Approved EDC uses

Which is why I carry a fixed blade (ESEE 3) for anything other than light duty chores (performed by my more convenient Kershaw Chill).
 
crom said:
Dorito Monk, classic! Guys, I've used mine for, GASP, prying!
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I think a lot of people here would have fainted if they saw me prying a nail out of a pallet jack wheel with my Umnumzaan. ROFL :D
 
Reasoned1 said:
As a city dweller of the 21st century, I really don't need anything more than a Swiss Army knife, but I'm proud of my collection of fighting and survival knives, because it's a testament to my manhood and a nature antithetical to domestication under Big Brother. I pity some of you liberal, effeminate, group-thinking, social parasites for your complete lack of testosterone.
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Yeah - what he said !!!
 
My knives are put to work, and are not pocket jewelry. That's all I care about....I've never used them in the Kitchen though, because they usually have oil and other toxic (medicinal) liquids on the blades from work.
 
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I like to spend my time tactically shaving my arm hair in my recliner and fantasizing about shankin' a bitch.:rolleyes:
And everything in the OP.
Also my UKPK has cut down the occasional sapling and a lot of weed-eater string. Hell, it cuts whatever I need it to.
I have one folding knife that gets carried every day and used for what it is needed.:eek:
It is a tool not pocket jewelry. For me it is not about accumulating knives, it is about using what I have.
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Gobbo_the_civet said:
I for one would enjoy watching someone whittle with an axe or saw. :D
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I just like this video ... sorry. :)

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Originally Posted by Reasoned1
As a city dweller of the 21st century, I really don't need anything more than a Swiss Army knife, but I'm proud of my collection of fighting and survival knives, because it's a testament to my manhood and a nature antithetical to domestication under Big Brother. I pity some of you liberal, effeminate, group-thinking, social parasites for your complete lack of testosterone.
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That's awesome! :rolleyes:
 
Noctis3880 said:
I could find no better way to describe this:
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I'm hoping to get a little more of that action, but in a folding knife this Friday:D:thumbup:.
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Damn, you're right - that is some well-oiled wood. :thumbup: Absolutely beautiful! Did you make those scales yourself?
 
stabman said:
So, what would constitute a "proper" use of the EDC that so many carry, but apparently is useless for everything? (I use it for all of the above things, so I'm too stupid to answer the question:D)
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  • Cut crash victims from seatbelts. (Seem to hear that as a rationale frequently.)
  • Break car windows for same.
  • Cut the hair/clothes of kids trapped in an escalator.
  • Denamimate zombies.
  • Whittle. (Seems acceptable for some reason.)
  • Kill attacking packs of wild dogs.
 
stabman said:
Well, we've seen from various threads that it is stupid to use your EDC to:
-Cut food in restaurants (crappy knife is provided)
-Cut food in the kitchen (use kitchen knife)
-Cut cardboard, especially in box form (use box-cutter)
-Cut wood (use saw or axe)
-Pry staples (carry a staple remover everywhere you go)
-Cut paper (carry scissors at all times too)
-Cut stray threads off of clothing (must carry approved cloth shears)
-and every other use it seems as well.

So, what would constitute a "proper" use of the EDC that so many carry, but apparently is useless for everything? (I use it for all of the above things, so I'm too stupid to answer the question:D)
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If I had magic, I would go back in time, read your post, then the first response (see below), and lock the thread, because you cannot, in my opinion get a funnier original post, and response. Everything else is superfluous!





Dorito Monk said:
Proper use of an EDC is as follows:

- Take pictures of your knife alongside a bunch of flashlights, watches, your wallet, the stupid crap you carry on your keychain, etc.
- Post pictures of it on the internet and brag about how sharp it is.
- Go into your backyard and cut up ridiculous amounts of perfectly good rope once in a while even though you don't actually need to, then post pictures of it on the internet.
- Sharpen it using a 4000$ sharpening system, even when it isn't dull in the first place.
- Put fobs, lanyards, beads, and after-market accessories on it (then post pictures on the internet, of course).
- Fantasize about the "extreme hard use tactical EDC emergency use" things that you'll never do with your knife because you don't work for a living.

At least, that's what I've learned from reading internet forums. I could be wrong...
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Ankerson said:
Even the cheapest crap garbage Kitchen knife will do better in the kitchen than well over 95% of the folders out there that people own and the blades are a better length too....

I have some and they do......

I think of using a folder in the kitchen that same thing as using it as a flick toy ect or just a reason to play with their knife.

The same with a restaurant...
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I have to say, I like using my traditional folders (large GEC) in the kitchen a ton. They do a better job than my Cutco knives for a lot of things (mostly fruit cutting).

I don't think it suffers a bit in that task. It certainly outshines every single restaurant knife I have ever used at every cutting task I could think of.

That said, I don't tend to pull out my EDC in restaurants that have knives, because I am one of those guys who hates the thought of his knife edge touching glass! I have a OCD thing about a sharp knife on the plate!


Ankerson said:
I use Custom FB's in the kitchen most of the time personally....

Although the garbage knives get used by others for the most part, I won't let them near my Customs that I use.
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Of course, I would guess the fixed blade knives you keep in your kitchen are better than my cut co knives!
 
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Reasoned1 said:
As a city dweller of the 21st century, I really don't need anything more than a Swiss Army knife, but I'm proud of my collection of fighting and survival knives, because it's a testament to my manhood and a nature antithetical to domestication under Big Brother. I pity some of you liberal, effeminate, group-thinking, social parasites for your complete lack of testosterone.
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...nice, lol

Dorito Monk said:
Proper use of an EDC is as follows:

- Take pictures of your knife alongside a bunch of flashlights, watches, your wallet, the stupid crap you carry on your keychain, etc.
- Post pictures of it on the internet and brag about how sharp it is.
- Go into your backyard and cut up ridiculous amounts of perfectly good rope once in a while even though you don't actually need to, then post pictures of it on the internet.
- Sharpen it using a 4000$ sharpening system, even when it isn't dull in the first place.
- Put fobs, lanyards, beads, and after-market accessories on it (then post pictures on the internet, of course).
- Fantasize about the "extreme hard use tactical EDC emergency use" things that you'll never do with your knife because you don't work for a living.

At least, that's what I've learned from reading internet forums. I could be wrong...
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...lol...guilty as charged- of the first two, that is.

good original post, stabman.
 
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Bigfattyt said:
I have to say, I like using my traditional folders (large GEC) in the kitchen a ton. They do a better job than my Cutco knives for a lot of things (mostly fruit cutting).

I don't think it suffers a bit in that task. It certainly outshines every single restaurant knife I have ever used at every cutting task I could think of.

That said, I don't tend to pull out my EDC in restaurants that have knives, because I am one of those guys who hates the thought of his knife edge touching glass! I have a OCD thing about a sharp knife on the plate!





Of course, I would guess the fixed blade knives you keep in your kitchen are better than my cut co knives!
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Most of the better slipjoints are very thin so they do cut very well. :)
 
stabman said:
Well, we've seen from various threads that it is stupid to use your EDC to:
-Cut food in restaurants (crappy knife is provided)
-Cut food in the kitchen (use kitchen knife)
-Cut cardboard, especially in box form (use box-cutter)
-Cut wood (use saw or axe)
-Pry staples (carry a staple remover everywhere you go)
-Cut paper (carry scissors at all times too)
-Cut stray threads off of clothing (must carry approved cloth shears)
-and every other use it seems as well.

So, what would constitute a "proper" use of the EDC that so many carry, but apparently is useless for everything? (I use it for all of the above things, so I'm too stupid to answer the question:D)
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Well. I just threw away all my knives. I am grabbing my backpack and heading to Walmart so I can buy all the tools that make my knives totally useless.
 
Saying that Cutco knives are great kitchen knives is akin to saying that CRKT makes great folders.
 
Get in touch with your artsy-fartsy side making pretty patina designs with mustard, vinegar and pickle juice! Well, unless you're cursed with that blasted, worthless stainless steel!!! ( Elmax, M390, S90V, etc.)
 
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