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Do you have any Case Canoes Baby Butterbeans or Gunboats? Show them off!

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on July 29, 2013 at 0:40

That's a beauty Paul!

Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on August 7, 2013 at 13:14

Rick, Love that story about your Grandfather, he must have been a great man, and a man who loved a good knife and took care of it. That Canoe is priceless. Thanks for posting.

Rick Archer said:

I love Case knives and the Canoe is by far my favorite pattern. This is the knife that started my collection, a 1940-64 handed down from my grandfather. He died in 1976. It was sealed in a small hard plastic pouch with some oil when my dad gave it to me as a teenager. I had heard stories about my grandfather, that he was known at the factory where he worked back in the 40's and 50's to be the best around at sharpening knives. My dad used to tell me that when he finished sharpening a knife he would make small light circles on the edge of the blade so that when you held it out to the light the blade would sparkle. I took the knife out of the hard plastic for the first time back in the early 90's. Sure enough, when I opened the blade, there was the sparkle. This knife will never leave me and that blade will never be touched. I should have tried to get a photo of the blade when I had it out for this picture. I was also given my grandfather's old whetstone in a nice old wooden case.

Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on August 7, 2013 at 13:20

I am going to Knife shows in August, September and October. I will sure be looking for a Case Canoe.

Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on August 7, 2013 at 13:29

Must be a "Talking Knife" - some of them talk you know.

J.J. Smith III said:

Did it answer you, Craig?

Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on August 7, 2013 at 13:30

Craig, I am going thru these older posts and love them - they are sure sparking my interest in Canoes.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on August 7, 2013 at 18:06

They're really nice knives!

Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on August 13, 2013 at 17:18

Here is my new (used) Case XX USA Canoe #62131cv 6 Dot 2004 pocket knife. Its my first Case Canoe, got it off the bay.

Question: notice the black marks on the main blade - it is smooth, would it be worth trying to get them off somehow or would it hurt the knife? What would you do? If it is just patina, I wonder if I should just leave it alone. Its a beautiful knife, very sold and tight. It seems a little heavy in your hand but maybe they are suppose to be that way. Anyway, here it is: my first Case Canoe.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on August 13, 2013 at 17:26

Very nice Canoe Ken!

Heavy? There's a lot of metal in those Canoes! If it's CV (chrome Vanadium/carbon steel) then it's some staining/patina. It would be up to you if you want to polish it up or leave it alone. I'm obsessive/compulsive about such things, so I'd clean it up. LOL!

Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on August 13, 2013 at 17:33

What would you use to clean It up?

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on August 13, 2013 at 17:40

I used to use Simichrome, but it has gotten so expensive. I now use "Super Premium Polishing Paste". Yeah, I know it sounds hokey, but it is a direct replacement for Simichrome. A most dealers sell it. Like here - http://newgraham.com/Super-Premium-Polishing-Paste-SR0201/ And here - http://www.knifeworks.com/superpremiumpolishingpaste.aspx Or here - http://www.knivesplus.com/cgi-knivesplus/sb/productsearch.cgi Or here - http://www.caseknifeoutlet.com/proddetail.cfm?ses=47504E9E449AB9D2 And there's several others.

Then I coat all of my knives, collector or user, with Renaissance Wax

Permalink Reply by Howard P Reynolds on August 13, 2013 at 18:31

Great looking used Canoe, Ken. Looks like it truly is pocket worn. Polishing: I might suggest 0000 steel wool with whatever polish you have since the mirror finish is gone. To bring the mirror finish back, you might have to go with fine sandpaper. Maybe you could start with 400 grit and work up to 2000 grit (wet/dry).

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on August 13, 2013 at 18:40

I get excellent results, if a blade needs sanding, by taking it up to 1500 grit, then working it with "Super Premium Polishing Paste". I can get a mirror polish that you can't tell apart from the factory finish. "Super Premium Polishing Paste" is just a bit more aggressive than Simichrome.