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In that regard the aluminum blade guard could be a bit stronger, but since it's tight against the blade I think it'll hold up.
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An idea for a keychain blade I came up with
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The nail clippers made the cut.
I'm not following.
Many, including myself, put a Vic Classic on their keychain. It's a real knife. I use it almost daily.
And when i brought up the P38 you said it wasn't "actual" but yours was. But yours is on your keychain.
So its an "actual blade", but not "real" and you wont be using it more than once a month?
I'm just not getting your point.
Clarification please? Thanks!
Refreshing to see you have changed your opinion from a few days ago.
The slightly larger Manbug is a great,very handy knife as well. Mine is a Super Blue Sprint run.
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Very nice, I have the Hap-40, I just throw it in my pocket. I wouldn’t carry a limited rickety 1/4 cutting inch tool jingling on my keychain like H&S, especially for once a month use, when I can carry a more useful tool like that man bug or ladybug or a micra,classic,minichamp I guess I’m old fashioned...I can just use my little slip joint to open a package... don’t need a dozen specialized cutting tools daily, I can make do with one little slip joint normally, although I do like to carry others but I don’t NEED to...
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My keychain "knife" is a Leatherman Ps4. That won't change soon. Don't care for Vic Classics. I usually have a knife in my pocket, so the Ps4 is mostly used for the little pliers for grabbing or cutting wire. Used it yesterday in fact staking up my tomato cages. Just added a Case Peanut to my pockets (watch pocket) and I think that will stay there... so another little knife. If I get attached to the peanut, another will likely follow this one.
Little knives can handle about 90% of most people's cutting needs (non-kitchen use) and that includes the Vic Classic even though I don't care for them.
I'm sure this knife-tool you made is functional, but I just don't see the point when you have a Vic Classic in your pocket or that little neck knife you made before. Added: I know, it's about having fun with the hobby.
Little knives can handle about 90% of most people's cutting needs (non-kitchen use) and that includes the Vic Classic even though I don't care for them.
I'm sure this knife-tool you made is functional, but I just don't see the point when you have a Vic Classic in your pocket or that little neck knife you made before. Added: I know, it's about having fun with the hobby.
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[Had I actually planned it or something I could have had a better result.]
Well, right... Planning is always paramount in my book. Now, the aluminium blade guard is definitely a nice feature (even if not planned at all...). If the blade would actually be a knife of some sort, you'd have a very valid (and fun) design available.
Well, right... Planning is always paramount in my book. Now, the aluminium blade guard is definitely a nice feature (even if not planned at all...). If the blade would actually be a knife of some sort, you'd have a very valid (and fun) design available.
The Classic is, well, classic, but I prefer the Rambler. It's slightly thicker, but the magnetic Phillips head and bottle opener tool is a nice addition.
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You're right they did but that's because they don't get used as often as a knife, I guess a may have a bit of a double standard.
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I haven't, but that doesn't mean I can't like the idea of the ladybug.Refreshing to see you have changed your opinion from a few days ago.
The slightly larger Manbug is a great,very handy knife as well. Mine is a Super Blue Sprint run.
Ive never handled one though so I don't know if I would actually like it.
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In general I'm sure an actual knife would be preferred to most people.
I didn't make this an actual knife because those already exist.
This is basically just for one thing, and I made it small enough to go completely unoticed until it's needed.
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OK. So any blade you would include on your keychain, you would not use more than once a month or so.
And the nail clippers on your keychain "don't get used as often as a knife."
So, just trying to get a better grasp on your EDC philosophy....what even have them on your keychain? For me, keychain stuff goes in my pocket and is stuff I need at hand daily, not stuff that gets used less than once a month.
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My intention with the little one was to have something with just enough edge to open a clambshell package, not to make an actual knife.
The larger one was pointless and I was just bored.
Btw I haven't carried that little neck knife in a long time, I sort of forgot about it somehow.
Were I still carrying it I'd not really need this, i think I stopped because I had wanted to minimize the actual knives I was carrying.
Clamshell. Like a clam.
Regardless, how well does it work piercing the clamshell with that sheepsfoot? That is the great part about the P38 when it comes to clamshells, not only is it a blade, but it has a point to make that initial piercing.
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I like the design and I think it fills a niche. For those suggesting small spydercos those are pretty expensive. I could see the cost of something like this being sub $20 with a quality blade steel. The vic classics blade is awfully thin and for things like clam shell packaging I would probably use a different knife. This could have the simplicity of a douk douk but have a robust enough blade to do work without needing to be as expensive as other designs. Plus I like the more antiquated look. There's a lot of g10 and FRN out there and I like the look of carbon steel on stainless or aluminum.
Have to agree with this 100%
In my never ending quest as I got older, I was always trying to cut down on the stuff I was carrying around. If I have a small knife, and that small knife had a few tools on it, that was a good thing. I didn't like single use items anymore. One trick ponies get old as you have to lug around the RONCO defibrillator in case of a vapor lock.
I've found the Vic classic or even better the Leatherman squirt, did a fine job of small cutting jobs. Outside of food use in the kitchen, the little blade of the classic and squirt is more than enough to open a box, cut down said box for recycle, open mail, and slice open the accursed plastic blister packages. With a P-38 and a keychain screw driver in the wallet, I find I can go through my day with a SAK classic within problem. I even found it can cut a thick sandwich in half.
I was out with my better half and we picked up some snacks to take on a walk. She had a ham and cheese on rye that was not sliced. So since we were in Zilker park in downtown Austin, all I had on me was my classic on the keyring. Took the sandwich and turned it over and cut the bottom layer of bread. Turned it up over again and took off the top slice of bread and sliced the ham and cheese along the line of the cut lower bread. Then put the top bread back on and sliced through that. Yeah, it took three cuts, but it got done very neatly if I say so myself. A one inch blade cut the two inch thick sandwich in half. Slow but it got there.
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Well it's gone now 
I moved it to one of those little S-biners yesterday and must've forgotten to close it because they have never opened on me in the 4 years I've been using them.
It's gone, but luckily my key was caught in that little notch / hook on the end or it would be gone too and I don't have another one of those.
I'm not counting on finding it either as it probably came off in a parking lot or something, I'll look around for it for sure.
Oh whell, you guys have given me many great ideas for what I've already got anyways.
I just remembered that I've had the perfect thing on me everyday for about a year, I so infrequently open clambshell packaging that I forgot I had something thats perfect for opening them.
It sucks that I lost it before I had a chance to open something with it, I could make another one but i don't think I will.
I moved it to one of those little S-biners yesterday and must've forgotten to close it because they have never opened on me in the 4 years I've been using them.
It's gone, but luckily my key was caught in that little notch / hook on the end or it would be gone too and I don't have another one of those.
I'm not counting on finding it either as it probably came off in a parking lot or something, I'll look around for it for sure.
Oh whell, you guys have given me many great ideas for what I've already got anyways.
I just remembered that I've had the perfect thing on me everyday for about a year, I so infrequently open clambshell packaging that I forgot I had something thats perfect for opening them.
It sucks that I lost it before I had a chance to open something with it, I could make another one but i don't think I will.
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Well it's gone now
I moved it to one of those little S-biners yesterday and must've forgotten to close it because they have never opened on me in the 4 years I've been using them.
It's gone, but luckily my key was caught in that little notch / hook on the end or it would be gone too and I don't have another one of those.
I'm not counting on finding it either as it probably came off in a parking lot or something, I'll look around for it for sure.
Oh whell, you guys have given me many great ideas for what I've already got anyways.
I just remembered that I've had the perfect thing on me everyday for about a year, I so infrequently open clambshell packaging that I forgot I had something thats perfect for opening them.
It sucks that I lost it before I had a chance to open something with it, I could make another one but i don't think I will.
If you're making this post for us to read and argue about, you get to your shop and you make a model 2.0!