I have four Case Peanuts. My damascus and "as-ground" peanuts both have beautiful swedges on the blades. My polished Tru-sharp and CV peanuts have no swedge at all. Is there a reason why the polished peanuts seem to be swedgeless? I have seen older examples of Case knives with both polished blades and swedging, so I know it is possible...
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Peanut Swedge
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Aw man, now I'm gonna get a complex. My damascus peanut has no real swedge at all. Maybe just a tiny little touch of one up near the 'hump' on the main blade on top of the nail nick. Just a very little trace of a swdge.
I feel deprived!
Maybe it's the luck of the draw? Or maybe mine was made on a Friday afternoon?
Carl.
I feel deprived!
Maybe it's the luck of the draw? Or maybe mine was made on a Friday afternoon?
Carl.
That answers that question, then. Apparently it's not the type of blade, but rather who is running the machine that day...
But the sad fact is that only 2 of my 4 'nuts have swedge, when all are probably supposed to.
Carl, did you dad's old Peanut have any?
But the sad fact is that only 2 of my 4 'nuts have swedge, when all are probably supposed to.
Carl, did you dad's old Peanut have any?
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Here is a great resource on Peanuts:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/880487-This-Year-s-Vintage-Peanut-Haul
It is interesting that most or all have a swedge on the main blade.
My only example of a Peanut (Case), has no swedge. From my experience the lack of a swedge on my only Peanut is not an issue. The blades are thin enough and the knife is small enough that a swedge is a non issue for me.
The real hoot for me is that the main blade is bent... yes bent... kinda like a krink but way past the nail nick. It's the funniest thing I have ever seen on a knife but it does not effect use yet it cracks me up whenever I pay it any attention.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/880487-This-Year-s-Vintage-Peanut-Haul
It is interesting that most or all have a swedge on the main blade.
My only example of a Peanut (Case), has no swedge. From my experience the lack of a swedge on my only Peanut is not an issue. The blades are thin enough and the knife is small enough that a swedge is a non issue for me.
The real hoot for me is that the main blade is bent... yes bent... kinda like a krink but way past the nail nick. It's the funniest thing I have ever seen on a knife but it does not effect use yet it cracks me up whenever I pay it any attention.
Case uses tumble polishing -- a number of blades are put into a drum with a granular abrasive and tumbled for a while to debur and polish them (they use a buff for the final level of shiny). Between the tumbling and buffing many fine details of the grind are lost and rounded (though it does do a good job of dehorning the sharp corners and edges of the tang and runup) -- including swedging of course. If the swedges are shallow to begin with, they can be easily washed out.
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Add your own, diamond files make light work of it and if you have a steady hand emery wheels on some combination belt sanders work perfect. I think a swedge and how crisp it is on the blade can take an average folder and put it over the top, for me a long pull with deep swedge on any traditional is icing on the cake.