Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades
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Ugh I hate to hear that @LewisStonehouse I admire your attitude about it though; I think I'd let it bother me more, which isn't a good thing.
To me, there are countless reasons that justify carrying a knife. It's not like a firearm; it's a tool with ubiquitous uses that don't involve harming others. I would be curious to see whether the regulations impacted the number of knife attacks. My understanding is that they are typically using kitchen knives. Terrorists used box cutters on 9-11. A folding knife just seems like an odd thing to prohibit by law.
Going to Red Rocks recently for a show I got to security with my cheap (but awesome) Land thumb-stud folding liner lock blade. I'd completely forgotten I had it. I told security I would stash it back in the car and headed down the stairs. Ultimately, I just tossed it behind a rock at the base of the stairs and retrieved it after the show to save time walking back to the car. Being out $20 or so should I have lost the blade was a liberating feeling and I now almost never carry my fancier blades.
I once did something similar with a Sebenza at a hockey game and I was fretting about the blade on and off until I retrieved it. CRKs aren't safe queens, they're meant to be used. But they are expensive enough for me to worry about them in those situations, which come without warning. And I am such a habitual blade carrier that I easily forget. So it is safer for me to carry cheap.
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Cheers fellas. It's the law of the land, I had a mental lapse and it cost me, fair cop. It's annoying and lacking pragmatism but to be fair if I saw a bloke walking around the pub with a whopping great knife in his back pocket I may feel uneasy too
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Unless he was rocking some bibs…
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Unless he was rocking some bibs…
Doubly so if he wore bibs. Bib-wearers are scary mf’ers. Anyone wearing bibs obviously has anarchic tendencies and are liable to do whatever tf they like at any given time. Throw a knife into that mix and you’ve got a recipe for chaos, mayhem and emergency first-aid.
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Unless he was rocking some bibs…
Anyone wearing bibs obviously has anarchic tendencies and are liable to do whatever tf they like at any given time.
True that
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That's complete bs, @LewisStonehouse
Not only did they take it, but they barred you, too? Jesus. Sorry to hear that. I'd be bummed if I had a $$$ knife (like a CR) on me and that happened.
One of those buddy, I don't mind being barred particularly, plenty of other watering holes. And I guess there is a problem with knife crime in this country. I just think it's obvious ish I'm 'not the type', but it was my bad at the end of the day. I had no good reason to have a great big locking knife in the pub, and being dosey isnt an excuse. Bit of a wounder though for sure.
Uk be different
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I know my initial impression of the Mikov knife was less than stellar. But I tuned the spring slightly and oiled it up with some gun oil and now the knife is arguably my favorite ever. It's perfectly balanced and the blade fires with authority now.
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The handle alone has got me green with envy over here, Mike
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New Benchmade Tengu in the house. I resisted this guy for a long time because my mini Osbourne & CRK Sebenza/ Impinda are my go-tos but will power be damned. Smooth as a pebble, fires open like a cannon, and the lock sound like a Mercedes door. Really blown away tbh!
And the Osbourne
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@Anesthetist Really nice looking knives. Had no idea there was a mini version of the Osborne. It seems to be a perfect edc size. Now I’m convinced I need one
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Ingrid’s oldest is going off to do his obligatory year of national service in the military soon, and before he leaves he has a birthday.
I’m going to buy him a multi tool and I’m researching which will be a good buy.
I’m liking Gerber’s 600 series at the minute, while the Leatherman Wave is obviously a contender. SOG make some interesting options as well.
The one handed opening system in the Gerber and it’s status as standard issue to the US military makes it seem like a good option.
Any advice or opinions are most welcome…
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@neph93 this has served me well over the years, one handed opening on the main knife and a reasonable quality steel
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@neph93 I can’t speak on the SOG or Gerber multi tools, but I’ve had a Leatherman Wave for over 25 years and it’s been very dependable. I’m sure the steel has been upgraded in the current model by now. Quality is outstanding and I’m sure it would serve your son well if that’s the route you go. Good luck with the search!
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Last year, we had a need for garden tools (seemingly along with the rest of the world). I came across Niwaki - who have an interesting backstory and my discovery of them coincided with a growing interest in Japanese denim etc.
We got ahold of some of their relatively inexpensive snips, which have proved to be very good. I was needing some cleaning/sharpening bits last week and in putting in an order to Niwaki took a chance on this little pocket knife:
https://www.niwaki.com/sk-higonokami-folding-knife/#P00583-1
It came today and despite being extremely simple it is a lovely, tactile little thing:
An unintended bonus is that in its sheath, it sits snugly in the buttoned pocket of a workshirt UHF and can be pulled out by it's tang or chikiri.
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Looks nice and super functional. If you like this style and you ever want to upgrade, look at Hiroaki Ohta’s customs. They arent terribly expensive and are quite beautiful.
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Trudat @Anesthetist I have two Ohtas in the traditional friction folder style (one desert ironwood with hamon-esque cladding on a carbon steel blade and another, more modern one in carbon fiber and black metal) and a micarta-handled camping knife with a beautifully polished stainless blade. He's a great maker.
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Got hold of a Mercator pocket knife in copper. This one comes with a clip and has a size that is good enough to fit in my pocket when I have the necessity to carry it.
It has got a solid feel to the open and close mechanism. The design is simple and elegant.
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Looks nice and super functional. If you like this style and you ever want to upgrade, look at Hiroaki Ohta’s customs. They arent terribly expensive and are quite beautiful.
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Good call. Those look like a great stocking stuffer/xmas gift
