SODBUSTERS... bust 'em out, work 'em hard and show 'em off

CelloDan · Dec 17, 2020

Bust 'em out !

Work 'em hard

Show 'em off :thumbsup:

Arrgh ... just post a pic of your Soddie will ya

( any brand is :thumbsup:

)

Auglaize117 · Dec 17, 2020

You'll have to pardon the blade shape. I caught the kids slip n slide with the riding mower and had to make it more "pointy" to get the plastic out of the spindles haha

scattershot · Dec 17, 2020

I like that blade shape better than the one they come with. Nice work!

CelloDan · Dec 17, 2020

Auglaize117 said:
You'll have to pardon the blade shape. I caught the kids slip n slide with the riding mower and had to make it more "pointy" to get the plastic out of the spindles haha
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I've seen other folks do this in my recent travels here on blade forums reading up on this pattern :thumbsup:

I like it !

jc57 · Dec 17, 2020

Got a couple more: Standard black synthetic Sod Buster Jr with the plow etch, and a Queen Country Cousin in green linen micarta, no pics of those.

Auglaize117 · Dec 17, 2020

scattershot said:
I like that blade shape better than the one they come with. Nice work!

Thanks!

CelloDan said:
I've seen other folks do this in my recent travels here on blade forums reading up on this pattern
I like it !

Yea I definitely wasn't the first nor the last to take a sodbuster to the bench grinder!

Catdaddy2 · Dec 17, 2020

Top 2 are Case sodbusters. The rest are sodbuster kinfolk.

CelloDan · Dec 17, 2020

Ok, this is very strange.

As I was just getting ready to sharpen it I noticed that the blade had not patina at all after cutting up the chicken.
I looked closely and the blade is stamped ss

,... is obviously stainless.

The box is marked cv.
All the chestnut bone sod buster jr in every website that I checked in the past half hour the chestnut bone soddies are always cv.
Even on the Case webpage their chestnut bone offering is only in cv.

I am not sure what to think, any ideas ? I mean, it's obviously a swapped blade ... is this a common mistake ?
( I am not sharpening it until I figure this one out)

CelloDan · Dec 17, 2020

Catdaddy2 said:
Top 2 are Case sodbusters. The rest are sodbuster kinfolk.

Oh yes, any brand is :thumbsup:

, nice collection

TheChunk91 · Dec 17, 2020

CelloDan said:
Ok, this is very strange.

As I was just getting ready to sharpen it I noticed that the blade had not patina at all after cutting up the chicken.
I looked closely and the blade is stamped ss ,... is obviously stainless.

The box is marked cv.
All the chestnut bone sod buster jr in every website that I checked in the past half hour the chestnut bone soddies are always cv.
Even on the Case webpage their chestnut bone offering is only in cv.

I am not sure what to think, any ideas ? I mean, it's obviously a swapped blade ... is this a common mistake ?
( I am not sharpening it until I figure this one out)

You got a unique one. That’s cool. I would keep it, and buy a CV.

CelloDan · Dec 17, 2020

TheChunk91 said:
You got a unique one. That’s cool. I would keep it, and buy a CV.

Yes, sounds like a plan :thumbsup:

After my initial disconcert I think is pretty cool

... I wonder how often this happens or if it has happened to anyone else here in BF.

So here again is my stainless steel Chestnut bone Case Sod buster Jr.

resting on a homemade sourdough loaf

akaMatt · Dec 17, 2020

CelloDan said:
Ok, this is very strange.

As I was just getting ready to sharpen it I noticed that the blade had not patina at all after cutting up the chicken.
I looked closely and the blade is stamped ss ,... is obviously stainless.

The box is marked cv.
All the chestnut bone sod buster jr in every website that I checked in the past half hour the chestnut bone soddies are always cv.
Even on the Case webpage their chestnut bone offering is only in cv.

I am not sure what to think, any ideas ? I mean, it's obviously a swapped blade ... is this a common mistake ?
( I am not sharpening it until I figure this one out)

I agree with

TheChunk91 ... I would keep that one and get another one if you must have CV. It's at least semi-unique, it has great handles, and it looks great. That, and I personally like Case's SS! :thumbsup:

CelloDan · Dec 17, 2020

akaMatt said:
I agree with TheChunk91 ... I would keep that one and get another one if you must have CV. It's at least semi-unique, it has great handles, and it looks great. That, and I personally like Case's SS!

Thanks my friend :thumbsup:

, I'll do that.
Now thinking if I should sharpen it or not .... I'll probably will in the end.

Misplaced Hillbilly · Dec 17, 2020

Left to right, Rough Rider, Bear&Sons, GEC Bullnose, 70s Case Sodbuster Jr., a more recent Sodbuster Jr.

Jr. with A.Wright and Son lambsfoot

Bear&Sons with a Boker and other tools

21 in the rain

71 Burlap micarta

Marlingspike12 · Dec 17, 2020

CelloDan You've got a rare one there!

Here's my small collection:

My favorite pattern.

Fire King · Dec 17, 2020

Funny thing is of all the GEC's that I have this one is probably the least expensive and by far gets the most pocket time!

btb01 · Dec 17, 2020

Farm & Field #71’s

Farm & Field #21’s

L to R: Henckels, Maserin Plow (v1), Maserin Plow (v2), Case

A few more photos.

Auglaize117 · Dec 17, 2020

btb01 said:
L to R: Henckels, Maserin Plow (v1), Maserin Plow (v2), Case

How are the maserin plows? I've been contemplating pulling the trigger on one!

AntDog · Dec 17, 2020

Patina is from my wife carving a pumpkin and misplacing it for two years covered in pumpkin guts.

Looks cool, and no pits - just dark patina.

btb01 · Dec 17, 2020

Auglaize117 said:
How are the maserin plows? I've been contemplating pulling the trigger on one!

The fit and finish on the original pinned version is ok, not great. The newer version has better fit and finish, and is slimmer. I don’t love the screws, and think it would be nice if they were sunk in the scales for a flush feel, but hey, it’s a budget knife. The blades on both are thinly ground and came razor sharp.