another easy to open ?

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Does anyone have and know which knife is easier to open? Case Sod Buster 3 5/8” closed, or the slimline trapper 4” closed. Heck lets add the Texas Jack 3 5/8” closed also. As some may remember I am trying to replace a knife for my father inlaw. It needs to be carbon steel and a very easy opening knife.
 
My Case Sodbuster is medium-hard to open. My Texas Jack is medium (or less). That is to say, the Jack is easier to open than the Sodbuster on my examples.

I don't have the Case Slimline, but would guess it easier to open, being long and thin.

Speaking of easy openers, today I have on me a Mooremaker Double Lockback Small Trapper, which I think is the easiest open knife I have. I like it and so do my thumbnails.

Eric.
 
Most slim trappers are easy to open. I have 6 of them on my "for trade" board, and I tried them all; no nail breakers.
 
Well, I tried to get him to take my single blade stag Russell barlow. He said it was too nice and wouldn't take it. I think the more blade sticking out is what helps him with the opening of the blade. He had no trouble with the barlow. The action isn't a nail breaker but it isn't real weak on it either.
 
i'd have to go with the sodbuster for easy opening. but it seems like queen used to have a pattern that was a single blade with a cutout in the scales to allow for a better grip when opening. good luck
 
db said:
Does anyone have and know which knife is easier to open? Case Sod Buster 3 5/8” closed, or the slimline trapper 4” closed. Heck lets add the Texas Jack 3 5/8” closed also. As some may remember I am trying to replace a knife for my father inlaw. It needs to be carbon steel and a very easy opening knife.
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If you are not committed to getting you father-in-law a new knife I suggest that you consider looking into an old "easy open jack". As has been indicated previously this design has a cutout in the handle that is intended to provide a more secure grip on the master blade. (I believe that Levine speculated that this design was intended to assist people who chewed their nails!)

I have my great grandfather's old Waterville "teardrop" easy opener and I enjoy having carrying and using the knife. (Since it is a hard-used farmer's knife I doubt whether I am hurting the knife's collector's value much.)

It is true that, until recently, Queen offered an easy opener. However, this knife was a part of an inexpensive line of aluminum handled Barlow knives that I found to be easy to contain my enthusiasm about.
 
Russell still has out the 5" single blade barlow in carbon steel, and easy out cutout, handle for around 24 bucks at SMKW, it is made in Germany...Mike
 
Here's a pic so you can get a visual of the cutouts. The two Queens are easy openers and they work great, one of my all time favorite back pocket knives.

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Helle
 
db said:
I think the more blade sticking out is what helps him with the opening of the blade.
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Then get him a Case Sodbuster Junior. Yellow handled in CV, would be my choice, but they're getting a little hard to find. I got mine via a swap here on the folksy forum.
 
This is my favorite easy opener. A British Army knife.

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Out of the knives you mentioned I think the slim line trapper would be easiest to open but the sodbuster isn't far behind.
 
A lockback could be the answer here: Easy to open but secure to use. CASE Yellow Handle Copperlock Wharncliffe in CV?

My CASE Jr Sodbuster is much valued but it's a tight opener AND has a very small nail nick compared to other knives.

How about CASE pen-knife yellow handle in CV? Or a Camillus Yello Jaket? Getting slightly difficult to find new but nice knives.

Weidmannsheil 3.75" lockback single blade in carbon with stag scales. Not too flashy or safe-queenish at all but workingman's lockback.

You COULD go revolutionary and offer a Spyderco Delica in US Army Foliage Green. VG 10 though, very easy to open, slim and with a clip. Could be a bit New Age , but it's a modern classic, American firm&very useful.
 
mnblade said:
Then get him a Case Sodbuster Junior. Yellow handled in CV, would be my choice, but they're getting a little hard to find. I got mine via a swap here on the folksy forum.
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Is Case no longer making these in CV? Thanks everyone for all the good suggestions. I'm taking a close look at all of them.
 
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