Cult of the peanut , members

Raz94 said:
I am usually a spyderco man, I do have a case soddie that I love, but my girlfriend is starting to convert me. She just gifted me a little peanut she got at the flea market. I was wondering, since I see y'all as the front most authority on these bad boys, could give me any info on this. So far I know it's a peanut, an imperial, & a high carbon blade
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Any info would be much appreciated. Sorry I couldn't get a better picture of the blade stamp.
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Imperial has a complicated family history with a lot of names (I'm sure there's a thread on that here somewhere). They made a lot of strong, sharp knives inexpensively thanks to their shell-handle construction. The ones I see are almost always Barlows and sometimes fish-knives. I have a couple of oval jacks, but I don't think I've ever seen the peanut size. Nice one.
 
MadTrapper said:
5K Qs said:
Thanks, hamsco! :thumbup: I haven't heard of that before either; time for a little research, I guess. :p
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I believe that Rapid River Knife Works was in Michigan near the Escanaba area. I wasn't aware that they made folders. I believe that they started out with fixed blade hunters and bird and trout style knives of which I owned a few but have long since sold. Hope this helps.
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Thanks, MadTrapper. :) Looks like they're still (or again?) making knives near Escanaba, according to their website. We often spend some time in Michigan's Upper Peninsula during the summer; might have to take a road trip to Escanaba and visit RRKW and KSF!

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
Thanks, MadTrapper. :) Looks like they're still (or again?) making knives near Escanaba, according to their website. We often spend some time in Michigan's Upper Peninsula during the summer; might have to take a road trip to Escanaba and visit RRKW and KSF!

- GT
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We're going to be in Iron Mountain next month and I'm thinking that I'll be making a trip that way. I've looked at Rapid River a few times, and have their site bookmarked. Having never really heard much about them I'm interested to see their knives in person. It seems like they make a lot of stuff that's more decorative than functional, but that might just be my interpretation of their site.
 
I never did find out what caused the blade to look like this after polishing of the patina.

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But an hour in two inches of malt vinegar put it right.

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5K Qs said:
hamsco, that Peanut Wheel is very impressive! :thumbup: Are all 4 to the right of a vertical line through the center single-bladed models?

- GT
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No. Just two. At One and Two o'clock. Three thirty is a two blade, the pen is hidden in picture. Five O'clock , you can just see the pen.
 
hamsco said:
No. Just two. At One and Two o'clock. Three thirty is a two blade, the pen is hidden in picture. Five O'clock , you can just see the pen.
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Thank you, sir! YOU may be able to just see the pen in that Case at 5 o'clock, but I'm afraid I can't. :( "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord", but they miss a LOT of other stuff these days! :rolleyes::D

Anyway, those ten are all 10s in my book! :thumbup:

- GT
 
Hamsco, I love the wheel!

Could you please give more info for the ones at 11 / 12 & 1. Thanks.
 
11:00..... Case Stag Barehead 2000
12:00..... Rapid Riverworks 2008 Red Stag
1:00 .... Case Stag single blade 1986 ( 2:30 is a twin brother )
 
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