Charlow, the Anti Peanut

jon_slider said:
pen behinds, gifts from the heart
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A couple pics of mine, it's one of my favorites too. :thumbup:

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I thought it was a long shot ;) I even made mention of you in my forsale thread for my Peanut as Ken from down under doesn't get how bad I am at getting and not keeping, blew his mind I think!

I do have a really nice Case Tuxedo that is a bit longer but narrower and thinner, so I'll be totin' that one along for a while, traded a pearl one for the bone one, fellow said he certainly made out on that trade, but, that's not uncommon for me :)
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I have had many opportunities to nab one in black wood, or ebony, but the funding was never there at the right time.

They are a grail knife.
 
jon_slider said:
Youre not the first to try to buy my nut after this post, but I will never part with it. I am a polyknifealist :-), I dont believe in fidelity to only one, both my nut and charlow are grail knives to me, variety is the spice ...
all in good fun, and thanks to those of you who post photos too

While Im confessing, I did sell my single blade Pemby, because I missed having a pen blade. This coming from an avowed single blade Charlow devotee.



youve had some very nice knives and passed them on to lucky others.. I seem to recall something about a damascus stag nut you once had

whimsical that we are, I once tried to give away a marrow stag handled Barlow, but better minds prevailed on me that time.

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then theres the time I gave away a Grail knife, a pen behind spear ebony charlow.. now What Was I thinking! (actually, I was thinking life is short, and the gift would survive me), Now like you and your damstag nut, Im trying to reacquire a pen behind spear ebony charlow..

I confess Ive begun to include pen blades (remnants of peanuthood) in my Grail knives :-)

this one belongs to Jack Black I believe a gift from Duncan, who after losing his Charlow, received one back from Paul Hilborn

pen behinds, gifts from the heart

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I can say I do love the Charlow in blackwood. It's slim and sleek and glassy smooth. Just feels wonderful in hand.

 
Gary W. Graley said:
I thought it was a long shot ;) I even made mention of you in my forsale thread for my Peanut as Ken from down under doesn't get how bad I am at getting and not keeping, blew his mind I think!


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I've only just regained consciousness :) , and I'm still wandering around a bit bewildered .

Ken
 
This thread is making me want to hold off on buying knives out here now. Is the 15 that much better than the 06 and the 'nut?
 
First, I am an avid peanut carrier. Love mine. Second, I also have and really like knives in the 3.5" range. Old Timer 33OT, Opinel no. 6. Soddie Jr. And I haven't yet, but at some point I hope to pull the trigger on a nice GEC in this range, just 'cause they're awesome.

Now, with that said: I hear a lot about how the peanut is too small to "cut it" when it comes to food. But in my opinion, 99 times out of 100, if you're using a pocketknife in the kitchen or at the dinner table, it's because you want to, not because there's any need. As my Grandad would have said if I were trying to cut up a tomato with my pocketknife, "What are you playin' with that knife for? Just get a kitchen knife out of the drawer already. That's what they're there for." :grumpy:

And if you're camping or on a long hike or picnic, that's the time to drop a larger knife into your pocket or pack. Simple.

I can't vouch for anyone else, but I know that, with a good edge on it, there's not many things I need a pocketknife to do that my peanut can't handle, including breaking down large, sturdy cardboard boxes. Would I choose a peanut if I needed to break down a dozen large boxes? Probably not. I'd choose a Stanley razor knife. But running one box out to the recycling container on my way to work and cutting it down is something I might need to do on any given day. Cutting down 12? That's a circumstance I can see coming quite far in advance, and I'd change my pocket carry accordingly.*

-- Mark


* "What are you playin' with that knife for? Just get a box cutter out of the tool box already. That's what they're there for." :grumpy:
 
mnblade said:
First, I am an avid peanut carrier. Love mine. Second, I also have and really like knives in the 3.5" range. Old Timer 33OT, Opinel no. 6. Soddie Jr. And I haven't yet, but at some point I hope to pull the trigger on a nice GEC in this range, just 'cause they're awesome.

Now, with that said: I hear a lot about how the peanut is too small to "cut it" when it comes to food. But in my opinion, 99 times out of 100, if you're using a pocketknife in the kitchen or at the dinner table, it's because you want to, not because there's any need. As my Grandad would have said if I were trying to cut up a tomato with my pocketknife, "What are you playin' with that knife for? Just get a kitchen knife out of the drawer already. That's what they're there for." :grumpy:

And if you're camping or on a long hike or picnic, that's the time to drop a larger knife into your pocket or pack. Simple.

I can't vouch for anyone else, but I know that, with a good edge on it, there's not many things I need a pocketknife to do that my peanut can't handle, including breaking down large, sturdy cardboard boxes. Would I choose a peanut if I needed to break down a dozen large boxes? Probably not. I'd choose a Stanley razor knife. But running one box out to the recycling container on my way to work and cutting it down is something I might need to do on any given day. Cutting down 12? That's a circumstance I can see coming quite far in advance, and I'd change my pocket carry accordingly.*

-- Mark


* "What are you playin' with that knife for? Just get a box cutter out of the tool box already. That's what they're there for." :grumpy:
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I guess I was playin' when I made a salad for karen and my dinner. Red bell pepper, tomato, romain, cucumber, and green onion, and fresh dill. All with the peanut. Each to their own.
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rma100 said:
Why not one of each? That way you are covered.
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I cant carry a 15 out here I dont think, unless the blade is 6cm max, that is. Are the Damascus 'nuts still able to be found? I think I might get one if I can. The only thing holding me back is people saying the GEC 06 is a tad better and Case's stag is sub-par a lot of the time.
 
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I don't know. :confused:

I've been using these two side by side now since I got the 15 last summer. In everyday cutting, I don't really see any difference at all in their performance. They both cut whatever needs to be cut, and both feel good in hand. I've yet to cut anything with the GEC 15 that the peanut couldn't do as well. If a piece of rope or twine needs cutting, does the knife cut it or not? If UPS drops a box off, and after opening it, I break down the box to go in the recycle bin, does the knife slice the cardboard or not? Yeah.

It's all in what you like. Just like ice cream, some folks like a mint pistachio swirl, while others like rocky road. But to claim one is a light duty pocket knife while the other is something more, is not right. The very truth is, both of them are light duty. A pocket knife is still just a pocket knife. Both are a fold-up pocket friendly cutting tool that is not a machete, pry bar, broadsword, or lumber tool. A pocket knife is for cutting that is a compromise between function and convenience. If you run into something that your pocket knife is not enough for, having another inch of pocket knife is not likely to do that much better. It's time for a whole other tool. A machete, hatchet, or the unfolding sheath knife. Looking back on 99% of what I've ever used a pocket knife on, any inch long utility knife or box cutter would have done just as well. Heck, there are a zillion contractors and construction workers using a utility knife for their only knife. All of an inch long blade out of razor blade thin stock. They're slicing tar paper, stripping cable, and breaking down some very heavy cardboard boxes refrigerators and stoves come in. Food use is the sole dividing point of whether a knife is too small or not. I have a kitchen counter with a knife block full of Victorinox-Forshcner kitchen knives, and my 7 inch chefs knife does 99% of the kitchen work. Once in a while Karen will be using the paring knife out of the block, so I'll just use whatever is in my pocket for the fine job at hand. If I have food out in the woods, then it's just smaller snack food, not a roast turkey to be carved. A sausage or cheese, some french bread, maybe an apple.

Personal likes are what makes the choice. If you don't like something, that's your taste. So be it. They told Charles Lindbergh that he was going to die if he tried to cross the ocean in that little single engine plane. His answer was, "how much plane to I need for one man and a bag of sandwiches?" It's all about perspective. How ya look at it.

Personally, I love chocolate chip.

Carl, Grand High Muckba of maximum minimalism.
 
jackknife said:
I guess I was playin' when I made a salad for karen and my dinner. Red bell pepper, tomato, romain, cucumber, and green onion, and fresh dill. All with the peanut. Each to their own.
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Stunning knife. Nice salad, too.
 
jackknife said:
Ahhh! And ya call yourself a hunter! Why I recall back when we'd duct tape a peanut to a broom stick and go bear hunting!


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Didn't the Inuit would just use a peanut to hunt polar bears to conserve .22 LR ammo? They wouldn't even have a stick to tape it on.
 
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