Winner Announced - Free peanuts at the zoo. A Peanut Give Away.

I'd like to be in.

My story is of the first knife I was ever trusted enough to own, a SAK Climber (I believe) that was bought for me by my parents when we were on holiday in Switzerland. I had been poring over the SAK leaflet for months (the thing was so worn that it nearly gave way at the folds) and I had circled it, and pestered my poor parents about wanting one, and how I'd read about knife safety and I wouldn't do anything daft with it...

Anyway: it was bought for me, and engraved with my name right in front of me on the street, and I loved it and whittled with it and carried it (when allowed) for maybe two years before I slipped it in my pocket when going to the playground. I went, and I had a whale of a time, and I sat in a corner of the field for a bit and whittled, and then I set off home. When I got back I realised that my pockets were lighter than they should have been, and I ran off out again and searched the field and the playground up and down for what felt like hours, before giving up and setting off home to let my parents know I had lost it.

It still sticks with me as something I really wish I hadn't lost, because as both a gift from my parents and the first knife I owned it would be a lovely thing to treasure now. On the other hand, a first knife should be a learning tool, and I haven't outright lost a knife since then!
 
In 1994 I got a SAK tinker from my grandfather for Christmas. I carried it for years. Then one day it wasn't there. I searched all over. No knife. So I bought another. A year later my son found it in the lining of our den chair. So now I have 2. As to a rescue. My wife's grandfather died last year. My mother in law gave two of his knives to my two sons. The one my 7 yo got was bad. A frontier mini stockman with two broken blades. Well....I spent some time yesterday with a Dremel and time making it work again...now has a clip, Spey and sheepsfoot via me. Used some vinegar to cut the shineyness of the fix.
 
I'm in -i love the look of that little peanut.
These two old butchers knives belonging to a work colleague whose dad was the butcher were given to me to sharpen.The handles were very badly worn from being dishwashered.They got spa treatment which was a first attempt for me and turned out much better than expected.
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Not in,but I do have a story of a very special knife.
I think you'll be very pleased with the peanut Glenn is re-handling for you leghog,he does great work as many here know.:thumbup:

My favorite rescued knife by far is this old German made lever lock I found at an antique store.
The wood had a chip missing & was separating from the steel liners because of age & corrosion,(besides being plain looking imo)so I asked Glenn if he'd work his magic & replace the liners and covers with brass & some nice jigged bone.
Welp,besides replacing the covers,he also hand made new NS bolsters,the lever & the brass liners.:cool:
Now the original plan was to just replace the liners & covers,something I could cover on my budget,but after getting it apart he sent me pics of the liners & bolsters and asked if I wanted new bolsters seeing as how the originals were not the brass I thought they were,but some sort of cast pot metal with a thin brass plating.
I had to ask how much the extra work would cost because I was recently laid off from work and on a tight budget :o and he said don't worry about,he'd be glad to do it for the challenge if nothing else.:eek:(or something to that effect :))
I hesitated & hemed & hawed,but decided if it was me I'd want to do the same so in the spirit of the offer I couldn't help but accept.

I thank you again from the bottom of my heart Glenn,I don't carry it much being as big as it is,but I do occasionally & I fondle it often with a smile on my face thinking of the generosity of a kind soul & fine craftsman I ran into on these boards.

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Check out the original thread and all the pics here.
 
Im in.
The peanut is one of the last patterns I realy need to try out. I have gone smaller and smaller with my EDC so this might be the next step or mabye just mabye this is too small for my needs. Every time I have downsized up to now has been great so I realy hope for this chance.
As to rescuing knifes I have got quite a few old moraknifes back to service and tightened a few slipjoint pivot pins.

Bosse
 
My dad gave me a tool box with some of his favorite tools and things. One of the items in there was his dad's pocket knife, a 3 bladed Henckles pocket knife. Had some surface rust and joints were a bit stiff, but I cleaned it up and touched up the edge.

Ric
 
I'm in. Thanks for the chance.
I don't have a real Case Peanut, and I also don't mind a little stainless steel.
I lost my first jack knife at a local park. I kept taking it out to look at and ended up leaving it. 50+ years later, I still look for it, even thought the tree is gone, the ground's been regraded, and the grate moved.
The top knife pictured is one my dad found in a gravel parking lot with no covers and twisted handles. I managed to flatten it out and glue on some sapwood walnut from a tree of ours. The big knife is an Imperial Barlow. I hate those foil handles on a Barlow and had to put on real bolsters and covers. The bottom knife is a four-incher for scale.
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I'm in! Thanks for the opportunity! Here is one I'm about to clean up. I found it in the basement at my parents house a while back. I can only imagine the stories it could tell. The handles are worn down and you can see how much the blades have been sharpened.
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Last call ---- I'm going to go ahead and end this this evening and pick a winner then.
 
I'm in.

I lost my Case that I had since I was in the cub scouts. I'm not sure which model, but it somehow was misplaced during my last move from Colorado to Texas. I hope someone has found it and is putting it to good use.
 
Lost; I carried a Schrade Old Timer 108OT for nearly 25 years while working as a building materials salesman. I lost it on a jobsite in 2005, a co-worker and I spent a good hour trying to find it. I stopped by a hardware store to buy another and discovered they were no longer made in the USA, so I passed and went to another store - a Case dealer. I bought a Case to put in my pocket and have been buying them ever since.

Rescued; too many to name or remember - but I like to buy the old Colonial and Imperial shellhandled knives, clean them up and sharpen them (easy to sharpen).

A picture of the Case I bought in 2005 and a couple old Imperial's I've put back in service. Thanks for the cool giveaway! OH

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I'm in.
The one I'm most upset about losing was a sak classic! It was a gift from my uncle for being the ring bearer in his wedding back in the early 80's . I was probably 6 or 7 at the time! I used that little thing up until about a year ago. I had it on my key chain and what did I do?....I lost my keys!! Obviously I was mad about losing all my keys, but it's the sak that pissed me off the most!! Needless to say, never found my keys or my beloved sak!
 
I'm in. I just sent in a knife to Case. I'm glad I did. Here's the quotes from that thread.

My father in law gave me some of the things that belonged to his dad. On of them was a Case medium stockman pocket knife. It's kind of funny because they had just happened to give me the same model knife (but in blue bone) a few years ago as a present. Anyway, his dad's knife was in rough shape. It was well used and the scales (handles) had crumbled away in the middle making the knife practically useless.

I checked with Case and they said they could restore it. I just had to send it to them. I asked that they leave it as original as possible as it belonged to my father in law's dad. I just wanted new scales and a clean up.... I also asked that they do their pocket worn job on it so the scales would blend in with the old knife. They did a great job. Blades still have a nice patina. Gave it back to my father in law for Christmas. He was pleased with the restoration.

I wish I had taken a before photo, it was really rough.

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I'm in ! I have been after a peanut for a while , recently rescued a very old flush jointed ivory covered coffin end Jack ! It was a two blade . . . the pen was snapped and the main spear point was missing a half inch off the end ! I stripped it , re-shaped it and used the spring from the pen to make a sweet slim little knife . Even managed to re-use all the nickel silver pins as the knife was now a blade thinner ! ( If I win , I will attempt to upload my first photo to the internet . . . . EVER ! )
 
Thanks for the chance!

I had a Vic Climber that I bought while living in Germany as an exchange student during 1989-90. I carried that knife everywhere until about 2001 when I thought I lost it. My mother in law was kind enough to buy a Super Tinker to replace it. About a month afterwards, I was cleaning the car and found the Climber under the seat. I had checked in there repeatedly, so it must have initially gotten wedged into the seat where I couldn't see/feel it until it eventually worked its way back out.
 
I'm in........but.......if I win, please send the peanut to entry #3, MrVandercar. :D
I have more than a few peanuts so I really don't need another.
Two reasons I picked MrVandercar, He was the first entry and my sister lives in Broomfield CO which is not far from Denver. :)
 
TLARbb is the winner. Please send me your snail mail address and I'll send it in the mail tomorrow or Monday.
 
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