another peanut story

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This morning I was on my way back from buying some ax handles at the local hardware store when my buddy called and told me he had just got a deer and that he needed a hand. I drove to his place and hiked out to where he was. He was all ready all most back to his house when I got there. Turns out he did not know how to gut a deer. I reached in to my pocket for my Case trapper but stopped when my hand felt my cv peanut in my watch pocket, and I figured why not. My buddy gave me a funny look but the little knife did a great job even with cold and slippery hands. He brought the deer down to be weighed and take care of the checking in of it with fish and game. Once he got back he wanted to get it cut and in the freezer so out came the peanut again and I skinned the whole deer and dropped the front legs with it. My little Arkansas stone kept it razor sharp through this with only a few light touch ups. great little knife. Joe
 
"And David felled the mighty Goliath with but a simple stone.":thumbup:

Amber bone or yellow with CV? The little details are important, Joe.
 
Very cool! It's amazing what you can do with a small blade and a little bit of knowledge:thumbup:
 
Jackknife, being kind of frugal my trusty peanut has a yellow plastic handle. To me the yellow plastic is kind of like "comfort" food and has a warm feel. One day though I may just break down and get one in bone for real special occasions. Joe
 
camo kid said:
Jackknife, being kind of frugal my trusty peanut has a yellow plastic handle. To me the yellow plastic is kind of like "comfort" food and has a warm feel. One day though I may just break down and get one in bone for real special occasions. Joe
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I LOVE this story. Makes me want to buy a peanut now!

Thanks for sharing,
Brett
 
I remember when I was a kid, all the toothpick folders called "fishing knives" with the scaling blade, always had yellow handles. These days when I see a yellow handle I think its traditional as heck. Yellow is good. Especially if you ever drop it out of a pocket and realize it before you go too far and go back to look for it.:thumbup:

I'm glad to hear it dropped the front legs okay. You must have been gentle with it in the joints, with good technique.
 
Yeah, I took my time working the front legs but not much more than normal, just cut move the leg, cut some more, and keep going till they were freed up. I was happy so far the little guy has done squirrels, chickens, bluegill, horn pout, trout, and all my edc tasks the deer was really no big surprise. Joe
 
camo kid said:
Yeah, I took my time working the front legs but not much more than normal, just cut move the leg, cut some more, and keep going till they were freed up. I was happy so far the little guy has done squirrels, chickens, bluegill, horn pout, trout, and all my edc tasks the deer was really no big surprise. Joe
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I hope , Joe, that one day many, many, many years from now you'll have a son who will look back on his memories of his dad using small jackknives for everything like I look back on mine. I think you're on the right road.:thumbup:
 
DARN IT!!!! Another Peanut story, and mine once again calls my name. "JJJJJJoooooohhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnnnyyyyyy............ put your Super Tinker away and take me with you again!!! I MISS you, Johnny!!!"
 
Thats the nice thing about a peanut size knife, you can carry it in addition to your super tinker. I love that about small pocket knives, you can carry 2 or 3 of them without dragging your pants down. If women can wear more than one ring or bracelet at a time, then we men can carry multiple items of "pocket Jewlery".

Yeah!
 
lotoblades said:
It's amazing what you can do with a small blade and a little bit of knowledge:thumbup:
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THAT'S the ticket! It's not about the knife, it's about user skill. With it, there's not much a good pocketknife can't accomplish.
 
ElCuchillo, Even though the Peanut did most of the heavy lifting, it wasnt the only knife of the day. After I dropped the front legs off I used my case single blade trapper, and two Russell butcher knives (6 inch butcher, and 5 inch narrow boning knife) to finish. And finally when we were done and in from the cold I decided to crack open a bottle of my hard cider from last year, and my humble victorinox "Minimalist" that I keep in my coats pocket was just the tool for the job. I like my peanut, but it is just part of the kit needed. Joe
 
Cool Story.

It's stories like yours have me thinking, why do I always leave the Peanuts at Home.
 
jackknife said:
"And David felled the mighty Goliath with but a simple stone.":thumbup:

Amber bone or yellow with CV? The little details are important, Joe.
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Does Case still make an amber bone CV peanut? I've been trying to find one. I couldn't find it on SMKW or Vintage Knives. THanks!
 
I hope , Joe, that one day many, many, many years from now you'll have a son who will look back on his memories of his dad using small jackknives for everything like I look back on mine. I think you're on the right road.
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Thanks jackknife! Joe
 
Can anything or any dye be used to make the Case Redbone scales darker? I have one of the Redbone CV Peanuts, and the top of the scales are light, nearly white on the top edges.
 
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