My first peanut!

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jacobsblades

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This is my first ever review so hang in there! So lets get to it, well I normally carry a "tactical" scary weapon. Then suddenly things changed and I now own a peanut! I never would have bought a peanut before stumbling upon the forums about them. For one its not 3 to 5 inches long, nor is it
one hand opening with brand new super steel. I saw some pictures of some case knives in a magazine and thought those are pretty but what's the use?
But my grampa carried an old timer and as long as i can remember that's what hes always had. Then reading the many post of people carrying just a peanut
and how useful it actually. I also like how it "gets old with you" s30v will look like s30v in 5 years were carbon steel kinda tells a story. So I thought lets give it a try. So on a whim I went for it i went down to my local outdoor store (so i could hand pick it, im a bit knife ocd) and I walked out with a beautiful (near perfect) peanut https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1466277_10201877791240597_1641704747_n.jpg

What a beautiful knife Both blades are almost perfectly centered which i wouldn't expect! Both blades have great walk and talk no gaps anywhere, shield fits perfect! The only thing wrong was the main blade play had some play so I put it in the vise and got rid of that the pin does stick out a tiny tiny bit basically I only can feel it so I might sand it flush and re polish i'm not sure yet! any tips? I still think its a little small but its grown on me in just one day. Its just a great little knife and just has something a tactical knife doesn't have. Also 40 bucks this has amazing quality! Kicks most knives quality around the same price that i've owned out of the park! Maybe im just lucky? So what do you guys think of this knife? feel free to post pictures and storys about your case peanut! Or other cases for that matter!
 
Welcome to the Traditional Forum! You made a great start with a great knife.
 
Welcome,nice knife for start :thumbup:
As for blade play,you will find excellent explanation by Campbellclanman how to solve the problem in this thread http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1126707-Blade-play-question

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Thanks for the kind words and help! I'll probably do that soon! And do some update photos! I like the yellow handles mabey I'll have to make a peanut collection haha
 
Congrats on your Peanut and your first traditional folder :)

I have a Pemberton (GEC's version of the Peanut) and absolutely love it. It's been a constant companion for the past few months and it grows on me more and more as time goes on. I would not feel the least "under knifed" to have just this Pemby for 99% of what I do with a folding knife.

Post more pics as time goes on. Let's see it age with you!
 
jacobsblades said:
Thanks for the kind words and help! I'll probably do that soon! And do some update photos! I like the yellow handles mabey I'll have to make a peanut collection haha
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Heh. That is exactly what happened to me. I had looked at Peanuts for awhile, but other knives kept getting in the way of buying one. In a thread discussing peanuts, I mentioned that I did not have one and a forum member gifted me a nice, deep red nut. Well, that started it. I now have a small Peanut collection and a few Pembertons. Love the little guys.

So don't be surprised if you wind up with a few. They seem to accumulate... ;)
 
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Not the greatest pictures but here she is! Just after two apples shes already starting to show pretty well!
It's tackled everything I want it to but, I carry a larger blade with it (para2). I would like to have a 100% traditional edc carry so I was looking at the Case Texas Jack (small,medium,large) Do you guys own these? like em? size comparison to a peanut!? And as you guys said the play might come back and it did. So peened it and sanded it a bit. Then I just smoothed it out a bit! You can still see the pin a little bit but just barley and its a user so I don't really mind it! Ill keep posting as the 'nut grows!
 
Well it's been a month now, what's your impression so far? We'd love to hear about uses or any adventures!:)

Now perhaps Carl will pay your thread a visit here and give it his official blessing since he's our Peanut President :)

PS: you'd asked ref another as a companion for the Peanut? How about either a Case Medium Stockman or Mini Trapper? Both are in the 3.5" range which is my personal preference for an EDC, especially alongside a Peanut (or in my case a Pemberton).
 
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Welcome to the world of small slicers, Jacob.

The peanut is a very capable little knife in it's own right, as an edc. Many here are fans of the mighty mite, and with the exception of food duty, there's little they can't handle in the real world of pocket knife jobs. The better half and I just got back from 5 weeks on the road driving from Maryland to Georga, Texas, California, and some spots along the way, for visiting family and just plain sight seeing. My pocket edc was my Case peanut with a Victorinox classic on the keyring. Hiking in the San Bernadino mountains in California, White Sands New Mexico, the Texas hill country, the 2 inch blade was all I really needed.

I found my outlook on knives changing a great deal as I aged, and now I figure Ihave a little insight as to why our fathers and grandfathers used what they did. For one, the old slip joints just plain work. They get the job done, and also offer a choice of blades. For most days edc jobs, super steel is not needed. Cutting out the foil seal on a jug of windshield washer fluid, opening mail, UPS boxes, cutting some twine or rope, let alone dealing with those accused plastic blister packages, you only really need an inch or two in daily use. When I was younger, I used to wonder at the old guys with those little pen knives. Why did they carry those tiny toothpicks of pocket knives. Only later did I discover why.

Peanuts, pens, tiny trappers, GEC conductors and Pembertons, all give you the same thing, an efficient cutter that doesn't take up much room in the pocket and can be used anywhere without drawing unwanted attention. If anything, some people will remark on how their grandfather carried a little knife like that. I've had that happen a lot right here in Washington D.C. going through security in government buildings.

But the peanut, and all the other peanut sized pocket knives are a great study in maximum minimalism. That is, how small an object can be, but still function well at it's intended task?

Try an experiment, Jacob. Try dropping a peanut in your pocket, and leave the house on your daily routine. Don't carry any other knife. Do this for just one week, and see if you find it lacking in cutting what you need to cut. You may be surprised.

Oh by the way, you are now a member of The Cult. You have a lot of company here.:thumbup:

Carl, Grand High Muckba Of The Cult Of The Peanut.
 
That's a really cool term minimum "maximum"! I have to say that while I'm not a knife collector I have tried out well over 20 different traditional and modern knives in 2013 starting in March. My entire goal was learning about knives and then it happened to end up that I transitioned that knowledge about patterns and knife steels into what could be summed up as the minimum maximum idea.

I basically just like compact knives with as much blade to handle ratio as possible in a nice ergonomic package. I picked up a Peanut sometime ago as I have been eyeballing them ever since learning about traditionals. While I was born here, my parents are from Hong Kong and at some point about 100 years ago they ended up in Mexico. With that said I had none of that familiarity with traditionals yet alone peanuts.

The whole concept of traditionals in most instances of my own life, outside of needing to whip out a blade real quick when I have something in my other hand as in when I am gardening just fits that whole minimum maximum ethos. And that's how I ended up trying out traditionals. My go to utility blades for yardwork and such most times is a Spyderco or Benchmade. But with that said I carry a Peanut with me 7 days a week. The one handers are in a utility drawer, I view them as utility tools whereas my Peanut I think of as an every day knife. For everyday cutting things. And because of that my entire search for that perfect minimum maximum ideal just stopped dead in its tracks. I havn't looked at many other knives since as that concept for me has been found in the peanut.
 
arizonaranchman said:
Well it's been a month now, what's your impression so far? We'd love to hear about uses or any adventures!:)

Now perhaps Carl will pay your thread a visit here and give it his official blessing since he's our Peanut President :)

PS: you'd asked ref another as a companion for the Peanut? How about either a Case Medium Stockman or Mini Trapper? Both are in the 3.5" range which is my personal preference for an EDC, especially alongside a Peanut (or in my case a Pemberton).
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So far its been a favorite of mine allways in my pocket. Its been my go to knife from cutting paint sticks in half at work to opening packages. I have been caring it with a 1990 case 6292. Basically the weight lifting jarhead cousin. I have enjoyed them together but I "need" to try a gec, so that will change soon!
 
jackknife said:
Welcome to the world of small slicers, Jacob.

Try an experiment, Jacob. Try dropping a peanut in your pocket, and leave the house on your daily routine. Don't carry any other knife. Do this for just one week, and see if you find it lacking in cutting what you need to cut. You may be surprised.

Oh by the way, you are now a member of The Cult. You have a lot of company here.:thumbup:

Carl, Grand High Muckba Of The Cult Of The Peanut.
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Your on! Im already three days in just peanut carry. I have only felt underknifed once and thats when I needed to cut up mounds of cardboard at work to be recycled.
So I went and grabbed a box cutter (the proper tool). Other wise its never let me down, and I've never worried about needing more knife. Im very glad I found this forum
and been led in the right direction. And thanks for the membership! haha Also I may be new, but I would like to thank you for your stories I have read so far they all have been great!

Have a good day and a happy holiday!

-Jacob
 
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