Well, we've got a gun thread, I figured we need a knife thread.
Do you carry a knife on a regular basis?
What are your preferences in a knife, and what do you use it for?
It seems I have ALWAYS carried a pocket knife of one kind or another. Starting when I was probably about 9 or 10 years old. I remember going to a Boy Scout camp when I was 11 or so, and being surprised when they wouldn't let us carry a knife until we had our "Totin' Chip", which indicated we'd been trained correctly in safe knife handling practices.
I remember having mostly Case brand pocket knives, with an occasional Queen brand. Most were fairly small, up until I was a sophomore or junior in HS, when Case came out with the Sodbuster knife. We bought 'em from a friend's aunt, who ran a hardware store, for $6, IIRC. All my jeans had a worn spot that corresponded to where the Sodbuster sat in the bottom of my pocket, much like the worn circle in the hip pocket from the Skoal cans that rode there.
I currently have three knives in my pockets.... a Leatherman Micra in my key pocket, that has a tiny blade on it. (almost, but not quite useless) I carry a Case Copperhead with a wharnecliff and pen blade in my pocket, for "small" stuff, and I have been carrying a Kershaw Leek as a lock-back folder for my "main" blade.
To me, having a knife is essential, and mine are used multiple times daily... I can't imagine being without one.
Do you carry a knife on a regular basis?
What are your preferences in a knife, and what do you use it for?
It seems I have ALWAYS carried a pocket knife of one kind or another. Starting when I was probably about 9 or 10 years old. I remember going to a Boy Scout camp when I was 11 or so, and being surprised when they wouldn't let us carry a knife until we had our "Totin' Chip", which indicated we'd been trained correctly in safe knife handling practices.
I remember having mostly Case brand pocket knives, with an occasional Queen brand. Most were fairly small, up until I was a sophomore or junior in HS, when Case came out with the Sodbuster knife. We bought 'em from a friend's aunt, who ran a hardware store, for $6, IIRC. All my jeans had a worn spot that corresponded to where the Sodbuster sat in the bottom of my pocket, much like the worn circle in the hip pocket from the Skoal cans that rode there.
I currently have three knives in my pockets.... a Leatherman Micra in my key pocket, that has a tiny blade on it. (almost, but not quite useless) I carry a Case Copperhead with a wharnecliff and pen blade in my pocket, for "small" stuff, and I have been carrying a Kershaw Leek as a lock-back folder for my "main" blade.
To me, having a knife is essential, and mine are used multiple times daily... I can't imagine being without one.