Pocket knifes. Do you carry one?

[Lannis]

For those that know about Opinel knives -  this was a gift from my brother that he brought back from France once - (great gift!)

You just solved a couple of "What do you buy this guy for a gift?" problems for me.

Thanks!

Lannis

[Chuck in Indiana]

That's a beautiful set..

[EldoMike]

You just solved a couple of "What do you buy this guy for a gift?" problems for me.

Thanks!

Lannis

Lannis, you have my address right? 

[Tom]

You just solved a couple of "What do you buy this guy for a gift?" problems for me.

Thanks!

Lannis

 :1: 

[Lannis]

Uh oh, another one for the "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" file ....   

Lannis

[Pisano]

I got this pocket knife in Maniago Italy when I was about 15 and it is well used.   






Now I carry a Leatherman on my daily commute to work which involves a 10km bicycle ride through country roads.  Its always in my pannier..... I used it many times for quick repairs on the move.

[Steve Cas]

I've carried a pocket knife for as long as I can remember; probably since high school. Some good one some cheap models, I lost of broke quite a few throughout the years. Current carry is a CRK that doubles as a money clip. I keep a leatherman in the tank bag and in my car. 

[Tom]

I had one these as a work knife till I broke the "j" part of 2nd blade.  Real handy when working around air cargo nets.  I didn't want to break the main blade so I used the "j" blade.

http://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/paratroopers%E2%80%99-switchblade/

[sturgeon]

I had one these as a work knife till I broke the "j" part of 2nd blade.  Real handy when working around air cargo nets.  I didn't want to break the main blade so I used the "j" blade.

http://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/paratroopers%E2%80%99-switchblade/

I have a Benchmade something-or-other in the car that has a J-hook cutter and a window breaker. Several years ago while out for a walk, I came across a woman in an upside-down car in a small creek near our house. She and her car were completely out of sight of passersby. Luckily, I was able to break a window and cut her seatbelt with a pocket knife to get her out. She was having trouble holding her head of the water in her car, even though the creek was quite shallow. I've carried something for self-rescue ever since.

[jreagan]

My current EDC is a Kershaw Hype (spring-assisted).  I used to carry a smaller Spyderco Byrd.

[Pisano]

Just gave my Daughter a leatherman for her birthday.  She asked for a pocket knife but I figure this would be her "mini toolkit" for years to come.I'd  She loved it !

[dee g]

Here is my EDC....small Swiss and Benchmade Mini Griptilian....

Picked up a mini Griptilian when we were in Missoula a couple months ago.  Awesome little knife.  We're aren't supposed to have any 'weapons' at work (911 center).  Its not a weapon, its a kitchen utensil! Makes quick work of apples, strawberries and cheese. 
:-)

[Tom]

It is a "weapon" for use against the invading hordes of cheese and apples.    

[Tom H]

Just a very small 3 blade Uncle Henry pocket knife. 1 blade for food if needed, one for boxes and stripping wire ect. and one for when the other 2 are dull

My keys take up more space in my pocket.

Tom

[Tom]

Check this work knife out.  https://survivaladdicts.net/products/sa-6-in-1-tool?_ke=YXVjeWNsZXNAZ21haWwuY29t

[Lannis]

Check this work knife out.  https://survivaladdicts.net/products/sa-6-in-1-tool?_ke=YXVjeWNsZXNAZ21haWwuY29t

I've got one of those.   A little small for most purposes, though, so I've gone back to a full size Leatherman.   Good for a glove compartment or bicycle pouch.

Lannis

[drums4money]

This little guy arrived today.  It looks practically untouched compared to the one my grandfather handed down.  Made before WWII with the last of the stock sold off during the 50's is what I'm told. 

The "Senator"/Pen knife would be the two-blade variety.  The "Waiter" is the new one with corkscrew.  Slightly smaller.

[Tom]

I've got one of those.   A little small for most purposes, though, so I've gone back to a full size Leatherman.   Good for a glove compartment or bicycle pouch.

Lannis

Definitely for emergency uses.  Beats not having anything.

[Sasquatch Jim]

No, I don't. In 63 years of being on this planet I've never felt I really needed to carry one.

That's cause you don't live where you might have to kill a bear.  If you did you would understand the need.
 It's to skin the bear after you strangle it.

[Tom]

In Arizona, I always packed a handgun when roaming in the desert.  Going to work, sometimes.  Pocket knife, yes.

[GuzziDog54]

Have you guys heard of Zero Tolerance knives? I have a couple and they are extremely well made. The one in this link is rather large and heavy, but it's amazing. I have a smaller one that's easier to carry. They open with just a flick of the finger tip (spring assist) and feel great in the hand.

https://zt.kaiusaltd.com/knives/knife/zt0301

[Tom]

Nice knives but not sure of the prices. 

[rudolf35]

Have a Swiss Army knife I purchased in Lausanne in 1965; has not departed my side since.
 

[GuzziDog54]

Nice knives but not sure of the prices. 

True, a bit pricey, but excellent! I scored my two knives "used" from a guy, they looked brand new and still in the box for $200 for the pair. I looked them up then and the model in the link was going for $290, so it looks like they've raised their prices since then. If you get a chance to hold one, check it out and you'll see what I mean.

[Tom]

I do yard sales.  I'll keep an eye out.    I did find a good cleaver.  Chinese.

[Chuck in Indiana]

I do yard sales.  I'll keep an eye out.    I did find a good cleaver.  Chinese.

The Chinese know about cleavers.  We were having Thanksgiving out in SoCal this year. Dorcia's kid Jim married into a Chinese family. We had a turkey, of course, and DIL Winnie's brother Ricky was asked to carve it. He said, "I don't know about turkey. It takes 4 strokes with a cleaver for a chicken, though." 

[RinkRat II]

The Chinese know about cleavers.  We were having Thanksgiving out in SoCal this year. Dorcia's kid Jim married into a Chinese family. We had a turkey, of course, and DIL Winnie's brother Ricky was asked to carve it. He said, "I don't know about turkey. It takes 4 strokes with a cleaver for a chicken, though." 

  I couldn't resist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTq20prt0K8

     Paul B

[Chuck in Indiana]

  True. 

[sidecarnutz]

I worked in a Chinese restaurant when I was a teenager. LOVED the thin razor sharp Chinese cleavers! Learned how to sharpen them well. Still have one in the kitchen drawer 40 years later. I could slice or dice a 50# bag of onions in 11 minutes and never cut myself. The Boss there taught me well! Big fan of carbon steel knives ever since then.

How many of you find that if you carry a pocket knife that is too chunky, it winds up wearing a holes in your pocket or even wears a hole through the leg of the pants? I have ruined a few pair of pants that way over the years. Leatherman's must be carried in a belt sheath IME. Good thing I can sew!

[Mr Pootle]

The law re carrying a knife in England has become pretty strict in recent years, because of a wave of fatal stabbings, mainly in London. You now can't carry a knife without good reason unless it's folding and the blade is no longer than three inches.