Sodbuster Jr. handles

[coyote711]

I have a Case Sodbuster Jr. and really like how if fits my hand. I also have a Bulldog Brand Sodbuster Jr. and don't like it quite as much - the handles are thinner and not as rounded at the edges. The Case just feels better to me.

I'm thinking I might like to try a Queen Country Cousin. Are the handles more "Case-like", or more "Bulldog-like"?

Thanks!

 

[flylock]

I think the Queen is a bit rounder feeling in the hand than the Case. I dont have a bulldog though so cant compare with that. I do like the d2 steel of the queen though.

 

[NirreBosse]

I also like the feeling in the hand of that Case JR.

Another thing I realy like with the sodbuster JR is the backspring. It has nice walk and talk but not so strong pullingeffort is needed. This is not because its a weak backspring, because it is thick material in it but its not so hardly tightened and also the radius of the tang of the knife works well together with the backspringtension.

I have written before about the good pivotpin attachment and the thick pins holding this knife together. A very well thought out pattern as to strong robust construction. And as you said coyote nice feeling in the hand.

One question out of topic. When you have found a good sodbuster why puting time in searching for another?

Bosse

 

[rayban]

When you have found a good sodbuster why puting time in searching for another?

Bosse

My first Soddy was a Case...then another....then another.....they definitely grew on me and I set out to see and feel other brands" versions.
So far, I haven't found one I don"t like.....even the Rough Rider is nice!!

I believe the snap and the shape of the handle will vary, within each brand, depending on who puts them together, and what the had for lunch.

From the top; Case,Case,Case Mod job, Shatt-Morgan, Queen, Rough Rider.

 

[Gollum]

One question out of topic. When you have found a good sodbuster why puting time in searching for another?

Bosse

You're asking the crazies on this sub-forum why they don't stop at 1 sodbuster

 

[NirreBosse]

You're asking the crazies on this sub-forum why they don't stop at 1 sodbuster

Yeh I know. Like swearing in church, but the question have to be made once in a while.

The best working tool is the one your hand know, by changing all the time one misses the experience of a tool that just prolongs the hand. That said I want 3 more sodbusters, all case yellow CV juniors, One in spare for me and one each for my two sons. I have only had my sodbuster jr for one mounth but I have to come to like it extreeeemly much.
I still put my Case cv medium stockman abowe it, but that is just because of its looks and feeling and has nothing to do with the actual using of the knifes.
That knife was given to me in a way that make it very special and that together with its usability and the fact I carry it every day makes it my main knife.

Bosse

 

[coyote711]

My first Soddy was a Case...then another....then another.....they definitely grew on me and I set out to see and feel other brands" versions.
So far, I haven't found one I don"t like.....even the Rough Rider is nice!!

I believe the snap and the shape of the handle will vary, within each brand, depending on who puts them together, and what the had for lunch.

From the top; Case,Case,Case Mod job, Shatt-Morgan, Queen, Rough Rider.

I see you have both Case and Queen. Can you compare the feeling in hand between the two? Thanks!

 

[coyote711]

I also like the feeling in the hand of that Case JR.

Another thing I realy like with the sodbuster JR is the backspring. It has nice walk and talk but not so strong pullingeffort is needed. This is not because its a weak backspring, because it is thick material in it but its not so hardly tightened and also the radius of the tang of the knife works well together with the backspringtension.

I have written before about the good pivotpin attachment and the thick pins holding this knife together. A very well thought out pattern as to strong robust construction. And as you said coyote nice feeling in the hand.

One question out of topic. When you have found a good sodbuster why puting time in searching for another?

Bosse

I hear ya, Bosse! Love my Case yellow handled cv sodbuster jr., too!

As for the Queen, I've read a lot about the d2 steel and am just curious to experience it for myself. What I hadn't read is how the handles feel on a
Queen. I believe flylock may have answered my question on that!

 

[rayban]

I see you have both Case and Queen. Can you compare the feeling in hand between the two? Thanks!

The Queen, and the black Case have more rounded edges along the handle than the yellow Case, not necessarily better feeling, just different.

 

[Speas]

I have both the Queen and the Case - they seem to be about the same. The Case feels a bit 'softer' in the hand - perhaps their plastic is a bit less hard. I might be worth filing the edges on the Bulldog given that it is just plastic.

 

[coyote711]

The Queen, and the black Case have more rounded edges along the handle than the yellow Case, not necessarily better feeling, just different.

Thank you! Do the Queen handles feel as thick (not saying they're thick, per se) as the Cases? I like the width of the Case handles and probably wouldn't buy the Queen if they had any thinner handles.

 

[coyote711]

I have both the Queen and the Case - they seem to be about the same. The Case feels a bit 'softer' in the hand - perhaps their plastic is a bit less hard. I might be worth filing the edges on the Bulldog given that it is just plastic.

And thank you, also! You probably just answered my question above to rayban - guess I'm not reading too well today! Softer in the hand sounds better to me!

I've thought about filing the edges on the Bulldog - I just haven't decided if I'll keep it or sell it. I'm figuring if I sell it I'd probably better leave the handles the way they are!

 

[rayban]

I just "mic'd" them for thickness of the handle, the Case Yellow is .519, the Case black is .549, and the Queen .590.
After re-handling a few of the Case Soddy's, I find I do each one just a little different in rounding the corners and in thickness....just the way they turn out, depending on how much I want to work with them.

 

[coyote711]

I just "mic'd" them for thickness of the handle, the Case Yellow is .519, the Case black is .549, and the Queen .590.
After re-handling a few of the Case Soddy's, I find I do each one just a little different in rounding the corners and in thickness....just the way they turn out, depending on how much I want to work with them.

Thank you VERY much!!! :thumbup:

 

[coyote711]

One question out of topic. When you have found a good sodbuster why puting time in searching for another?

Bosse

Now, why'd ya have to go and say that, Bosse?

Here all these nice fellas have answered my original question, and I'm about ready to go and order a Queen, and I go back and read your post again, and heck you're right - I don't see how I could ever find another Sodbuster Jr. that I like better than the Case. But I may try the Queen anyway!

 

[NirreBosse]

Now, why'd ya have to go and say that, Bosse?

Here all these nice fellas have answered my original question, and I'm about ready to go and order a Queen, and I go back and read your post again, and heck you're right - I don't see how I could ever find another Sodbuster Jr. that I like better than the Case. But I may try the Queen anyway!

Go ahead, after all we are only human.
Tell us the differens/simularity in feeling when you have tried bouth.
I have a queen in D2 and if you havent tried the steel before this will be 2 flies in one blow.
Economically its very advantagus to be into sodbusters.
Bringing slipjoints here to Sweden is expensive and takes some time, this is helpfull if one like me only needs a few users. I was eying that sodbuster for years until I finally got one.
As for the handle I realy like the yellow tone of coulour case has on their delrin. It also matches the discouloured gray blade.
Im sometimes picky about details but this sodbusters are like a knife concept that hold together all the way, giving signals of working usability and lack of luxery. I dont like plastic made to lock like bone or stag for example but I dont mind plastic looking like plastic.

Bosse

 

[coyote711]

Go ahead, after all we are only human.
.......... this will be 2 flies in one blow.

Bosse

Excellent post. Good points all around!
Yup, this human ordered the Queen yesterday!
Right on the 2 for 1 - I'll get to try the Queen brand + my first experience with d2 steel!
I'll update you when I've had the chance to compare them. Can't believe there's anything I'd like better than the Case, but who knows?

Take care, Bosse! Keith Wiley

 

[kidwholaughs]

Excellent post. Good points all around!
Yup, this human ordered the Queen yesterday!
Right on the 2 for 1 - I'll get to try the Queen brand + my first experience with d2 steel!
Keith Wiley

Keith,

It may be helpful to get a medium or coarse diamond sharpener. Queen knives almost always comes with a thick edge and needs to be reprofiled for full performance.

God Bless

 

[coyote711]

Keith,

It may be helpful to get a medium or coarse diamond sharpener. Queen knives almost always comes with a thick edge and needs to be reprofiled for full performance.

God Bless

Thanks for the heads-up, my friend! I do have 3 of the small (7/8"x4") Dia-Sharps - C, F, XF. I guess that's another reason I wanted to get a Queen - curious to see what this d2 steel is like, and to have yet another humbling sharpening experience/experiment!

And may the good Lord bless you, too! Keith

 

[rayban]

My Queen is plenty sharp.....but everyday I see it someplace on BF..."my knife out of the box wasn't as sharp as I like em, but after a minute of work, it was perfect".... whatever......but "reprofiled" ???? wow...I'm sticking with Case.