geting in to Traditional knives recommend me a sodbuster and a penut

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got my granpas old knifes a sod buster and a 2 bladed peanutish knife i intend to ues them but i want to save them to pass on . so im looking for new ones to ues and pass on to my kids as well and for some reason i want an orange sodbuster it just looks like it would be amazing in orange
 
Well for a Sodbuster, case makes one for about $25.00 bucks in blue handle called the workman series. I want one and will get one soon I hope! I don't know about a peanut but Case most likely has that type as well.
 
In this case you can´t go wrong with a Case ;)

I would rather go with a Yellow Delrin Soddie in CV and any Peanut in CV. Propably your granddad´s knives are made of carbon steel, so this would be more authentic.

Just my thoughts.

Kind regards
Andi
 
Great Eastern makes a sweet looking orange soddie. As for a peanut, get a Case in CV steel for sure!

-- Mark
 
As long as your buying both, why not go for a matched pair, in a way?

Get the Case yellow sodbuster junior in CV, and the Case peanut in yellow handles with CV. Both are as traditional as you can get, and yella handles have a special place in traditional.

Carl.
 
thanks guys. im trying to find the GEC bull nose work in orange to go with the blaze orange peanut. or do i want blue? sigh...more steel less money.
 
Hmmm, I have a hard time believing that you could find a Bull Nose in orange, they are few and far between. GEC is working on a Black one though and I imagine there will be a few more of these than the orange.
I would go with Case though, I like the idea of a pair of yellows. You couldn't get a more traditional or classic knife than a yellow Peanut, just about everybody has had one. They are great knives and they shouldn't set you back too much.

Case can still make a better pocket knife than I can. :D

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Those are two good knives to start with.

For the money, Buck makes a nicer Peanut-ish knife than Case does, but the price is close, so choose based on looks and scale material. Bucks are either Delrin (plastic) or wood. Cases are just about anything, but are only available in a high gloss finish, and that isn't for everyone.

I think lots of companies make Sodbusters too.
 
My first thoughts:

Case yellow Delrin CV Sodbuster Jr.
Case Chestnut Bone CV Peanut


Or, if you wanted to mix things up:

Great Eastern Cutlery is *as far as I know* about to release a very nice Sodbuster pattern in Black Delrin.. about $50
and another Case Peanut :thumbup: take your pick of handle choices and blade steels
 
pertinux said:
What is Buck's "Peanut-ish" knife?

Thanks.

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I would probably say it is Buck's 305 "Lancer" pen knife, although Smaug may be referring to something else. It's two-bladed, but has only one back spring. I don't have either of them, but want both, of course. Buck's Lancer has a secondary coping blade, which I feel would be more handy than a pen blade on the Case peanut. But then again, the Case looks nicer to me.

To the OP, I would try to get the same brand that your grandfather had, especially if the brand is still easily found. If you start a new knife brand trend, and it is going to be a hand-me-down kind of knife, I would definitely go for something other than plastic handles in the peanut knife, because bone/stag/wood ages much better than plastic does.

In your shoes, I would get the orange sodbuster that you already want, and a Case peanut with a CV blade and jigged chestnut bone.
 
could be the 309, the companion
its 2 blades (opposite ends unlike the peanut)
3 inches closed is pretty close in size

at least that was my first thought
 
GLDNDomer said:
I would probably say it is Buck's 305 "Lancer" pen knife, although Smaug may be referring to something else. It's two-bladed, but has only one back spring. I don't have either of them, but want both, of course. Buck's Lancer has a secondary coping blade, which I feel would be more handy than a pen blade on the Case peanut. But then again, the Case looks nicer to me.
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I have both a 305 Lancer and a 309 Companion. Both have two springs.
The 309 is a squidge bigger than a Case Peanut, which I also have.
Of the three, I like the 309 the best.
* 305 is too small. Same length as a Peanut, but smaller diameter, which makes it harder to control when cutting.
* Peanut has half stops, which I don't care for.
* The modified clip blade of the 309 is almost a Wharncliffe, yet has a bit of belly. Neat shape.

I will say the Peanut has a more finished feel, not so angular.

Lotta folks loves them some peanuts. I like the 309 better. There's one in every crowd.
 
RickJ said:
Well for a Sodbuster, case makes one for about $25.00 bucks in blue handle called the workman series. I want one and will get one soon I hope! I don't know about a peanut but Case most likely has that type as well.
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Good call; I just bought that very knife 2 days ago, and am expecting it in the mail tomorrow. :thumbup:
 
I concur that the Buck 309 is a very tidy small knife. Looks nice in the yellow, feels grippy in the sawn delrin. Well made gem.

You could try a Queen Cutlery sodbuster, 'Country Cousin' I think they come in various colours, the handle is rounder than the CASE version. D2 may present some sharpening challenges though, many enthuse over it, i find it OK. Splash out and try a GEC 25 2 blade. You get choice of Wharncliffe, Spear or Clip master with Pen minor . It's a beefier knife than a Peanut but it is still compact.
 
Thanks, Knarfeng. I've only seen one of the old Buck 305's in person, and that one had a single backspring, but I see that they've changed it to two. And I wasn't aware that Case peanuts had half stops... I don't prefer those either.

Facebacon, I didn't know if you are aware of them (they are seldom talked about compared to the Peanuts), but Case makes a small stockman that is actually a tiny bit smaller than the Peanut. My grandfather left one of these to me, and it looks amazing, too. I don't know if you are interested in three blades, but it's just another option to think about, or more money to spend...

Here's a picture of my grandpa's just in Case.
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