Confess... toughest job

Cuttin' 1/2" steel banding material on equipment received in the warehouse with an old Schrade 51OT.
 
Cutting large nylon cable ties when rearranging a data center. The last time I tried cutting larger cable ties with a folder, I tweaked the heck out of it. This time I used my small Sebenza and had no issues whatsoever.

In my opinion, more knives are torqued at the pivot or have blades broken by prying than are ever damaged cutting. You can sharpen out blade damage but you can't restraighten a blade or bend a pivot straight again.
 
The worst thing I did to a knife was when I used a Russell butcher knife to chop branches off a Christmas tree so I could just toss it in the dumpster. After about 6-7 chops, I realized there were several large (1/2" or more) chunks missing from the edge of the blade, and imbedded in the tree. This was after I had spent several months, sanding, re-profiling, sealing the handle, etc., to get it back into good shape for kitchen use. It was my wife's favorite knife, and she was PO'd for months after that. She still reminds me of it to this day.

That was one of my 'hard lifetime lessons' with knives. I never did find anything that worked as well as, or felt as good in the hand, as that knife did.

thx - cpr
 
I used my Schrade peanut to cut sheet rock at work and concrete board to go under the tile in my bathroom. I also battoned my Benchmade Ares through 22 gauge sheet metal using the head of an axe. Not recommended, especially after reprofiling to leave a microbevel when using the 15 degree slots on the Sharpmaker. Took out 1 really large chip, about 3/4 of the edge bevel deep, but the rest was relatively unphased.
 
I butcher deer every year. Separating leg joints is hell on knives, as is continuous contact with bone. The only folder I consistently carry are various Large Sebenzas for about 8 years or so. However, when it comes to hunting trips The only knife I use is the 110. I have 1 that is at least 30 years old and it comes out to play every year. Too heavy to edc but works well with wet / muddy / sometimes bloody pants.
 
Used my Cold Steel Tanto (old one) to cut free window edges that had been painted shut and then pry open the windows enough to get my fingers under them-also use the serrations to cut drywall, works very well for this.
 
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