Tell me about Sodbusters

Badhammer

Badhammer

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I've seen quite a few posts where someone mentioned carrying a "Sodbuster". I've looked around some and see Case and Boker carry "Sodbusters".

What exactly is it that makes them desireable and are there good ones, better ones, bad ones?

TIA
 
Sodbusters are meant to be working man's knives, so they are generally inexpensive. I have several and they make good users, though sometimes you have do a little work on the pivots to loosen them, they are occasionally very stiff.

Some makers have made some higher end models, just do a google search and you'll pull a few up, and I think a few custom makers have shown some of their one of a kinders here on the forum.

Andy
 
Badhammer said:
I've seen quite a few posts where someone mentioned carrying a "Sodbuster". I've looked around some and see Case and Boker carry "Sodbusters".

What exactly is it that makes them desireable and are there good ones, better ones, bad ones?

TIA
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- They are a good traditional style working knife with a nice fat handle that fits well in your hand so when you use them hard your hand doesn't hurt. You can cut all day with them.
- They're a heck of a deal. Look at the Queen "country cousin" and tell me where else you can find an American made knife with D2 steel for less than $25. The Case is another American made knife that comes in carbon steel that takes a razor edge with minimal work for ~$25.
 
I have some German made sodbusters. They are very cheap, the most expensive one that I have is a Friedrich Herder working knife, which I own for about 15 years now. Nowadays that knife would cost about 20 to 25 euros. The cheapest one is a knife distributed by Adola, which costs 5 euros. It are not very high quality knives, but as working knives they are good. My father owns a Friedrich Herder working knife for decades and still uses it for things around his farm. Over here these knives are considered traditional knives.
 
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Case Sodbuster and Sodbuster Jr.s.

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Queen Country Cousin.
 
Here is my collection of sodbuster knives.

From top to bottom; Kissing Crane, Case SS, Case CV, Queen, Eye Brand

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My favorite is the yellow Case with CV.
 
Thanks to all for your replies. Guess I'll be shopping for a Sodbuster or two in the future.
 
ive got the case soddie jr,,great carry piece,,very sharp..i carry mine if im going out to a function where theres gonna be alot of sheeple around,,non threating blade/ shape
 
started looking around for several of these types, could not find any with D2 or other good grade of stainless for close to $25.00. Where do you suggest looking?
 
The Sodbusters are nice knives, but they don't have enough of a point for me. I like a nice pointy point for package opening.
 
Hey guys...thanks for the leads. I will be looking into these, probably trying several.:thumbup:
 
They have great blade grinds with nice slim blades that cut like a knife should. With a nice comfortable handle to boot! I suggest the case sodbuster jr. in CV.
 
sodbusters are one of them " got to have " knives . kinda like buck 110, SAK, spyderco military,..... ( fill in your favorite knife here ). :D
 
boatsman said:
Hey guys...thanks for the leads. I will be looking into these, probably trying several.:thumbup:
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The great thing about a sodbuster is that they are true working knives and virtually indestructible, but should you destroy or lose one, they are also inexpensive to replace.
 
fudo said:
The Sodbusters are nice knives, but they don't have enough of a point for me. I like a nice pointy point for package opening.
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I'm the same way, so I took mine to my belt sander. It looks terrible closed, but works much better for me now.

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fudo said:
The Sodbusters are nice knives, but they don't have enough of a point for me. I like a nice pointy point for package opening.
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I felt the same way about the Case version, but the Queen version (Country Cousin) has much more of a point.

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