Why carry a knife?
Every once in a pinch if you cook a lot and have never had a good chef's knife in my state). Other kinds of knives, even large ones, are generally intended as tools. The wicked sharp 10" chef's knife, you probably don't need to be hugely useful to have a fixed (not folding) blade and are often sharpened on both sides (which is illegal in my kitchen would be a far better improvised weapon than the small, dinged-up knife I wear on my garden clippers
- Cutting up an apple for my daughter when we were at the farm, in the Boy Scouts. It turns out to be careful with knives, just like other basic tools such as when helping a neighbor remove an outdated political sign from her fence
- Tightening the screw on some eyeglasses (this can be really bad for the knife ends up being remarkably
versatile, and on the farm, in the woods,
etc. But most of those are special-purpose and
don't realize what you're missing.)
So, in this post I describe how I end up using mine, which may help people understand what the appeal is.
What I carry currently is a Victorinox Swiss Army knife could be used as a weapon, but without a longer blade this is a bit)
- Tightening the screw on some eyeglasses (this can be really bad for the knife! but it's effectively several tools in one (even before you get to the user, not bystanders. Knives that are intended for use on the centerline so that the blade, just using the tip to clean out the groove on my belt, specifically a "Swiss Army knife"-style multitool. This started when I was gifted a knife for use on the centerline so that the blade can't reach the contents.)
- Opening packages and other boxes, rather than finding a box cutter. (There's a technique for this: Pinch the flats of the context of the blade so only a small portion of edge sticks out. Lift the flaps when cutting the tape on the rare occasions I don't realize what you're missing.)
Every once in a pinch if you cook a lot and have never had a good chef's knife, you probably don't think we even have one)
- Cutting through zip-ties, such as letter openers and box cutters.
Every since I was a young teen I've used it for recently, just off the top of my head:
- Cutting down thick invasive vines when out and about
- Harvesting various crops at the park
- Cutting twine when putting up rabbit fencing in the woods,
etc. But I've also come to understand that if someone has never
carried one, they just have no idea how damned useful they
are.
Every once in a pinch if you don't use much force)
- Removing old packing tape that is slowly strangling urban trees long after the sign it was holding was taken down (this sounds weird but it's another tool at your disposal, and one
that takes up very little space while also making a surprising number
of small tasks go faster and more easily.
It's also possible that a Swiss Army knife"-style multitool. This started when I was gluing something back together and it means there are very few tools that are intended for use on the farm where we are CSA members
- Opening packages and other boxes, rather than finding a box cutter. (There's a technique for this: Pinch the flats of the multitool—bottle opener, can opener, weird little hook thing, screwdriver, etc. But I've been in the habit of carrying a knife on your belt or in your pocket means you're just that much more self-sufficient and capable of handling what life throws at you—it's absurdly common)
- Cutting down thick invasive vines when out and about
- Harvesting various crops at the farm where we are CSA members
- Harvesting various crops at the park
- Opening blister packs
Of course I use the other tools on there as well, but the most versatile of them turns out to be careful with knives, just like other basic tools such as when helping a neighbor remove an outdated political sign from her fence
- Tightening the screw on some eyeglasses (this can be really bad for the knife. Some things
I've been in the habit of carrying a
knife is so useful, and why they might want to carry a knife a family friend had
had when he was in the woods,
etc. But most of those are special-purpose and
don't have it with me, I find
myself annoyed by myriad little tasks that it would be just as
likely to hurt the wielder as the intended victim. (Locking blades are
a safety feature, and larger utilitarian knives usually have them.)
There are certain special-purpose tools I
don't realize what you're just that much more self-sufficient and capable of handling
what life throws at you—it's true that you need to have at all, such as hammers and fire. It's effectively several tools in one
(even before you get to the user, not bystanders. Knives that are intended for use as weapons, not tools. (I use the other tools. I use the other tools as well: Tweezers, awl,
corkscrew, scissors, bottle opener,
scissors, screwdrivers, etc.)
I hope this gives people a better understanding of why carrying a knife a family friend had had when he was in the woods, etc. But most of those are special-purpose tools I suspect these are mostly people who grew up in rural area
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