Christmas: A Knifenut's Time to Shine!

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steelscout30

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This is the truth!

It always seems that as my family members are tearing through their presents, they are begging for the one guy in the room with a pocketknife to open all of their presents! The little cousins want the plastic shells off their Barbie dolls and wire ties off their G.I. Joes. Mom and Dad need the tape cut off of their boxes. There are always a host of people on Christmas morning that need a knife and don't have one! It is indeed your time, as a knife enthusiast, to shine---show off the practicality, show off your skills, and have a merry Christmas!

God bless.

KATN,

Wade
 
Be very careful. Those darn plastic clamshells cause a lot of emergency room visits. Scissors are a safer method.
 
steelscout30 said:
This is the truth!

It always seems that as my family members are tearing through their presents, they are begging for the one guy in the room with a pocketknife to open all of their presents! The little cousins want the plastic shells off their Barbie dolls and wire ties off their G.I. Joes. Mom and Dad need the tape cut off of their boxes. There are always a host of people on Christmas morning that need a knife and don't have one! It is indeed your time, as a knife enthusiast, to shine---show off the practicality, show off your skills, and have a merry Christmas!

God bless.

KATN,

Wade
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I with you on this one:thumbup:As far as plastic shells go they are no match
for flat ground blades.I hear the caly 3 calling me:jerkit:But you know your a knife enthusiast when you have 3 knives on your person on christmas:o
 
I do know there are at least 13 custom knives under the Christmas tree right behind me.

1 for me from Cloyde who is a knifemaker who hangs around here.

6 for my oldest daughter and her husband - Viking kitchen knives that I have put Leopard Skin Jasper on.

6 for my youngest daughter and her husband Viking kitchen knives that I have put Tiger Eye handles on.

Here is a link to the one from Cloyde:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=604200

Here is a link to the Leopard Skin kitchen knife set.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=594288

Here are some pictures of the tiger eye Viking kitchen knife set as these photo's are not "hosted" on bladeforums yet...

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I brought my Spyderco T-Mag to my girlfriend's paternal side's Christmas today---it functioned flawlessly despite my reservations about its essentially non-locking blade. Also had my Leatherman Micra on my keychain for a decent, compact set of scissors.

I have about five more Christmas parties to make it through, I'm glad S30V has good edge retention. :D
 
I don't trust anyone opening those plastic shells with their own knives excpet someone in my family. I went over to my neighbors on Xmas eve, and watched someone over there pull out a cheapo China knife and it broke trying to open the plastic shell =/
 
coop1957 said:
Be very careful. Those darn plastic clamshells cause a lot of emergency room visits. Scissors are a safer method.
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I was actually going to start a thread calling out the Dads/Uncles/Grandpas to show off their plastic clampack conquering cutlery. I actually find a knife to be the ideal tool for slicing these open as scissors tend to bind. However, you must choose your equipment wisely:

1) The knife should either be fixed bladed or have a very reliable lock

2) It should have a very durable edge to handle the plastic and stay sharp.

Here's what I'll be armed with, in addition to a pair of angle cutters for the wire ties (not my picture):

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Buck Strider 881SP. Normally I'm not a fan of liner locks, but the thick titanium liner on this little beast locks up like a vault. Also the Paul Bos treated ATS 34 combined with the thick edge handles abrasive media better than anything else I know of besides INFI steel. Short blade and thick handle make it very easy to control.

Bring em on I'm ready! :D
 
I'll be having my Mili in Foliage Green (knife has to match with tree:D) on my person all the time. Scissors are somewhat safer, but also duller and a fine tip is really useful, so a knife has to be in my pocket and like gine said, full flat ground blades really shine when cutting tough stuff like those shells.
 
Yup, full flat grind, pointy tip, and strong lock. I also keep my SwissTool around for the plastic-coated wire ties.

Not sure which one will be doing duty this week. I'll have to think about it... Probably my Kreined Kershaw Blue Titanium Bump.

DD
 
My T-Mag essentially lacks a lock but I felt it was safe enough. I used the properly-oriented cuts and engaged my forefinger in the choil. A lock is something nice to have, and something with a full flat grind and a pointy tip would be wonderful---needless to say, my Military is back in action today. S30V today, maybe CPM D2 tomorrow, S90V the day after that...the possibilities are endless. :D
 
I bought my Case swayback jack specifically for dealing with blister packaging. Wharnies do great on that crap! :D
 
Do you think its normal that I' ve been debating about which knife I should be carrying on Christmas eve(we open presents on the 24th here in Germany) for about a week?
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I can't wait to use my Strider GB on those damn wire cable twisty ties. I swear they put like 8 on just 1 action figure.
 
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