Question About Case 63032 and 6375 QC Issues

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I recently picked up two new-in-box Case amber bone pocketknives in CV - a 63032 and a 6375. I got them from an online source so could not inspect first.

Both knives are perfect - with the exception of the same nagging problem on each. The pen blade (on the 63032) and the spay blade (on the 6375) each dig into the nail nick of the sheepfoot blade when I open them.

Somewhat minor, but hard to ignore.

My question to those of you who own recent vintage Case knives of the same patterns - does this happen on yours?

Just trying to decide whether I should send them in to Case for adjustment. However if this problem affects 100% of these patterns I would not bother sending them back.
 
cilohaefink said:
I recently picked up two new-in-box Case amber bone pocketknives in CV - a 63032 and a 6375. I got them from an online source so could not inspect first.

Both knives are perfect - with the exception of the same nagging problem on each. The pen blade (on the 63032) and the spay blade (on the 6375) each dig into the nail nick of the sheepfoot blade when I open them.

Somewhat minor, but hard to ignore.

My question to those of you who own recent vintage Case knives of the same patterns - does this happen on yours?

Just trying to decide whether I should send them in to Case for adjustment. However if this problem affects 100% of these patterns I would not bother sending them back.
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Are the sheepfoot and spey/pen blades actually touching when closed? Or are you pushing the spey/pen blade toward the sheepfoot instead of pulling straight up.

Blade rub is a common complaint on 3 blade knives but it can sometimes be caused by the user.
 
Steve,

I have two of each pattern, fairly recently made (within the past couple of years at least). There is a some blade rub on the 63032s, very little on the 6375s, but none of them have any issues with blades catching the nail nicks of the other blades.

I happen to have one of the 63032s with me right now and in my normal opening of the pen blade, it doesn't do it, but if I push inwards a bit harder I can make it happen.
 
My 6375 CV in amber bone (2012) has a little bit of rub between the spay and the sheepsfoot. The rub mark can be seen arcing up to the forward end of the nail nick on the sheepsfoot, more visible with a little patina on the blade. It's not enough to bother me, just cosmetic. I could see however, just a hair too much rub could be a problem if it starts to impede opening or closing. Not much room for error between them, and a little too much catch between the two might interfere with opening the spay blade, I'd think. If so, I'd think sending it back for adjustment could be worthwhile.

An alternative fix might be to grind or sand just a little bit of steel from the inside face of the spay blade (toward the sheepsfoot) at the point where it rubs. On my own knife, that would be right around where the 'clipped' portion of the spay's spine begins, at the 'hump' there dropping toward the tip. Just take off enough to minimize or eliminate incidental contact between the two.


David
 
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I checked the others - my other 63032 and the two 6375s. Zero issues on the 63032 Chestnut Bone CV and 6375 Purple Haze Bone SS, very slight "bump" with the 6375 Amber Bone CV when opening the spey as it touches the top of the sheepfoot nail nick. It is the Amber Bone CV 63032 (the one I looked at yesterday) that tends to catch a little on the sheepsfoot nail nick in normal use and can be made to catch noticeably by pushing inwards a little harder. So 1 out of 4.
 
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I have one 63032, an Amber bone CV 6375 and a SS 6375 with as ground blades. No blade rub on any. However, I have four 6318s and all have slight blades rub on the spey just aft of the nail nick. Bur not enough to bother me as all are in my daily use rotation.
 
Thanks for the replies everyone.

I experimented by very carefully opening the spey and pen blades, making sure I was only pulling up, not pushing in. The both still hit the nail nick.

I have over 100 older Case stock knives, 75's, 32's and others, from 1940's to 1970's, and none of them do this under normal opening/closing.

OTOH, I don't know whether Case could adjust the blades if I did send them in to the repair department.
 
Are those 2 spring knives? If so I'm sure case can crink them a bit to a more manageable level of blade rub.

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JustinR said:
Are those 2 spring knives? If so I'm sure case can crink them a bit to a more manageable level of blade rub.

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Yes both two spring. That is what I was wondering, could Case crink the blades to get better fit. I wanted to find out if this was endemic to all of these though. If its a "feature not a bug" so to speak, then they probably would not fix them.
 
I don't have many stockman that don't have some level of blade rub....but it shouldn't catch on the nail nick of the blade it nests beside....I imagine they could fix it up for you.

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I recently picked up a #6375 with the EXACT same issue chilohaefink describes. I have never had this issue on any other Case or Stockman for the matter. I too have many many vintage Case knives and none exhibit this issue.

I did as David described and it improved it to a degree of liveability. I don't think anyone else would notice it but I still feel it ever so slightly. And I just thought it was me:o
 
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