Who still carries a Case Knife?

[Murphy Slaw]

That’s what happened to me.

I wore over time to a grey color…

 

[Old Hunter]

That’s what happened to me.

I wore over time to a grey color…

Then black dye probably won’t be much help!

 

[5K Qs]

I’ve seen a Case Bonestag posted here that was dyed deep black by one of our members (can’t recall which member), it wore over time to a grey color and looked nice.

I think I've seen that one, too, Bruce. A big stockman that JM2 has, maybe?

- GT

 

[JM2]

Yep, it was me. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of the knife when it was new.

Here is what it looked like immediately before dying. I carried it in a pocket with change and other stuff, but I since have changed my pocket organization so that the knife is by itself except for a paracord lanyard (not attached to the knife) with no metal.

Here it is immediately after dying.

These are in chronological order showing the way it's worn in.

It has mostly stabilized and not changed much over the last few years.

I still carry it daily, save for the occasional stretch of carrying a blue 75 I have.

 

[DaveHS]

 

[pat9198]

 

[OldHercDude]

Autumn Traditional with me on my wandering this morning.

 

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[5K Qs]

Yep, it was me. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of the knife when it was new.

Here is what it looked like immediately before dying. I carried it in a pocket with change and other stuff, but I since have changed my pocket organization so that the knife is by itself except for a paracord lanyard (not attached to the knife) with no metal.

Here it is immediately after dying.

These are in chronological order showing the way it's worn in.

It has mostly stabilized and not changed much over the last few years.

I still carry it daily, save for the occasional stretch of carrying a blue 75 I have.

Thanks for your reply with the cool series of photos over time!

- GT

 

[Buck_Fan]

 

[DaveHS]

Jumbo bone zone

 

[OldHercDude]

Today's Autumn Traditional, heading out for a walk soon.

 

[jmh33]

Decided to give the RC the day off and drop this beauty in the rfp today!!
John

 

[hornetguy]

It's Friday, and I'm feeling mellow..... channeling a little "Donovan" .....

 

[Corto_Malt]

 

[OldHercDude]

Over the last few days I completed my first mods to Case knives. The bone on one of my Medium Texas Jacks was too light for my tastes and the jigging was weak on the pile side. Also the bone on a Pocket Hunter and Peanut was so light it looked off-white. So I experimented with some time in a dye bath. Results ranged from "meh" to "I like it". I still have a little remaining cleanup of some spotting, especially in the shield lettering. It'll be interesting over time to see how these change.

First attempt was the Texas Jack. I was going for a black cherry look. Instead, I got this dark muddy brown with a slight hint of red. I added too much graphite to the dye mix, and left it in the dye too long as the color darkened a bit after removal. Lessons learned for attempt #2, this was the "meh" result.

Second was the Pocket Hunter. I went for a medium to dark brown look. The knife spent less time in the dye. Not quite the color I had hoped but I like it a lot better than the off-white.

Third was the Peanut. I wanted a red, so nothing added to the red dye. This one ended up being dyed 3 times to make sure I didn't dye it almost black. First two dye baths came out as shades of pink. The third came a lot closer to what I was looking for. Not perfect, but I like it.

Group shot just because why not?

The Texas Jack will be one of my knives that'll get carried/ used if there might be a risk to the knife being damaged or lost/ stolen. The Pocket Hunter will be in the "I'll carry it when I get the urge" pile. The Peanut will go into the Red Friday pile. All 3 will be carried and used on occasion.

 

[Railsplitter]

Over the last few days I completed my first mods to Case knives. The bone on one of my Medium Texas Jacks was too light for my tastes and the jigging was weak on the pile side. Also the bone on a Pocket Hunter and Peanut was so light it looked off-white. So I experimented with some time in a dye bath. Results ranged from "meh" to "I like it". I still have a little remaining cleanup of some spotting, especially in the shield lettering. It'll be interesting over time to see how these change.

First attempt was the Texas Jack. I was going for a black cherry look. Instead, I got this dark muddy brown with a slight hint of red. I added too much graphite to the dye mix, and left it in the dye too long as the color darkened a bit after removal. Lessons learned for attempt #2, this was the "meh" result.

Second was the Pocket Hunter. I went for a medium to dark brown look. The knife spent less time in the dye. Not quite the color I had hoped but I like it a lot better than the off-white.

Third was the Peanut. I wanted a red, so nothing added to the red dye. This one ended up being dyed 3 times to make sure I didn't dye it almost black. First two dye baths came out as shades of pink. The third came a lot closer to what I was looking for. Not perfect, but I like it.

Group shot just because why not?

The Texas Jack will be one of my knives that'll get carried/ used if there might be a risk to the knife being damaged or lost/ stolen. The Pocket Hunter will be in the "I'll carry it when I get the urge" pile. The Peanut will go into the Red Friday pile. All 3 will be carried and used on occasion.

Those all look great, Dude! Excellent color on all three of them. Nice work!

 

[OldHercDude]

Those all look great, Dude! Excellent color on all three of them. Nice work!

Thanks - I would have liked more red in the Texas Jack, but I messed it up. That's OK though, the pattern is one I like so it's a user.

 

[peanutsxx]

I like how all three turned out, fwiw. Nice job!

 

[OldHercDude]

I like how all three turned out, fwiw. Nice job!

Thanks!