My new sodbuster!

BJE

BJE

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Well, I have always loved my yellow Case soddie in CV, but never liked the blunted point that comes from Case tumbling the blades to make them shiny. I wanted a new knife to experiment on, off to Lowe's I went, and for $17 out the door, I had a brand new Case Sodbuster in black delrin and SS.

I liked the knife before, it has no blade wobble, nice blade grind that is even and sharp, a very sharp point for a sodbuster, nice snap I would rate a 7.75 on a 1-10 scale of backspring pressure, 10 being hardest to open.
There were a couple little nit-pick things I didn't like, one being the general lack of smooth edges on both the handle and blade, and the fact that scales weren't flush with the liners in all spots.

Out came the dremel and some wet/dry sandpaper, and now all liners and pins are smooth and flush with the handle, and I rounded off/evened out the different angles on the handle, sharp edges on the blade were also remedied.

I really like the changes, the knife is much smoother in hand and looks better to boot. I think the next thing I will do is to drop the point and add a swedge.

I think everyone likes pictures, sorry I don't have any before pics, but you sodbuster owners know what I am talking about.
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I am really impressed by this Case, the fit is great, especially considering the $17 paid, and the finish on the blade was great, it's just the handle they didn't spend much time on.

I love single blade slip-joints, the way they carry and feel in the hand is better for me than multi blades and I don't have to chose which blade to use, the sodbuster is definitely near the top of the list for favorite single blade in my book, if you don't already have one, get one, best $20 you will ever spend.
 
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Thats a good idea. I have a Case yellow cv sodbuster and it is a nice knife, but it has a little blade play and the pins stick out a little bit. I inttend to smooth them out like you did. As for the bladeplay, i can't really do anything about that... It's still a workhorse of a knife tho.
 
thesouthernguitarist said:
Thats a good idea. I have a Case yellow cv sodbuster and it is a nice knife, but it has a little blade play and the pins stick out a little bit. I inttend to smooth them out like you did. As for the bladeplay, i can't really do anything about that... It's still a workhorse of a knife tho.
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I have a yellow cv model that has lots of blade play, keep meaning to send it to Case, but might try fixing it myself first.
 
Yep, that's a great $17 knife. If you do drop the point and put a swedge on it, please post it for us to see.

Ed
 
$17.00 out the door?Man,that's the best deal in town.Nice job.Great looking knife!:thumbup:If you're real slow and careful,you can tighten up that wobble by either clamping the pivot in a soft vise and squeezing it a little,or lightly tap,tap,tap it.Its just a cutlery rivet.If you overdo it,you lose the snap.A little blade play doesnt hurt a thing ,just a bit annoying.
 
BJE said:
I have a yellow cv model that has lots of blade play, keep meaning to send it to Case, but might try fixing it myself first.
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I have considered sending it to Case, but its really not that big a deal. And frankly, I don't like the idea of sending my knives off unless it's really neccesary.
 
I had a cv sodbuster that had bladeplay and was dull when I bought it. I sent it to them and it came back razor sharp and tight as I could ever hope for. It has the best fit and finish and lockup of any of my knives now. Send it in. They'll hook you up.
 
Seals said:
$17.00 out the door?Man,that's the best deal in town.Nice job.Great looking knife!:thumbup:If you're real slow and careful,you can tighten up that wobble by either clamping the pivot in a soft vise and squeezing it a little,or lightly tap,tap,tap it.Its just a cutlery rivet.If you overdo it,you lose the snap.A little blade play doesnt hurt a thing ,just a bit annoying.
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Yeah, I got %10 military discount;). Its not just a little play, its a lot, I can shake the handle when open and feel the blade rattle.
 
^^ If it's that bad, then send it in. What exact dremel tool did you use to smooth out those pins? Because I am a little perplexed as to how I can sand down those small pins without scratching up the handle any.
 
thesouthernguitarist said:
^^ If it's that bad, then send it in. What exact dremel tool did you use to smooth out those pins? Because I am a little perplexed as to how I can sand down those small pins without scratching up the handle any.
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I plan on sending it in. If you want more info on my dremel work, pm or email me.
 
That's a heck of a deal for what, in my opinion, is an excellent knife. I didn't have a sodbuster until I had several other knives. I sold it because it did such a good job at things that I had trouble justifying the other knives. Couldn't have that, could I?
 
popedandy said:
That's a heck of a deal for what, in my opinion, is an excellent knife. I didn't have a sodbuster until I had several other knives. I sold it because it did such a good job at things that I had trouble justifying the other knives. Couldn't have that, could I?
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I know the feeling. I could keep just a SAK or sodbuster or opinel and sell all the rest, but what fun is that?
 
I've got one of those Case sodbusters from Lowe's. Excellent knife. At that price, it's the best deal in pocketknives.
 
! got my first 2 soddies a cupla weeks ago.A yellow one and a black one in carbon,both circa 1980??....awesome knives..my little brother picked up the yella and promptly liberated it!!...the black ones in my hunting kit...
 
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