New peanut fan.

glamdring

glamdring

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I've been reading this portion of the website to get an idea about an edc slipjoint. My problem was that since I live in chicago I'm limited to knives 2 1/2 inches in length max. folding or fixed. I work as a shipping receiving manager and have been using a small atwood fixed blade wharnecliffe but I wanted something more traditional. As far as slipjoints are concerned I like to carry barlows sodbusters and my trusty douk douk but I allways have this uneasy feeling that a rookie cop(I respect law enforcement officers but sometimes the new ones are a little overzealous.) might stop me and have a problem with my knife. Here's where this part of the forum comes into play, There are a lot of people here that love their peanut knives. Those little peanuts always looked like fragile toys to me. I couldn't have been more wrong. I bought a small case yellow chrome vanadium peanut. When I received it I looked it over the fit and finish is very good considering that the yellow knives are low end for case. The blades are centered nicely (no rubbing) the springs are flush in the open and closed position. The clip blade has the smallest amount of play and the pen has none. The blade came with a v grind and looks to my eye to be slightly hollow ground(I could be wrong). It had a rough toothy edge out of the box, sharp but not sharp enough. I sharpened it for a few minutes on my fallkniven dc 4 diamond ceramic combo stone got it hair shaving sharp and took it to work. Over the next week I opened boxes, broke down cardboard boxes,cut strapping tape, plastic straps whittled pieces of wooden pallets for fun and fixed a coworkers glasses with the pen blade. When I get home I touch it up a little on the ceramic part of the dc4 and its good to go for the next day. I've also used it to cut up soprasetta, peperoni, hard, salami, cheese, fruit, sandwiches etc... One of the things I like the most about this knife is the way the front bolster curves back and makes room for your index finger to rest comfortably on the ricasso/bolster area when you are making cuts. Thanks guys you just made a new convert to the peanut cult.:thumbup:
 
Glamdring/O'Malley:

You have quickly moved into the peanut evangelist stage. I'll be interested to see how many peanuts you have acquired by this time next year. Nice to see you are converting co-workers.

Fellow peanut fan. :thumbup:
 
glamdring, your toast now pal. You're falling under the spell of the peanut! The little knife that can.

Here's a philosphical question; do we love the peanut because it's a small knife that gets the job done in most, I say most, cases as well as something biggger and looks great as well, or do we love the peanut because its a great looking pocket knife that just happens to work good as a by product of well designed blades?

Also, do most of the real peanut affictionados love the peanut because they live in a suburban/urban surrounding and need a small inconspicious knife that will work well, vs a country boy living in farm/ranch country who carries a stockman or barlow?

Good luch glamdring on your new 'nut, and welcome to the cult of the faithfull.

psst, hey, (whispering) don't forget to get a Sunday-go-to-meeting 'nut!
 
jackknife said:
Also, do most of the real peanut affictionados love the peanut because they live in a suburban/urban surrounding and need a small inconspicious knife that will work well, vs a country boy living in farm/ranch country who carries a stockman or barlow?
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I live in country boy, farm country (yeah - even in Connecticut!), but I work in an urban, white collar environment. On my own time, I carry whatever I want (SAKs, multitools), but the peanut is my daily work edc because it is the only knife I have that can ride comfortably in the pockets of thin dress pants.
 
Thawk, I am looking at a few with different handle materials already. I wish case offered more models with chrome vanadium blades though.

jackknife, I think my sunday-go-to-meeting nut will be the brown bone blued blade model or an older vintage model stag or redbone with carbon blades. The overall design of the handle and and blade combination is why I like this knife so much, I can't seem to put it down. It is the epitome of form following function. The corvette of slipjoints.

foilist, Yes it is also very easy to carry.
 
jackknife said:
psst, hey, (whispering) don't forget to get a Sunday-go-to-meeting 'nut!
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Hey glamdring, check this one out. Mail lady just delivered this SGTM (Sunday-go-to-meeting) peanut to my door. Raindrop damascus and stag.

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Thomason, I've been looking at that model a lot. There is also a prime stag model as well. I think I'm going to end up having a peanut collection.:)
 
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