Choose Wisely (One Knife)

Since we are in the magical world of genies anyway, can it be a made up knife?

In that case I would choose a Chris Reeve Large 21 with a Magnacut drop point blade and green maple burl inlays. The knife would also have the caplifter/screwdriver and can opener/Phillips head screwdriver blades of an SAK, but still magically not be any thicker than a normal large 21.
 
celticrogues said:
Since we are in the magical world of genies anyway, can it be a made up knife?

In that case I would choose a Chris Reeve Large 21 with a Magnacut drop point blade and green maple burl inlays. The knife would also have the caplifter/screwdriver and can opener/Phillips head screwdriver blades of an SAK, but still magically not be any thicker than a normal large 21.
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We can go deeper.

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celticrogues said:
Since we are in the magical world of genies anyway, can it be a made up knife?

In that case I would choose a Chris Reeve Large 21 with a Magnacut drop point blade and green maple burl inlays. The knife would also have the caplifter/screwdriver and can opener/Phillips head screwdriver blades of an SAK, but still magically not be any thicker than a normal large 21.
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I like this idea.
Mine would be a 4” fixed blade with easily removable scales that are storing a Victorinox Pioneer X in them.
 
All you guys and your fixed blades…c’mon…you’re gonna carry a fixed blade to your kid’s soccer game? Church? Work?
I mean, unless you live & work on a farm or forest….or you’re Crocodile Dundee….

For me the Stockman pretty much covers a lot of EDC situations and is much easier to carry than a fixed blade.

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Ron Sabbagh said:
All you guys and your fixed blades…c’mon…you’re gonna carry a fixed blade to your kid’s soccer game? Church? Work?
I mean, unless you live & work on a farm or forest….or you’re Crocodile Dundee….

For me the Stockman pretty much covers a lot of EDC situations and is much easier to carry than a fixed blade.

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I feel like the problem is one of packaging, rather than perception. A rich leather sheath has a classic look, and doesn't make a lot of clacky noises when you pull your knife. A small fixed blade can disappear in your hand, and as long as you're not flashy about it, it's not going to unnerve the gentle people any more than any other cutting tool.

What's handy about a folding knife is that you get almost as much blade length as handle length, and it doesn't need a separate carrying case.

I feel like a lot of people overshoot in these "one-knife" scenarios. If I were going to commit to one knife for the rest of my mortality, I would absolutely want it backed up by a host of other more specialized tools: scissors, linesmans pliers, hatchet, saw, light duty shears, angle grinder, and so on. Keeping in mind that a knife is part of a suite of cutting tools, I can afford to go lighter, and escalate as needed.
 
Well hypothetically speaking it would have to be a compromise if I couldn't also choose a smaller folder such as a SAK so I'd go for a differentially sharpened Parang in 5160, where I'd have to create a pointy end for defense.

Although I would probably make a bow and spear for that with the parang.

I guess I could also knap some flint (plentiful where I am) for skinning, dressing and prepping food.

I'm ignoring the EDC aspect as in the UK that would limit me to a puny non locking max 3" blade. As above I'd have a nice sheath and also the OP suggested to fight off wild life so I presumed it was more a survival situation or for the coming apocalypse🤣
 
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Dav1 said:
Well hypothetically speaking it would have to be a compromise if I couldn't also choose a smaller folder such as a SAK so I'd go for a differentially sharpened Parang in 5160, where I'd have to create a pointy end for defense.

Although I would probably make a bow and spear for that with the parang.

I guess I could also knap some flint (plentiful where I am) for skinning, dressing and prepping food.

I'm ignoring the EDC aspect as in the UK that would limit me to a puny non locking max 3" blade. As above I'd have a nice sheath and also the OP suggested to fight off wild life so I presumed it was more a survival situation or for the coming apocalypse🤣
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I discovered the Lionsteel/CollectorKnives Bolus/Otnat about six months ago, and one of the videos I watched in the course of that initial excitement was all about what’s legal in the UK. Even here in the US I’ve been carrying those quite a bit lately, just because I LIKE them.
 
Yeah it's a bit silly here in the UK knife crime is common but they often use kitchen knives etc... some machete attacks but you'll not stop it by banning things, it's a cultural "thing" sadly and the increasingly poor values etc...

All it does is demonise responsible users. I wouldn't want to carry a large blade in shops or bars etc... I get that but I do a lot of "wild" camping and fortunately am normally on private land so don't have to worry but if not and it's a public site its always open to "interpretation" and I would certainly be looking at a charge if I used certain knives I have even as intended (responsibly).
 
I would go for a 4-5" FFG fixed blade with reasonably stainless 3-4mm blade stock in a slim kydex sheath. Thin and slicey enough for kitchen duty, robust enough for anything I'll need in day to day EDC use (I'm still allowed to touch saws, hatchets and power tools right?) and small enough to fit in my front jeans pocket with a bit of handle showing. Disappears on the belt under a jacket.

Right now my pick would be the Manly Drugar:

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Cons: Too stabby to be effective at spreading cream cheese or butter...
 
My BK-14 fits in a pocket sheath that doubles as my wallet (with some bike inner tube sections stretched across it) and at 7" OAL, comes with me everywhere and in jeans, casual attire and even a suit, unnoticed.

A drop point is an awesome all-around shave and FFG makes it a decent slicer.

It can do most utility and outdoors tastes, as well.

If I could only have one food knife, I'd choose a 7" Dexter Russel fillet knife.

For both uses, I guess a cold steel Canadian belt knife or the original Gronholm Canadian knife in FFG could work well.

For DGAF public wearing and / or end of the world... Kershaw Camp 10 is an amazing blade.
 
One knife. Been there. Done that.
For well over a decade I carried a Buck 303 every day. During those years I went hiking and camping, worked in construction, worked as a truck driver, worked in an engineering lab, worked in a chem lab, and attended a number of formal functions. And I never felt "under knifed" or "over knifed".

Nowadays my monoganistic tendencies are limited to my marriage. But if forced to it, I'd return to the knife which has already proven itself capable of doing pretty much every task I need it to do. A Buck 303.
 
Ron Sabbagh said:
All you guys and your fixed blades…c’mon…you’re gonna carry a fixed blade to your kid’s soccer game? Church? Work?
I mean, unless you live & work on a farm or forest….or you’re Crocodile Dundee….

For me the Stockman pretty much covers a lot of EDC situations and is much easier to carry than a fixed blade.
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Daughters are out of the house. Also not sure church would have the same priority after meeting the genie. Plus the OP is asking for a knife that can do kitchen duty, at least peanut butter and toast. :)

It’s funny - in all these threads about one knife, or two knives, etc. for everything, many replies always assume that the kitchen is full of knives, and some assume that somebody else is cooking for them.

Take this one instead :)

Ron Sabbagh said:
It’s all about the grind, baby….

Gimme some SWEDGE

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ferider said:
Daughters are out of the house. Also not sure church would have the same priority after meeting the genie. Plus the OP is asking for a knife that can do kitchen duty, at least peanut butter and toast. :)

It’s funny - in all these threads about one knife, or two knives, etc. for everything, many replies always assume that the kitchen is full of knives, and some assume that somebody else is cooking for them.

Take this one instead :)
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Yep, I was serious with mine, it's pretty versatile and not huge.
 
Ron Sabbagh said:
All you guys and your fixed blades…c’mon…you’re gonna carry a fixed blade to your kid’s soccer game? Church? Work?
I mean, unless you live & work on a farm or forest….or you’re Crocodile Dundee….

For me the Stockman pretty much covers a lot of EDC situations and is much easier to carry than a fixed blade.

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I carry a fixed blade on my belt pretty much every single day. It's not huge, not terribly noticeable, but I've never had anyone comment on it (well, one friend complimented it when I was using it) or be upset by it.

I've gone 180° on EDC fixed blades during my time here and find them handy, unobtrusive and much less of a problem than I originally thought, as long as you can legally carry one.
 
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