosa bone has more gaps than I would like, but judging by past experience they will say it's within tolerance. Not so bad as to effect function but they could of done a lot better.
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The only other complaint would be the cover thickness miss match on the bone stag.
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Overall pleased for what they cost, would still like to see more consistency in their QC.

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I would be quite happy with those. Thanks for sharing. Nice little collection ya got there! Now, blades rubbing liners or really off ground handles do. But I tell ya, the thing that bothers me the most is a very mismatch of handle color.

I had a mini copperlock that was so bad I sent it in. One handle scale was deep green and the other white to very light green. They didn’t do nothing. If i had known about dying scales then I’d went that route. But I sold it like the immature rascal I was.
 
JM2 said:
As promised. This is the teardrop at my local ace.

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Yeah, for years I would look at Case knives in the display at the local hardware store - many very appealing designs, but the quality was so bad for the price that I never bought one.

Earlier this year I decided to grit my teeth and get a couple of Cases online, and they are great! Quite good fit and finish. I just got a third one this weekend, and it's excellent. All three were made in 2021. So I can't comment on older ones, but I feel pretty comfortable recommending Case knives made in 2021.
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Here’s my most recent Case, purchased from their online store a couple weeks back. All in all, the construction is really nice. No gaps, nice transitions between covers and bolsters, and the jigging is really nice. My only gripe is the centering; not rubbing but pretty close.
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The cost of a Case is almost enough to make me overlook some of the quality issues I've had.
I own a number of them, and I've been burned on enough of them.
I don't even care about gaps or uneven this or that... I just hate blade wiggle. Can't stand it, in fact.
 
I pretty much expect gaps on any new Case knife I receive. It's been hit and miss on whether the blade is centered.

My biggest disappointment is I finally purchased a Case Bose Stockman, and it has a gap. In my opinion there is no excuse for the Bose collaborations to have any gaps. Still on the fence whether or not I'll send it in to Case.
 
The one I had pictured had some gals too, but I didn’t think to get them. The clerks basically said hmm and put it back in the case.
 
JTR357 said:
I've had quite a few Case knives. I may have gotten one dud out of a hundred. They don't seem very sharp out of the box because they intentionally leave a burr on the edge, which can be taken off very quickly with a few swipes on a stone. I've gotten used to doing that when I first get them. I heard they do it to protect the edge. I don't understand how that protects the edge but that's just what I heard. I only buy Damascus & CV Case's, because they run their Tru-Sharp a little too soft for my taste. All in all, I'd say they still make a good knife that's worth the money they're asking.
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Pardon my asking but why would they intentionally leave a burr? I’ve recently started collecting them and have had to return 2 out of a 6 knife collection. The factory edge is questionable to say the least. Is sharpening a blade really that big of a challenge for Case? I’m starting to feel like they now concentrate on making collectibles not functional tools. My grandfather always swore by Case knives and their quality
 
PW01 said:
Pardon my asking but why would they intentionally leave a burr? I’ve recently started collecting them and have had to return 2 out of a 6 knife collection. The factory edge is questionable to say the least. Is sharpening a blade really that big of a challenge for Case? I’m starting to feel like they now concentrate on making collectibles not functional tools. My grandfather always swore by Case knives and their quality
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Someone on here told me it's to protect the edge. I don't get it either. 🤷🏽‍♂️
 
PW01 said:
Pardon my asking but why would they intentionally leave a burr? I’ve recently started collecting them and have had to return 2 out of a 6 knife collection. The factory edge is questionable to say the least. Is sharpening a blade really that big of a challenge for Case? I’m starting to feel like they now concentrate on making collectibles not functional tools. My grandfather always swore by Case knives and their quality
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I’ve never had a new Case not cut. In my opinion which means nothing in the real scope of things. Sharpness is at the bottom of the list as far as quality control for me. I know a new knife should cut but give me good quality everywhere else and I’m happy. I’ll sharpen it myself. The simple steels used in Case, GEC, and many others is a breeze to sharpen. YMMV
 
Jakeywax31 said:
I’ve never had a new Case not cut. In my opinion which means nothing in the real scope of things.
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I agree that it's not really a problem, but it sure does look bad.
I once had a brand new case with a burr that was rolled over so hard that in order to cut a simple potato chip bag, I had to start the cut near the sharpening choil where the burr was less pronounced, or else the edge wouldn't perforate the bag.
At that point, just send me an unsharpened knife and I'll put the bevels on myself instead of wasting blade real estate to correct that.
 
Jakeywax31 said:
I’ll sharpen it myself
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When you have to sharpen a new knife, that's not good, at all. And then people are wondering why Chinese made knives are so popular. Because they are (mostly) razor sharp out if the box. Every single Rough Ryder was sharper than my Case Slimline Trapper, which I suspect also has some heat treatment issues, because it was very strange, almost refusing taking an edge, almost like I was doing nothing. It took an edge after all, but still, so weird. Never had a sharpening experience like that.
 
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