New to Slippies, looking for a compact alternative EDC

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enderwiggin

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I've been really drawn to Case's Baby Butterbean for some reason. I also find the Sowbelly pattern knives Case makes very appealing.

Is Case a good place to start for smallish, user slipjoints? I'm hoping to find one that will ride in a coin pocket, and shotgun to my Mini Griptilian or similar sized pocketknife with a clip.

Any other reccomendations in the price range?
 
I STILL don't own a Case, but I will very soon.

The little Peanut that I handled recently was very cool: tiny, but...authentic. It just felt "right."

As a slightly different suggestion, you could try a Victorinox Cadet (which I own). It easily fits the watch pocket, is very thin with the Alox scales, and has a few tools as well.
I'm not sure if it is considered a slipjoint, however. My newb-ness is showing...
 
enderwiggin said:
I've been really drawn to Case's Baby Butterbean for some reason. I also find the Sowbelly pattern knives Case makes very appealing.

Is Case a good place to start for smallish, user slipjoints? I'm hoping to find one that will ride in a coin pocket, and shotgun to my Mini Griptilian or similar sized pocketknife with a clip.

Any other reccomendations in the price range?
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My favorite pocket slipjoint to accompany my 710D2 or AFCK is one of the Queen slipjoints in D2. It might take a little work to get the factory edge reprofiled to something a little better, but you can't beat the price and the good looks. ($30 -$50 depending on the handle material choice - Delrin, bone, wood, etc.)

I have the small Serpentine Jack, and the larger Gunstock and Utility in carved stag bone with premium D2 blade steel. I love them. They have a great variety of styles for any taste.

The Case knives offer lots of slipjoint choices too. Too many knives, not enough spending money!

Good luck with your choice,
desmobob
 
As one of the "peanut nuts" a Case Yellow Delrin CV Peanut will set you back about 25 bucks, and is the ultimate "smallish, user slipjoint"

It does anything.

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Not a traditional design, but I have been carrying a Victorinox Waiter in my front pocket all week since I tweaked my back and it has done everything that I have needed. Not quite as slim as the alox Cadet, nor as small as a Peanut, but cheap and handy.

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I carry a 710, and the slipjoint I like the most currently, well, its a tie between my Queen Gunstock with cocobolo handles, and my Camillus large stockman. I have a mini Ritter Grip, and carry that exclusively with my large Ritter Grip when I am camping, hiking etc. For something to go with the mini Grip, hmm. I would go with a small stockman, or a Case med stockman.
 
For the coin pocket, my recommendation is the 3 5/8" Case 32 pattern medium stockman in amber bone and CV. Cuts like a bigger knife in a small but not too small of a package. Also, I really like the fact that a small spear/pen blade is substituted for the spey.

The peanut is just a little too small for my taste. No offense El Cuchillo!
 
+1 On the Peanut! Compact and useful.

So far I've had very good experiences with my Case knives, I own over a dozen (all users) and they work well. I love CV blades, but their stainless steel is OK although not great.
 
longbeachguy said:
For the coin pocket, my recommendation is the 3 5/8" Case 32 pattern medium stockman in amber bone and CV. Cuts like a bigger knife in a small but not too small of a package. Also, I really like the fact that a small spear/pen blade is substituted for the spey.

The peanut is just a little too small for my taste. No offense El Cuchillo!
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Non taken, lbg. Different knives for different guys. Besides, the Stockman pattern is one of my favorites. The one that absolutely, undisputedly screams "Traditional slipjoint" to me. I too sometimes find the Peanut a bit small, but have learned to work around it. I just hate the feel of anything in my pocket, and have yet to find a stockman that rides comfortable enough, where as my Peanut disappears. It gets the job done for me personally. Anything bigger gets my Leatherman Wave.
That's the beauty of traditional pocketknives. With so many different patterns, you just CAN'T go wrong because eventually you'll find the right one for your tastes.
 
I don't have a peanut, but I have several smaller Case knives and would recommend any of them. My favorite smaller case is the Eisenhower. More often than not I end up carrying a Boker Whittler in carbon steel. They are small enough for a coin pocket, and I love the pattern.
 
I just acquired A little Boker pen knife with rosewood handle. 2 5/8 inches in length it has carbon steel clip and pen blades and suprisingly nice half stop on opening and closing.
 
Don't get me wrong, a peanut is not the "be-all and end-all" of slippies.

I just think "pound for pound" you can't beat it. That said, I have a Eye Brand mini-Trapper (three and a quarter inches closed) that I'm crazy about too. As an urban dweller, its my "big knife.":)
 
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