Case Sodbuster vs Sodbuster Jr size?

Blues said:
Now wait a minute, Mike...Are you saying my Soddies are chopped liver? :eek: ;)

Thanks! :cool:
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Funny you brought that up.. I dawned on me after I sent the reply that I had slighted your Soddies by not mentioning them too... OOPPPS.
 
Lycosa said:
Blues--- Infraction??? lol. :)
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Nah, we gotta give Mike the benefit of the doubt. He's one of the good guys and with all the yellow fever going around, it's possible he just wasn't himself when he originally posted. ;)
 
All this talk about Yellow soddies brings back some old memories. I love my old Eye Brand soddies (1986 version). The will out cut anything I have in some of the newer hotdog stainless stuff. Since I didn't have a yellow soddie I just had to go and get one.
Enjoyed the pictures posted here on the older knives. Another thing I like about the yellow knives, they don't have that Tactical look about them.
 
Well, here's one sodbuster that ain't yellow and is pretty darn tactical to boot, yet I'm still a fan... ;)

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GarageBoy said:
Hmm,looking up trapper pattern seems to state that it's a knife with 2 blades of the same size
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There's more to it than that, GarageBoy. You need to study some images so you can start to recognize the handle patterns. (Most trappers are built on what's called a swell-center regular jack pattern.)

Also, it's not just any two blades. Normally you'll find a clip and spey (but there is some latitude here).

I can't emphasize enough investing in some books with illustrations or studying the various threads I pointed you to (and more) to help you learn what makes up a particular knife and pattern.

"Search" is your friend.
 
Blues said:
Nah, we gotta give Mike the benefit of the doubt. He's one of the good guys and with all the yellow fever going around, it's possible he just wasn't himself when he originally posted. ;)
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Thanks.. I appreciate that. Yellow fever? Could be. I thought maybe it was the 15 hour work days and lack of sleep lol..
Maybe I do have a touch of yellow fever, I was lookin at a yeller Soddie on the bay this morning :D... So much for not buyin any more production knives for a while.
Gotta have something to keep me goin until I finally take custody of my first custom..
 
KeithAM said:
For that matter the 3-blade yellow CV medium stockman is the same size as the Sodbuster Jr.
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Keith, I think he meant (correctly) that the two blades of a trapper are of equal length. (Not that the trapper is the same size as a sodbuster.)
 
Blues said:
Clasp knives (the progenitors of our sodbusters) and Barlows were de rigeur back in the day.
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Is a clasp knife a general term for a folding knife?

In England a Jack or Clasp knife was any large folding knife.
A pen knife was smaller.
 
neeman said:
Is a clasp knife a general term for a folding knife?

In England a Jack or Clasp knife was any large folding knife.
A pen knife was smaller.
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Neeman,

Doesn't need to be a large knife (in my opinion).

A clasp knife is curved (think of a banana) with the "concave" side on the well or trough side. Normally the blades are hinged at the narrower end.

The clasp is also known as a "curved regular jack" in BRL's Guide and is said to derive from earlier European patterns.
 
GarageBoy said:
Need to hit a book store. Thanks
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GarageBoy,

As a quick start (in addition to the other advice) take a look at the following page and look at the various patterns.

As you get used to viewing with a more critical eye, you'll begin seeing what makes one pattern different from another. For example a "swell" in the center, or a certain taper or combination of blades etc.

Don't worry, we've all had to go through this process in one way or another.

Here's the link to help get you started:

http://www.knifeworks.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=1117
 
I picked up a black Sodbuster Jr. at 'Jimmy's Hardware' over 25 years ago. As a land surveyor I liked the mechanical pencils of the day but I really liked the warmth of a yellow 3H lead pencil for sketches and tabulation. This also gave me the opportunity to sharpen said pencil with a nice sharp knife. That day I had left my Gerber Bolt Action on my dresser and on the way to the job I freaked and had to have a decent blade for pencil sharpening. I picked up that SB Jr for $17 which meant Coke and crackers for lunch. I had my stone in the truck and laid back the store bought edge a bit and I about cut that first pencil in half when I went to sharpen it! I carried that knife as backup for years and it held a heck of an edge. My desire for more exotic knifes has led to the little Sodbuster Jr. residing in one of many dedicated Plano tackle boxes of knives gone by. The size is perfect for my pocket and until recently, with the new 'wonder steels' I knew that carbon steel blades took and held an edge better that stainless knife steels, especially for the price.
 
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