My peanut was bested

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For some reason, I've been on a streak lately where every darn thing I've bought has come in one of those ungodly blister packs from hell. You know the ones. The hard, sealed, plastic clam shell monstrosities. My peanut is always sharp, and does handle the plastic shells okay. I mean, it has never once failed to open one. But it is a bit of a struggle sometimes, especially on those "edges" of the package that are thick and fused together.

A buddy of mine saw me take out my peanut to tackle this particular beast and handed me his Case medium stockman, red bone CV. It was opened to the little sheepsfoot blade.

All I can say is, that sheepsfoot sailed through the plastic like a lightsaber.

I still love my nut, but...

I understand the appeal of the stockman now.

Especially that sheepsfoot.
 
Bingo.

The sheepsfoot blade, with a nicely sharpened tip, is my all-time-favorite clamshell package slayer. On a large stockman that fills the hand nicely, especially so. Great leverage + wicked slicing. That poor plastic doesn't have a chance. :thumbup:
 
Well, the peanut is a good little knife that can do a lot, it may not be able to do everything perfectly though.

I used a Case Large stockman for years, great knives. I switched over to a Buck 301 and I liked it even more, but I never really cared for the stockman as a pattern. They do work hard though and I appreciate them for what they do.
The peanut is not always the first choice when I get up in the morning, but it really never fails. It may take a little more to get through something, but it always gets it done for me.

If I was you, I would have smiled and opened the little pen blade up, then I would have slid it through the package like a hot knife through warm butter.
But, I hate when someone wants me to use their knife. :rolleyes:
 
SubSpace said:
For some reason, I've been on a streak lately where every darn thing I've bought has come in one of those ungodly blister packs from hell. You know the ones. The hard, sealed, plastic clam shell monstrosities. My peanut is always sharp, and does handle the plastic shells okay. I mean, it has never once failed to open one. But it is a bit of a struggle sometimes, especially on those "edges" of the package that are thick and fused together.

A buddy of mine saw me take out my peanut to tackle this particular beast and handed me his Case medium stockman, red bone CV. It was opened to the little sheepsfoot blade.

All I can say is, that sheepsfoot sailed through the plastic like a lightsaber.

I still love my nut, but...

I understand the appeal of the stockman now.

Especially that sheepsfoot.
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So, you say your peanut opens the dreaded plastic blister packs okay. So it works. Maybe the stockman sheepsfoot is a little better, but to look at it honestly, your peanut was not bested. Your peanut would have been bested only if you had tried to open the package and failed, then the stockman was successful. If they both could open the package, they your peanut is still a viable contender in package opening.

As the grand high muckba of the cult, I fond your lack of faith disturbing. This could be an infraction worthy of the rubber punishment chicken. Very bad business. May have to have an emergency meeting of the nth level inner circle.
:D:D

As a former stockman user, I can agree that the sheepsfoot blade is a powerful cutter. I've used one for strange ends before, like getting a idiot out of the upside down smoldering car. Then there was that time in Mexico...

Carl.
Grand High Muckba, nth level.
 
johnny twoshoes said:
If I was you, I would have smiled and opened the little pen blade up, then I would have slid it through the package like a hot knife through warm butter.
But, I hate when someone wants me to use their knife. :rolleyes:
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Now there's a cult member with a future!:thumbup::D

Carl.
 
I love my CV peanut but have hurt it a little lately trying to cut through heavy material. Has resulted in some blade wobble. Worked great for picking tape off the walls of a room I was painting though. Very nice for slicing and delicate work but it does have limits for sure. I have been leaving the hard stuff for my drop in the pocket office knife.
 
SubSpace said:
But it is a bit of a struggle sometimes, especially on those "edges" of the package that are thick and fused together.
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I always avoid the edges when possible, regardless of the knife. Just cut through the top layer of plastic around 3 sides of the contents so it hinges open. With a sharp knife, it's almost effortless that way. That said, the sheepfoot is my profile of choice for the task if the knife I'm carrying has one.
 
dannyp said:
I always avoid the edges when possible, regardless of the knife. Just cut through the top layer of plastic around 3 sides of the contents so it hinges open. With a sharp knife, it's almost effortless that way. That said, the sheepfoot is my profile of choice for the task if the knife I'm carrying has one.
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That's exactly how I do it. The nice thing about 'hinging' the clamshell (if there is anything nice, when talking about clamshell packs), is that it makes it a bit easier to re-package everything if you need to return it, or just want to stash it away.
 
At the risk of being expelled from "Traditional," the guthook blade on the Leatherman charge works great on clamshells. I like to save my peanut for more important tasks, such as trimming cigars.
 
pvicenzi said:
I like to save my peanut for more important tasks, such as trimming cigars.
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I find my peanut enjoys a good cigar even more after breaking down cardboard boxes, opening clamshell packages, trimming jute twine and slicing open bags of compost and mulch. :p

-- Mark
 
pvicenzi said:
At the risk of being expelled from "Traditional," the guthook blade on the Leatherman charge works great on clamshells. I like to save my peanut for more important tasks, such as trimming cigars.
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That makes sense. We just recently replaced an electric can opener with a new one. The new one came with an accessory tool, sort of an 'all-in-one' bottle opener, tab lifter for pop-top cans, and an angled blade set into a slot, very much like a gut hook or 'strap cutter' type tool, specifically for opening plastic clamshells. Haven't tested it yet; I instinctively reach for my sheepsfoot blade every time, with each new clamshell to be opened up.
 
THIS peanut works very well on clamshells:
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I have a feeling your peanut must not be very sharp. A sharp edge is a sharp edge. Clamshell packaging will melt like butter no matter what blade type you are using if you have your knife sharp. Yeah, a sheepsfoot blade is easier to get that initial puncture but any sharp blade will do it easy. Sharpen her up and try again!
 
When I carried my Case Stockman (with pen instead of spey blade) for nine months... THIS was the work the sheepfoot had to to. I think it has also something to do with the .straight edge and the tip on the side of the edge. It´s what Kevin said, a post above, about intitial puncture (I didn´t know that term in english :( ).

Sheepfoot is a good bladeshape for a working knife.

Kind regards
Andi
 
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