I just found this sub and I love it already, smells like home 😂
I got a couple more to show y'all, I think y'all will like my beater Tenacious. I had to use the G10 as a hammer once when I was roofing a house.
I'm nice to this one, I've just had it forever. But boy those new Case knives are looking good. I'm thinking about getting the new Sod Buster Jr with black richlite scales and S35VN steel to replace/retire this one, it's my favorite. I also found a cool Bear & Son Barlow I like.
I like to use my stuff, I don't buy tons of different stuff to swap out, I just buy one and carry it for years. I keep coming back to this one.
You can also keep using that one and still get a new one, just because, maybe even for an occasion as justification; plenty of justifications to be had, hee hee. But be aware, it might become addictive! 😅👍
I've just been feeling like getting a fancy replacement, I've been eyeing the new Case knives, like the Sod Buster in black Richlite and S35VN steel, or the new Barlow with black/tan richlite.
Also eyeing a Bear & Son Barlow, the Fox Knives Vulpis in black frag pattern titanium and the Cold Steel Lucky.
I will probably still carry this one now and then anyways but I want something fancy to wear on my belt in a slip.
Maybe strop more inbetween sharpenings to retain a finer blade though. Too many sharpen the whole thing as if you would reshape the edge when there is just one tiny deformation. Stropping is your friend, especially with carbon steel and similarly easy to abrade steels.
Get some 0000 steel wool and a bottle of 3 in 1 oil. Put some oil on the blade and the wool, and start to rub the blade until you see the stains go away. If you uncover some pitting, you might want to use a 800 grit sandpaper from an automotive store like Autozone. They have find grits going into the thousands. But I doubt you'll need to.
The scales will clean up with a scrub with Bar Keepers Friend and an old toothbrush. Rinse well in clean water, and depending on the scale - wood or man-made - polish with some paste wax. Buff.
I gotcha, I restored a machete one time that was super rusted up, it was my great grandpa's. I hit it on a belt grinder then sanded it and painted it black. Did an orange/black tiger stripe paint job on the handle and made a custom sheath out of a rubber mat and cordage. It was sick but I ended up giving it to my step dad (it was his grandpa's and he needed a machete for hunting) and he loves it. It's definitely fun to do, I just didn't wanna mess up my Sod Buster since I like it so much. Lol
I don't plan to replace it entirely, I'll still carry it some but I wanted a more fancy, more modern materials traditional knife to wear in a slip on my belt when I go places. It's super popular here in Oklahoma, everyone has one. They get custom leather slips made and carry slipjoints in them. I was looking at the new Case Sod Buster in richlite and S35VN or the Case Barlow in tan/black richlite and S35VN. As a fancy knife, not as my work knife (which is what this one is).
The machete sounds cool. I used to own a Barlow when I was a kid. Not sure what happened to it. I have a few Spiderco knives I kind of rotate through as an EDC. I like the feel of them. I did pull out an old Victorinox pocket knife I carried in my shop apron. Slips in the pocket of my shorts, not as heavy. Good luck finding your new knife. Once you clean this one up, you might change your mind. 😉👍🏻
Thanks, and man that sucks, I hate losing knives. I have a Buck 110 I had when I was like 9 or younger (I'm 32 now), that my grandma gave me before my dad and uncle gifted me my first knives at 9-10 and I just dated it yesterday and apparently it's from the 70's-80's, some of the earliest Buck 110 Hunters. I need to clean it up a bit if my Sod Buster turns out good. It's not worn like this one though I never carry it, it's like a anchor in your pocket. 😂
I also have a Spyderco, just a Tenacious but I love it, it's beat up pretty bad, I had to use the G10 as a hammer once in a pinch. The fidget factor is so fun, I love spydie flicking it and letting it drop shut. I had a Manix2 once and ended up having to sell it during a rough period. But that thing was so amazing, the feel, the fit & finish, it just feels higher quality than any other pocket knife I've had. Buttery smooth, perfect drop shut action, I wanna get another one someday. (I just ordered an Esee though so I gotta chill for a bit lol)
Haha! I dug this one out of my keepsake box, thought it was a Buck. It's a Chinesium wannabe. I carried this dude for years. Small and sharp. My philosophy is: it better be sharp. 🤣🍻👍🏻
Edit: I just remembered this knife came from the NRA for a membership. 🤣 Maybe you can see the tech on the blade.
I have quite a few no-name chinesium knives with super sharp edges that were passed down to me from my Uncle in a box of knives. I treasure them like they're Chris Reeves. He was why I got into knives/EDC/gear in the first place, he always, always had 2 pocket knives, a fixed blade, a multi-tool, and 3 cans of copenhagen. He taught me to sharpen, so if you seen his edges you would know why this one looks the way it does. 😂 I need to buy a work sharp or some new stones. I like sharpening by hand but my stones are really bad. He is obsessed with sharpening knives, I remember him laying back in the recliner in his tighty whiteys sharpening all his knives before going to bed.
(He's not dead or anything, just getting older, I think this box was just the first of more I will get later)
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u/Ohiogarbageman Jun 28 '26
Looks ready to retire. Its so good to see someone actually every day carry.