Case Peach Seed Jigged Amber Bone Sod Buster Jr, thoughts, comments?

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Hi Folks,
Yes, still new here and buying knives like a maniac and searching for that special one. Well, you know what I mean.....

Anyway, a couple of months ago I bought a Sod Buster Jr, yellow CV. Thought it was pretty nice; but, put it away.
Then I saw Trev's great post with all of the Sod Busters and pulled it out. Well, have been carrying it and using it since and I really like this knife. It's well made, blade centered, and so on and came sharp. I've been using it for what I guess would be the usual stuff for many of us: opening letters and packages, chopping vegetables and peeling apples and doing a little crude (yes, very crude) whittlin'.

I've held off in ordering a "bunch" of these knives.... Whew, but am wanting to buy the Amber Bone version. What do you folks think of that model?

Also, for those of you who carry this model what is the appeal for you? I think the size is about perfect and for the things that I use a knife for it is more than adequate. And, I guess there is some appeal about trying to made do, if you will, with one blade.

Anyway, thanks for accommodating a new guy.
All comments and thoughts will be well received.
Regards,
George
 
The Amber Bone version looks sweet, love all that jigged bone without a bolster. It's thinness is also a plus.

I like your idea of trying to make do, as you say, with one blade. I usually carry multi blades, but maybe I'll give single blades a shot too, sometime....
 
I can't say about the Case as I haven't got one yet, although I'm looking to get one very soon. However, I can comment on the sodbuster pattern in general as I do have a GEC Bullnose, which is a sodbuster of roughly the same size as the Case Jr. It's not shaped quite the same, particularly in the blade tip, but a sodbuster's a sodbuster.

It's a nice looking knife to me. It's not fancy, it's a bit plain Jane, but it's a nice looking knife in a rugged no nonsense kind of way. It's a good size, small enough to go anywhere with you without weighing you down, and yet larger enough to do anything you would need of a knife. By this I mean strictly slicing and cutting, not chopping and batoning. The things a knife is meant to do, a sodbuster does exceptionally well. Nothing really more specific than that to say, it just performs. Food prep, cutting rope/straps/whatever, even whittling although not ideal at that, especially detail work using the tip, although it will still do it.

And they're tough knives, meant to be used for tough/dirty work. It's still a tool, and a knife, and so not meant to be overly abused, but if it is abused it can take the punishment, within reason. And while different blade shapes are useful for different things, and having an extra blade is quite nice (my edc is a two blade jack knife, so I do like an extra blade) really, all you need is one blade most of the time, especially if you take care of it.

It's just a great pattern. I've nothing eloquent to say about it today, having just got off work and being a bit run down, but it's a rival for my favourite pattern. I carry my Bullnose a lot. I still gotta try a Case.
 
As someone who doesn't know anything about Case knives, that was the most confusing thread title ever.

They sound like neat knives though!
 
Hi George :)

Welcome, I'm pretty new too. Trevor actually hooked me up with my first Soddie, a Case just like yours.

My take is that it is a fantastic knife at an outstanding price point. I always thought of my Opinel as the absolute king of the value blades, but I gotta say, this American is giving the French a run for their... ahem... money. ;)

As for your question. I can't comment directly because I don't own the knife you are inquiring about, however, if it were me in your shoes (and I hope it will be soon) I'd consider some of the other makes as well. Certainly there's nothing wrong with sticking with Case if that is what you prefer to do, but have you looked at Queen? They make theirs in D2 steel, which is a steel that I've been wanting to try for many years. You can even get it handled in micarta, one of my personal favorites. There's also GEC. They do theirs in O1 steel. I've got a little experience with that particular steel and it has been a joy to use.

Whatever you decide, from what I've seen, you can't go wrong. These "humble" knives are really great!
 
It's nice to see that I'm creating some sodbuster monsters out in the world:D The Amber bone version only comes in Stainless, though it's more than adequate for everyday task. It is considerably slimmer than its delrin kin and rides extremely well in the pocket due to this fact. The bone dresses it up and for the price I think it's more than worth the $40 you will pay and I'm certain you will be happy with it if you are already happy with the yellow version. Food for thought, for $40 you are now in the price range which close to the new Queen D2 Sodbuster in Micarta and the Great Eastern Cutlery Bullnose, both up on my list for quality and price. You can't go wrong with any of them really and as I always say...get em all, that's what I did!:D Some pics for comparison.

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Also, there was a thread that some others added their thoughts about the Case Amber Bone Soddie over here You might want to browse through there for some thoughts as well.
 
I don't own any sod buster patterns from any manufacturer yet. There are other blade shapes I find more suitable for my needs than the skinner style, especially the fairly blunt-nosed version on the Case Sod Busters. If you do like the pattern and blade shape and prefer the dressier style, it's certainly an attractive knife, and price wise about in line with other standard Case offerings. If I were into Sod Busters in general I'd buy one.

For a user I'd prefer the Queen Country Cousin in D2 steel, for the blade shape alone. It has just enough of a point to make it more useful. If I'm going to carry a single-bladed knife then the blade shape becomes very important to me.
 
It's a shame they put those nice covers on their rather pedestrian 420hc. That would be my only gripe. Oh, and that I don't have one yet.
 
I have one. Beautiful design and great looking knife. Mine came reasonably sharp but I out my own profile on it. Toothier edge than CV steel but I wish it was CV instead of SS. The blade wasnt centered on mine but doesn't rub as far as I can tell. Fit and finish otherwise is just fine. Great value for the price.
 
Thanks, thanks....to all of you who commented...

Well, over the past couple of months I guess I've looked at just about every knife GEC has. Looked at the 72/73 and the Bullnose and the square-looking Farm Tool. I decided that the Bullnose was just a little too big. That said......

Yes, thanks to Nomad I took another look at the Bullnose. Thanks for taking the time to comment after getting off work.......

Trev, thanks for posting the photos. Found some more of yours that showed the Bullnose and the Case Jr. Well, the Bullnose isn't looking all that big, now....

Strig mentioned looking at other brands. I know nothing about sharpening. The consensus seems to be that the D2 that Queen uses needs a "little work" to get it sharp. Also, may sound silly....but, I really like the lanyard hole.

Well, thankfully, in all other areas of my life I seem to be able to make reasonable and rational decisions. However, since starting to buy knives, well....who knows. Yes, I realize we can con ourselves and rationalize just about anything. Sooooooooooooo, as I type this I have an orange Bullnose coming from one of our forum dealers.

The one thing I didn't like about the Case, well....the only thing, was that it was SS. Yes, I'm far-too new at this to know much of anything, though I do like how the patina appears on the blades. And, most of you folks say it's easier to keep the carbon sharp than the SS.

Again, thanks to all of you who took the time to respond. Even if I didn't mention you by name I thank you for your comments.

Regards,

George
 
Good stuff George, I think you will be very happy with your Bullnose! Please post your thoughts when it arrives, I would love to know what you think!
 
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