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CASE PROJECTS SEAHORSE WHITTLER TO GAIN ADMIRATION OF KNIFE ENTHUSIASTS

Elegant new design is not your typical whittling knife

Media Contact:Alison Dotson , Davis Newman Payne
            (865) 688-3151 or adotson@dnp.com


February 2002, Bradford, Pa. – W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company, the most collectable knife brand in America, is reintroducing the Seahorse Whittler, a century-old design that has been revived and reworked for the 21st century.

This stylish knife is being offered in three premium handle materials – Mother-of-Pearl, harvested from the inner lining of oyster shells found in the Orient; the old-fashioned feel of Vintage Bone; and the handsome new Autumn Bone with a Small Silver Script shield. The knife measures 4” closed and weighs only 2.6 ounces.

“The Seahorse Whittler is one of the most versatile knives we’ve introduced,” said Case Marketing Director, John Sullivan. “Over the years, we’ve experienced a strong interest in Whittlers as they [the knives] not only offer versatility, but maintain their value as a prized possession.”

The Seahorse Whittler is a three-bladed knife with a large blade at one end (the Wharncliff blade), and two smaller blades at the opposing end (a pen blade and a coping blade). All are special task Tru-Sharp™ surgical steel blades, giving the knife a great deal of versatility. For example, Wharncliff blades have a delicate point for close, meticulous detail work, yet are similar in size and shape to a sheepfoot blade and can handle some of the toughest carving tasks. Coping blades are commonly used in carpenters’ knives to scratch lines in wood or other materials and are also used in carving and whittling. The pen blade is today commonly used as a blade for light work, but in the past was engineered to cut and sharpen turkey quills to be used as ink pens.
 
W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company has been making high quality knives since 1889. The most popular collectible brand in America, Case continues to make its knives the old-fashioned way – by hand. For more information, call 800-523-6350 or visit their web site at www.wrcase.com.