The life of a Case peanut from Day 1

Carrying a stainless peanut in emerald green bone right now. Great pictures, my next Case will be a CV for sure.
 
Here's a quick shot I took in Bregenz, Austria early last week on our vacation. My son (6) found a feather and wanted me to make this "boat" for him to float in a fountain. We were in a hurry, so all I had time to do was root out a hole enough to jam in the "sail," but he still got a kick out of it. :)

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The patina's actually coming along a lot better than it looks here because of the lighting. Later in the trip, my 'nut spent a lot of time on picnic duty up in the Alps, cutting up tomatoes, apples, etc. In the next day or two, I'll post a pic that does a better job of showing the patina.
 
What a great thread!!!

There were a couple times when I almost blew iced tea all over my monitor, but I recovered quickly, LMAO!!! :D

What a great little peanut. I'm new to the traditional knives and just recently (yesterday) picked up my first two Case knives, and now, i'm definitely going to have to add a peanut to the collection.

Love the patina... I can only hope my little yeller CV pen knife looks that good after a few months. Keep the pictures coming!!
 
Thanks, Johnny Numbers. Here's a photo I just shot in my office that does a better job of showing the patina:

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As I've mentioned earlier, I've never really oiled the blade (though I have knocked off some surface rust with my Miracle Cloth, and I've oiled the joints once or twice). I just keep the knife as dry as possible.
 
Hi Mark -

Your peanut is looking well-loved.

I am enjoying your thread and pictures - thanks!

best regards -

mqqn
 
jackknife said:
It's lookin good, Mark.

Have you found much it won't do yet?
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Thanks, Carl! I've been extremely happy with it.

On the first couple days of hiking in the Alps, I carried along my 84mm Victorinox to handle picnic duties (our standard fare on day treks like this is sandwiches and then a container with a variety of fruits and veggies, some of which need to be cut up). Well, once again, I found myself comparing a peanut side by side with a "bigger" knife only to find that the SAK's blade was just barely bigger than the 'nut, if at all. Since I already had the Rambler on my keys for opening beers if need be, I decided to leave the larger SAK in the hotel for the rest of the week.

Don't get me wrong, guys. I was just out for long walks on trails with my wife and our three little kids. If I were going for a more adventurous trip, I'd likely opt for a bigger carry. But yet again, I've found that for real life knife tasks, my peanut gets the job done.

-- Mark
 
I've found that sometimes it falls short with food.

Not too long ago, my grandson and I were down by the lake and there was an apple we were going to share. My damascus peanut was too short to slice the apple in half, so I cut off wedges. One for Ryan, one for me. Just had to use it a little different. Got down to the last wedge, and it had worked out wrong, only one wedge left, both of use were saying,"No, you have it."

So I sliced the wedge in half length wise to make two really thin wedges of apple. I don't know if I could have done that with a thicker blade.:D

Carl.
 
A really nice thread. I already ordered a Peanut, a couple of weeks ago. Will arrive in some weeks... Great pics and a nice discussion about boiling peanuts...

Kind regards
Andi
 
This is one great looking peanut. I have a cheshnut bone peanut too, but the scales on mine are very unevenly matched. One side looks like yours, and the other looks almost orange. They're uneven to the point that I can't carry it because looking at it just bothers me. I like the looks of yours enough that I've been thinking about ordering another one.
 
mdsmith said:
This is one great looking peanut. I have a cheshnut bone peanut too, but the scales on mine are very unevenly matched. One side looks like yours, and the other looks almost orange. They're uneven to the point that I can't carry it because looking at it just bothers me. I like the looks of yours enough that I've been thinking about ordering another one.
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The scales on my Chestnut Bone peanut are also not matched very well at all. The side with the shield looks normal, just like mnblades, but the other side is a very dark molases looking color. But , I still use the heck out of it.
 
Yeah, if I could get one with scales that looked as good as my chestnut swayback jack, I'd be a happy camper.
 
Lookin good, Mark.:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Has it reached the true companion stage yet, where you think it may become the 'one' ?

You know, when you can't think about leaving the house without it.

Carl.
 
mdsmith said:
Yeah, if I could get one with scales that looked as good as my chestnut swayback jack, I'd be a happy camper.
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Not to rub it in but my chestnut peanut is just about as nice all around as my swayback jack and that's saying something. The scales on my stag peanut don't match at all but I still like the knife.

Mark, that peanut has aged very well. I hope both of mine get to look that nice someday.
 
Nice job on the patina, brother. My mini trapper looked about like that after a year of daily use. You made me dig out my old peanut and carry it for the day, mine's redbone cv. The more I look at it, the more that chestnut bone is calling to me.
 
jackknife said:
Lookin good, Mark.:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Has it reached the true companion stage yet, where you think it may become the 'one' ?

You know, when you can't think about leaving the house without it.
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I saw this question last night, Carl, and was going to answer then, but I wanted to think about it. I think it's getting there. It hasn't pushed the Victorinox Rambler (another great mighty mite) off my key chain. That one's just too useful with kids around, especially the tweezers, and scissors, and little screwdrivers that are so great at opening up and fixing their toys. But the peanut gets most, if not all, of my cutting tasks, and it's truly not come up short yet. I love tackling a job that would seem to be too much for a 'nut and watching those thin, sharp, carbon steel blades perform perfectly. So I guess the over-40, father-of-three in me would say yes.

Then there's the "forever-12-years-old" part of me that still thinks I'll someday be a rancher, or fishing guide, or Amazon explorer, or gentleman farmer, or expert upland pheasant hunter ...... and would need more knife. Luckily, if need be, I have a cigar box full of other, larger knives sitting idle for now.

So, I guess, I can give you a qualified "yes."

thatotherguy said:
Nice job on the patina, brother.
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Thanks. I haven't done anything to get it where it's at other than use it. I often "clean" it up with the old spit-and-wipe-it-down method, and I've rubbed the blades with my Miracle Cloth a few times (highly recommended for carbon steel knives, btw). Coming up on a year of near continuous carry and I've not had a problem with rust.
 
mnblade said:
I saw this question last night, Carl, and was going to answer then, but I wanted to think about it. I think it's getting there. It hasn't pushed the Victorinox Rambler (another great mighty mite) off my key chain. That one's just too useful with kids around, especially the tweezers, and scissors, and little screwdrivers that are so great at opening up and fixing their toys. But the peanut gets most, if not all, of my cutting tasks, and it's truly not come up short yet. I love tackling a job that would seem to be too much for a 'nut and watching those thin, sharp, carbon steel blades perform perfectly. So I guess the over-40, father-of-three in me would say yes.

Then there's the "forever-12-years-old" part of me that still thinks I'll someday be a rancher, or fishing guide, or Amazon explorer, or gentleman farmer, or expert upland pheasant hunter ...... and would need more knife. Luckily, if need be, I have a cigar box full of other, larger knives sitting idle for now.

So, I guess, I can give you a qualified "yes."



Thanks. I haven't done anything to get it where it's at other than use it. I often "clean" it up with the old spit-and-wipe-it-down method, and I've rubbed the blades with my Miracle Cloth a few times (highly recommended for carbon steel knives, btw). Coming up on a year of near continuous carry and I've not had a problem with rust.
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It sounds like we're operating on very similar paths. My Victorinox classic will never be taken from my keyring, it's just too useful. Scissors, and the SD tip on the nail file do a lot of work. The SD tip is just the right size for dealing with the Phillips screws that seem to hold the universe together these days. Toy's, electrical gizmos, and undoing knots. But the peanut does seem to handle all my cutting jobs very well. A 58mm Victorinox on a keyring combined with a peanut in the pocket, makes a very capable duo.

When I turned 60, I finally got over the idea of being a rancher, cowboy, explorer, white hunter. Well, not really, I still think about exploring the Amazon when Karen and I are out in our canoe, paddling along a narrow shady waterway. Wistful thinking. But for the most part I'm now used to the idea that I'm a retired suburbanite who gets out in nature for short periods. A 2 inch blade seems to be enough. At least for the past 6 months since Jamie gifted me the damascus 'nut, I've used nothing else. And strangely enough, I have not even wanted anything else. It's a very contented feeling knowing that you've found the 'one', ain't it?:)

Carl.
 
You guys really hit the nail on the head about the rancher, fisherman, cowboy fantasies. I'd bet money that these are things a lot of suburban men dream about. There's something very romantic about the idea of working a ranch with your trusty full size stockman in your pocket. At the end of the day though, they are just that, fantasies. On an average day the hardest task my knife is called upon for is cutting open the package of coffe in my office's breakroom. Truth be told, I'd feel a little silly pulling out a full size stockman or trapper for this. As for the peanuts companion, I'm going with the Leatherman Micra.
 
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