Kissing Crane Sodbuster

Knife Crazied

Knife Crazied

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I just got a new Kissing Cranes sodbuster in the mail today. It seems nice but says it was made in China. Does anyone have one of these or can tell me your thougbhts on it. BTW it is very sharp and the spring is HARD. Thanks guys Ash :thumbup: :D
 
Uh...you have one in your hand.....use it then tell US what you think of it.

And do be so good as post pictures of you using and sharpening the knife......hell, give us a full review....it would be appreciated.
 
Honestly I have no idea how to sharpen a knife. My uncle was to teach me for about a year now. Maybe someday. When mine need shapren he alsways does it for me. I would love to be able to do it myself.
 
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Then you may want to purchase a cheap Norton 6"benchstone and a somewhat more expensive Spyderco 8"profile in fine as a starting point.....then get back to us for assistance/instruction.

It would also help if you have a small LED light at hand as well, this makes it easy to see the edge and shows up dull areas (and pulling your thumb nail towards the edge will tell you which side is getting too much pressure).
 
I too would like a review of the KC Sodbuster.

A quick question actually, for those in the know: here it says this "Brown Mule" Sodbuster was made for Kissing Crane in Italy. Anyone have experience with this particular Ragweed-sold model?
 
Yep ... got a couple from Ragweed. They are ok but, nothing to rave about. They close like a Bear Trap! I like the Okapi's from Ragweed a lot more.
 
Boy has she turned out to be a good one!!!! I would recommend the Kissing Crane sodbuster for the price I paid for it. She's is nice.
 
Knife Crazied said:
Honestly I have no idea how to sharpen a knife. My uncle was to teach me for about a year now. Maybe someday. When mine need shapren he alsways does it for me. I would love to be able to do it myself.
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You can use a black Sharpie felt type pen to color the sharpened edge. This will show you where you are taking steel off and help your sharpening be symmetrical as far as the edge angle.--KV
 
kvaughn said:
You can use a black Sharpie felt type pen to color the sharpened edge. This will show you where you are taking steel off and help your sharpening be symmetrical as far as the edge angle.--KV
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There are many tutorials on sharpening available in the "Maintenance & Embellishment" forum and there are several members there who regularly assist newcomers to sharpening with learning the tools and steps involved. (This sub-forum is not the venue to delve further into that topic.)
 
I have a medium Brown Mule that I picked up a while back. It is a bit crude compared to my other slipjoints, but perfectly acceptable for a $11 knife. The flat-ground blade takes a nice edge. I put some Tru-Oil on the scales and afterwards smoothed it out with 0000 steel wool. It made an immediate improvement on the feel of the wooden handle. Here it is with my Imperial Cattleman.

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A Brown Mule will never win a beauty contest. But they are good, inexpensive knives that you can put to work without worry.
 
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I've got a Brown Mule, it's large (4-3/4" closed)...stamped KC36 Itally with KCs on tang. It's good and straight and tight, but I've never carried it. No problems with it, I think it's just a little too fat for pocket carry, might give people the wrong impression. There was a time when I had a jones-on for every sodbuster I could find, that's passed thankfully :D My favorite now is a Rough Rider with liner lock and artificial tortoise scales.
 
I have the "Coal Miner", the black handled one. To be honest, I'm not impressed, even for the price. Injection molded handle, thick, covering the spring. Feels like a toy. I got it to have a Sodbuster style knife. I do not feel this is representative of the pattern. Should have saved my money and bought a Case instead.

Note: I have Opinels, SAKs, and other low priced, yet high quality knives, so I'm not being some sort of snob in this respect. This is just a poor product, imo.

-- Sam
 
Yosemite Sam said:
I have the "Coal Miner", the black handled one. To be honest, I'm not impressed, even for the price. Injection molded handle, thick, covering the spring. Feels like a toy. I got it to have a Sodbuster style knife. I do not feel this is representative of the pattern. Should have saved my money and bought a Case instead.

Note: I have Opinels, SAKs, and other low priced, yet high quality knives, so I'm not being some sort of snob in this respect. This is just a poor product, imo.

-- Sam
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Yup, I have one too, I agree with your impression. I just toss it in my kit for an extra blade, I don't particularly like it.
 
The only Kissing Crane I ever bought was a trapper. I gifted it to my father in law. I found out the scales fell off. I am not sure how rough he was with it, but I doubt he did anything abusive. I will not buy any more Kissing Cranes. If I have a hankerin for German steel, I will buy a Fight'n Rooster. I would rather have a war bird than a love bird as a knife. Hee hee. I replaced that knife with a Case/TB swayback Jack with CV and chestnut bone handles wharncliff blade. He loves that one.
 
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