Should I join the cult OR.....

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uchinanchukg

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First time to post in the Traditional section so please be easy on me ;)

I lost my job in Dec of 2010 due to medical reasons and had to make due with minimum wage since then. I sold a lot of my knifes to make ends meet.

Fast forward to last Wednesday...I got a call from one of the places that interviewed me and I'm in!!!!
I'm extremely excited. I told my wife that I would buy a knife when I get a new job (just to keep my motivation going).

Now the question is should I get a peanut (in chestnut bone or Yeller) or SBJ (chestnut bone).

The only thing I have anywhere near traditional was a Vic Huntsman (which I sold off) and a Vic ALOX Soldier (which I managed to keep).

I like how small the peanut is and how capable it is despite it's size (according to the posts I've been reading by the cult memebers :) )

BUT I also like the look of the SBJ and I've read a lot about it's quality being pretty consistent.

SOO

Which one do you guys think I should get???
I know I'll eventually get both but I can only afford to buy one at a time. (in fact the job won't start until end of April so I won't be able to purchase until May)

But I'm just excited to get back working in my profession.


Cheers!

KG


Edit: Actually I didn't sell off the Vic Huntsman now that I remember...I gave it to a friend that was travelling to Europe. When we went to a flea market she was going to buy a small lockback knife but I told her that it would be illegal in a lot of places in Europe so I gave her my Vic.
 
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Congratulations!!

I don't think you could go wrong with either one. I have SBG, which with one blade, is a bit thinner than the SBJ. Nonetheless, it still feels a bit bulkier in my pocket than the Peanut (when wearing dress pants, not jeans). My Peanut is chestnut bone, my son's is yellow delrin, and both are very nice!

The Peanut is in my pocket every single day.
 
Well, there are everywhere pro´s and con´s.

The peanut is small and has a clip blade and a pen. Fits very well in every pocket and has a lot of blade for that size.

The SGB is not as small and has a wharnie and a pen. Fits not so (!) nice in the pocket but imo the SBJ are finished better than the Peanuts. And at a higher price range.

Why not saving some money and getting both?

I own a Peanut as well as a SBG - Swayback Gent (single bladed version of the SBJ). I like them both for EDC. But I prefer the Peanut a little bit more. Though I have big hands, I think using it from time to time and not half of the day it would be a great knife.

Imo it´s some kind of personal preferences.

BTW: Welcome to the coolest subforum around the whole planet :)

Kind regards
Andi
 
Congrats on the new job man, it's a great feeling isn't it?

Depends on how weathering the financial storm affected you I'd say. If you are celebrating an end to the hard times then the SB may be just the ticket. If the hard times brought rewards, you feel like you learned to make do with less, and want a reminder of that then the yellow peanut sounds perfect. Knives and guns are like that for me, they tend to stick around for a long time and remind me of how things were going along the way.

Some day I'll tell you about the rifle I saved up for with spare change in coffee cans. Took 6 years to save up and I could have went to the shop and ordered one at any time I felt like it. I knew hard times were coming from the housing bubble a couple years ahead of time and... well I just wanted to show myself that I had the willpower to control the urge and do it another way. Now I jokingly call it the 'Depression Rifle' and it means the world to me. Probably the last one I'll buy and I'm in the prime of my life.

Yeah... thinking about it, the yellow peanut would be my choice.

Will
 
Well, I shouldn't even make any comment here as I've been know to be just a tiny bit prejudiced in the matter.

Oh heck, go for the peanut in chestnut bone and CV. It gives you almost as much main blade, is smaller and more able to be carried in comfort in a wider variety of clothing and situations, and has it on the cute factor. It's like squirrel hunting with a .22 instead of a shotgun. It's almost a metaphor in minimalism. You'll get life lessons in how much you don't need to do whatever. A peanut is a metaphor in itself for teaching us things and being enlightened.

Carl.
 
Humppa,

You're right I would be saving some money on shipping but I really can't afford to get both right now.

But I'll eventually get BOTH for sure :D

AND yes you're right! this is the coolest subforum around the whole planet! of course you guys already knew that!:thumbup:
 
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Many congrats on the new job, and welcome to the net's coolest (sub)forum. I'd say get a yella CV nut now (prudence, austerity, fiscal restraint, minimalism, etc). Then set some financial goal like paying off $X in debt or saving $Y as an emergency fund. Then, once that goal is met, celebrate by buying the SBJ.

-- Mark
 
Thanks everyone!

DrPenguin,
It's a GREAT feeling!

It was such a humbling experience working min wage again and having to sell off my knives.

Thanks for your story about your 'Depression Rifle' it brought a smile to my face.
One of the reason why I didn't/couldn't sell off my Vic ALOX Soldier was because it was stamped '08 and it was the year I moved to Canada. It reminds me of the great time that I had with my wife when we drove with everything that we had in our Honda Accord and drove from Houston to Toronto.

I think that's also the reason why I want to only buy one knife for now. So that one knife in particular symbolizes the hard time that my family and I had to go through. Maybe a peanut can symbolize that better? we'll see
 
uchinanchukg said:
One of the reason why I didn't/couldn't sell off my Vic ALOX Soldier was because it was stamped '08 and it was the year I moved to Canada. It reminds me of the great time that I had with my wife when we drove with everything that we had in our Honda Accord and drove from Houston to Toronto.

I think that's also the reason why I want to only buy one knife for now. So that one knife in particular symbolizes the hard time that my family and I had to go through. Maybe a peanut can symbolize that better? we'll see
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After reading this I have to say that a Peanut seems like the better choice. It just seems to fit the circumstances better. I don't really know why, it just does.
 
Jackknife,

If I had to pick one person that has ingrained the desire to want a peanut into my brain it is you!

This experience have taught me a lot of things. Having to get rid of things that are not absolutely necessary have made me realize that I really only need a few basic things.

I've been reading your tales and I just realized why I liked one in particular "It's just stuff." http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/725550-It-s-just-stuff
I think I can relate (although I didn't lose everything like the gentleman in the story did) to the story. Although it was tough and it still is, I've started to appreciate what I have now and enjoy things more even though I have less "stuff"

Oh and thanks for the nudge toward the peanut from the Cult of the Peanut Leader himself LOL :p
 
mnblade said:
Many congrats on the new job, and welcome to the net's coolest (sub)forum. I'd say get a yella CV nut now (prudence, austerity, fiscal restraint, minimalism, etc). Then set some financial goal like paying off $X in debt or saving $Y as an emergency fund. Then, once that goal is met, celebrate by buying the SBJ.

-- Mark
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I like that idea mnblade! The SBJ can be my new motivation to work my A#@ off once I start my new job.

At first I was set on getting the chestnut bone only...just because it looks so beautiful ;) but trying to be prudent I started considering the yella CV. If the SBJ came in yella CV I would've considered it as well.
 
Can't go wrong either way. I have a Gent but will certainly at some point add a Jack. I agree with Mark, Yellow CV Nut for the reasons he mentioned.

jwh
 
I think Mark gave the wisest answer yet. Yellow peanut now, chestnut bone SBJ later. The chestnut is beautiful, and there is more of it to enjoy on the jack.
 
uchinanchukg said:
Jackknife,

If I had to pick one person that has ingrained the desire to want a peanut into my brain it is you!

This experience have taught me a lot of things. Having to get rid of things that are not absolutely necessary have made me realize that I really only need a few basic things.

I've been reading your tales and I just realized why I liked one in particular "It's just stuff." http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/725550-It-s-just-stuff
I think I can relate (although I didn't lose everything like the gentleman in the story did) to the story. Although it was tough and it still is, I've started to appreciate what I have now and enjoy things more even though I have less "stuff"

Oh and thanks for the nudge toward the peanut from the Cult of the Peanut Leader himself LOL :p
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Your welcome.

I've had to pick myself up a couple times in my life, when I got knocked down to the bottom, and when the chips were down, and things looked bleak, I found out that things didn't matter at all. After I lost my appeal before the board to stay in the army after I was injured, I found myself unemployed with a wife and kid, and a second kid on the way. I'd been in the army from just after high school for 10 years, and I was planing on a 20 year career at the least. So at age 31, after rehab at Walter Reed Army hospital, I had to start all over in an apprentice program paying minimum wage for the first year. It was a hard road, but I learned something. Nothing is as important as your family. All of a sudden, inanimate things just don't matter, and you learn to take pleasure in some of the simple things in life. You cherish the few possessions you do have, and you learn that you can get by with very little. It was a thrill when I could take my kid to McDonalds for burger and fries.

But life gets better, and you end up getting things again. But I always think about it before I bought. Best thing my dad told me was, when your really down, there ain't no way to go but up. He was right, we went up, and life became pretty normal after a few years. You will go up too.:thumb up:

One step at a time.

Carl.
 
Well first off, congrats on the new job, I hope it all works out for you.
It sounds like maybe you have been without work for a while, so you already know how to get by with just enough, I say continue that ideology and grab a Nut.

The Peanut knife is a teacher, it teaches it's user to take his time when making cuts and to think before acting. The little blade with abruptly let you know when your being clumsy and leave you with a nice little slit, if you own a peanut you probably will get a little nick now and then. I love Carl's comparison of the little 22. VS. a shotgun, it's all about precision. That little blade does everything you need it too, you just have to learn how to use it.

I say go for the Chestnut Nut, it's a great new opportunity for your family, so splurge for the nice Nut, then, maybe you won't want a SBJ.
 
Congrats on getting back into your field. I was out of mine for 3 years, took whatever I could to get by but wasn't making it so sold off a bunch of my more expensive watches. I would have sold off Zippos too but the market wasn't there and I didn't want to get pennies on the dollar, luckily I was able to hold on until I got back where I belong this past January.

I decided I wasn't going to spend a lot of money on watches anymore, I was looking for a new knife (Case Trapperlock) and got sucked in here to the Traditionals forum, one of the nicest forums I've ever had the pleasure to be a participant.

As for the knives, I'd go Peanut, it will remind you of where you've been and where you're going to go. Then you can get a SBJ when you've been in the position for awhile.

Good luck!
Griff
 
You can't really go wrong with a peanut or a SBJ or SBG. The mini copperhead is a really nice knife in this size range as well. Everybody here that knows me knows it's my favorite small pocket knife. You can get them with a clip or wharncliffe main blade; you pays your money and takes your choice. Of the two you mention, I have to give my vote to the SBJ just by the tinyest of margins. You'll like either one I'm sure.

Ed J
 
SBJ. It's just a nicely put together knife. I have and like both. If I had to choose one, SBJ every time.
 
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