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Back in August, Cory Hess ran a giveaway titled "Who Wants My Garbage?"
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...Picked-Who-Wants-My-Garbage?highlight=garbage
I was fortunate enough to win a beautiful stainless steel Delrin Case Peanut. I'm still amazed: it was the first GAW for which I was eligible, it was the first "raffle" I've ever won in over 60 years of entering such things, and the prize was my first (and still my only) Case slipjoint!
The Peanut landed in my mailbox the day after Labor Day, September 2, and it's been in my pocket every day since then. It's not the only knife I've carried in that time, but it has certainly got it's share of use in the past 90 days. And I couldn't be happier with it!
One of its duties has been some rookie whittling. Here are a couple of shots of the Peanut with some of the "art" it has produced for me:
I had often read on the forum praises of peanuts, and I thought I had a pretty good idea of what a peanut was. In fact, I had a little 3 1/8 inch Imperial 2-blade serpentine jack that I thought was a peanut. But once my Case Peanut arrived, I was surprised at how much smaller than the Imperial the 2 7/8 inch Case was. The quarter inch difference looks a lot bigger than it sounds! Here'a a comparison pic:
Another surprise I've had in my time with the Peanut is that its bolsters stay shiny silver much longer than those of my other knives, mostly Rough Riders and a couple of Chinese Bucks. The bolsters on the other knives discolor quite quickly; they can be polished to their original luster, but the Case has never "yellowed" on me. Case must have a different "blend" of nickel silver than many of my other knives.
Anyway, I've never been a "joiner" in the past, and certainly not someone drawn to cults. But I think if the man in the fez ever shows up, I'm at the point where I'd give myself over to the Cult of the Peanut! (Haven't seen much about that group lately.) So, thanks again, Cory. Your "trash" has certainly become my treasure!
- GT
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...Picked-Who-Wants-My-Garbage?highlight=garbage
I was fortunate enough to win a beautiful stainless steel Delrin Case Peanut. I'm still amazed: it was the first GAW for which I was eligible, it was the first "raffle" I've ever won in over 60 years of entering such things, and the prize was my first (and still my only) Case slipjoint!
The Peanut landed in my mailbox the day after Labor Day, September 2, and it's been in my pocket every day since then. It's not the only knife I've carried in that time, but it has certainly got it's share of use in the past 90 days. And I couldn't be happier with it!
One of its duties has been some rookie whittling. Here are a couple of shots of the Peanut with some of the "art" it has produced for me:
I had often read on the forum praises of peanuts, and I thought I had a pretty good idea of what a peanut was. In fact, I had a little 3 1/8 inch Imperial 2-blade serpentine jack that I thought was a peanut. But once my Case Peanut arrived, I was surprised at how much smaller than the Imperial the 2 7/8 inch Case was. The quarter inch difference looks a lot bigger than it sounds! Here'a a comparison pic:
Another surprise I've had in my time with the Peanut is that its bolsters stay shiny silver much longer than those of my other knives, mostly Rough Riders and a couple of Chinese Bucks. The bolsters on the other knives discolor quite quickly; they can be polished to their original luster, but the Case has never "yellowed" on me. Case must have a different "blend" of nickel silver than many of my other knives.
Anyway, I've never been a "joiner" in the past, and certainly not someone drawn to cults. But I think if the man in the fez ever shows up, I'm at the point where I'd give myself over to the Cult of the Peanut! (Haven't seen much about that group lately.) So, thanks again, Cory. Your "trash" has certainly become my treasure!
- GT
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I'd also say that our communications since the contest have been a joy. I'd give away a knife every day of the week if it meant getting to know a person of your caliber.
