Sodbusters, whos got em'?

Been there done that. Of course I was a little older when I started carrying two.:D:thumbup: Great pic.
 
He quickly dropped the CV one after he opened the SS and saw that old school blade etching. Heck he almost threw it.


HAK
 
Hey, I got's one too :D

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After a couple year break, I've went back to the sodbuster pattern. A great knife, but also very easy to deal with for 'older' farts with arthritic hands to deal with. Can be pinched open, and opened with gloves on. Not to mention great blade geometry and CV steel.

I was trying a couple of different lockblades, but they just didn't do it for me. I love the shadow pattern and natural handles if I can get them. Nice grained wood or even stag. For some reason I get a pleasure out of rubbing a little lemon oil into a nice wood handle, and buffing with a soft rag. I've been using the heck out of the wood handle Henckels Kamagong gave me, and I resurected my ld wood handle Klass that was still made in Germany. Thin sharp carbon steel is a wonderful thing. They go well with old lever action rifles. Both would go well in a Tom Selleck western.
 
Is it just me though or do your CV Case soddies have a little side to side blade action going on? I am thinking of sending mine back to get it tightened up it moves so much. My SS has no play what so ever.

HAK
 
HAKnPocket said:
Is it just me though or do your CV Case soddies have a little side to side blade action going on? I am thinking of sending mine back to get it tightened up it moves so much. My SS has no play what so ever.

HAK
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I had the opposite problem. My Stainless wagged like a dog's tail but the CV was as tight as a...well it was good and tight.:D
 
I already have a black Queen 'Country Cousin'

I have a second Queen in yellow incoming.
I want to learn how to convex a blade, so I am going to practice convexing on it.
After I finishing with D2, I will rename it Country Cussin...
 
Here's my Case Sodbuster Jr. CV. Took a little belly off the blade and I like it much better this way. Didn't touch the spine or shorten it any; if it looks shorter it's only due to the camera angle. ;) (Click the pic to see it better).

It too had some side to side blade play when I got it. I gently pinched the pivot pins in the vice - got it too tight - "wiggled" it back looser again - pinched it again - etc. Finally got it to where I want it after 3 or 4 tries like that. Sounds like a terrible way to treat a knife, but these 'busters are tougher than you might think, and mine is no worse for the wear. YMMV.

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jackknife said:
After a couple year break, I've went back to the sodbuster pattern. A great knife, but also very easy to deal with for 'older' farts with arthritic hands to deal with. Can be pinched open, and opened with gloves on. Not to mention great blade geometry and CV steel.
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10-4 on that, Carl. :thumbup: The Case Sodbuster Jr. has to have one of the best "what you get vs. what you pay" ratios out there -- a good, tough, easy to operate knife for a very reasonable price!
 
coyote711 said:
Here's my Case Sodbuster Jr. CV. Took a little belly off the blade and I like it much better this way. Didn't touch the spine or shorten it any; if it looks shorter it's only due to the camera angle. ;) (Click the pic to see it better).

It too had some side to side blade play when I got it. I gently pinched the pivot pins in the vice - got it too tight - "wiggled" it back looser again - pinched it again - etc. Finally got it to where I want it after 3 or 4 tries like that. Sounds like a terrible way to treat a knife, but these 'busters are tougher than you might think, and mine is no worse for the wear. YMMV.

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I really like that regrind! Makes the blade a little more Opinel-ish and that's a good thing. I didn't think the soddie could be improved but that is intriguing.:thumbup:
 
coyote711 said:
Here's my Case Sodbuster Jr. CV. Took a little belly off the blade and I like it much better this way. Didn't touch the spine or shorten it any; if it looks shorter it's only due to the camera angle. ;) (Click the pic to see it better).

It too had some side to side blade play when I got it. I gently pinched the pivot pins in the vice - got it too tight - "wiggled" it back looser again - pinched it again - etc. Finally got it to where I want it after 3 or 4 tries like that. Sounds like a terrible way to treat a knife, but these 'busters are tougher than you might think, and mine is no worse for the wear. YMMV.

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Exactly what I would do when I get one some day.
 
coyote711 said:
Here's my Case Sodbuster Jr. CV. Took a little belly off the blade and I like it much better this way. Didn't touch the spine or shorten it any; if it looks shorter it's only due to the camera angle. ;) (Click the pic to see it better).

It too had some side to side blade play when I got it. I gently pinched the pivot pins in the vice - got it too tight - "wiggled" it back looser again - pinched it again - etc. Finally got it to where I want it after 3 or 4 tries like that. Sounds like a terrible way to treat a knife, but these 'busters are tougher than you might think, and mine is no worse for the wear. YMMV.

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Hey, I like that!

I took my old yella soddie junior years ago and made a shallow clip point like what's on some of the Kissing krane's. Changed the profile for the better and gave me a point that was a bit more useful. After some years it developed some side play, but a few taps with a ball peen fixed that.

Gotta love the soddies.
 
coyote711 said:
Here's my Case Sodbuster Jr. CV. Took a little belly off the blade and I like it much better this way. Didn't touch the spine or shorten it any; if it looks shorter it's only due to the camera angle. ;) (Click the pic to see it better).
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Looks good. Resembles the small Rough Rider sodbuster blade shape.
 
Coyote, your 'adaptation' is excellent! It really improves the look of the knife and that surprised me. Sodbusters are timeless, they feel both Ancient and Modern: Everyman's working-knife.
 
I only have this one so far:

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but I hope to do a lot better in the (near?) future :)


Peter
 
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