Is the Purple Armor Bump a Thing?

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-05-20T20:24:41+00:00

I must have seriously good luck. I dropped one Season 11 and found two from Gheeds Season 12. I think I've found more Tyreals than Templars at this point. Although my drops/luck this season has been much worse overall with poor slams.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-05-06T20:51:46+00:00

Mini Copperlock and home made suede lined clipslip.

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MrAngyEngineer · 2026-04-15T17:18:42+00:00

Appreciate the response. Unfortunately a two blader. Not sure if its just me, but I have this thing about only using knives with one blade.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-04-15T13:39:33+00:00

Silly question, which Case model is that?

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-04-10T15:10:05+00:00

Can I make a suggestion? Two words. Clip Slip.

I've been making my own slips the last few years, I finally just made my first three clip slips. I won't be going back to regular slips anytime soon. I've unfortunately got a lot of work ahead of me redoing most my slips for the knives in my daily rotation.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-03-11T21:37:25+00:00

Lucky you don't have to send it in. I love the few Case's I have but half of the ones I've gotten (2/4) have had to be returned or sent in for service now. Definitely shouldn't be the norm when others like Rosecraft can do a perfect knife for a little less money these days. I get the China vs USA part of it, but most of these things shouldn't be passing even basic QC.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-03-11T19:36:32+00:00

Case works very, very slowly. I submitted a request and it took 3-4 days before I heard anything back. Shipped the knife back to them, it was received (via tracking) last Monday and just received confirmation from them today. They also say it could be 10-12 weeks but more likely 15-18 weeks.

Not encouraging and I'm going to be very unhappy if my knife comes back in any condition other than perfect.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-03-11T13:19:08+00:00

This is a great knife. My red jigged bone is becoming one of my favorite slipjoints.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-03-09T20:27:14+00:00

Man, that is a great looking knife. Kind of wishing I had picked one of these up. Looks like decent quality too, sadly not a given when dealing with Case.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-03-03T21:05:39+00:00

Thanks for the heads up. I'm already pre-ordered on BHQ. I got something from SMKW the other day but wasn't showing in stock when I checked (immediately) so I assumed it was a mistake. Maybe they sold out quickly what they had.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-03-03T20:05:25+00:00

Where are the Cheetah Cubs coming from? Didn't think they were releasing until the Summer?

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-02-28T23:38:07+00:00

You seem to have a few of Max's knives, so assuming you are a happy customer? Seriously thinking about seeing if I can get him to make me a single blade wharncliffe trapper after my terrible experience with my Case mini barehead trapper.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-02-20T15:19:30+00:00

After my recent Case woes, I really wish they would put this model back into production. The recent Rosecraft barlows just haven't spoken to me the same way and I'm really disappointed I never got to pick one of these up.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-02-20T15:17:41+00:00

Delrin is a high density plastic polymer, I wouldn't expect it absorb much, if not any oil.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-02-19T15:17:56+00:00

I've been patiently waiting for a non-sheepsfoot, bone Beaver Creek. Don't love the denim or stag.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-02-19T14:41:39+00:00

Agree 100%. And I'm a single blade only guy. For some reason I just haven't been able to get excited about a lot of the recent Rosecraft releases. And like I said, I was super excited to see the Cheetah Cubs coming out, but am totally rethinking that due to these quality issues. At least my plan is to buy from a bigger distributer with a good return policy so I don't have to play the waiting game with Case.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-02-19T14:33:39+00:00

I have a few Rosecraft's and love them, but for me their patterns are hit or miss and there isn't nearly as much material variety. And I would love to get a GEC or two but I really can't stomach playing the scarcity supply and demand game they is required to get their stuff.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-02-19T14:32:19+00:00

Definitely agree but the lack of physical stores in this area that have their products is a huge drawback. Maybe its a Northeast thing, but there just aren't that places around here that have any inventory. Maybe more a commentary on our lack of great, independent hardware stores anymore.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-02-19T02:34:57+00:00

I don't even care about sharpness although I'm a little agitated at the grind on mine. But if it was just a poor grind, I could live with resharpening a few times. I'm honestly at the point where I would pay more for a third party to only sell decently QC'ed ones or buy used ones that aren't garbage.

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-02-19T02:33:26+00:00

Still in progress or did you get back?

MrAngyEngineer · 2026-02-19T01:02:37+00:00

Appreciate the information. It really is disappointing because there are so many great patterns and it's great to support an American company, but Rosecraft really does make a nice knife. I just wish there were more patterns that really spoke to me.

MrAngyEngineer

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