Actual "hard uses" for a knife

[bdmicarta]

For point strength I think this CRKT Tanto is pretty good. I'm not sure how strong the lock is or the pivot is but the lock is probably good enough for normal use, even hard use, but might not be strong enough for stabbing and batoning, and the pivot would probably be OK until you get into real hard prying.

 

[SkrufKnifer]

i things like cutting sandwiches and my donut in half -Owen

LOL Why do you cut your doughnuts in half?

 

[Dorito Monk]

This all sounds like a normal, average day to me. Not abuse or even hard use. I carry a Buck. Never breaks or even gets dull. I carry a Buck: I can do anything.

Sounds like a good advertisement for Buck. How much are they paying you?

 

[Knife Crazied]

+1 :thumbup:

 

[festerfromnzed]

After 4 years of hard use at work.i cant praise these knives enough...i had to tweak the pivot nut about a year ago??.....And if you ever want to test an edge for resistance?,try cutting up boars or stags covered in mud..its a real test imo. FES

 

[FingerBlade]

Aahhh, a GC knife...get a Bk11 and don't look back. General contractor's like yourself never know what problems the subs are gonna bring to your attention. Or claim they don't own it and the famous its not in my scope! The BK11 will never leave you hanging my friend.

 

[powernoodle]

Anybody else use/abuse their knives like this?

Today I used my pink Delica when scrapbooking, to cut delicate pieces of fine Italian paper which I fashion into the shapes of unicorns and rainbows. I also use my pink Delica to trim antique lace, which I incorporate in my side-business of designing wedding dresses. Sometimes, when I am restoring 1940's purses, I cut the threads with my knife. I also trim fabulous recipes from Martha Stewart's Living magazine, and open packages of sun-dried tomatoes when I prepare brunch for the local male florists' society meeting.

 

[jackknife]

I often thin-slice stuffed green olives (cross cut, no less) with the large spearpoint on my SAK.
you have to be careful or it will hang up on the pimento.

You're a brave man, Pete. I was slicing some stuffed olives not long ago, and Ihad to baton my Case peanut through the pimento with the back of a teaspoon!

Those pimentos are tough!

 

[davek14]

Today I used my pink Delica when scrapbooking, to cut delicate pieces of fine Italian paper which I fashion into the shapes of unicorns and rainbows. I also use my pink Delica to trim antique lace, which I incorporate in my side-business of designing wedding dresses. Sometimes, when I am restoring 1940's purses, I cut the threads with my knife. I also trim fabulous recipes from Martha Stewart's Living magazine, and open packages of sun-dried tomatoes when I prepare brunch for the local male florists' society meeting.

Hilarious

 

[kinskibrain]

lol @ powernoodle

I am surprised to see that so many are hard using folding knives?! I only use sheath knives for such things like scraping, light prying and poking. Then I understand folding knives are popular in the U.S. In Sweden sheath knives are still completely dominant for any serious tasks.

My girlfriend is a painter/carpenter and she sharpened her work knives tonight. Her new Mora Robust and her old trusty 2/0 Classic. These she keeps sharp but I know she has something like a 511 which is reduced to a blunt piece of poking metal with no edge whatsoever but which is used for the dirtiest jobs. The 2/0 classic is her favourite knife and unfortunately the tip has been lost at some point in time. It sharpens to a razors edge however. For hard use nothing beats good carbon steel with quality heat treat.

 

[elkins45]

This is perhaps the best, most reasonable, and useful definition of "hard use" that I've come across.

I have another that works really well for me:

Hard use is what you can guarantee any knife you loan to a co-worker is about to experience.

 

[JSMcustoms]

I have another that works really well for me:

Hard use is what you can guarantee any knife you loan to a co-worker is about to experience.

It surprises me how many times what they really need is a screwdriver or perhaps a hammer (though it shouldn't by now).





The hardest use my EDC knife sees on a daily basis is opening boxes, cutting up cardboard and cutting those plastic straps that are around some boxes (surprisingly hard on a knife as far as holding an edge).