My Peanut and Swayback Jack had a baby--

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Just got this mini-copperhead today.

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I love the Peanut, but I also love a wharncliffe blade. For some tasks, I like a "little" extra handle than the Peanut provides, but I don't like the way the Swayback Jack sits in my pocket (it's heavy for a knife of its size).

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I've been EDCing nothing but carbon steel blades for the better part of 2 years, and I've never EDC'd a Case TruSharp. I've read many negative reviews of this steel, but I liked the idea of this pattern so much I just had to try it.

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I apologize for my terrible photography skills. I really like this knife so far. The pen blade will take some getting used to, as it points downward when you hold the knife. Just a matter of adjustment. I can actually see this being a benefit for some fine cutting...

The Peanut and Swayback Jack have been my go-to knives for a while now. I'm interested in finding out if this might be the missing link between the two. A best of both worlds sort of arrangement.

Time will tell.

Thank you for looking.

Andrew
 
I like it! The only problem I would have with it is finding use for the pen blade. With a main blade like that, the pen blade would be near useless.
And I wouldn't worry about the steel. For light duty edc it should be just fine.
 
Just started getting back into traditionals and just ordered this one as well but in Navy for similar reasons. Thanks for posting!
 
Very cool, Andrew! :thumbup: Are those the new Chestnut Deep Canyon Jigged Bone handles?
 
Yep. Deep Canyon Jigged Bone. I like how it feels, and I like no shield. Glued on shields are a point of contention for me. They are never a deal breaker, certainly, but it bugs me to know something is glued to my knife when it could have been pinned.
 
SubSpace said:
Yep. Deep Canyon Jigged Bone. I like how it feels, and I like no shield. Glued on shields are a point of contention for me. They are never a deal breaker, certainly, but it bugs me to know something is glued to my knife when it could have been pinned.
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Thanks Andrew. I was so busy admiring the handles that I didn't even notice the "no shield" - looks great without one!
 
Very nice looking. The first picture looks like an Ohta custom I've seen before. About how long is the closed length?
 
Very nice knife, Andrew.

As much as I love the peanut, I'm drawn to the mini copperhead with the Wharnie blade. And I love the lack of shield. That's been a bone of contention with me for a vey long while.I feel on a smaller knife like a peanut or mini copperhead, the shield should be left off due the brevity of the scale material. I always felt that the little guys look too cluttered with a shield. I wish Case felt the same. Heck, I'd even go for a shadow peanut with some nice stag.

Carl.
 
Great minds sure do think alike, I've been carrying this specimen in Sky blue for a couple of weeks know and I'm really suprised as to how much this particular pattern has grown on me. Now if Case would offer this excellent little knife in chesnut bone and CV I believe it would be incredible.

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whetrock said:
Great minds sure do think alike, I've been carrying this specimen in Sky blue for a couple of weeks know and I'm really suprised as to how much this particular pattern has grown on me. Now if Case would offer this excellent little knife in chesnut bone and CV I believe it would be incredible.

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Now as long as we're wishing, I'd go for a damascus and stag.
Carl.
 
Thank you all for the kind words. It's almost impossible for me to find a knife that kicks the Chestnut Bone CV Peanut out of my pocket. But I've found that for my own personal cutting tasks, a wharnie blade just works better. I don't hunt or do any food prep with a pocket knife. I do things like cut boxes, paper, twine, and mint from my garden for juleps.

This knife is an experiment for me. I'm going to make myself carry it for a couple of weeks. See if it makes the cut (bad pun intended).
 
SubSpace said:
Thank you all for the kind words. It's almost impossible for me to find a knife that kicks the Chestnut Bone CV Peanut out of my pocket. But I've found that for my own personal cutting tasks, a wharnie blade just works better. I don't hunt or do any food prep with a pocket knife. I do things like cut boxes, paper, twine, and mint from my garden for juleps.

This knife is an experiment for me. I'm going to make myself carry it for a couple of weeks. See if it makes the cut (bad pun intended).
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Personally, I'll be shocked if it doesn't do all that you need and more in addition to looking really nice while it does it. Those scales have me drooling over here.
 
Nice score, man! It's funny, but I placed an order for the very same model right around the time you started this thread. Coincidence?

CV would be great in this design. Wish more Case models offered CV regularly.
 
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