Posts by Charlie Weddle

Gumming up the Works

Gumming up the Works

  It comes and leaves about before you can even really blink. I’d argue it’s the very definition of ‘here today, gone tomorrow’.  I’ll stop beating around the bush and just say what I’m talking about here: Bubba gum handles. They’re the type of thing that we can’t ever keep on hand. An order might […]

A new mix on a classic

A new mix on a classic

Throughout the years, Case has done a lot with stag, be it traditional, Sambar, Prime, Red, Green, Blue; it seems like every variation under the sun has presented itself over the years. Bonestag has always been a kind of interesting outliner to the overall concept. With it being bone that’s shaped to look and carry […]

The Tantalizing Tanto

The Tantalizing Tanto

    A question that has come up for me a few times now is in regard to the tanto style blade, the style of which you currently see most frequently in the Case product line in the Kinzua Bradford Flipper. The question I’ve had now my fair share is simply where the Tanto style originated […]

Looking at perspectives

Looking at perspectives

There’s a lot interesting I can say regarding the knife industry. Upcoming releases, new designs, twists on old ones, shows, podcasts, events, you name it. But I think what makes the industry so compelling is the community behind it. It seems like everyone with some interest to collecting or even simply owning a knife has […]

132 and counting!

132 and counting!

It was the late 1880’s—Grover Cleveland was President, the Brooklyn Bridge had just gone up, the company that would bring the world Coca-Cola was just starting—and right in the mix was the Case knife company—just beginning on the adventure that would take them to 2022, where they’ve become a mainstay in the minds of hardworking […]

Landmarks

Landmarks

With the reveal of the recent set of Case knife flippers, there comes a question as to what the names mean. It’s an interesting little back story to each of them; one that I think is worth sharing, since they really tie in well with Bradford, if not Pennsylvania as a whole. To start with, […]

Bradford Flippers

Bradford Flippers

Some news hot off the press, Case revealed something new at the 2021 Blade Show, something that was being created for the very first time out of Bradford PA. The Flipper. A one-handed opener every day carry knife in a modern style. The Flippers go by the names the Marilla™ and the Kinzua™, and as both debuted […]

Drove my Chevy to the Levee

Drove my Chevy to the Levee

Recently we’ve had a collection of Chevrolet knives arrive from Case for us, ready to go out the door. Can’t go wrong with a Chevy, but it made me wonder some regarding the company themselves. So, naturally, I did a little digging to see what I could find on their roots. Louis Chevrolet, the sun […]

On the road to Damascus

On the road to Damascus

Dating back to even before the 3rd centaury, Damascus has long been an object of desire, both in aesthetical and practical use. This style of blade has its claim to fame in Syria, near its namesake of the city of Damascus, where several origins have validity according to historians. Many say that’s where smiths forged […]

Copperhead Road

Copperhead Road

Now that we’ve made it through the fall and the winter months—and boy what a winter—there’s something we all need to do. Watch out for snakes. One in specific comes to mind this go-around: the Copperhead. The Copperhead’s always been a pretty big fan favorite, considering it’s a style that hits both aesthetic and practical […]