(481) Case Canoe Unboxing & Inspection

I recieved my Case Canoe from Sheppard Hills & I do a close up look at the fit & finish on this $70 knife vs fit & finish on Queen City Abalone ($30), various Rough Ryder's ($15), & Imperial ($10)

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

Blade etch, to me is part of the finish. You got some gunk on the spring. It’ll wipe off. You’ve got to give the mirror Polish to Case. No doubt, part of the price is the Tang Stamp! My basic is the Case typically is three or four times the price. Also my experience is they do last longer and do hold an edge longer that RR, and are less likely to Lose a shield. And I agree 100% test the pattern on a budget brand before you shell out big money on a Case or GEC! Some of the older Rough Ryders are keeping up with inflation! So are even exceeding inflation.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thank you Tobias

[@KnifeDetector]

I am loving the handle on that canoe William!! Really nice!!

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thank you Kd

[@theedcden5515]

Really nice Case Canoe William! Glad you got a good one. Great addition to the Canoe collection. I got 2 Case Canoes that weren't great at all. But the next 3 I got were perfect. I didn't keep the 2 crappy ones. Thanks for the vid!

[@JollyPeanut]

Thats a great looking knife the spear point blade chrome vandiam steel the burnt amber bone & the etched indian chap in the canoe all very nice. Blade centering a little off for what i class as a premium knife but all in all thats a fine knife i like it a lot.. Nice video William i like the price comparison brings it all in to perspective for value for $$$....Ref blade centering i was just thinking it has two blades so maybe its spot on , i'm more used to single blades , how does centering work for two blades ....

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thank you JP. For myself, as long as the blades don't hit the liners, I don't care about the blades being centered.

[@RJsKnives]

That model knife was my first Case. I really love my example. Yours is another beautiful example. I like the canoe pattern, it’s one of my favorites. I agree with you that it’s probably better to try a Marbles or RR first when you just want to see if you like a particular pattern. I have been lucky, I have always bought my Case knives online and have not inspected them first or asked a retailer to inspect them for me before they were shipped. I have to work tomorrow, I think I may have to bring a canoe!

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thank you RJ. I like this Canoe.

[@puzzlering1]

Thank you William a lovely looking Stag Case, the Canoe definitely etching sets it off,if I ever get back to America I definitely will buy a few Case knives. Take care Sam

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

They are nice. i have a few more of them i plan on getting over the years.

[@rustyknifelover4463]

I am liking the Rough Ryder T10 knives

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

I love the Rough Ryder carbon steel knives.

[@rhino5419]

Hello William. Beautiful knife. My favourite traditional in my collection and the most expensive is an A Wright and sons Sheffield made lambsfoot. Unfortunatly it has a very noticable carbon inclusion in the blade. Does that make it a bad knife? Not for me, i love it and that fault changes nothing. It cuts, it looks good, and it makes me happy. All the best.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thank you Rhino. I'm happy with this one. I have a few more Case knives I want to get, but I can only afford one Case a month.

[@davidkurle5418]

Beautiful knife. I've got the same one, had it about four years, and it's well worn and well loved. It was the first Case knife I ever got with bone covers. Thanks for the look at your shiny new canoe, and I hope you enjoy carrying it, buddy.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thank you David. It will get carried here.

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

Thats a cracking looking knife William, enjoy mate.atb paddy 👍

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thank you Paddy

[@ianrankin1293]

Really like your orange dyed canoe, and I am definitely adding the Case canoe to the collection,mainly due to the etching but also because Case amber jigged bone is what a traditional pocket knife is all about

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

i love the amber jigged bone, smooth antique bone, and something they call Rodgers jigged bone.

[@gizmocarr3093]

Looks like you have nice example of a case canoe. I noticed that Case knives tend to be slimmer in thickness than their China counterparts on average. The blades are slimmer also in many Cases too. China models have more available new models and are more affordable. You can buy pearl and abalone China made knives that use these cover materials. They are quite nice until you see ones in the same style of knife with premium materials. There is a difference and the price is much more. It just depends on how picky you want to be. You should be pickier if you pay more and expect more too. When steel is polished to a high polish defects show up better than ones not polished to a higher level. Most China models are not polished as much as Case models. Some GEC models are also not polished as shiny as Case models either. You can polish most any knife model to the same high finish if you want and they shine up as good as a Case does. However it just requires more work and time to put a mirror finish on any knife. If you would have got a crappie one you can just return it for a refund and get your money back.✨🦖✨💰

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thank you Gizmo. The thinness of the Case canoe was the first thing I noticed & I like it. In my limited experience with Case, I think they are great knives. The quality control issues people have had with them is the main thing that kept me from buying them for so long. Now, I'm not too worried about getting a bad one.

[@jeroenvoss6231]

Very good fit and finish on the Case nine dotter. I think this is a great example of what Case can be like. Oh and the bone is awesome. Amber bone; amber is yellowish so pretty good chance it's going to fit in with the YKM sub crew. Thank you for sharing William

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thanks buddy. I'm going to show the whole YKM group when i do the video's on my knife storage.

[@johnhannon8372]

Hey that's a nice Case Canoe William you definitely got your money's worth with that piece all you got to do is put a little flitz on it it'll pull all that Gunk off of it then you will really see the beauty..

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

My experience has been, most are good ones!

[@johnhannon8372]

@@KnifeChatswithTobias Mine as well...👍

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

I have a tube of Case paste, which is similar to Flitz. It didn't need it though. Those marks came off with my fingernail.

[@fossilimprint2954]

The Case canoe is one sweet knife, loving that blade etch. It made me think me of my experience with the premium Rough Ryder Reserve Kayak. My review of the Kayak I received: Build - solid and heavy, good transitions, and both blades are locked in place when open, no wiggles. However both blades are not centered well. One blade is almost rubbing the liner, and the other blade actually touches the liner. Design - the Kayak is supposed to be like a “canoe” frame, where no sharp edges can be felt when both blades are in the closed position. Sadly there is a large gap between the raised bolsters and the end of each blade in the closed position, and the ends of the blades are not rounded. This means that the knife is a pocket shredder if you do not have a sheath or leather slip. I cannot believe that this design was given the green light as it fails in the most basic premise of a canoe frame. I will just keep the knife for the heck of it. Am disappointed in this one example of a Reserve (high end SMKW) knife. Poor design, and no quality control with the fact they allowed a knife to leave the factory when one blade clearly rubbing the liner. I have had better quality from regular RR knives, am sad that the Reserve was so poor in quality,

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thank you fossil imprint. I didn't pick up the Reserve Kayak. The Reserve line started out with potential to rival Case or GEC, but they seem to go for odd designs. The BarBack soured me on them. It had a big old bottle opener right on the top of the blade getting in the way.

[@fossilimprint2954]

@@WilliamsKnifeLife Agree with you on the BarBack!

[@checkmatekingtwothisiswhit7685]

Good looking Case Canoe. The bone looks great, love the etch. Was there a particular reason you got CV instead of stainless steel? Hey, it's only $20 more than Rough Ryder's best canoe, The Kayak. Thanks William

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

I didn't have a Case CV before this one. I'm happy with it.

[@diverdave2179]

Nice canoe, specially the etched blade. Don't have any Case yet, but I have a Buck Canoe coming in next month, hope the quality is good.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thank you Diverdave. Those Buck canoes look nice.

[@krazykat64]

Bought this exact same knife a few weeks ago when I went to pick up some screws from the local hardware store. They had it in the display marked $52.99 so I grabbed it. Fit and finish was fine but the grind on the main blade was pretty bad. The tip is so rounded that I’m definitely going to have reprofile the blade (once I get this cast off my arm in about a month), but at the price I got it for I can live with that.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

that's a great price John. My box had a list price of 100 dollars on it. i don't think i would be able to buy very many Case knives if each was 100 dollars

[@haveaknifeday6253]

Nice to see your canoes, as you know I collect canoes. I am particularly interested I the queen abalone you showed. I believe I will have to purchase one in the future.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

they have two sizes, this is the regular size, they also have a mini, that i want to get

[@rustyknifelover4463]

A Canoe on the Canoe. Looks nice to me.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

It's a perfect blade etch for a Canoe pattern.

[@timwilliams8343]

I Love canoes, but if you collect them...You gotta have the CV one of the "Indian paddlin'" etch on the main blade as you showed here! Nice choice, I got one also.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

The Case "Indian Paddling" is one of my favorite canoes.

[@timwilliams8343]

@@WilliamsKnifeLife Mine too Man! All-time Classic.

[@user-ig6nu4oo5p]

Thats a very nice case, you got lucky again.I have the seahorse whittler on my wish list for a long time now and once i miss on another Gec drop i'm buying it 🤣

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thank you. I like to see what GEC brings out, but I don't even try to get one anymore.

[@skcamerican]

Nice canoe! I’d go for the 6 RRs, myself. Lol. And I’d be willing to clean gunk off them, since they didn’t cost $70. But that’s me. William, have you seen the new RRRs? 009, easy open swayback; 001 gen 2, easy open razor. I’m waiting to see if CKW is cheaper than SMKW’s $40. And for $ to fall from the sky.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

I haven't seen the new Reserve's. A swayback sound good as long as they didn't put a bottle opener on the blade.

[@skcamerican]

@@WilliamsKnifeLife exactly. No, just a single, simple blade. Looks like the wharnie work knife, with an easy open notch. Could be the outrageous RRRs are done, and now we’re going to see traditional patterns. The new version of the easy open razor has some gorgeous burlap micarta - really appealing. I take back every snarky thing I’ve said about the RRRs. Someone gave me a Kayak, and now I see what the fuss is about.

[@timupright3776]

I think that gunk maybe polish compound. I like cleaning a new knife, but I'm odd. Quips and oil,,very satisfying 🛠🛠

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

i like cleaning my knives too, but I wanted to show exactly how it comes out of the box because there's been quality concerns. it was polish compound. It's a great knife. i think it's worth what i paid for it.

[@timupright3776]

@@WilliamsKnifeLife yep it’s a fantastic looking knife 🕺🕺🕺

[@janetowens7288]

Glad you got a nice example, William. Serious question here. After the Russlock Armageddon episode, will it become common practice for channels to put every new case under a microscope and compare it to cheaper knives? I hope not.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

My experience with Case has been nothing but positive so far. I didn't have anything else to compare it to other than my Rough Ryder's. I don't know what other channels will do.

[@richardkrause3594]

I think the Case CV are good for the money for a carry knife. I blue mine, hone a little, strop. When they are good and tight they are pretty good. A couple old used ones I have show me when they are good they'll hold up. The trouble with Case is, when they are bad they are really bad with gaps and unbelievable blade play/wobble. Now comparing prices- the Case knives I like tend to be between 50 and 100 dollars. GECs I look at that I like are going to be 300 dollars and up.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thank you Richard. I will continue to take my chances with Case knives, and hope i don't run into a bad one, but I'm not going to let that stop me from buying them. They have too many great looking knives for me to not want them.

[@richardkrause3594]

@@WilliamsKnifeLife I just bought a folding hunter in chestnut bone with cv steel and it's just beautiful, fit and finish, the bone, the walk and talk and no blade play. It's just amazing and beautiful.

[@richardkrause3594]

@@WilliamsKnifeLife 2021

[@johnhannon8372]

William I watched your video on your case canoe twice it's been 2 weeks you still liking your canoe

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Yes John, i love that Canoe. I try to include it in my knife carry rotation. I'm really happy with it

[@shoresharp8349]

Nice Case Canoe William, I collect Gec and I don't care if I offend anyone by this. Gec doesn't sharpen there knives worth a shit!! My 86 barlow is dull ad a dogs dick. Lol but you don't hear anyone complain about gec period.

[@janetowens7288]

You don't get out much do you. I have read many posts about gec cult members bitching about qc stuff. Every maker turns out crappy product. No one is immune. Except you, apparently.

[@shoresharp8349]

@@janetowens7288 I'm not on Facebook, I watch KZbin. I like Gec and Case, gec and Case don't sharpen there knives very good.

[@janetowens7288]

Just for the record I'm not on Facebook either. I stroll across the internet and see what I can see.

[@JollyPeanut]

Dull as a dogs dick lol that cracked me up...... There is no excuse for dull blades from any knife maker, the blade is their trade after all...

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

That's true Shorev83. All my GEC's needed some sharpening.

[@bluetoad2001]

man i just lost my pocket magnifier, they are handy to see tang stamps

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

They do come in handy, especially for old guys. 😄

[@rustyknifelover4463]

The rain of Peanuts

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Once they get loose, they go everywhere 😆

[@robertwagner1079]

There is a difference in a GAP and a SPILT !!!!!!! In a Knife ...

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

That's true Robert

[@robertwagner1079]

Sounds like an elf LOL ...??? NICE ....WOW You have alot of Case Knives ...How many Case knives do you have ????

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

I am building up my Case collection. Right now I have only 4 of them, but I will keep adding to them. I'm still going to buy other traditional knives, but I'm definitely going to buy more Case knives.

[@rustyknifelover4463]

I still have not tried a Canoe Pattern

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Oh, you are missing out Rusty.

[@jamesbell7958]

Yeah , no problems with your new Case canoe , but you would have thought Case would have cleaned the gunk off before boxing a $69 knife .

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Yes, it could have been cleaned a little bit better, but overall I am happy with it. Once a month I can get a single Case, or several Rough Ryder, or Marbles knives. I guess I should flip a coin each month & let that decide how I'm going to spend my knife budget.

[@1969jmac]

I've been looking for a single blade canoe and they're difficult to come by

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

that's true. Paddy’s Potato Peeler told me about a single blade Sunfish that's made in China. it's like a canoe but bigger. the single blade does make for a slimmer package.

[@robertwagner1079]

It looks like a split in the Brass Liner ..on the Amber Bone Canoe ???

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

It was just gunk. It came off with a fingernail scrape.

[@MrPsiman]

is that an Indian canoeing down the Ganges river in India on that knife ?

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

I think it's a depiction of a Native American. American Indians got that name because Christopher Columbus thought he reached India.

[@MrPsiman]

@@WilliamsKnifeLife so I should call people in Tibet , Chinese?

[@robertwagner1079]

Please don't cut your self with that knive or Glue them together ???? NICE VIDOE....

[@BladesRKing]

Case is no longer on my buy list. Just sent back a Tony Bose jumbo trapper because it was the absolute worst fit and finish ever seen on any knife I’ve ever come across.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Sorry to hear that.

[@jimmyj4811]

A nice knife but overpriced.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

They are a bit high on the price, but most of their knives are.

[@robertwagner1079]

Really ...You do know you can't Campare a Case Canoe with a China Canoe ....

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

I did a comparison because I didn't have anything else to compare it with.

[@Gazz_R]

Blade etching is OK on a knife for a collection/display. I love how the orange bone turned out. Thanks for sharing William and take care mate.

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Thank you Gazz