Case large trapper, can it be a work knife?

[@joelruder2857]

I have 4 large case trappers, 2 carbon steel, 2 stainless steel. I use mine for the original purpose...skinning animals ive trapped. Ive gutted and skinned deer with them, camping chores, at work in the railyard working on locomotives. Cutting rubber, rope, cardboard, pencils. I feel comfortable using it in the place of a lock blade. I love your videos, please keep them coming!

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

Thanks Joel really appreciate your support and input it means alot. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@sammylacks4937]

Mine has been a fine work knife as I only recently learned about all the different styles and names Case gives their knives. They make as fine a knife as I ve owned.

[@popeurban2]

They are great, use mine everyday as my EDC.

[@acwilsn]

I have purchased my share of "flipperlocks", but I am gaining a greater appreciation of traditionals and their history. Thanks for the lesson and reminder of their undeniable importance!

[@brianmiller6055]

Great video Paddy. A case large trapper in cv has rode many miles in my pocket. The clip point has been perfect for general tasks while the spey has cleaned countless fish and small game.

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

That's what I like to hear. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@crd4243]

Perfect countryside EDC and my lockdown knife of choice :-) One blade for working (spey), the other for eating!

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

That's a great way to put it I will use that. Lol. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@davidkurle5418]

I've got a few different kinds of trappers, but my yellow case with the cv steel is the one I reach for the most. I use it so much it's got battle scars all over it. It's one of those knives that if I ever lost or broke it, I would immediately replace it. Thanks for the great video Paddy!

[@craigpoortvliet7510]

I like the spey blade for opening boxes and plastic packages. Helps avoid puncturing the contents inside.

[@mjo4981]

The large trappers are a beautiful knife. Some of them are downright gorgeous!

[@richterknives]

LOVE this video Paddy! I carried a Case Trapper for over 7 years as my only knife. I got into the knife hobby when I finally sharpened most of the blade away and cut a live wire on accident that put a big hole in my clip point blade lol. When I looked for a new knife, I watched 1000 videos on KZbin and decided I can’t just have 1 knife anymore because I liked too many of them and couldn’t choose anymore. 🤣 All that said, I bought a new Trapper a couple months ago in CV steel and Chestnut bone. It’s beautiful and even though I have other knives to carry, when I know I’m gonna do more work than normal, it goes in my back pocket and gets put to work properly. Great video. I enjoyed it tremendously

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

Thanks for the support and kind words mate I appreciate it so much.. Its getting harder to try and come up with ideas but that's good for my mind. I can only do so many top tens. Lol. Great to here from a real user. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@meangene4038]

Thanks for explaining this properly. A knife is a tool, not a fidget gadget. Gentlemen open and close their knives with two hands (talkin' EDC, not Tactical). I always carry at least three knives and are dedicated to the task...one modern folder for tactical (sometimes a fixed-blade), one tiny one like a Spyderco Manbug or Leatherman Squirt on my key-chain (which will open any box/parcel) and my one for EDC choice is any small 3" slip joint. It's just so much more elegant, if not in a hurry to defend yourself. Love the look of the old ivory and bone even if it's acrylic. But, I must admit...I love to play with my 940-1 (it's the feel, not 'cause I'm a fidget freak). ;)

[@frankmcmanus5142]

So hello and thank you for all the great vids. My current SIC (stuff I carry ) is a victorinox farmer and a Schrade 960T with tweezers and pik that I received from my kids about 17 years ago for fathers day . The schrade is US made and has been a faithful friend in deed . I have a case trapper in SS with the yellow delrin scales and it's a work of art. I just bought a Boker trapper in SS a few days ago and it's near perfect great German quality. I have a few stockmans but really I like the trapper pattern in large sizes 2 useful blades that can do just about anything you need to do plus that longer Spey blade can reach right in a jar of peanut butter in a pinch

[@MNessmith]

57.32 million people use those red-handled slipjoints from Switzerland every single day. And it's safe to say most have all 10 fingers still! So, thanks for addressing that fear factor. Love my Case knives, btw.

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Unfortunately, as a kid growing up in the 60’s, hiking and camping in the woods of Oregon, I got cut quite a few times by slip joints. Perhaps I was clumsy :). I like slip joints but I reduce the chance of cutting my self a bit by only using locking blades. Your demonstration of how to hold and use the slip joint without cutting yourself is excellent. Thank you.

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

My pleasure sir thank you for watching. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@SPUD3030]

I've been carrying that same Case Trapper in chrome vanadium for many years, and it's never let me down nor closed on my fingers. Between it and an SAK FieldMaster in the other pocket and a Victorinox Swiss Tool X on my belt , I've pretty much got all the bases covered. The Trapper has skinned and gutted many a deer and wild boar, fish, small game as well as cut many a steak, pork chop, SPAM, you name it. But I have to agree with a comment you made about Case's QC these days. If I can't hold it in my hand and inspect it, I ain't buying it. Rough Ryder on the other hand is turning out some real quality knives these days for a very affordable price point.

[@michaelbush7696]

Excellent video my friend. I learned a lot from this one. I've always been into knives and have a few slip joints but never carry them. Now I feel more comfortable using them. I think I will buy some more because they're very attractive little knives. Thanks for sharing my friend. 🖒

[@cropduster6059]

I am 14 and I love my full sized trapper. ( United States) It works great for me.

[@MarkRash-z9g]

Good explanation of how to safely use a slip joint thank you sir keep up the good knife videos

[@GreatLakesKnivesandLanterns]

Great video!! The Case is a great knife/tool. I totally agree with you, not letting them fade away

[@jackslapp9073]

Great explanation on using the kick and proper use of a slipjoint. One caution though, do not "stab" with a slipjoint. Put the point up against the material and "push." The force from "stabbing" can cause your hand to slip on the knife and cause the blade to fold up on your fingers. By "pushing" you can control the knife and the direction the blade takes going through the material. For instance, "stabbing" an inflated rubber tire will usually just cause the knife to bounce off and/or cause even a lockblade to fold up on your hand. But, "pushing" the point through is much easier, more efficient, and less dangerous to your fingers. Just my 2 cents.

[@fpassow1]

The main thing I've noticed about slipjoint safety is that I'm 100% safe when I open the knife. But after a few minutes working with it, I might bump the back of the blade or do something else where the spring saves me. Never cut myself. But I might go get a locking knife for a task that will take some time.

[@norby0418]

Parry a Case Trapper quite a bit and if you use it properly you never have a problem with it closing

[@deanP.]

Great video Paddy! I have that case trapper in 1095. I love that knife. I even think the plain yellow looks good.

[@lefthandedknifeguy6437]

Been carrying a CASE back pocket knife with a coldsteel xl voyager and it's an amazing combo I laid the bevel back on the case quite a bit

[@chrisosh9574]

I have been using my Rough Rider black micarta carbon canoe for the last couple of weeks, ostensibly as a secondary knife to the QSP worker, but, I have been preparing sticks to make walking sticks and have found the canoe is perfect for stripping bark off seasoned sticks and trimming down the knots. This is on almond, olive and juniper woods, all very hard and resiny, all I need to do is a quick strop in between sticks and I am good. I reckon a day of work like that is about equivalent to a week or more of cardboard cutting and the knife takes it in it's stride, so yes, you can use a slip joint as a work knife. The first locking knife I ever had was as a teenager in the sixties, before that it was only slip joints back to when I was six or seven years old, we all had a penknife of some sort when I was a kid and would cut and whittle sticks and stuff. The only time I ever had a slip joint blade close on me and give me a cut was my first Leatherman, the original PST, they didn't lock and the pivots on mine had a habit of loosening up, aside from that even as a kid no problem with slip joints. In the seventies and eighties, I used to do a fair bit of shooting (UK), mostly bunnies and pigeons but also did a bit of deer culling with a mate, he would skin and dress a deer with a big old stockman and nothing else so a slippy is fine for anything and they have been for a couple of hundred years.

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

Thanks for watching and commenting mate I enjoyed reading that as will others. I love my roughrider knives, but I've gone mad this last year on gec. My bad. Lol. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@WilliamMancel]

Great video Paddy. I carried traditionals early in my life because that's all we had. The main reason I switched to modern knives is they are more fun to deploy. That, and for most of my life, flipper knives were considered switchblades, & the penalty for having one was the same as carrying a pistol illegally. Now it's no big deal in Texas. I've come back to traditionals & have been enjoying the variety. Plus, you can get several Rough Rider's for the price of one modern budget knife .

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

I hear you, I expand my collection with rough rider knives then buy more expensive collection pieces. But I'm completely taken with them now. Lol atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@peterpuleo2904]

Of course for safety concerns, there are many traditionals nowadays that have locking mechanisms.

[@cgarrand78]

This video is absolutely great! Funny and full of truth!

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

Thanks pal 🙏👍☘️

[@Hunter-mu7sp]

I’ve used mine the same knife for 30 years to skin countless hogs. It’s a great work knife!!

[@ronaldayres546]

I love the crome vanadium best love the way they age.

[@patrickvanovermeeren4513]

Great video, thanks for the instruction bit ! Cheers 👍😊👊

[@fpassow1]

Locking can be nice. But then I have to choose between a larger and more useful knife vs a small one that I know won't scare anybody. So I like other patterns of slipjoint because I get both options on the same knife. Of course, trappers are nice, too. 😃

[@justinthyme2666]

I'm 38 and love my slipjoints. It's crazy the videos guys today post that talk about needing a locking mechanism on a knife that they probably only ever use to cut packing tape on packages.

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

Justin firstly welcome and there's a video of a beautiful knife you will like going up today.just filming it now.atb paddy 😀

[@ashmerch2558]

Case Tru-Sharp = 420 HC (not 440A) Case CV = 1095 Cro-Van (some alloying elements i.e. Chromium & Vanadium that aide in grain refinement, not wear resistance, there's just not enough of either to affect wear resistance)

[@Beowulf_98]

CV is 1085 not 1095.

[@badmunkyedc1]

Great video! Tobias probably won't like it, lol. I love using a trapper for edc, makes a great backup knife! Great way to show how to use the kick.

[@gilbd]

Never knew about the "kick" - wish I knew that as a kid 'cause that's what soured me on slip joints. I have my Dad's slip joints but they're under glass with his pocket watch and lighter.

[@rocknroll8456]

Excellent video, very informative and helpful....

[@recycled3654]

I use the clip point as a utility blade and restricted the spey for food prep only. I've always liked the Trapper pattern better than the Stockman or Muskrat because of the feel in the hand, weighted to the back somehow feels better to me.

[@rabadabadoo491]

Looks like a work knife to me. I think a lot of people over estimate how much knife they actually need. A big traditional is a lovely looking thing.

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

My thought exactly, a thing of beauty with function. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@lenzielenski3276]

I carried slipjoints exclusively from age 9 to 14 and can safely say I was never cut because the blade closed unexpectedly. In fact, I challenge viewers to show a photo or video of any task where a knife is being used as intended where this can happen. People who can't take responsibility for their own actions are the reason they have to put "do not stick in eye" on screwdrivers now.

[@andrijapoljak6909]

Love your videos. Evey knife person needs to have at least one grandfathers slip joint in their collection. Greetings from Croatia Paddy!!

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

Thanks for watching mate I appreciate your taking time to comment. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@devatwell334]

I love all knives trapper is a awesome work knife. But in saying that it's hard to beat a good utlity knife and good blades for it.

[@townieoutdoors8121]

I work in a hospital and have to break down hundreds of box at times , and my case sod buster jr. Handles every bit of use I put it through. If the jr. Can do it the trapper most definitely can .

[@pickin4you]

For me, any knife can be a work knife. I can, and have used a mini trapper to gut a deer with. Its not the size of the blade, but how you use that blade. You can take a 1" long blade and cut through a 4" thick board. It will take longer, but it will still do it. Shorter blades are less apt to break, over a long blade of the same thickness. I have never carried a knife with a blade longer than about 3" long. I have long bladed hunting knives, but still prefer my small blades to do the job. The only thing I have against most all case knives, are the thin blades. They are pretty knives for collecting, but they are too thin for me.

[@slick_slicers]

My most regular task is chopping my breakfast apple, and this is the best knife for that. A thin, long flat ground blade is exactly what you need. The spay is less useful, but it’s stout and strong and good for heavier jobs. Mine is in blue jigged bone, with a smart red enamel shield. I’ve also got two medium Case trappers, one with a bottle opener instead of the Spay, the other a dropped point skinner, more like a copperhead. All nice knives!

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

Thanks pal. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@rabadabadoo491]

I love the look of traditionals with just a blade and bottle opener, what more do you need ? 😉

[@chriscon8463]

Slick Slicers I’ve got the “Mini Trapper” in CV that looks exactly like Paddy’s. It’s still a decent-sized knife, & the two different knife styles are very useful.

[@camhino917]

I just bought a Spyderco tenacious over this and kinda regret my choice but oh well geuss I gotta buy this one next time

[@sharkknife9937]

I might be late to this but there is also half stop’s.

[@UR_Excluded]

Traditionals are really mostly for collecting if we are honest, which is fine. Having a few to carry is cool too, but smaller patterns seem more practical to me. The trapper seems too big and heavy for edc, unless you are…a trapper.

[@ulfrinn8783]

You know what you should do if you are that guy who pries with a knife? Buy a trapper, remove the pins, remove one of the blades, stick in a mini pry bar, pin it back together. Then you have a dedicated blade, and a dedicated pry. I am considering buying a Case Trapper, and actually removing the second blade to cut the width down significantly for EDC.

[@sixgunslingin]

This is the most carried knife by Working Cowboys in West Texas. Every rancher here carries one in a leather belt sheath. They cut more than boxes...

[@bwxbwx6453]

Apples 😂

[@sixgunslingin]

@@bwxbwx6453 yup, and removal of testicles from bulls....wonder what they used on you?🤣

[@jojojeep1]

Hey Steve, I have all traditional blades I love them, I have about five or six fixed blades. And I bought my first flipper since the 90s, I just picked it up Bench made 940-1 Osborne, anyway you have a good day brother I’m always watching your show you just don’t know who I am I don’t think.

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

Send me a pm on Instagram I'm intrigued now. Lol. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@jojojeep1]

Steve I don’t know how to use Instagram I never used it, we’re about the same age so I’m technically Retarded. Are you might be a little older than me old man, I was born in 62

[@patrickethridge5227]

You should check out Moore Maker trapper knives made in Texas USA.

[@dreamerweaver]

I cut my fingers plenty while carvin’. Great knives these are.

[@peterpuleo2904]

I have that exact knife, including the color, and I like it, but it is a bit heavy for some pockets. I am disappointed that it does not have a half stop.

[@jerseyknifeguy6382]

Yes it is paddy I have one they are tough!!!!!!!

[@philliplabuschagne5508]

If you really honest you would see that the modern knifes (axis lock, front flip, liner lock, thumb flip, etc..) are just fidget toys. If you want to peel an apple nothing beats removing the stem, peeling and cutting the centre out like a traditional stockman or trapper clip point. Nothing. I have been buying all these knew knifes and my Medium Stockman is still my all time favourite knife for my daily apple routine. Need to strip some wire or open a box 3 blades to do the job. Grand Dad knew best, today people just use their knifes as fidget toys. I love them all but recently have moved back to collect traditional slip joints.

[@norby0418]

Case does not use 440A. They use 420HD vary similar to what Buck uses. Although I prefer the CV

[@seanthomasdowd]

the only plus to British knife law is it brought back slip joint and friction folders, I find they rarely shut on you when used correctly

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

I agree I think it's just fear of others careless use. Lol. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@randelyoder9446]

Used slip joints for years before I started using leatherman tools never had one close on me have to be careful how you use the tip

[@angryagain68]

I've cut myself more from fidget flicking my Sypderco or Byrd open, and or from closing some of my liner lock's and not getting my finger out of the way in time, than having a slip joint close on me. All an issue of bad technique rather than design flaw. I carried slip joints for many years with very few issues. Those issues were my fault not the fault of the knife.

[@jojojeep1]

Do you make a good teacher Paddy , I like when you get back into your traditional’s it had a real big comeback in America.

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

I do love my traditional knives got a beauty coming this week. Very excited. Lol. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@jojojeep1]

paddys potato peelers 🤪

[@Tilbily]

Great video on a great knife, Sir. I enjoy my Trapper. A gentleman name Dwayne Hallet put out a few YT videos, including the Trapper. A recent one re the speys blade vs the long skinning blade. Short but fascinating videos if you're not already familiar. He worked in ranching and for livestock farmers at one time. So that whole spey thing was insightful. Cheers !

[@joshuagreen7864]

My father in law has carried this new for years to is his go to so much so that he has three new ones in the draw waiting to be called up to the big leagues

[@guycalgary7800]

The large stockman is the ultimate case work knife.

[@tonysa2337]

Good knife but I dont need a third blade and the Stockman is unnecessarily chunky and heavy for pocket carry. The Trapper is a better EDC work knife for me.

[@slick_slicers]

I disagree regarding the Sodbuster. They are great, if not even archetypal, work knives! The larger ones, even Schrade or Rough Rider are some of the best work knives there are, preferable to even my 940 or similar. I don’t think the size of the kick matters. Fear of slipjoints is just an irrational phobia born of a foolish over reliance on locks which are susceptible to failure.

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

I didn't say anything about the sodbuster. I like it to.? 👍☘️😃

[@slick_slicers]

paddys potato peelers the AG Russel.

[@chanogonzalez7980]

More than a primer on slip joint traditional knives, this is kind of philosophy of how to use tools.

[@richardweilandt3315]

Of course you can, that's what it's for.

[@richardweilandt3315]

I have several trappers by Schrader. Sturdy well designed knives. I also use a single blade trapper that Schrade calls the 294OT Pioneer and Case calls their single blade the Cowboy. I think.

[@richardweilandt3315]

Correction, Case calls their single blade trapperlock the Kickstart. Case also hase the Kinetic Kickstart with spring assisted opening.

[@jerseyknifeguy6382]

I’m tryin paddy to keep it going!!!!!

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

It's hard to keep the ideas going. Lol. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@johnbanco862]

Its a hunting knife bro...nothing less...nothing more.

[@Skinnymoose]

Excellent common sense content.

[@townieoutdoors8121]

Just subbed !

[@bert2530]

Sorry, but with my experience with Case, i will NEVER use a Case knife as a worknife..., or an EDC at all. But thats just me. Keep up the good work!!

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

Hey, nothing to be sorry about I'm so picky with case now. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@Beowulf_98]

I wouldn't say these built America Europeans with their butcher knives did. 👍

[@ordinaryman1824]

Do you think rough rider is as good of value or better than case? I know when your buying case it’s more of a heritage piece but I might buy a knife like this for Dad he doesn’t like fiddling with locks

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

Unless I can see a case before I buy I won't do it anymore. Rough rider have really stepped up there qc. The only ones I can recommend with confidence is gec but there a bit pricey. Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@snookdock]

Marbles Trapper isn't bad either

[@wizardofahhhs759]

People have gotten lazy, if they can't pull the knife out and it automatically opens they don't want it. I'll take a traditional over a "modern" any day of the year.

[@peterpuleo2904]

Is there a knife historian out there who can tell me when and where the first folding pocket knife was made and put into general circulation?

[@bwxbwx6453]

I know the first locking knife was invented in Spain in the 1600s but it took like 300 years for it to be a common thing i knkw it's not the answer you were looking for but it might help narrow it down

[@peterpuleo2904]

@@bwxbwx6453 Thank you !

[@mattriley798]

Respect the knife and what's its been made to do "cut". Use the kick and you wont get a prick 😂

[@paddyspotatopeelers2154]

Lol. 🤣🤣Atb paddy 👍☘️😃

[@davidpape9179]

Cut myself on paper once now I don’t write letters anymore