disappointed in case peanut!!!

[nokia]

I bought this knife brand new from a mom and pop store. It has been about a year now and this little peanut has been through thick and thin, but it has been a disappointing year for me. To me, the Case 6220 SS Peanut in Amber Bone (??), hasn't lived up to it's name. For the record, this knife was the first Case I ever bought too. That has left a crude image in my mind for the rest of Case's lineup. By now you are probably wondering why I don't like the peanut.. I guess the number one reason is, no matter how much I sharpen the knife, it cuts like a dried up rubber band for almost any task I throw at it. I figured that it would have a nice snap, but I was wrong on that. I don't really know what it is about the knife, but it just doesn't do justice for me. Here comes the pictures!! By the way, I edc'd this knife for about 9 months. Just the peanut and my Leatherman Juice S2 and the peanut got almost all the usage.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/darkemporor/knives/P1000
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[Thomason]

I...no matter how much I sharpen the knife, it cuts like a dried up rubber band ...... I edc'd this knife for about 9 months. ..... the peanut got almost all the usage.

9 months is a long time to EDC a knife that cuts like a dried up rubber band.

 

[nokia]

It was the only knife I had for a little while except for the Leatherman, but that always stayed in my tool pouch or in my truck.

 

[Morrow]

Did you buy the knife new? If so, the amount of blade loss looks excessive for 9 months of use. How are you sharpening this knife and what are you using it for?


EDIT: I apologize. I read over you initial post again and see you bought the knife new about a year ago.

 

[555]

9 months is a long time to EDC a knife that cuts like a dried up rubber band.

Here, I thought you were going to get after him about oiling the joint.

I noticed the wear (scratches) on the Tang.
I get these too when working around Dirt and Sand and then the joints dry out and loses it's snap.

 

[nokia]

I bought the knife brand new. The knife was used around a construction site with lots of cutting rope, cord, PVC pipe, trimming pipe, wood, and excessive amounts of cardboard. Like I said, the knife has been through thick and thin, and I used it for EVERYTHING as it was my only knife. I have had the knife for about a year and a half or so and it gets used every so often. But, I started sharpening the knife on a carbide sharpener (like a retard) and then quickly learned that it had reshaped my blade and it was to broad of an angle. I eventually reshaped the blade and got it pretty sharp, but it just won't stay sharp for the world. I ended up sharpening it twice a week or more sometimes, it just depended on how much I used it and how much the other people on the job used it. I eventually got an Old Timer stockman with 1095 blades and it stays sharp 3x longer then the SS the Case used.


EDIT: Just so everyone knows where I am coming from. My job moved my family and I up to Philadelphia to work. Well, I needed a good working knife and I always saw good reviews of the peanut on these forums. From there, I went searching for a peanut somewhere and the only one I could find was a SS version and this was also going to be the first Case purchase in my life. For the duration of my stay up there, I used the peanut for awhile and it turned out to be disappointing for more then half the tasks I put it up to, but it might of been my lack of experience with knife maintenance.

 

[dalee100]

I bought the knife brand new. The knife was used around a construction site with lots of cutting rope, cord, PVC pipe, trimming pipe, wood, and excessive amounts of cardboard. Like I said, the knife has been through thick and thin, and I used it for EVERYTHING as it was my only knife. I have had the knife for about a year and a half or so and it gets used every so often. But, I started sharpening the knife on a carbide sharpener (like a retard) and then quickly learned that it had reshaped my blade and it was to broad of an angle. I eventually reshaped the blade and got it pretty sharp, but it just won't stay sharp for the world. I ended up sharpening it twice a week or more sometimes, it just depended on how much I used it and how much the other people on the job used it. I eventually got an Old Timer stockman with 1095 blades and it stays sharp 3x longer then the SS the Case used.


EDIT: Just so everyone knows where I am coming from. My job moved my family and I up to Philadelphia to work. Well, I needed a good working knife and I always saw good reviews of the peanut on these forums. From there, I went searching for a peanut somewhere and the only one I could find was a SS version and this was also going to be the first Case purchase in my life. For the duration of my stay up there, I used the peanut for awhile and it turned out to be disappointing for more then half the tasks I put it up to, but it might of been my lack of experience with knife maintenance.

Hi,


With all due respect to the peanut guys here, you might have been asking a bit too much out of such a diminutive knife. Life is just ugly tough on a job site for a knife as you said. And I think it takes a bit bigger and beefier knife. And Case's stainless steel isn't as good as the high carbon blades you have now.Though as long as you cut the things you do around the job site, you're always going to wear a knife faster than us old guys who just sit and whittle.

This is why there are so many different patterns too. A good hefty stockman will give you better rough service for a longer time than a peanut. Right tool for the job and all that. Get another peanut though, it's a good pattern. Just keep it for after work.

dalee

 

[555]

I've been a Die-hard Carbon fan most of my life and what I was raised with.
In the last 5 years I started making a switch to more Knives in SS because of the snow and rain I work around.
With the carbon knives I've used they would aways rust from water soaking through my pants to my pocket and if it wasn't that, they would rust from my own sweat, working in the Summer heat.
I started with a Case Stockman in SS to try out and the first thing I noticed was, the ease of maintenance and was pleased how well it stayed sharp.
If I was really hard on it that day it would need sharpened that evening, which isn't a big deal because I can Dull Carbon or D2 in a day when i use them as they were not make for. Like a Scraper for example.
Maybe thats why I favor Stockmans, I always seem to have a sharp blade.
If and when I use a knife as hard as you do, I expect to sharpen it a lot. Even with Carbon.

 

[555]

BTW How does your Leatherman Blade hold up under the same kind of use and how do you sharpen it?

 

[nokia]

Yeah, I just got this peanut nice and sharp. Used a nice Arkansas stone for about 15 minutes and got a pretty decent blade on it. And, yeah I guess I was asking a lot from such a small knife. I took a good, long look at the knife and fell in love with it again. I am gonna carry it for the next few days and see if my ideals change on the peanut. I might look around for a new peanut or something a little bit larger from case in the upcoming month. I'll keep you guys posted on what I do day-in day-out if you want. Just to give a picture of what I do all day. But, I think I'll still take my old timer stockman around (can't live without that knife!!, my father gave it to me) just for a keepsake.

To 555, my leatherman's blade is a little bit larger and it also has scissors that get used some. but, it gets sharpened using fine diamond hone, then ceramic, then cardboard loaded down. btw, it holds and edge a little bit longer, i'll take some pictures and post them up tomorrow, its a bit late now and i think im gonna head on to bed, i'll keep a log going on how i use the peanut though.

 

[555]

But, I think I'll still take my old timer stockman around (can't live without that knife!!, my father gave it to me) just for a keepsake.

I'd keep that one safe too. :thumbup:

I have an Old Barlow that was given to me when I was 10, needless to say I still have it, I used it, but it is in retirement now.

BTW I Carry 4" and 4 1/4" (My Favorite) Stockmans, most of the time.


Keep us posted.:thumbup:

 

[Warriorsociologist]

I agree about retiring that OT. Pick up a D2 bladed Queen Stockman, work up a good edge profile, and then make sure you give it a strop at the end of each hard-use day to keep it. It should serve you well under these conditions and also shouldn't set you back much more than the Case.

 

[red96ta]

Sad to say, but everything wears out with time...including knives. If you've been using it everyday for everything, it may just be time for a new one (and at least you have a reason unlike alot of us).

Since you're using it pretty much exclusively for work, you get to write it off your taxes too!

 

[Gespenst]

I couldn't agree more. I tend to be pretty tough on my work knives but I've really learned the value of the strop recently and it makes all the difference. Bi-weekly maintenance means less time on the stones IMHO.

work up a good edge profile, and then make sure you give it a strop at the end of each hard-use day to keep it. It should serve you well under these conditions and also shouldn't set you back much more than the Case.

 

[Ice Tigre]

To 555, my leatherman's blade is a little bit larger and it also has scissors that get used some. but, it gets sharpened using fine diamond hone, then ceramic, then cardboard loaded down.

I would suggest that treatment for the peanut.

What I do is run down to a verry fine polished edge, and then a daily strop or a touch with the ceramic rod every few tasks usually is all thats needed- I try to maintain the edge so it never really dulls...

I've used a Case in SS day in day out good and hard, and while not as small as a peanut it held up fine.(and since sharpness not size seems to be your bigest diapointment..) I'm looking forward to a run down of days tasks you throw at it; maybe i don't use as hard as i think I do..

:thumbup:
G.

 

[nokia]

Oh shoot, I wrote out this big long reply and then somehow it got erased. Oh well, time to keep typing.

@Ice Tigre, I do the same thing to the peanut now, before I was using carbide on it like a dummy, which I think had something to do in using a lot of the steel off the blade. I put it on a ceramic rod every few tasks to keep the edge nice and sharp.

As far as retirement goes for the OT. I would really love to put it in retirement, but I don't have the funds to get another knife and I generally require a larger working blade then what the peanut offers now. Every time I get the money for a new one, the significant other comes up with some other outrageous bill..like groceries, and gas..(who needs food and transportation if you have a slew of good knives?!?!?!)

For the record, I am 19 and live with my girlfriend, which we wanted to move out on our own, but it proves to be a little bit harder on the pocket then we first imagined. So, I really have limited funding for even new stones, much less new knives. So when I do finally get me a new knife, its probably one from a garage sale or flea market that's been sitting in someone's sock drawer for 10 years because it was put into retirement.

Anyways, back on the peanut, I used the peanut for just about everything when I did plumbing. It got used to trim pvc pipe, cut tape, cut cardboard, trim siding, trim sheet rock, cut sheet rock, clean dried glue off things, remove dried up caulk and that's just the beginning of the list.

I have a question about sharpening the SS on the peanut. I generally start off with a diamond rod and then move on to ceramic before stropping and when it needs touched up on the field, just give it a couple swings on a ceramic rod. Or, should I use an Arkansas stone, which gives about the same effect as the ceramic rod, for touch ups?? (I can't really load down a piece of cardboard or leather on the job)

 

[Morrow]

As far as retirement goes for the OT. I would really love to put it in retirement, but I don't have the funds to get another knife and I generally require a larger working blade then what the peanut offers now. Every time I get the money for a new one, the significant other comes up with some other outrageous bill..like groceries, and gas..(who needs food and transportation if you have a slew of good knives?!?!?!)

For the record, I am 19 and live with my girlfriend, which we wanted to move out on our own, but it proves to be a little bit harder on the pocket then we first imagined. So, I really have limited funding for even new stones, much less new knives. So when I do finally get me a new knife, its probably one from a garage sale or flea market that's been sitting in someone's sock drawer for 10 years because it was put into retirement.

Wait....you're spending knife money on groceries and gas? Outrageous.

You seem like a hard working young man with priorities. Email me your address and I'll put something in mail for you that might be a little more suited to the work you're doing. I have a Queen gunstock (cocobolo handle) with D2 blades. It looks like this:

The knife pictured has amber bone handles...not cocobolo like the one I'll send you. quite a bit bigger than your peanut but should still ride comfortably in the pocket. The blades already have a good edge on them.

Retire that OT.

 

[VCM3]

9 months is a long time to EDC a knife that cuts like a dried up rubber band.

WT ! ...heck...this is,an odd scenario.I'd a tossed it in the krik ,get a new one...
-Vince

 

[nokia]

Wow! Thanks morrow, I sent you an email. Gotta go to work in 40 minutes though, oh well. Thank you so very much. Not exactly what I expected from this thread. But, still it is very, very much appreciated.

 

[stockman242]

Thats one heck of a great gesture there morrowj. :thumbup:
Truly the greatest subforum...

Peter