Pocket knives for everyday carry

wnkt · Posted: Thu Apr 19 12 9:52 pm Post subject: Pocket knives for everyday carry

I know the topic about kitchen knives has been covered every which way , but I was wondering what you guys and gals use for general every day use that you carry around all the time.

new one I just bought: without the serrated edge
a Kershaw Scallion

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GF · Posted: Thu Apr 19 12 10:04 pm Post subject:

wnkt, I carry a small benchmade all the time.
Occasionally I'll add a leatherman to the mix if I think I'll need it.
Actually I'll leave the house without my wallet but, I'll go back for the knife. Shocked

cowboy4life · Posted: Thu Apr 19 12 10:17 pm Post subject:

i carry a spyderco police model everywhere i go. its a large folder but it definitely gets the job done.
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wnkt · Posted: Thu Apr 19 12 10:40 pm Post subject:

I was wanting to go small for a knife. I have carried one since I got out of high school and I feel nekked without one. I always had a normal folding knife like this one:

Although I had a newer version, I have my grandfathers that looks exactly like that.

I wanted to go to one that would be easier to get out and open and close....fishing around in a pocket to find one....then using two hands to open it was getting to be a hassle when I had to use it many times a day. Also the chance of closing on my fingers with heavy use Shocked

So I got a lockback knife with a pocket clip....easy to get to and operate one handed....I went through a couple different ones and I liked them.

Now I work in an office and if I pull out a knife that is 3inches + of blade, I was worried someone would go crazy and shout "HES GOT A KNIFE!! Shocked

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So I decided I better go smaller....so I got the Kewshaw. It has the "Assisted Opening" as well, which is only a different way to say switchblade. But it is legal...I hope anyways Very Happy

sucker is SHARP too!
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kingofcool · BBQ Pro Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Posts: 863 Location: Georgia

Just asked for this one for a graduation present:

http://www.amazon.com/Spyderco-Dragonfly-Plain-Knife-Foliage/dp/B002GIOYX8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS?ie=UTF8&coliid=IHF9C1Z70QMFZ&colid=1GP3686GE0DFD

KAKid · Posted: Fri Apr 20 12 1:45 am Post subject:

These days it's usually a Stanley retractable utility knife in my back pocket. Way back when I was in the Navy, I always had a 4" Buck 110 on my belt.
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SoEzzy · Posted: Fri Apr 20 12 2:30 am Post subject:

The kids got me this one a few years ago.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Gerber-Paraframe-I-Fine-Edge-Edge-Knife/16523858

Then I upgraded to this one when I couldn't find the previous one, I should have looked in the jacket I had been wearing the last time I used it! DUH!

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Gerber-Paraframe-II-Fine-Edge-Knife/16523859

They are both easy to use one handed, though the button to turn out the blade can catch sometimes in jeans pockets if facing into the thigh, if you face it out, you cover the button on the blade with your hand reaching for it, it also falls to the thumb as you pull it out and with a flick the blade is out.

I like the quality feel to the knife.
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Toga · Posted: Fri Apr 20 12 3:59 am Post subject:

I too carry a Kershaw Scallion with the serrated blade. It is an excellent knife. It holds an edge very well. My only complaint is the cheap plastic safety lock broke quickly.
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erniesshop · Posted: Fri Apr 20 12 6:23 am Post subject:

I have carried a "Kissing Krane" Large Trapper for more years than I can remember..........

ckone · Posted: Fri Apr 20 12 7:47 am Post subject:

I currnetly have the serrated version of the second one Soezzy listed. I had an Applegate Fairbain that was recovered from the lost and found at work, but i lost it

Crying or Very sad

. (no jackets around)
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JimH · Posted: Fri Apr 20 12 9:07 am Post subject:

I keep a Gerber skinning knife with a gut hook in the truck and a Spyderco fully serrated with a thumb hole open in the car, both razor sharp.
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jess · Posted: Fri Apr 20 12 7:27 pm Post subject:

Gerber 2-3/4" Silver falcon, if I need something bigger I grab my bushaxe... Laughing

gbque · Posted: Fri Apr 20 12 10:20 pm Post subject:

It's not much but I've had a Victorinox key-chain knife ever since I could drive. The key is Victorinox. Their blades are very sharp, easy to sharpen, and include only the useful tools. I have a scissors, tiny phillips head driver, flat head driver, bottle opener, and of course the knife. The plus is that I get them for free from one of our vendors.
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wnkt · Posted: Sat Apr 21 12 12:42 am Post subject:

Oregon smoker · Posted: Sat Apr 21 12 3:57 am Post subject:

Leatherman Skeletool CX.
If that is not in my pocket i dont leave the house. I also own several Benchmades, including a auto. One of those is usually in pocket also or pack when camping/hiking.
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Geronimo · Posted: Sat Apr 21 12 4:28 am Post subject:

I had a large assortment of pocket knives (some 200+) of assorted brands and sizes and gave them all (except one) to my son before my move to TX this month. Hopefully he will enjoy them and pass them along to his son (he is only 7 now) when the time comes.

the one I carry is actually a Cutco folding knife but holds a good edge and easy to sharpen or I can send it back to factory (lifetime warranty) to have sharpened for free....if I want to let go of it for that long. Laughing

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wnkt · Posted: Sat Apr 21 12 8:16 pm Post subject:

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BluDawg · Posted: Sun Apr 22 12 12:31 pm Post subject:

I've toted a knife in my pocket everyday since I was 6, except for the time I was in boot camp. These two are in my pocket most of the time on different days.
Boker Barlow black jigged bone Carbon steel

Old Timer Barehead tapper Made in USA carbon steel

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DesertPits · BBQ Fan Joined: 05 May 2010 Posts: 104 Location: SoCal

This one is for the left pocket and now is also a screwdriver.

This one is for the right pocket.

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