Sharpest Case knives yet

[rifon2]

Picked up a couple of Case CV knives very recently - a tiny toothpick and a slimline trapper both in dark red bone.

They were very, very sharp right out of their boxes with absolutely zero touchup needed.
Sharpest out-of-the-box Case knives I've ever handled.

The kind of sharp you expect from Spyderco & Moki, for example.

Moreover, both knives were real nice and tight with no bladeplay whatsoever; great snap, and excellent fit and finish overall.

Seems to me that over the past couple of years, Case has been ramping up its quality control (while keeping prices in check).
A great thing for us collectors of traditional knives.

 

[Ed Gordon]

The few recent Case slipjoints I have got have been a very nice surprise. Very nicely made and proving to be good for EDC, just like they used to be. My sway back in CV has a little discoleration I just noticed from using it on fruit! Makes me glad.

 

[CL01]

I have had an '07 Tiny Trapper for nearly a yr now (Belongs to my youngest, actually) & just picked up an '04 Seahorse Whittler that I posted a thread about & it was VERY sharp. I was surprised as it was definitely sharper than the my other slippies, including 2 GECs.

 

[panch0]

I have recently started up with slippies and I was very pleased with my swayback and stockman oh yea and my sodbuster too. The fit and finish was great. I am going to be using these for a long time.

editid to add: The slippies were not as sharp as my spyderco knives were.

-frank

 

[Capt. Carl]

The day I receive a slipjoint with sharpness rivaling Spydercos I will be VERY surprised. All slipjoints I've received had what I would consider horrible edges. GEC did do a decent job, but not at the level of Spyderco. I don't care at all though because the first thing I do when I get a knife is put my own bevel on it.

 

[rifon2]

The day I receive a slipjoint with sharpness rivaling Spydercos I will be VERY surprised.

I was also (very pleasantly) surprised, so much so that I posted this thread about it.

 

[mnblade]

The day I receive a slipjoint with sharpness rivaling Spydercos I will be VERY surprised. All slipjoints I've received had what I would consider horrible edges. GEC did do a decent job, but not at the level of Spyderco.

Have you purchased a recently made Case?

 

[StuntDouble]

I think the main issue I have with Case is that they leave their edges pretty rough out of the factory. Otherwise, the small texas jack and purple haze peanut have been the sharpest ones I received so far.

 

[JHB]

I recently got a medium jack, very sharp and one of the first models that didn't have the toothy feel that some of my other Case's have had.

 

[moonwilson]

I love Case, and I agree that they're doing a great job lately. But I've yet to come across a Case knife that was sharp enough for me right out of the box. I've had to sharpen every single one. I may be a little picky in this regard, but non-traditional knives seem to come quite a bit sharper than traditionals do. However, the non-traditional knives I buy are usually much more expensive than my traditionals. That's probably why.

A $450 Sebenza had better be sharp right out of the box! I don't expect that level of sharpness from a $60 Case. And a dull edge doesn't have to stay that way! My CV swayback is EVIL sharp now. It took some doing to get it that way. I swear Case is doing something different with the steel on the chestnut CV series. It's nothing like the Case CV I'm used to. It's way harder. It feels like a higher grade steel.

 

[oldrifleman]

Yeah the recent Cae knives are better than they were, but I have yet to get one that did not have a burr on each blade. That not a big issue as I can take care of it pretty quick, but not what I get on a more expensive knife. On the whole you get a great knife from Case!

 

[Capt. Carl]

Have you purchased a recently made Case?

Yep. I got one of those swayback jacks in CV. It was burred like crazy. Not like I cared at all though. Everything else on it is perfect. And now it has fancy 30 degree bevels on it.

 

[neeman]

This is not a troll, but a serious question.

Why is it so important to get a very sharp factory grind?

As soon as I use the knife I will have to sharpen it.
I loose the factory grind, and I have to sharpen it to my skills.
So a factory grind is only good until the first sharpening.

 

[RLR]

My swayback had perfect, even grinds and sharp edge on main blade. The pen needed a little work. But I do say that of late Case quality seems to be on the upswing.

 

[Capt. Carl]

This is not a troll, but a serious question.

Why is it so important to get a very sharp factory grind?

As soon as I use the knife I will have to sharpen it.
I loose the factory grind, and I have to sharpen it to my skills.
So a factory grind is only good until the first sharpening.

Exactly. I think the more important thing is an even grind so the newly formed bevel doesn't come out all uneven.

 

[kamagong]

This is not a troll, but a serious question.

Why is it so important to get a very sharp factory grind?

As soon as I use the knife I will have to sharpen it.
I loose the factory grind, and I have to sharpen it to my skills.
So a factory grind is only good until the first sharpening.

I prefer sharp-from-the-factory knives for the simple fact that it is a lot easier if all I have to do is maintain it and not have to sharpen it from the get-go.