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oldmanrunning said:
Ol Red fitted in with the others in my small peanut family.

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That is an outstanding "'nut" collection! This tells me of your excellent taste! In the vernacular of your countrymen, "good on ya, mate!"

Captain O
 
Captain O said:
That is an outstanding "'nut" collection! This tells me of your excellent taste! In the vernacular of your countrymen, "good on ya, mate!"

Captain O
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Captain O, here we go off piste again, "good on ya, mate" is Aussie, I am English so "jolly good show" is more likely. For the mods Peanut, Stockman, Trapper.

OMR
 
Thanks to the generosity of Silenthunterstudios, I'm proud to become a member. This Camillus 710 arrived yesterday, complete with original box and paper insert. The knife looks to be in mint condition. As this is my first peanut (and first Camillus and first Delrin-scaled knife), I now know what the peanut love is about.

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Glad you like it, I am sorry that it took so long to get to you. Welcome to the Brotherhood!

Darth Vanadium, Grand High Muckba of the Cult of the Peanut
 
silenthunterstudios said:
Glad you like it, I am sorry that it took so long to get to you. Welcome to the Brotherhood!

Darth Vanadium, Grand High Muckba of the Cult of the Peanut
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Thanks! Yes, I like it very much. It disappears in the pocket so completely that I forget it's there. I had never even laid eyes on a peanut. I knew they were small but this puppy is tiny!

I assume the steel is 1095?
 
major_works said:
Thanks! Yes, I like it very much. It disappears in the pocket so completely that I forget it's there. I had never even laid eyes on a peanut. I knew they were small but this puppy is tiny!

I assume the steel is 1095?
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Congrats on the peanut!!

Camillus peanuts are right up there with the Case. Very good 1095 steel. And they do disappear in the pocket. I'll always remember something my old man told me. He was a very die hard peanut lover. He said a pocket knife was something that you carried a lot, but used only once in a while. I've found that's a true thing. I like that I can literally forget about t it until I need to cut something.:thumb up:

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jackknife said:
He said a pocket knife was something that you carried a lot, but used only once in a while. I've found that's a true thing. I like that I can literally forget about t it until I need to cut something.:thumb up:
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That is possibly THE best statement for a pocket knife that I've ever heard, Jackknife! :thumbup: I'm going to tell my 2 boys that, if you don't mind.

Don't forget about it being in pocket too much though, or it'll end up going in the wash! I haven't had it happen, but it has been close a couple times.:eek:
 
I wouldn't worry too much about it going through the wash. Gotta clean it sometimes ya know?!:D

I'm happy to report that after one full week in Texas now, my little peanut has done pretty much everything I needed in the way of cutting. Once the U-haul trailer was unloaded, and we moved Karen's sister in to her dwelling, there was lots of boxes that were tapped shut that needed to be opened,twine cut, boxes broken down. The Camillus peanut's 1095 blades held a very good edge, and after it was all done, a light touch up on the bottom of a coffee mug got it back to shaving sharp again. A sharp 'nut cuts as well in Texas as in Maryland.

I think I just may go get a Case peanut and when I get home try the small jewelers file trick and take down the inside corner of the blade tang while it's in the open position to make an easier opening 'nut.
 
jackknife said:
I wouldn't worry too much about it going through the wash. Gotta clean it sometimes ya know?!:D

I'm happy to report that after one full week in Texas now, my little peanut has done pretty much everything I needed in the way of cutting. Once the U-haul trailer was unloaded, and we moved Karen's sister in to her dwelling, there was lots of boxes that were tapped shut that needed to be opened,twine cut, boxes broken down. The Camillus peanut's 1095 blades held a very good edge, and after it was all done, a light touch up on the bottom of a coffee mug got it back to shaving sharp again. A sharp 'nut cuts as well in Texas as in Maryland.

I think I just may go get a Case peanut and when I get home try the small jewelers file trick and take down the inside corner of the blade tang while it's in the open position to make an easier opening 'nut.
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I'm finding that, aside from "fast one handed opening", the Peanut works everyday tasks in Minnesota also. I'm neither a knife fighter nor needing to impress with mad knife skillz these days anyway.
Care to expound on the jeweler's file trick Carl? Pics would be best as my reading comprehension isn't what it used to be lol. tia
 
knife diet said:
I'm finding that, aside from "fast one handed opening", the Peanut works everyday tasks in Minnesota also. I'm neither a knife fighter nor needing to impress with mad knife skillz these days anyway.
Care to expound on the jeweler's file trick Carl? Pics would be best as my reading comprehension isn't what it used to be lol. tia
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Unfortunately I'm in Texas right now and my camera and tool kit is back in Maryland. But I'll try to explain.

If you open the blade and look at the inside corner of the blade tang, it's a very square shaped tang. Being a retired machinist I have a tool chat that has some very very small jewelers files. One is a very flat one, with the cutting teeth on the very thin outer edges of the file. It fits down into the blade slot, and lets me file and round off the inner square corner of the tang that sits against the back spring when the knife is closed. By rounding off and polishing it off, it reduces the effort of pulling open the blade from a fully closed position. For a senior citizen with some arthritis issues in the fingers, this is a good thing.

I may get a Case peanut and try this out. I've done this before with some success in making the knife easier to pull open.
 
I just felt the need to brag a mite,today a birthday present i ordered for myself arrived from the USA it is a S------o M----g in grey G10, I washed and oiled it, fitted a short lanyard for easy opening then put it in a safe place and slipped the Captain into my peanut pocket and went off with the family to celebrate my 70th birthday, these fancy OHO knives are ok but i really think i am firmly in the traditional camp now , if i have not got my yellow peanut on my person i dont feel right. As for the birthday knife i think it may come in handy in the cold months when my hands stiffen up and as i bought it myself i will not offend anyone by not carrying it for a while
 
jackknife said:
Unfortunately I'm in Texas right now and my camera and tool kit is back in Maryland. But I'll try to explain.

If you open the blade and look at the inside corner of the blade tang, it's a very square shaped tang. Being a retired machinist I have a tool chat that has some very very small jewelers files. One is a very flat one, with the cutting teeth on the very thin outer edges of the file. It fits down into the blade slot, and lets me file and round off the inner square corner of the tang that sits against the back spring when the knife is closed. By rounding off and polishing it off, it reduces the effort of pulling open the blade from a fully closed position. For a senior citizen with some arthritis issues in the fingers, this is a good thing.

I may get a Case peanut and try this out. I've done this before with some success in making the knife easier to pull open.
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:thumbup: explained well for a 4 yr old to understand - TY!
I was in the middle of netverse search on "lightening pull on slipjoint" and decided that...it's a slipjoint, I should be able to see the offending tang corner/burr. Ah! Eureeka! your words combined with my 3220 as a "pic" showed me the way. I have a few safe edge jewelers files around here somewhere, but have decided the old fashioned way may yield what I want.
Hot soapy water, toothpicks and a tooth brush scrub down to remove any lubricant and a judicious application of thumbnail abuse for the rest of the day(tomorrow if needed or still able to :p ). Will follow with another scrubbing/rinse/lubricant application. Obviously with any thumb impediment this way may be painful, if not impossible.
 
per post 1775.
I think I can claim a success on the 3220's pen blade(and a sore blade opener/broken thumbnail ;)) It is definitely easier to open and a ton smoother after a re-clean and lube. Now that I'm done with that project, I've found my safe edge jeweler file :rolleyes: next time I need it, it will be in the sharpening kit where it was supposed to be.

and even though my photo skills are poor, per Captain O's request:
a one month patina pic.
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The Redbone 'Nut took a dark coloring near immediately, the yella seems a lot more laid back and is taking it's sweet ol' time.
 
Happy Birthday! It is mandatory to share it with a peanut.

I have an idea for a giveaway for our brothers and sisters across the pond...
 
knife diet said:
per post 1775.
I think I can claim a success on the 3220's pen blade(and a sore blade opener/broken thumbnail ;)) It is definitely easier to open and a ton smoother after a re-clean and lube. Now that I'm done with that project, I've found my safe edge jeweler file :rolleyes: next time I need it, it will be in the sharpening kit where it was supposed to be.

and even though my photo skills are poor, per Captain O's request:
a one month patina pic.
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The Redbone 'Nut took a dark coloring near immediately, the yella seems a lot more laid back and is taking it's sweet ol' time.
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I just LOVE this stuff. Happy Birthday!

Thank you!

Captain O
 
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