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oldmanrunning, that's a good photo of the peanut and the swayback. I didn't realize the swayback was that small. Good to know. :)


Does this little guy in the center count as a peanut? Because it's nifty, whatever it is. When closed, the blade sticks out enough that it's easily pinchable open, and the spring is on the light side, but still has good snap.


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I bought it on a whim because it matches this muskrat I got a couple of years ago from the pay it forward thread, and I quite like it. And it came with this neat wooden box. :)

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TrapperMike said:
Like father like son.
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You’re son’s hand is huge!:D
Great picture.

jackknife said:
If the Vikings cold cross the ocean in open boats with their swords and axes not rusting away by the time they got to Greenland and Nova Scotia, and the conquistadors made it all the way to the new world with their rapiers and daggers intact, a carbon steel pocket kmie for the modern jungle of surbubia is not a great handicap.

Add a little Chapstick and you're all set. ;)
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I never really thought of it in quite those terms, Carl. It really is amazing, from that perspective, to think that people made due with carbon steel blades for thousands of years with no problems, not worrying about what it’s made of or how rust resistant it is. They took care of their tools/ blades, and there are some very well preserved artifacts in museums today because of it.
Yet, today’s generation needs the latest, greatest premium steel so that it can hold an edge longer or be easier to sharpen or be more rust resistant.
A little daily maintenance goes a long way. And, as Lee’s example shows, if you do make a mistake, a little elbow grease and effort will restore things to a useable level.

John

P.S. I’ve been using your chapstick trick for a couple of years now, and it works great. Thanks again for sharing that.
 
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I've got this one in the pocket at the moment. This is the only knife I own in Trusharp, and honestly I was hesitant to carry it at first because I had so much trouble getting a good edge on it. But, after some experimentation I finally figured it out and now that spey is a veritable scalpel.

I'm glad this thread keeps going because its a daily reminder to me to keep it light and keep it simple.
 
TrapperMike said:
J jackknife
All my other knives are oiled and packed away in storage. Just my peanut and recruit. Just a two knife man now. I don't have a cut down machete but I do keep a fixed blade in the truck in case there is a rare occasion of needing a big knife.
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:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

You're creating a humongous bond with your son. Matching pocket knives to go fishing or whatever with. Definitely a five out of five thumb up rating!
 
Here in NW Oklahoma we don't exactly have a lot of trees. But we have Boiling springs state park. It is thick with elm, cottonwood, red cedar, and black hickory trees. It's a place we have been many times but never have we hiked through there. We decided we needed to get out in nature. Of course the mighty little peanut came along.
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No the peanut didn't build this. We found it along the way. Later we found out it is used for weddings and such.
We had a great time just us out in nature with a small pocket knife in our pockets.
 
TrapperMike said:
Here in NW Oklahoma we don't exactly have a lot of trees. But we have Boiling springs state park. It is thick with elm, cottonwood, red cedar, and black hickory trees. It's a place we have been many times but never have we hiked through there. We decided we needed to get out in nature. Of course the mighty little peanut came along.
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No the peanut didn't build this. We found it along the way. Later we found out it is used for weddings and such.
We had a great time just us out in nature with a small pocket knife in our pockets.
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I love NW Oklahoma, from Guymon west, along the Cimarron and easing on over to Capulin. Beautiful big sky country. The panhandle is underrated. Let's keep it that way. :cool::D:D
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Fodderwing said:
I love NW Oklahoma, from Guymon west, along the Cimarron and easing on over to Capulin. Beautiful big sky country. The panhandle is underrated. Let's keep it that way. :cool::D:D
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I live in the arm pit of Oklahoma. We have a few trees but mostly rolling hills. Soon as you enter the panhandle it is like entering another world. You are right. Beautiful big sky's and the people are very nice. I also enjoy the drive through there and into New Mexico.
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That there is a beautiful peanut!
 
Here's a two-week update on my Peanut experiment. The Peanut is teaching me some good lessons on knife use, sharpening, and care. It's been with me every day for two weeks now and I've almost looked for excuses to use it. I use it on food more than I normally use a pocket knife, which has been fun, and it certainly cuts better than the dull table knives I normally use at work. I like how sharp the thin blades can get, and the little pen blade is the best I've ever used at trimming hangnails. After cutting my lunch usually in a glass microwave dish, I occasionally hone it on the bottom of my coffee cup and give it a light strop on the inside cover of a leather notebook cover.

However, there are some cons. It's small size means I have to hold it down in my fingers, and one time my hand cramped up a bit while cutting gristle out of a piece of steak. The short blade sometimes sinks all the way down into food and I get food grease, sauce, etc, on the tang or handle. This makes me use my Texas Jack more for cutting dinner once I get home, and the longer handle of the TJ feels much better in hand. Overall I'm glad that I have and use both jacks.

Lee
 
jacktrades_nbk said:
Had my peanut as my only knife for the holiday, and it handled everything that needed cutting superbly.
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Did you ever have any doubts?

That's the true beauty of the peanut, or as in the other thread running, the smalls. They punch well above their weight, and are almost always under estimated in their capability. After watching my dad for all the while I was growing up, I had no doubt that short of being dropped in the Amazon jungle or Alaska bush country and having to survive, the humble little legume will do what cutting you have to do with quiet competency.

Urban or suburban environment? No problem.
 
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