Cult of the peanut , members

jc57 said:
I've been forced by circumstances which I won't elaborate on, to carry either a very small knife, or no knife, during the week.

My little Bermuda Green Case Peanut has been my weekday companion ever since. I almost never get an opportunity to use it for anything, but one day I needed to cut a very large double-corrugated box and that was the only thing I had on me. It got the job done, though I did consider going to get a bigger (modern) knife for the task. But the Peanut came through.

It's really a nice little knife.
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It's always a surprise when a peanut punches above it's weight, even though we know it can.

When we made the move to Texas last year from Maryland, we ha a whole Penske retail truck loaded to the brim with boxes and bubble wrapped house stuff. When we moved into the new house, my peanut cut open uncounted boxes of stuff, slicing through layers of plastic packing tape, and later breaking down boxes for recycle. Must have been miles of cardboard, packing tape, and bubble wrap. The little nut did it. Got a bit of a nice honing and a drop of mineral oil after for reward.

The legume is powerful! :thumbup:
 
I tried to change the colour of my chestnut bone peanut with tea and it seemed I pretty much failed, but the oil treatment revealed it's actually much better than I thought.

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ISKRA said:
I tried to change the colour of my chestnut bone peanut with tea and it seemed I pretty much failed, but the oil treatment revealed it's actually much better than I thought.

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It looks very nice to me. Almost a maroon color. :thumbup:
 
r8shell said:
It looks very nice to me. Almost a maroon color. :thumbup:
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Thank you! Indeed, the colour is quite a bit darker now, but I can't get the bone to be as shiny as before for nothing in the world. I plan to carry it a lot, hopefully the wear'll polish it up a bit. :S
 
ISKRA said:
Thank you! Indeed, the colour is quite a bit darker now, but I can't get the bone to be as shiny as before for nothing in the world. I plan to carry it a lot, hopefully the wear'll polish it up a bit. :S
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I like that color a lot. I think it will "polish" up with time and handling. Very nice!
 
arizonaranchman said:
I like that color a lot. I think it will "polish" up with time and handling. Very nice!
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Thanks, before the chaps from the porch advised to give it an oil soaking, I was very much afraid I ruined it. I have periods when I carry other traditionals, like the muskrat I was gifted, but I keep returning to the little nut, it's a great companion.
 
Count me in! In February I had a rough rider in the orange bone scales that I had ordered for no particular reason. It never really clicked with me so I got rid of it not long after. Fast forward to the other day and I got one of the Remington gift sets from Walmart mainly for the lock back folder, and I didn't have any green knives. Well, I can now say the peanut has gotten all of the pocket time and for the first time in a while, I have been looking for things that need cut! I'm really enjoying it, and I hope to get a nicer one after Christmas, since my last free bit of $ went towards this. 🙄

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jackknife said:
It's always a surprise when a peanut punches above it's weight, even though we know it can.

When we made the move to Texas last year from Maryland, we ha a whole Penske retail truck loaded to the brim with boxes and bubble wrapped house stuff. When we moved into the new house, my peanut cut open uncounted boxes of stuff, slicing through layers of plastic packing tape, and later breaking down boxes for recycle. Must have been miles of cardboard, packing tape, and bubble wrap. The little nut did it. Got a bit of a nice honing and a drop of mineral oil after for reward.

The legume is powerful! :thumbup:
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We just had a similar experience with a move, albeit only a few towns away vs. halfway across the country as you've done. My chestnut bone CV peanut easily shouldered most of the burden. The 'nut also took part in assembly of a large Ikea dresser for my daughter, ably slicing open numerous boxes, baggies of parts, etc.

More and more, I've come to realize that for most household tasks, a peanut is more than enough knife.
 
major_works said:
We just had a similar experience with a move, albeit only a few towns away vs. halfway across the country as you've done. My chestnut bone CV peanut easily shouldered most of the burden. The 'nut also took part in assembly of a large Ikea dresser for my daughter, ably slicing open numerous boxes, baggies of parts, etc.

More and more, I've come to realize that for most household tasks, a peanut is more than enough knife.
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After soooo many years of carrying a Buck 301 stockman or a 91mm SAK, it took me a long time to realize how much blade is not needed. With the sole exception of food use, how much blade do we really need?

I remember one of the many times my dad and I were having such a discussion, and dad was pointing out his point. He walked over to the kitchen drawer where miscellaneous stuff was kept, and he took out the old beat up Stanley 99 sliding blade utility knife he kept there for rough cutting jobs. He held it up with the blade extend, all full one inch of it, and asked if it had ever not cut what it had been sued for. Thinking back, I couldn't recall ever using that old utility knife, or any other, and not having it been enough blade, except for food use of course. Look at what guys on construction sites use a Stanley, or Husky, or Super Knife for. Sheetrock, stripping insulation off wire, tarpaper for roofing jobs, whatever. All one inch of blade as thin as a razor. The modern utility knife is the most abused, heavy use knife in the world because it has an easy to replace blade and people feel that if they break it they can just replace the blade. But very few really break, just get worn out and dull.

For most cutting, a peanut actually has twice the blade that a utility knife has. :thumbup:
 
Ok; you fellows are very persuasive. (Not that it takes much persuading for me to get another knife...) So back into my watch pocket goes his old Buck 305 "Lancer" that my dad gave me many years ago.

I have access to a great brick & mortar knife store that carries a good many Case knives, including the much lauded "Peanut." I'm thinking I ought to go get one to see what all the palaver is about. :D
 
Jeff_R said:
Ok; you fellows are very persuasive. (Not that it takes much persuading for me to get another knife...) So back into my watch pocket goes his old Buck 305 "Lancer" that my dad gave me many years ago.

I have access to a great brick & mortar knife store that carries a good many Case knives, including the much lauded "Peanut." I'm thinking I ought to go get one to see what all the palaver is about. :D
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The Buck 305 is a great knife. However, you owe it to yourself to try a Peanut! It feels sturdier and beefier in the hand than the 305. The Peanut is a great worry stone and a highly functional piece of pocket jewelry. Post a pic of your Peanut when you get one!


Alex
 
Update, my gift from SadSappySucker has Cv blades. This is my first case cv. Awesome!! Takes a great edge. Totally impressed. Will post some pics later.
 
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