The cult of the peanut.

I too have grown very fond of a couple of small slipjoints. They were given to me by my wife and daughter. Just a couple of small Winchester slipjoints from Wal-mart. But I really love them and they are surprisingly good little knives. One is a mini-stockman and the other a pen knife. Always in my pockets. Thanks girls.
 
I think I bought this one off the 'bay a few years ago 'cause it was a good price. It got stashed away and I've never even carried it. Can't help it when you are nuts for peanuts!
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I have found the Opinel #2 (tiny) a surprisingly useful knife despite it's diminutive size. Ashamed to say this but after hanging around this forum for so long but; i still don't own a CV Peanut. Gotta getta 'nut!
 
Carl, I've read every line you have ever penned about the peanut, and it never fails that I get the urge to buy one everytime:eek: I don't always do but I have done it on more than several occasions:D Glad you can manage the "little giant" again!
 
Welcome back! us knutaholics missed you!

You could always take up chrochet... My Mom swears by it for keeping her hands limber and pain free against the arthritis. :D

As to opening, I carry in a left pocket, and hold in a left hand to open with the right hand... started this way because i am predominantly left handed... but ambidextrous in writing and other tasks, so I have no problem opening with hands rolls reversed... but unconsciously I will hold with left and open with right. Unless its the 'back' blade that some idio...err.. guy designed with the nail nick on the wrong side... then all bets are off, and the method is rather random ;)

G.
(although technically I've not carried mine for a few weeks.... Lol...)
 
This thread is directly responsible for my buying a Case blue jigged bone peanut today. I should be getting it early next week.
Hopefully it will be the first of many.
 
Blues said:
Bill, I guess we were both dropped on our heads early on. ;):p

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(although I can open with my left thumb or forefinger if called upon to do so...)
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Wow, I always thought that was th normal way to open a knife! I guess for me it comes from my left hand being totally uncoordinated, so I use it to hold, while the right hand does real work. Steven
 
You know, there's just something about a Peanut. I love small knives. Am a HUGE fan. They get the job done just as well as, say, a 3 5/8 sized knife, but are more comfortable in the pocket and much more sheeple friendly. However, I have yet to find one I like a much as a Peanut. I tried a Robeson pen knife with cellidor scales. While a bit longer then the Peanut, it was too thin to be comfortable. The Peanut's boxy frame seems to make up for it's lack of length. I carried a Buck Solo, and liked it a lot, but it feels rather flimsy compared to the Peanut. The nut, while a tiny knife, is built like a tank. I love the Vic Classic, and it's a bit TOO small, although I still keep it on my keychain. I had a Case yellow Pen Knife in CV, and it was 'meh'. I carried it for awhile, but kept thinking for this, I'd rather have a Stockman.... or a Peanut. It was in that in between size. I also have a Case mini hunter, which is the same size as a Peanut, but the Peanut feels better in my hand. I carry my Schrade 108OT, but have no use for a third blade, and the frame doesn't have the ergonomics the nut has, so once again, I am carrying my Case Bonestag Peanut. It just..... works, you know? This may not be so for everyone, but this is just my personal testimonial. I LOVE the Peanut pattern. It is a very useful, loveable, and aesthetically pleasing pattern. I guess that's why it has such a long history, and why most knife makers make one. Thank you Jackknife for introducing me to this pattern many years ago, and thank you to Jackknife's father for introducing HIM to it. I love this little knife.
 
Voltron said:
You know, there's just something about a Peanut. I love small knives. Am a HUGE fan. They get the job done just as well as, say, a 3 5/8 sized knife, but are more comfortable in the pocket and much more sheeple friendly. However, I have yet to find one I like a much as a Peanut. I tried a Robeson pen knife with cellidor scales. While a bit longer then the Peanut, it was too thin to be comfortable. The Peanut's boxy frame seems to make up for it's lack of length. I carried a Buck Solo, and liked it a lot, but it feels rather flimsy compared to the Peanut. The nut, while a tiny knife, is built like a tank. I love the Vic Classic, and it's a bit TOO small, although I still keep it on my keychain. I had a Case yellow Pen Knife in CV, and it was 'meh'. I carried it for awhile, but kept thinking for this, I'd rather have a Stockman.... or a Peanut. It was in that in between size. I also have a Case mini hunter, which is the same size as a Peanut, but the Peanut feels better in my hand. I carry my Schrade 108OT, but have no use for a third blade, and the frame doesn't have the ergonomics the nut has, so once again, I am carrying my Case Bonestag Peanut. It just..... works, you know? This may not be so for everyone, but this is just my personal testimonial. I LOVE the Peanut pattern. It is a very useful, loveable, and aesthetically pleasing pattern. I guess that's why it has such a long history, and why most knife makers make one. Thank you Jackknife for introducing me to this pattern many years ago, and thank you to Jackknife's father for introducing HIM to it. I love this little knife.
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That's the way it usually goes; sometimes you just find something that for some reason, or a combination of reasons, just seems to work for you. Knives and guns are like that. It's a very personal thing involving size, heft, and what the person is looking for in a tool.

Way back in the 1970's I bought a little Smith and Wesson model 60. I wanted a small and very comfortable gun to conceal on my person when hiking/camping/canoe/kayaking. Especially with loved ones like better half or kids along while out in the boonies. I've tried a lot of guns since then, but they all ended up going down the road as they were either too big, or too small. A .380, a few other revolvers like 2 inch model 64 and 15. But the J frame just was it. I still have that gun, and it's with me to the end. It's like a peanut; small enough to tuck in a inside the waistband rig and forget about, but it will do the job if I do mine. In this day and age of Glocks, HK's, SIG's, and other trendy tactical black auto's, the little 5 shot J frame .38 is still a viable choice.

To me, the boxy little peanut is like that. Small enough to forget about until I need it, but just big enough to do what I have to, it I do my part. The ergonomics ( I can't believe I used that word) are just right for me. I've tried other small knives, but the handles are too thin, or too short, or some other reason I didn't bond with them. But the for me, a 5 foot 9 inch medium kind of guy, it's just the right amount of width, length, and hight of gripping area. Not to mention it has a decent amount of blade for it's size. Like Voltron said, it just seems to work. YMMV.

Peanut, the little knife that can cut it.

Carl.
 
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Carl, Johnny ..... I'm hooked. You guys got me - and I thank you! I've only been carrying my new chestnut bone cv peanut for 5 days now, but it already feels like an old friend. :thumbup:
 
coyote711 said:
Carl, Johnny ..... I'm hooked. You guys got me - and I thank you! I've only been carrying my new chestnut bone cv peanut for 5 days now, but it already feels like an old friend. :thumbup:
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Just don't lay it down on any pine bark mulch. You may need hepl finding it!!

Carl.
 
I issued a challenge to a friend who kept telling me the peanut was too small for every day use.I asked him to slip a peanut into his watch pocket and carry whatever other folder he wanted with it,and when you need to cut something try the peanut first and see how many times in a day you really have to use your big knife.needless to say, he saw the logic,and carries the peanut only now, unless he is hunting or doing heavy work that a slip joint just cannot do.When I was young I thought anything smaller than 3 1/2 inch knife was a toy,but you live and learn and I have come to appreciate the peanut,I carry one everyday and its razor sharp and has never let me down.
 
jackknife said:
Just don't lay it down on any pine bark mulch. You may need hepl finding it!!

Carl.
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That's one of my concerns.
I have "lost" my bonestag peanut in dried grass because it blended it. I've also lost my yelloe handled soddie jr. and stockman in dried grass as well. As much as I love stag, yeller fellers, and brown and natural bone, I'm always worried I will lose them because they all seem to blend in. I am now looking for a combination of traditional and modern. Bone, or Delrin handles, but with bright colors. Bright Red works. There are really neat looking bright blue bone handled Case knives. My Firepick (two bladed tiny toothpick) is cool because it is a bright Orange, which will scream at you from pretty much wherever it falls. The fear of losing my knife right in front of me is always prevalent. Luckily, Case makes MANY different colors, bright or otherwise, in natural materials.
Glad to welcome you into the cult, Keith. LOL.
 
jackknife said:
... The ergonomics ( I can't believe I used that word) are just right for me.
Carl.
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LOL. The Liars club, or your grandpa, would probably look at you funny, or give you a whack on the back of the head for using such language!! Hahaha.
 
I don't know why they are called coin/change pockets on a pair of pants, they should be called the "peanut" pocket...
 
+1

I'm fairly overweight at the moment(should take care of it, but it's not all that easy:mad:) and just the other day I finally found a pair of jeans off the rack that actually fit me decently at a reasonable price.

However it had a very slim watch pocket that didn't hold my Chestnut Peanut like it should:grumpy:

So pants back in the rack and me out of the store:(:p

That old pair of jeans has to hold up for a while:D
 
I don't really like to carry the 'nut in my jeans watch pocket. I guess I'm afraid of loosing it. I'm sooo used to shoving it right down to the bottom of my pocket and having my wadded up bandana on top of it, that anything else makes me feel like it's not secure. Also sometimes I'm wearing dockers or cargo pants, and there's no watch pocket.

I'm a deep in pocket guy!

Carl.
 
I'm so glad this post came back up as I learned something from it. Its ok to carry a knife in my left pants pocket, who knew. I can't wait to give it a try
 
jackknife said:
I don't really like to carry the 'nut in my jeans watch pocket. I guess I'm afraid of loosing it. I'm sooo used to shoving it right down to the bottom of my pocket and having my wadded up bandana on top of it, that anything else makes me feel like it's not secure. Also sometimes I'm wearing dockers or cargo pants, and there's no watch pocket.

I'm a deep in pocket guy!

Carl.
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I´m always afraid that the seams of my inside pocket won´t hold up (I always buy the cheapest of jeans):o
And the little 'Nut is small enough to fall through a little hole if the threads are letting loose:eek:

Less chance with the watch pocket and I never lost something out of it.

Back pocket is another story:grumpy:

So right front pocket is reserved for my wallet and the "Nut rides watch pocket:)

Easier to retrieve the knife as well(for me that is;))
 
I would probably carry mine in the watch pocket if it were on my left side. Being a lefty, it feels unnatural getting my knife with my right hand. I used to be worried about it falling out of my pocket, but I also carry a slim wallet and sometimes an AAA light in there that seem to help it stay in place.
 
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