Just wondering if many folk still carry a pocket knife. I like to have one handy for everyday task. If you carry one , what type do you carry? I usually carry a Gerber pocket knife with a 4 inch blade. It comes in handy for cutting rope, opening boxes, etc.
Dont leave home without it. My pants pocket will confirm the presence of a knife as the clip slowly tears up the seam at the top of the pocket. I like a fresh razor blade even when I have to cut some nasty stuff.
I have always carried one. I like a little smaller blade than 4". Here is the one I am currently useing. I break or loose knifes too much to buy an expensive knife.
I always have one with me, but not for use as a "tool". It is just handy.
It is a little less than 2 1/2" and is a Swiss Army knife that is very puny, but works in a pinch and is on my key chain. - Knife blade, screwdriver, bottle opener, pointed "file" blade and a handy scissors. - Also a tooth pick and a tweezers. I replace it every year, but know enough to not try to take it on a plane.
I always have one "toy" available and own a few good knives and some "junk" or gimmick knives in a addition to a few "macho" knives, but I always have my "toy" knife because it is always there.
I also get the handy/convenient ones free, but am too lazy to run and get a big/specialized one quickly when necessary or for a specific need.
Mine's just like shane's.... only smaller, and plastic, and the blade lock's broke, and there's a notch burned in the blade from a hot wire, and the handle's missing a chunk. Pretty much the same:sad:
Actually, if anybody wants to buy a really sweet knife that's tough as heck on a jobsite I would buy a Kershaw Whirlwind.
It's an assisted opening lockback that's close to a switchblade. It's opened using only your thumb. The action is reall smooth and it's easy to clean. I love it for gutting our deer as well.
I lost the SOB 2 years and never bought a new one. It's one of the best knives I have ever owned....and own over 200 knives. For about $60 it just can't be beat. I miss that little guy.
The knife was designed by world class knife designer/builder Ken Onion.
And then in my back pocket I carry a CRKT 3.5" Smooth blade knife. Sharp as H...E...double hockey sticks!
Cut through my finger opening one of those plastic ties on a toy for my daughter. Cut clean just missing the bone. Bled like a stuck pig...probably should have got stitches...nah... a little electrical tape and paper towel did the trick. Once it stopped bleeding...then came the super glue.
Carrying it constantly has saved me lots of time and many extra steps, not to mention things that might have been postponed indefinitely or never done at all.
During the last hurricane, I was cutting up a peice of paper with my knife for a drinking game we were going to play. I was already inhebriated, and it was dark, only had candle light.. cut my thumb really bad, and now my girlfriend won't let me have me knives...
Well, the Doctor says I'm not supposed to carry anything sharper than a crayon, but I generally carry a 3 blade Uncle Henry. Right now it's missing, so I'm carrying a small Colonial lock blade.
I don't go out of the house without making sure I have my knife on me.
I might forget my wallet, my keys, my glasses....but I ALWAYS have this
...I own several so some are with my glasses I can't find. :laughing:
I use the little nub on the can opener for phillips screws.
I use the nub on the bottle opener for slotted screws.
I've cut flashing with the scissors.
It's a shim.
The awl is a drill.
The saw can cut some serious stuff.
It's a plumb bob.
It's a scalpel.
It's an insulation knife.
It's a pry-bar.
It's a corkscrew.
....and I can't tell you how many times I've used the tweezers to get out a splinter.......
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