1000th soddie thread?

Hey CatFisH,

I had a great time hanging with you and Charlie. My coon dick is proudly displayed on the table alongside my computer.

I'm on Gene's list for one of each size.

I've never heard anything but praise for Gene's work and his character as a man and that means a lot to me when I'm about to consider something from a maker.

I'm really looking forward to these as this is a pattern I've recently become enamored of.

Do me a favor when you've got some down time and post some pics of that bad boy from different perspectives. I'm sure we'd all appreciate seeing 'em.
 
(Private message to Schwert: Hope you'll find some time to participate on this forum. You and CatFisH would fit right in. Consider that an invitation.)
 
Thanks Blues. I have not been active over here for ages, but a thread like this is hard to resist.

Well ol' CatFish scooped me on getting his Ingram Sodbuster first....something I cannot quite forgive. I am on Gene's list somewhere and cannot wait.

Gene sent me his prototype to handle and if it would have been sharpened I would have been tempted to change my name and seek asylum in Canada.

But I shot these images before posting it back to Gene.


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I cannot wait until my name comes up on his list. So the final farewell photos….who could not want one of these eh?
 
Blues said:
Thanks to our good friend Rob Thomason, I have this little stag beauty from Queen inbound:

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That was a nice snag. I saw it about 15 minutes after your "I'll take it" post. Congrats.

BTW...... thanks for all the Blade show pics and info. Glad ya'll had fun. :thumbup:
 
Thanks for those pix! You're right. Who wouldn't want one? I'm bettin' Gene gets a few calls and emails before day is done.
 
Over the years I have added a number of Gene's fixed blades to my pile of knives. Every so often he sends me an email with a photo to see what I think of his latest efforts. When I opened the email with the slipjoint Sodbuster I was speechless.

I had a hard time typing back a response telling him I had to have one. Now I wish I had told him I had to have two:cool:

From the very first knife I got from Gene to the latest....opening a package from him still makes my heart beat faster.
 
That's high praise coming from a guy that's a pretty fine craftsman himself (even if not a knifemaker).
 
BTW....I started touring around this Trad forum space and have to thank you for the invite to take a look.
 
It's a good place. Nice friendly folks and some very recognizable names in the industry spend a lot of time here. There's hardly anything on traditional knives you can't find an answer to.

And you're welcome. We're fortunate to have you here.
 
Correct me if you think I'm wrong, but to me the Sodbuster design seems like the most uniquely American design of the past several decades. I'm not certain if it originated here in the US, but maybe somebody else knows and will tell us. Anyway, it certainly is a classic design if ever there was one. I'm scrolling down and reading the four pages of this thread with one hand while with my other hand I'm fondling the old black Case Sodbuster (size large, of course) that I bought well used from an old man recently. It has the stainless blade, but there's a time and place for them, too. This particular one seems to have an especially slim handle, and it's hard to believe pocket wear could account for that, plus the man I got it from would not have bothered to modify it in any way. Maybe the older ones were slimmer. Any thoughts on this?

For any of you that may want or need a great but less expensive Sodbuster, allow me to recommend those made by Boker's Argentine division, their Tree Brand Gaucho series. I have one and I think it's a great bargain and excellent quality. These are made from carbon steel, well sharpened, but perhaps not as highly polished as a Case should be for the price difference. The Boker has a somewhat "chunkier" handle than my old Case I've been fondling, but that should be easily remedied if you choose to. The Bokers are described as having yellow handles (polopropylene I think), but mine has a color more closely resembling aged ivory and I think it looks just fine! I got mine from www.eknifeworks.com (SMKW) and I just checked their site to be sure of the prices. The small Boker Sodbuster is just $10.99 and the large is just $12.99 + S&H of course. What a great deal for those who want one for hard use or just can't afford a Case right now. (Yeah, yeah, I know some of you probably think a Case Sodbuster is cheap.)The only criticism I would make of my Boker is that it needed to be washed out under hot running water with a soapy brush to get some manufacturing residue out of it. Big deal. Try a Boker. Bet you'll like it! Whether you prefer the small or the large, a Sodbuster is an excellent everyday knife with a tried and true design that gets the job done and feels good in your hand or pocket.
 
Dr. Mudd,

There's another thread on the forum right now that addresses the origin of the sodbuster. You may find it interesting. I quoted some info from Bernard Levine in it that speaks to the origins.
 
Schwert said:
Thanks Blues. I have not been active over here for ages, but a thread like this is hard to resist.
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Welcome Schwert. IIRC didn't you write a review on a Reeves double bit axe in another forum? If it was you, I ended up ordering one and should have it in a month or so. If it was you..... thanks. Great review. Again..... WELCOME:thumbup: :cool:
 
I've got one of those double bits, Tarmix. You're gonna love it. Great little ax.
 
tarmix101 said:
Welcome Schwert. IIRC didn't you write a review on a Reeves double bit axe in another forum? If it was you, I ended up ordering one and should have it in a month or so. If it was you..... thanks. Great review. Again..... WELCOME:thumbup: :cool:
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I do have a Nessmuk article up over at JM's outdoors-magazine that has my Reeves double bit in it. A great hand ax and one that I ordered after seeing one that Blues has.

They are worth the wait, top notch workmanship and really a pleasure to use. I have a single bit from Reeves on my order list.
 
Schwert said:
I do have a Nessmuk article up over at JM's outdoors-magazine that has my Reeves double bit in it. A great hand ax and one that I ordered after seeing one that Blues has.

They are worth the wait, top notch workmanship and really a pleasure to use. I have a single bit from Reeves on my order list.
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I thought that was you. Great write up. I enjoyed all the articles/write ups over at O.M. You should stick around here. You will fit right in as Blues said! Check out the W&S sub forum under training (if you haven't already) A lot of great folks that hang out here, hang out there as well:cool:

Ohhh and our fearless leaders (AKA Bastid and Blues) give us just enough rope to hang ourselves...... but we are all well rounded enough to only use half of it;):)
 
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