Hello-
I posted these on the other forum
but I wanted to share them with you guys, too. I've been toting a black Queen Sodbuster in D2 for a month now and really like it. So, in the spirit of being obsessive compulsive, I bought three more. 
The group includes a light yellow Case in chrome vanadium, a orange-yellow Queen in D2, a red Bulldog, and my current EDC in black.
The Queens:
Well, I liked the black one enough to buy the yellow one, so they aren't shabby at all. Fit and finish is great on both, but they came butter knife dull. And they open with a very solid snap. My 11 year old son found it difficult to open the blades on the Queens, but could do the others just fine. I prefer it this way! He won't be borrowing it behind my back.
I put a convex edge on the black one...by hand!...which took about 4 hours. That D2 is very abrasive resistant, but once sharp, it seems to be holding the edge wonderfully. And these have much less belly than the Case and Bulldog. Can't decide whether I like that or not.
As for looks, they are nicely contoured, with all edges rounded. My children definitely preferred the Queen yellow to the Case yellow, which isn't very bold. And they have a nice hefty feel to them.
The Bulldog:
I wasn't sure what to expect, but I'm very pleased with this little knife. Love the red! The backspring is about the same as that on the Case, which is to say firm, but not heavy. It's got a carbon blade which has already started to patina after one grapefruit. (I worry about rust, but will keep it well oiled.)
The fit and finish is just okay. The Queens are much better than the others in this regard. The Bulldog has a buffer mark on the back of one of the scales, but no real gaps. Oh, and I love the ridged nail nick.
It's a much thinner knife that the others, and the sides are flat, not rounded. Lots of angles on this one, that gives it a feeling of being less loved at the factory than the Queens. And it's so much lighter in hand than the Queens...it's hard to trust it as much, if you know what I mean.
It didn't come sharp, but there was the start of an edge. Took me an hour of working it by hand to raise the burr at 180 grit and then to work it up to 2000 grit. Now, it's a very sharp little knife.
The Case:
Razor sharp right out of the box. You'd think that you could take this for granted from knife companies, but only the Case was sharp of the four.
It has a hollow ground chrome vanadium blade. Really, the blade is beautiful. But there are some marks on the yellow handle that you can see...look for black on the pointed end of the handle. Those are scratches filled with ???
I was not happy to see the gap along the back near the blade joint. It's going to be a lint cave for sure. And there's a bit of a gap around one of the pins.
As I mentioned, the backspring is livable, but not heavy. Not much of a snap, more like a comfortable snop than a snap.
Summation:
The perfect soddie would have Queen steel and finish, but the blade would be made by Case. With the Bulldog, nothing really stood out, but it wasn't overly lacking in anything either, except for weight.
Oh, I got all the knives from CollectorKnives.net, and Mike was super speedy as always!! Great service!
I hope to add a Moore Maker one of these days, too!
I posted these on the other forum
but I wanted to share them with you guys, too. I've been toting a black Queen Sodbuster in D2 for a month now and really like it. So, in the spirit of being obsessive compulsive, I bought three more. The group includes a light yellow Case in chrome vanadium, a orange-yellow Queen in D2, a red Bulldog, and my current EDC in black.
The Queens:
Well, I liked the black one enough to buy the yellow one, so they aren't shabby at all. Fit and finish is great on both, but they came butter knife dull. And they open with a very solid snap. My 11 year old son found it difficult to open the blades on the Queens, but could do the others just fine. I prefer it this way! He won't be borrowing it behind my back.
I put a convex edge on the black one...by hand!...which took about 4 hours. That D2 is very abrasive resistant, but once sharp, it seems to be holding the edge wonderfully. And these have much less belly than the Case and Bulldog. Can't decide whether I like that or not.
As for looks, they are nicely contoured, with all edges rounded. My children definitely preferred the Queen yellow to the Case yellow, which isn't very bold. And they have a nice hefty feel to them.
The Bulldog:
I wasn't sure what to expect, but I'm very pleased with this little knife. Love the red! The backspring is about the same as that on the Case, which is to say firm, but not heavy. It's got a carbon blade which has already started to patina after one grapefruit. (I worry about rust, but will keep it well oiled.)
The fit and finish is just okay. The Queens are much better than the others in this regard. The Bulldog has a buffer mark on the back of one of the scales, but no real gaps. Oh, and I love the ridged nail nick.
It's a much thinner knife that the others, and the sides are flat, not rounded. Lots of angles on this one, that gives it a feeling of being less loved at the factory than the Queens. And it's so much lighter in hand than the Queens...it's hard to trust it as much, if you know what I mean.
It didn't come sharp, but there was the start of an edge. Took me an hour of working it by hand to raise the burr at 180 grit and then to work it up to 2000 grit. Now, it's a very sharp little knife.
The Case:
Razor sharp right out of the box. You'd think that you could take this for granted from knife companies, but only the Case was sharp of the four.
It has a hollow ground chrome vanadium blade. Really, the blade is beautiful. But there are some marks on the yellow handle that you can see...look for black on the pointed end of the handle. Those are scratches filled with ???
I was not happy to see the gap along the back near the blade joint. It's going to be a lint cave for sure. And there's a bit of a gap around one of the pins.
As I mentioned, the backspring is livable, but not heavy. Not much of a snap, more like a comfortable snop than a snap.
Summation:
The perfect soddie would have Queen steel and finish, but the blade would be made by Case. With the Bulldog, nothing really stood out, but it wasn't overly lacking in anything either, except for weight.
Oh, I got all the knives from CollectorKnives.net, and Mike was super speedy as always!! Great service!
I hope to add a Moore Maker one of these days, too!
My wife teases me about my collection now approaching 40 knives. 
I have only one sod buster. So, yes, I hung you out to dry. 
OK, after this post, I am at collectorknives.net Your fault Chewy....But this order is for my father in law in Seattle. Need a stainless Schatt & Morgan to keep the weather off the blade up there.
