Rough Rider vs CASE - iKnife Collector2024-03-29T08:59:51Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/rough-rider-vs-case?groupUrl=roughridercollectors&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSteve,
I am guilty of hoardin…tag:iknifecollector.com,2020-02-02:3181080:Comment:16199602020-02-02T20:02:14.366ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>Steve,</p>
<p>I am guilty of hoarding the safe queens. With that being said I have always believed RR to be a quality of it's category. You will most likely hear it said, "you cannot beat it for the cost" but face it, many of us would pay 10 dollars more and still carry one. It would still be a deal.</p>
<p>They make the perfect gift for youngsters because you can buy two, surely the first WILL get lost. You can feel very good about having one in your pocket when someone asks to borrow…</p>
<p>Steve,</p>
<p>I am guilty of hoarding the safe queens. With that being said I have always believed RR to be a quality of it's category. You will most likely hear it said, "you cannot beat it for the cost" but face it, many of us would pay 10 dollars more and still carry one. It would still be a deal.</p>
<p>They make the perfect gift for youngsters because you can buy two, surely the first WILL get lost. You can feel very good about having one in your pocket when someone asks to borrow your knife. It is a decent knife and if they hurt it, it is affordably replaced. My glovebox, the kitchen junk drawer, my gardening pouch, all places in my house you are likely to find an RR because it will hold it's edge and I do not have to constantly be remembering to take it, put an edge on it and return it where it belongs.</p>
<p>Also in my sons' collection. There were about a dozen years where mom filled in gaps of his collection with RR collectibles, they have done some darn fine ones over the years. The moonshiner</p>
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<p>I don't have the big Case to compare it to, but I do have a RR603 (two in fact, I recently bought a back-up), (and the same size RR1057 "A Stroke of Luck" large stockman.</p>
<p>I like the size and on the lighter side "Buck 301-ish" pulls of around a "4" on both the Rough Riders.</p>
<p>As for the quality, I have no complaints. There is no blade wobble. They are not "perfect" (if they were, they would be far out of my price range) but they make for a fine EDC Work Knife.</p>
<p>I don't own a…</p>
<p>I don't have the big Case to compare it to, but I do have a RR603 (two in fact, I recently bought a back-up), (and the same size RR1057 "A Stroke of Luck" large stockman.</p>
<p>I like the size and on the lighter side "Buck 301-ish" pulls of around a "4" on both the Rough Riders.</p>
<p>As for the quality, I have no complaints. There is no blade wobble. They are not "perfect" (if they were, they would be far out of my price range) but they make for a fine EDC Work Knife.</p>
<p>I don't own a safe, so I have no need of a "Safe Queen." Come to that, even if I did have a safe, Id have little use for a knife that is only suitable for display. I figure they were made to be used (not abused), not hidden away to rot somewhere in the hopes that it would appreciate in value rather than depreciate like pretty much everything else in the known universe, should I ever decide to sell it. </p>
<p>If I cannot use it, why have it?</p>
<p>(Knives, like vintage/classic automobiles, old used postage stamps, and firearms are lousy for investment purposes.)</p>
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<p>IMHO, a Rough Rider will cut or slice everything a Case can, and just as well-if not better,</p>
<p>The only Case pattern I have that I have a matching Rough Rider pattern, is the canoe. (Case is a CV Amber Bone that was gifted to me a couple years ago.) </p>
<p>I can honestly say the quality and fit and finish of the Rough Rider canoes I have, equal or exceed that of the Case.</p>
<p>I'm also more likely to carry one of the Rough Riders, because it would cost a heck of a lot less to replace it than the Case, should it be lost or something, </p> Looks like someone at SMKW (w…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-05-20:3181080:Comment:15405132018-05-20T04:11:26.827ZJ.J. Smith IIIhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnJSmithIII
<p>Looks like someone at SMKW (whoever runs the RR Facebook page) got a little testy about me questioning the thickness of the blades in their new knives...</p>
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<p>I'm taking this to mean that all the new knives will have these thin…</p>
<p>Looks like someone at SMKW (whoever runs the RR Facebook page) got a little testy about me questioning the thickness of the blades in their new knives...</p>
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<p>I'm taking this to mean that all the new knives will have these thin blades?</p> In case you haven't seen the…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-05-19:3181080:Comment:15406952018-05-19T23:36:14.522ZJ.J. Smith IIIhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnJSmithIII
<p>In case you haven't seen the post about my CASE, it broke. Backspring is caput. I've sent it to CASE, for repair.</p>
<p>In the meantime, Tobias had checked the specs and verified the "thinness" of the blades.</p>
<p>CASE Specs...</p>
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<p>Rough Rider Specs...…</p>
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<p>In case you haven't seen the post about my CASE, it broke. Backspring is caput. I've sent it to CASE, for repair.</p>
<p>In the meantime, Tobias had checked the specs and verified the "thinness" of the blades.</p>
<p>CASE Specs...</p>
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<p>Rough Rider Specs...</p>
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<p>As can be seen, the current production Rough Riders have roughly 2/3 thickness as the CASE.</p>
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<p>He did refer me to another Rough Rider, in red bone, that according to the specs has slightly thicker blades than the CASE.</p>
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<p>Of course they're out of stock at SMKW but I was able to find one on eBay, so I'll have something to use while the folks up in Bradford repair my CASE.</p>
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<p>I'll see how the red bone measures up, when it arrives.</p> Awesome! Thanks, JJ!tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-05-18:3181080:Comment:15405532018-05-18T03:36:14.830Zdead_left_knife_guyhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/deadleftknifeguy
<p>Awesome! Thanks, JJ!</p>
<p>Awesome! Thanks, JJ!</p> Can't wait to see it in its n…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-05-16:3181080:Comment:15402122018-05-16T18:48:54.285ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>Can't wait to see it in its new form :)</p>
<p>Can't wait to see it in its new form :)</p> O9
Jan Carter said:
Definitel…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-05-16:3181080:Comment:15402112018-05-16T18:35:55.399ZJ.J. Smith IIIhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnJSmithIII
<p>O9</p>
<p><cite>Jan Carter said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/rough-rider-vs-case?groupUrl=roughridercollectors&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1540293&xg_source=activity&groupId=3181080%3AGroup%3A255376#3181080Comment1540119"><p><em><strong>Definitely not the quality that I've come to expect from Rough Rider.</strong></em></p>
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<p><span>I can honestly say I am surprised JJ. The photos alone tell me that this is not the RR quality we…</span></p>
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<p>O9</p>
<p><cite>Jan Carter said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/rough-rider-vs-case?groupUrl=roughridercollectors&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1540293&xg_source=activity&groupId=3181080%3AGroup%3A255376#3181080Comment1540119"><p><em><strong>Definitely not the quality that I've come to expect from Rough Rider.</strong></em></p>
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<p><span>I can honestly say I am surprised JJ. The photos alone tell me that this is not the RR quality we have all seen in the past. Think I will make a stop at the RR booth at Blade and see is it is happening across the board with them</span></p>
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<p>I posted a comment, on the RR Facebook page, about this knife. They didn't comment on it, however they did "Like" it.</p>
<p>It would have been nice if they'd take the time to address the issues.</p>
</blockquote> Made my mind up that I'm not…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-05-16:3181080:Comment:15402932018-05-16T17:07:38.871ZJ.J. Smith IIIhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnJSmithIII
<p>Made my mind up that I'm not going to EDC the Rough Rider. Went looking for a Yellow Comp CASE, because I wanted a CV. Nowhere in town had the yellow, so I picked up an Amber CV.</p>
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<p>Let the transformation begin...</p>
<p>Made my mind up that I'm not going to EDC the Rough Rider. Went looking for a Yellow Comp CASE, because I wanted a CV. Nowhere in town had the yellow, so I picked up an Amber CV.</p>
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<p>Let the transformation begin...</p> I'm liking the RR now that I'…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-05-16:3181080:Comment:15402072018-05-16T00:15:58.678ZJ.J. Smith IIIhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnJSmithIII
<p>I'm liking the RR now that I've got the scales smoothed down some. I'm betting that the shield issue comes from a new batch of shields being put into scales prepped for the old shield.</p>
<p>I'm definitely, more than a little bit, discouraged with the blades...they've been thinned down so much it's rediculous. Can't say that it's an isolated knife, either, because you know I got 2.</p>
<p>I've reviewed every YouTube video with the 603s and from what I've seen, that's the way they…</p>
<p>I'm liking the RR now that I've got the scales smoothed down some. I'm betting that the shield issue comes from a new batch of shields being put into scales prepped for the old shield.</p>
<p>I'm definitely, more than a little bit, discouraged with the blades...they've been thinned down so much it's rediculous. Can't say that it's an isolated knife, either, because you know I got 2.</p>
<p>I've reviewed every YouTube video with the 603s and from what I've seen, that's the way they are.</p>
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<p>I've never seen a Rough Rider that failed, miserably, but from my standpoint, this pattern did.</p> Definitely not the quality th…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-05-15:3181080:Comment:15401192018-05-15T23:56:50.278ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p><em><strong>Definitely not the quality that I've come to expect from Rough Rider.</strong></em></p>
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<p><span>I can honestly say I am surprised JJ. The photos alone tell me that this is not the RR quality we have all seen in the past. Think I will make a stop at the RR booth at Blade and see is it is happening across the board with them</span></p>
<p><em><strong>Definitely not the quality that I've come to expect from Rough Rider.</strong></em></p>
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<p><span>I can honestly say I am surprised JJ. The photos alone tell me that this is not the RR quality we have all seen in the past. Think I will make a stop at the RR booth at Blade and see is it is happening across the board with them</span></p>