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Case Peanut virginity, that is. After years of Peanut jokes and countless Photochops, I finally bit the bullet.
I live not too far from a Case/Chicago Cutlery store, and I've bought all manner of items in there. Case stockman knives, Vic SAKs, a Leatherman or two, even a Gränsfors Bruks Small Forest Axe. Tonight, I popped in and saw that they'd finally gotten some of the chestnut bone CV knives in stock. That Swayback Jack does look good and is smaller than I thought. I may be making another run over there soon.
But what caught my eye was a little red bone CV Peanut. Once, when they'd only had one in stock, I looked at the knife, but the scales had been uneven and faded. Tonight though, I had three to choose from--all of them with nice, matching, deep red scales. Hand picking is certainly the way to go. One had a main blade that was a little off center, and of the remaining two, one had much better snap with half stops. It now resides in a leather slip in my pocket.
If you ever get a chance to visit one of the stores, it's worth your time. The managers and clerks seem to understand hand picking and eye for detail, and every time I've shopped there, they've been graciously willing to let me handle every specimen of a model before I made a decision.
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I live not too far from a Case/Chicago Cutlery store, and I've bought all manner of items in there. Case stockman knives, Vic SAKs, a Leatherman or two, even a Gränsfors Bruks Small Forest Axe. Tonight, I popped in and saw that they'd finally gotten some of the chestnut bone CV knives in stock. That Swayback Jack does look good and is smaller than I thought. I may be making another run over there soon.
But what caught my eye was a little red bone CV Peanut. Once, when they'd only had one in stock, I looked at the knife, but the scales had been uneven and faded. Tonight though, I had three to choose from--all of them with nice, matching, deep red scales. Hand picking is certainly the way to go. One had a main blade that was a little off center, and of the remaining two, one had much better snap with half stops. It now resides in a leather slip in my pocket.
If you ever get a chance to visit one of the stores, it's worth your time. The managers and clerks seem to understand hand picking and eye for detail, and every time I've shopped there, they've been graciously willing to let me handle every specimen of a model before I made a decision.
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Tell me your kidding Jason!
A nice gentleman named Luther had acres of display cases; who knew Case had so many variations? Well.... you guys knew, I didn't. Anyway, I found a Yaller Peanut and bought that. When I went by his tables on the second pass, I spotted the Chestnut Bone version, and Luther was nice enough to take back the Yellow one. Good prices, too. $35 for the Peanut in Chestnut.
