Tony Bose Tribal Spear~New from Case!

tomsch said:
I'm about ready to pull the trigger one of these before they are difficult to find.
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Good luck. I'm evenous of those who got one.

Apparently I waited too long to get on the lists for the EBONY, so I seem to have missed out.
I'm still looking, but have not found one.

The stag run is even smaller, so the odds are slim there too.
 
First time I ever had a Case / Bose collaboration...I'm hooked.

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I had been on the wait list of a well known dealer for the Antique bone T.S. for some time. I called yesterday to find out that they are sold out and will not be getting anymore.
went to ebay and picked up one there for $30 more than the above dealer who had the lowest prices of all for this knife. i contacted the seller(recommended by a forum member in a pm) before buying and mentioned the 'issues' some of the T.S.'s have had as mentioned in this thread. said he checked through the ones he has and mine would be 'without issue'.
there are still a few listed on ebay at reasonable prices.
roland
 
Oh, i did "need" this one (knife # 4611) because i don't yet have an example of the original Schrade Cut. Co. Zulu !
roland
 
I had the opportunity to handle three of these new collabs over the weekend at a knife shop I check out a few times a year. One was in Ebony, one in Antique bone and one in Chestnut bone. To be honest, I only REALLY have a good hard look at the one in Chestnut bone because it was GORGEOUS (to me) :thumbup:

I have to say, once again, I was truly impressed. Everything was right about it including the price. Every bit as nice or nicer than the majority of entry to mid level custom slippies. In retrospect, I kind of wish I had bought it, but I didn't because I knew it was way larger than I would ever carry and I couldn't see myself using it as a hunting knife:o:confused:
 
I just snagged a Chestnut yesterday and it was shipped today! How many out there are using your Tribal Spear on a daily basis? How is it to pocket carry?
 
I carry mine regularly (not daily).

It carries as well as any other 4" single bladed trapper that weights 3 1/8 ounces.

Which is to say that I like it a lot. ;)
 
I have been trying to decide if I am going to give the one I have to my dad or not for the upcoming holidays.

As far as the purse. I used to. Then realized if I just used a pocket and did not put anything else in there, I could stay on Kerry's good side. :D.
 
I've been carrying and using mine daily since I got it back in September. I carry it in my right front pocket, and it rides wonderfully. It's very light and unobtrusive for such a large blade. My favorite feature of the Tribal Spear is the rounded off spine of the blade. It makes carving hard wood nice and comfortable. Try whittling osage orange with a knife with a sharp swedge one time, and you'll realize the the utility of this feature. ;)

No knife purse for me! I'm not babying the knife a bit, I'm letting it get "beaten up" by regular use and carry. Something that might or might not be worth mentioning- last week I noticed that the mark side ebony scale had gotten a couple nice dings into it. Looking at it today, those dings have almost disappeared. It's almost like the wood has "rebounded", or pushed itself back into shape. Weird.
 
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moonwilson said:
Something that might or might not be worth mentioning- last week I noticed that the mark side ebony scale had gotten a couple nice dings into it. Looking at it today, those dings have almost disappeared. It's almost like the wood has "rebounded", or pushed itself back into shape. Weird.
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Shallow dents in wood can often be partially eliminated by wetting the dented area and allowing the compressed wood expand. The moisture in your hand probably accomplished the same thing.
 
My chestnut arrived and I'm very impressed! Perfect blade centering with no flaws. I ran it though some very light touch-up and it is now very sharp. I am also impressed how it rides in the pocket given the size. Mine is going to be used and carried daily so no knife purse for me :)
 
Some pics of my antique bone that arrived yesterday. I still haven't carried it yet but soon... It's almost perfect except for one thing. It looks like it's just off center. My last pic isn't dead on so it looks a little more off center than it really is. I'm not really complaining. If it was "flawless" then I would be less likely to carry it and mess it up.
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Here's a better pic of the blade
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2Dead, mine came way more offcenter than yours, pehaps 20/80 or even 10/90. It also had a small scratch on the tip of the blade. I sent it to Case and got it back in perfect condition. Took 2 weeks, including shipping. Case provides great service!
 
Picked up my Tribal Spear in Antique bone yesterday.
WOW ! am i ever lucky because it's "perfect". seamless spine/tang interface, absolutely dead center when closed, truly shaving sharp, and all the rest of fit & finish absolutely 'right-on'.
Simply, it could not be better.
and i too really like it's slim handle, much classier than a bulky knife.
I give my respect and thanks to Case and Mr. Bose.
roland
 
When I did a tour of Case, several years ago now, I was talking to one of the people who did the heat treating. The blade steel comes to them in huge rolls, so, not perfectly flat.
Despite their best efforts, and running it through multiple rollers and heat treating it, every once in a while, internal tension remains.
That sometimes results in a blade slowly warping slightly over time.
It may actually leave the factory looking perfect, then some indeterminate time later, wind up off center.
I bought a yellow handled 6318 years ago (2000?) NIB, and it wound up going on the shelf for a year or two. I took it out one day, opened and closed the blades, and the spay blade struck the liner mid edge, and cut into the liner slightly!! It looked like someone crossing their fingers!!
I had to shove the blade over to close it!


Case fixed it right away, putting in a new blade, and it came back working fine. I was glad I knew why it happened, otherwise I might have despaired of ever buying new knives.
Interestingly, I toured Queen that same weekend, and they were punching blades out of straight lengths of flat stock. They didn't have the big rolls of steel feeding into automatic punching machines. Theirs was very much a hand operation!

Roland, can we see your knife? I know you went through a struggle to get one!
 
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