Another New Peanut Owner

[tkill]

I have carried pocket folders of some sort most of my life. Many of them were Case knives. In the past year or so, I have fell in love all over again with Case slippies. Living 45 minutes from Lebanon, MO and 30 minutes from Branson, MO helps with that attraction.... 2 [large Case retailer] outlets within 45 minutes of my home. I remember my father having a Case Baby Butterbean, so I was drawn to that pattern. I found a pocket worn red one in ss online, and have been carrying it most days for the past year or so.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago, I was up in the outlet in Lebanon and saw some of the display boxes on sale. I bought one, brought it home, put my 13 Case knives in it, and my passion for these little knives was renewed. In my quest for more info, I came across this forum. Since I already carried a pretty small knife (the Baby BB) every day, I was of course drawn to all the threads about the Peanut as an EDC. I never owned a Peanut, so this past weekend on a trip to Branson I bought a CV Peanut in dark red bone.



I took it home and last night gave it a good going over. It has excellent fit and finish, and the CV blades sharpened up to what I described to my wife as "scary sharp" with little work. I don't know if its the better fit and finish, the easy to sharpen CV steel, or the more heft of the 2 spring design, but I hate to admit I am liking this knife better than my Baby BB. I also really like the half-stops. I'm going to carry it for the next month or two, and at that point decide if it will take over the lead as my EDC or if I will go back to the Baby BB.

With the Baby BB coming out of the vault recently I am still very excited to start filling out my collection with them too. But I really like the way this peanut feels. In the office, I am the guy whom everyone knows carries a pocketknife so when someone has a package to open, they come to me. I can't wait to impress someone with this razor sharp little gem.

 

[Jack Black]

Welcome to the cult

 

[gruntmedik]

And the sickness spreads...

 

[Stich2442]

Welcome to the cult, three items I always have with me are my wedding ring, my zippo, and my Case peanut, coming up on two years of EDC

Pete

 

[george c]

Tkill, thanks for the nice report. I bought a yellow CV a while back and recently added an orange with a bail.

From one new guy to another, welcome to the forum.

PS. Stich, really enjoyed your post showing you chopping down the tree with the Peanut. Really enjoyed that thread........

 

[pmew]

Don't forget to sacrifice some fruit with it so that the grand high muckba will let you into the cult!

 

[jackknife]

Welcome to the cult, my son.

Absolutely love the red bone on your nut. Sometimes Case gets the dye a bit off, and looks a bit pink, or too dark. But yours has captured a nice blood red tone of bone. Very very nice!:thumbup::thumbup:

Of course, we have to do something about that raw, unblemished, shiny blade. You defiantly have to go sacrifice some apples and an orange or two to get a patina going. And perhaps some limes for a gin and tonic, or in the neck of a nice cold Corona. A nice soft gray will look great with that red bone.

Carl, Grand High Muckba Of The Cult.

 

[tkill]

Absolutely love the red bone on your nut. Sometimes Case gets the dye a bit off, and looks a bit pink, or too dark. But yours has captured a nice blood red tone of bone.

Thanks, I thought so too. I had this one, a chestnut bone, and a yellow all out on the counter to choose from at the store. I think those were the only choices in CV. The red really caught my eye.

Today the little peanut opened a couple of packages and cut up some bell peppers for supper. A quartered apple may have to be on the menu tomorrow for lunch.

 

[whetrock]

That's a real gem IMO. CV, and their red bone is a close second to yellow delrin/CV in terms of popularity here. The Peanut looks great in red, CV just adds to the character with it's patina.