I
received this knife as a Valentines Day present. It was a real surprise. I
asked my girlfriend, “Did I tell you about this knife?” “No,” she said. “How
did you decide on this knife?” She said, “I went on that site you like, and it
was on the home page and I know how much you like peanut butter.” Which is
true: pb&j, pb&b, pb&h, pb&p, it’s all good.
As
far as I know, Case was the first to make a pb&j themed knife, though it’s
limited to the color scheme, still, it always brings a smile. Bear & Son
has gone it one better by making scales that actually look like peanut butter
and jelly. My girlfriend says it looks just like Jiff, though I think it’s more
like Peter Pan. That’s in low light, turn up the light and you get sparkles
coming from the “mica pearl,” something I had to look up.
Knifewise,
the series comes in a Barlow, two sizes of trapper, a fixed blade, and if you
like peanut butter and booze, a beer tender. The series is a collaboration
between Bear & Son, Smokey Mountain Knife Works, and custom knife
designer/maker Michael Prader. The Lockback, is typical of its type (they are
all cousins of the Buck 110), and features a “high carbon stainless blade.” I
find the lock to be a bit tough to use, but I have found most lockbacks to be
stubborn. The key is to press on the lock lever with your thumb and thumbnail
at the same time, going as far down as it will go, which works great. It’s not
something you’ll want to do 30 times a day but is fine for causal use.
Though heavy on novelty value, the lockback version is close enough to a
gentleman’s knife to go in the pocket of my sportscoat. The blade came sharp
enough for me, but the pivot needed a little oil, and I threw some on the
springs and the lock lever, more for good luck than anything else. (I use
Hoppe's Number 9 Gun Oil on my knives and you’ll never talk me out of it.)
So
there you have it, a good knife with whimsical scales, win win.
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