Someone else hurt it, but I think I killed it...

What would you do with it if I were dead and gone?

  • Use it as it is now

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  • Modify it more

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Repair it properly

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Retire it immediately

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other (Please specify in your post)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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Hi all,

I picked up this Case knife at a public sale pretty cheap, but the large blade came in contact with a live electrical wire under the previous owners's watch. I sent the knife back to Case asking them if I could pay to have the blade replaced, and they said it was not possible. So I decided I would serrate the blade including where the blade material was vaporized. I used it yesterday to practice feathering/fuzzing a stick to help start a fire.

The only picture I got of the knife and my effort.

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If you bought this knife at my public sale after I'm dead and gone, what would you do with it?

Thanks for playing!

Doug
 
I'm glad to read that lwt210. I suspect whoever was doing the cutting did not know the wire was still hot when they originally damaged the blade.
 
I would not buy it, because i would be afraid that the ghost of the mall ninja who did the modifications would haunt me later. :D
 
If I could buy it Cheap enough, It would be a Toolbox knife where the rest of my worn out knives end up. :D

But, I can still see this as an EDC because I can see there is still some work life left in it. :thumbup:
 
So can you use that as a bottle opener. That big ole 3/5ths moon serration looks almost like it can do the job and the pen blade looks great. :D.
 
Your hypothetical doesn't have me necessarily knowing how the knife came to be that way, so...
I would probably put it on the Bay and list it as what must be a very rare Case knife. And not being an expert I would have no idea how many they made, and that it might even be a one of a kind prototype, but I just don't know.

Who knows how high the bidding would go ;):p
 
How does it cut? I suspect the blade's heat treatment was affected by cutting the live wire.

I'm surprised that Case would not replace the blade given that you offered to pay for the service.
 
Hi Bastid, I do not open bottles except the screw top (Coke or Mt. Dew) variety though I have my doubts.

FLymon, interesting direction you imply which is used a lot on the bay.

kamagong, The little blade cuts very much like any other knife. The "modified" blade did not have a whole lot of discoloration (rainbow from heat transfer), so I would have to say I'm not certain how much HT damage was incurred. I would guess it is no longer a factory fresh heat treat, but it is not like a butter knife as far as I have experienced.

As for Case's reply, they said that the knife was old enough that they did not have a current production blade that would fit. I was also surprised when I got that reply, but I would guess they are right. Otherwise, why turn down the business...
 
What happened to the guy that was holding it when it connected the live wire. Something had to act as a ground for it to do anything like that. You'd also think the scales would be damaged/blown out, melted, etc..
 
Modoc ED said:
What happened to the guy that was holding it when it connected the live wire. Something had to act as a ground for it to do anything like that. You'd also think the scales would be damaged/blown out, melted, etc..
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Could've cut the HOT/NEUTRAL/GND simultaneously when stripping insulation. Current path would be very direct from one wire to another (via a very short section of the blade), without necessarily going through the handle (or the user).

As for what to do with the knife, I'm also surprised that Case wasn't willing to do it. I'd think, even if they didn't have an original blade made for this pattern, they could come up with another that would fit. That being said, I'll bet you can find a skilled maker or restorer to fix it up nice, make sort of a semi-custom of it.
 
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Doesn't look that bad. I'd use it, just to see how well those serrations work. In any case, it still has a nice point at the end.

I might repair it if I knew how to deal with those rivets...
 
How easy is it for someone who has never "swap them"'d before to accomplish? There is only one gent I know of that repairs this type of knife but I'm pretty sure I can not afford his services. I bought it in the anticipation that I could pay a reasonably small fee to Case for the repair, alas no.
 
I would put finer serrations on the rest of the main blade, and keep it on my shelf to slice paper with.
 
Why, there's still plenty of life left in that knife. I'd probably pick it up, if just for the pen blade. Probably would've gone with turning the main blade into a toothpick or awl, rather than keep the serrations though. Something about serrations that just bugs me.
 
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