Possible Case peanut problem

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I own a Case peanut chestnut CV. I noticed that when I open the main clip blade, on the side opposite the thumbnail notch and near the point, there seems to be some rubbing marks. Without posting any pictures, I can tell you that the knife came with both blades perfectly centered and are still perfectly centered, plus there is no blade play in either direction. Is it normal to have some rubbing marks near the tip, maybe when I'm opening the knife with my thumbnail, the blade rubs against the inner bolster lining when opened??
 
Possible that you scratched the blade sharpening it? I would think you would feel the blade catching/rubbing.
 
nokia said:
Possible that you scratched the blade sharpening it? I would think you would feel the blade catching/rubbing.
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well i haven't sharpened the blade since i got it, but when I open the main blade i notice when I pinch the thumbnail to open, the blade does rub a little against the inner bolster lining. Maybe that's normal for the blade to move a little because it's not exactly the biggest and thickest blade.:p
 
Yes, both my amber bone damascus and chestnut bone CV does it. I think the very thin blade stock can flex when opening, and I just looked very carefully at it after reading your post. If you just push on your thumb nail just a little sideways when opening, I get some drag on the point on the opposite side of the blade. My CV has some drag marks that I can see, and when I opened it very slowly while watching, I saw the blade flex enough to drag a bit.

I just chalk it off as a little quirk of the knife. We must forgive the peanut it's quirks.

Carl, Grand High Muckba of the Cult.
:D
 
jackknife said:
Yes, both my amber bone damascus and chestnut bone CV does it. I think the very thin blade stock can flex when opening, and I just looked very carefully at it after reading your post. If you just push on your thumb nail just a little sideways when opening, I get some drag on the point on the opposite side of the blade. My CV has some drag marks that I can see, and when I opened it very slowly while watching, I saw the blade flex enough to drag a bit.

I just chalk it off as a little quirk of the knife. We must forgive the peanut it's quirks.

Carl, Grand High Muckba of the Cult.
:D
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Good to see I'm not alone. :D So it's just a normal action for the knife. :thumbup:
 
Yes, totally normal. Thinking back, all of the three yella handle peanuts I've had, did have a rub mark on the side of the point opposite the mark. But they all got given away as a gateway traditional knife. I'll have to get another yella CV again.

Carl.
 
Carl I just got one in last week and do blame you and your stories for the reason I "had to have one".

Great little knife and I really do enjoy your stories.

Keep them coming.
 
Both my peanuts have that, but the blades are not centered, they are almost touching the liner when closed. Still, the tip is very thin, so the flex when opening might push them in the liner, centered or not. Seems that didn't bother me to carry the peanut since 2011 as my main edc knife, and that ain't about to change very soon..
 
Yeah jsg, I have to plead guilty to the bald face spreading of the peanut bliss. I just became so enamored of the little cutter. I've had three of the yella, one got given to my grandson, one to a young just married guy outside an IKEA store, and the other to my nephew. I miss having a yella. A couple years ago, I was doing some gardening, and spreading some fresh pine bark mulch. I was using the chestnut peanut to slit open the 50 pound mulch bags, and when I laid the knife down and then went to grab it again, I culdn't find the thing. The chestnut bone was almost a camouflage for the mulch. The yellow 'nut will show up well if dropped or lain down for a moment in the woods. Then there's the fact, that for some reason a bright color handle has great public reception. Not an advantage to over look in these days.

The yella handle is a classic, no doubt!
 
You did get me interested in a peanut, Jackknife. I gifted it (in very used condition) to my brother and I think my dad some how go a hold of it...Its probably gone to the peanut graveyard now. If I can find it, I'll snap a few shots of it.
 
My chestnut CV 'nut rubs as you described. It came like that when i bought it. I also have a 'yeller CV 'nut that is perfectly centered and does not rub even after a few years of use.
 
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