Spartan's Sodbuster fanclub

[Adam5]

That is quite and assortment!  It would have been really nice if you identified the maker and style of each of your beauties. 

I always have a hard time telling a Jr from a full size if not side by side. 🤪. You know what I mean

Impressive number of similar designs.

Cool 😎

I will put up better pictures and descriptions. That was my intent yesterday, but low temperature drove me back inside fairly quickly.

[Adam5]

  Nice collection buddy!     Multipling like wabbits!!   


To late my friend............      We're enablers not counselors.................

I appreciate the concern you two have for my condition...

 

[Aloha]

[Adam5]

 

[Adam5]

Here is a more detailed documentation of my madness 

Unless otherwise noted, all of these knives are comparable to the Sod Buster Jr in size:

All of my Country Cousins (Queen #70)



All of my Delrin handled Sod Buster Jrs (knives on each end are CV)



Case Autumn Bone CV, Brown Peachseed, Bonestag



GEC Bull Nose



Eye Brand

[Adam5]

Steel Warrior, Robert Klaus Coal Miner, Dispatch



Roper Tumbleweed Jr, Marbles, Moore Maker 3102LB



Bear & Son Small Farmhand lockback



Maserin Scouts (appear to be the same as the Plow)

[Adam5]

Boker Magnum Rangebuster:



Imperial Schrade IMP22



Hen & Rooster Bull Horn Dirt Buster Jr



Rough Rider work knivea with liner locks. The Denim Micarta knife in the middle is the only large knife in the set.

[Adam5]

And a group picture 

[Barry Rowland]

  too! 

[Aloha]

Spectacular, amazing, wonderful.....

[Farmer X]

 

[Shuya]

And a group picture 

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Duuude... 

Do you still count them or do you just line them up and measure?

Impressive madness collection my friend. 

[Spartan19]

  very nice!

[SteveC]

[David]

Awesomeness!    .   

[Adam5]

Duuude... 

Do you still count them or do you just line them up and measure?

Impressive madness collection my friend. 

 

[Aloha]

When you get to a certain level you weigh them.   

[Adam5]

 

[LoopCutter]

If he says he stores them in a 5 gallon pail, we should relieve him of, of something!!!!

[Aloha]

I honestly love when anyone collects likes this.  You with your Canoes and Adam and the Sodbusters.  Gareth has his pen knives.  Its really awesome.  Thank you so much for sharing with us. 

[Adam5]

If he says he stores them in a 5 gallon pail, we should relieve him of, of something!!!!

A full gallon ice cream tub. But I am running out of room, so I am going to have to eat myself up a 2nd container 

[LoopCutter]

A full gallon ice cream tub. But I am running out of room, so I am going to have to eat myself up 2nd container 

That makes more sense!!!

And, rewarding🤪

[Farmer X]

Just a quick shot of a 4137...

 

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[HoosierSAKFan]

 Imperial Schrade, great little knife.
   

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[Adam5]

Just a quick shot of a 4137...

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Imperial Schrade, great little knife.
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[Aloha]

Imperial is a beauty in yellow.  I'm loving all the color variety the Soddies come in. 

[Farmer X]

 

[marlowe221]

Uh.... Hi.

Is this thing on?

I spend almost all my time over in the Swiss Army Knights forum but thought I would poke my head in here. I could use a little advice. As it turns out, I own a Case Sod Buster Jr.

 

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This knife has some age on it. I got it from my dad when I was a high school kid in the mid 90s. When he gave it to me, it was already old, very used, barely opened or closed, and was really discolored.

It was the first knife I ever "worked" on. I cleaned it, oiled it, and tried to knock at least the top layer of rust/whatever off the blade. I had no idea what kind of knife it was or anything about it. I grew up in a SAK household. My dad carried one (still does) and so did I (still do). I found this knife in the bottom of an old tool box that my dad didn't use any more that was full of old, worn out tools that my dad didn't use any more either.

 

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I lost it for many years - thought it was long gone. But it turns out I have had it for over 25 years now. It even managed to make the move across the country my family and I did in 2021. It was in the bottom of a tool box (like father, like son I guess) and I came across it the other day.

It was stiff again. But I applied a generous helping of the Japanese food safe mineral oil that I use on my SAKs and that got it moving again pretty well. But it could still use a good sharpen. The problem is that this knife is NOT stainless steel, which is what I'm used to being a SAK guy.

I don't know what kind of steel this is or how to sharpen it.

 

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Does anyone know what kind of steel this is likely to be and how I should sharpen it? The knife is at least from the 80s and is possibly older than that. I asked my dad but he doesn't remember when he got it exactly. But he's sure it would have been no later than the 1980s. I've seen some newer Sod Busters that have an "SS" on the tang stamp that indicate that they are stainless steel. Mine does not have that. There's nothing other than a number on the back side (2137).

All my limited sharpening equipment is geared toward stainless steel (i.e. - mostly ceramic!). But I do have a small "Arkansas stone" in a leather BSA slip case that I got when I was in the Scouts and have kept up with all these years.

The knife isn't without an edge. I'm actually surprised just how sharp it actually is. But the edge is inconsistent along the length of the blade and I would like to get it back in good working order.

I really like this knife and it made me very happy to find it again after all these years. It would be nice to give it a new life and carry and use it from time to time.
 

[Adam5]

There are 10 dots between Case XX and USA, and the S's are not rounded. According to what I see at the Shepherd Hills website, that dates the knife to 1980. And the lack of an SS stamp seems to mean it is carbon steel.

I am such a new knife collector that I can't confidently say what carbon steel formulation Case used in 1980.

[LoopCutter]

It should sharpen up just like your SAKs, as the Steel used by CASE could be easily sharpened by a stone off the ground.

Glad you found it, as it is a classic work knife from when you could carry a knife in your pocket and use without to many stares.

Here is some details about the tang stamps on your blade.
 

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If all 10 dots present it is1980, one is removed for each year.  If 8 dots then 1982. Etc.