Medium jack, or peanut?

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Well folks which do you think would make a better user/cutter? The MJ is 3 3/8", the P is 2 7/8", & both are Case.
 
There is a bit more difference than just the length. That's the hard part when buying blind off the net. You just can't feel the difference. I have a Peanut and it is hardly ever noticeable in the pocket, actually the coin pocket. The 3 3/8 med Jack is too big for the same pocket. The better worker is the Jack because its bigger.

Shoot...GET Both!
 
I LOVE my peanut. But I think they're 2 different animals. The main questions I'd ask are: Do you prefer smaller knives? If yes, go peanut. And, what do you wear on a day-to-day basis? If you're a jeans kinda guy, go medium jack, but if you wear slacks and work in an office, I'd opt for a peanut.
 
The reason I'm asking is simply that I grew up where THE only knife available w/out a special order was the soddy, I've now used the buck 301,&303, & vic cadet, &soldier. I like all of these, but am curious about the abilities of these 2. I've read (& can't believe my eyes) what ElCuchillo did w/ his peanut, but (I think it was Jackknife) said the 3.25" was a better size. Having small hands I was going to experiment when I get back to PA. I'll put 1 of them on my birthday list:D.
 
Either one of them will do most of what you need to cut on a day to day basis, short of any bull work. It will all come down to personel feel and appeal in the end. The peanut is better in dress pants if you wear a suit daily. The two blade jack will do better in jeans, and have a bit more handle to hang onto.

Peanuts are a strange little knife. At first meeting, it seems just too small to take seriously. But once you carry it a while, you find out that it will preform 99% of what you really have to do with a pocket knife on a daily basis. They have a habit of growing on you the more you use it. Plus they are available in so many variations of scale material, stainless or carbon or even damascus, they make a nice little collection by themselves.
 
It all comes down to easy of carry and comfort. I mean, in the end, they both do the same thing. They cut. One has a cutting edge that is a little longer, but whatever, they both cut, and cut well. If I can skin a Gator with a Peanut (along with rattlesnakes, crocs, and other animals I have had to skin or cut up at my job), I know the Jack would have done the same, but in those situations, a longer blade really wouldn't have mattered. Try them both out and go with the one that is more comfortable not only in your pocket, but in your hand. After all, the more comfortable knife will more then likely be the one you will be carrying.
 
I had the same dilemma, but eventually went with the Jack, mainly because it was available in Amber bone. I think I would have been just as happy with the Peanut though, but what can I say, I don't like yellow plastic, and the red bone was a little too bright red for me.
I love my jack and couldn't be happier with it, it even carried in my suit without a problem.
 
I agree with what everyone else says. Both would be good for whatever you do. The medium jack has an ever so slightly thicker blade. But that doesn't mean anything (in fact I would say it is as thick as the soddy). Plus as an added bonus, you will be well on your way to --- dare I say it--- a knifeaholic :eek::eek::eek::eek:
To summarize you should get 2 yellow handled (a CV, & SS), + the working peanut, + the 6.5 peanut,+ the medium jack. Then next week you can get...;)
 
The medium jack is a very nice knife for every day stuff. It is not so little that you fear you're going to lose hold of it while using it, but not so big that it's obnoxious in your pocket. I like mine a lot.

I look at the peanut as being a short-handled scalpel. I get tempted to pick a nice one up once in a while, but so far, I haven't warmed up enough to it to give it a try. I have an old Imperial, but haven't even bothered to sharpen it.
 
I say buy them both and decide for yourself. I've used large Trappers and Toothpicks for several years until recently I bought a Peanut. Now three months later I have five Peanuts. I know they are small but great little knives, either way its a Case how could you go wrong.
 
As I was just saying to Radioactive :

I'd recommend a Case yellow 3 and 3/8 inch pen knife, model number 32087 with CV blades. http://www.casexx.com/DisplayDetailP...roductCode=109

It's only one back spring thick, so it kinda disappears in your pocket, but the blade is big enough for most anything you could ask of it. And the price is sure right.

And be sure to come back and tell us what you got.

---Kelly
 
I have small hands also and I prefer the medium jack. I have several peanuts also but they seldom get carried. Either one is a great choice.
 
right now i'm having a torrid affair with a peanut so i'd have to say go with that. but really I've always wanted a medium jack cause it looks big enough but not too big. you really should buy or trade for both.
p.s. don't tell my sodbuster about the thing with the peanut. it could get ugly.
 
Grateful's Girl said:
As I was just saying to Radioactive :

I'd recommend a Case yellow 3 and 3/8 inch pen knife, model number 32087 with CV blades. http://www.casexx.com/DisplayDetailP...roductCode=109

It's only one back spring thick, so it kinda disappears in your pocket, but the blade is big enough for most anything you could ask of it. And the price is sure right.

And be sure to come back and tell us what you got.

---Kelly
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I have the CV pen as well as the Texas Jack and a few peanuts. All are good and different in their own way. I couldn't simply chose only one.
Bill
 
jackknife said:
Either one of them will do most of what you need to cut on a day to day basis, short of any bull work. It will all come down to personel feel and appeal in the end. The peanut is better in dress pants if you wear a suit daily. The two blade jack will do better in jeans, and have a bit more handle to hang onto.

Peanuts are a strange little knife. At first meeting, it seems just too small to take seriously. But once you carry it a while, you find out that it will preform 99% of what you really have to do with a pocket knife on a daily basis. They have a habit of growing on you the more you use it. Plus they are available in so many variations of scale material, stainless or carbon or even damascus, they make a nice little collection by themselves.
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Well a neighbor decided to order a YHCV peanut for his son, & I ordered the same (but in SS) just to experiment w/ their Stainless. This way we don't have to pay shipping (he ordered online if you spend >$50 their's no S&H fee). So we'll see next week, since it's getting close to spring (butcher time).
 
Oh man, you've done it now. I carried a yellow CV peanut for 2 or 3 years durn near everyday, and then I got a little Schrade pen knife, and then I got a little Western pen knife, and then..... you see how it goes, don't you? You absolutely cannot go wrong with a Case Peanut. But they're kind of like potato chips. Welcome to the fold.
---Kelly
 
Most slipjoints cut well. Try to just bye one. There is a special charm to the only knife a none knifenut may own. There is a posibility to just love one knife. Monogamicy is a good thing. Dont reed this pages anymore because its very hard to stay sane in this environment. Or just do as most of us, mess around with as many as posible, two or three at a time.

Bosse
 
I don’t need no stinking peanut!

I’ve carried a Jr. Stockman all my life, and that’s not going to change. Think of it as a three-blade peanut. I’ve done a lot with that pattern, including cleaning the battery terminals on my truck. But for me it’s a light duty knife. No matter what the blades can accomplish, for demanding work the handle is too small for me.

I need a handle I can hold onto. So I always carry something larger as well. Typically a medium or large stockman, though I’m currently experimenting with a Case two blade trapper.
 
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