Favorite: Peasants Knife (e.g. Opinel) or German Hippekniep (a.k.a. Sodbuster)?

FortyTwoBlades said:
Here's another question. Why is the sodbuster pattern not considered a "peasant knife"? Personally I think it's in the same class if we're making it so broad as to include pieces as vastly different from each other as the Svord and Opinel models. Any of the locking Opinels are not friction folders, so I'd figure that other simple knives like the Mercator K55K and the Douk Douk would be in the same class? I'm perhaps a little confused by the lack of clarity.
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Great question.

Best answer I can give is that my categories are arbitrary and capricious. :D

More seriously, for me the primary distinction is the existence of a back spring and typically separate scales. We went around a bit on the categories in the original thread a month or so ago when I was thinking about the categories to run in the bracket. One part of that discussion centered on whether or not the peanut should be considered a serpentine jack and, related, if there should just be a broad category for all 2 bladed jacks or not. In the end, I sided with a body of mine who, when talking about such things in a different field advised me to pick categories that are useful, not correct. I think your comments about the sodbuster really being a form of peasant's knife is well made and well taken. But at the same time, I think most discussion on this board distinguish between them, at least based on what I've seen. I'm not saying that's right. Just commonplace.
 
pinnah said:
Best answer I can give is that my categories are arbitrary and capricious. :D
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You took the words right out of my mouth. ;)

A little self-knowledge goes a long way. Speaking of which,

In the end, I sided with a body of mine....
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I find that often works out best in the long run. Siding with others' bodies almost always invites complications.

-- I agree your reasoning above, and the working distinction between sod busters and peasant/friction folders.

Sod busters are still in the Meh range for me, Opinels float my little boat, so:

Peasant knife for me.

~ P.
 
Peasant knives for me. I'll rock the Opinel #8 carbone any day of the week. Had you included Douk-Douks under the Sodbuster umbrella, this decision would have been much tougher.
 
Yeah 'cause Douk Douks have a one-piece body...but they have a back spring. :p
 
Im partial to this one....Svord peasant............................FES

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I'm not normally big on stag handles but that one just gets me every time.
 
Festerfromnzd, I've been thinking of doing one up along those lines:thumbup:
Very nice!
 
lutejones said:
My vote goes to peasant knives, because they are more common in my country although there is a kind of sodbuster called cabritera.
A photo of the peasant knife of my zone
Taramundi power!!!
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Regards
Mateo
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The knife is really nice BUT what a beautiful dog. Her/his color is perfect.
 
Thank you Ed, He is my loyal friend Tato, he's four years old and very clever(he's able to get out of the pool on the pic by himself climbing the human stairs). He's also my weekend wake up device, when you open your eyes you see this:
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Well to not hijack the thread talking dogs here is another picture of all my Taramundi knives
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Mateo.
 
There can be no knives from England
England has no peasants, it is quite a foreign concept

The most England has is rustics

This is an example of Trevor Ablett work (a gift from Blues)
This could be a single blade sheepsfoot, a barlow with a clip blade, or a Hawks blade Pruner
With or without a brass End Bolster
Also in Stag or Buffalo


But this type of knife you used to see in the hands of a farm worker
As a child we had a gardener Mr. Carol, he had worked the big estate gardens in the 20s, and he carried a knife like this

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Lutejones, I really love the looks of those knives:thumbup:
Thanx for showing the group shot...very nice!
 
The Peasant Knife/Opinel is pulling ahead...

Currently tally:
16: Friction folding peasants knife (includes the Opinel)
12: German Hippekniep (aka Sod Buster)
 
My goodness. All the knives I would have chosen have lost.

I want to vote for the Opinel, but then that will lose too. :rolleyes:
 
And the winner is....


Lutejone's dog for being so cute.

Ok, seriously, the final tally is:
17: Friction folding peasants knife (includes the Opinel)
12: German Hippekniep (aka Sod Buster)

Peasant's knives are the winner.
 
pinnah said:
Maybe all the sod buster fans were too busy sharpening their new GECs to vote ?
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lol:D

I was surprised by this outcome, upset of the tournament in my opinion! Now I have to get rid of my soddie collection, the bunch of losers.....:D
 
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