Does your love for knives and tools fit with your profession?

Building maintenance. I'd be lost without a knife or ten (lots of concrete, ceramic and porcelin in that building). The boss borrows my knife when she needs something cut.
 
right now im in nursing school and our school policy is....... well i dont know nor do i care ide carry anyway even if i wasnt supposed to :>
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I'm a partial owner in a trucking company, and when I'm in the wearhouse, my knives are used regularly. But during the day and on most days, I'm a courier and the knife doesn't see much use for my job. And like some of these techy guys, I'm in my car a lot and play with my knives most of the work day. I use my flashlight a little more than my knives overall.
 
yes I own and run a automotive body shop. I need to cut stuff all day here and there. Open boxes, poke through the edge of the paint cans (so stray paint will drain and not glue the lid down) cut bondo down into shape, cut sand paper, rubber, scrape paint, ect ect you get the point, I beat my mini manix every day, It gets paint on the g-10 and looks really rough (scratched blade), but when I clean it I soak the g-10 in paint thinner and it brings it back up to snuff. I like the look of a well beatin (used) knife.
 
I'm a structural engineer. Although I'm mainly office-based, I've always been into gadgets, tools and steel. I guess the interest all comes from the same source.

Unfortuately, because I work in an office, knives are frowned upon so my edc is normally a Queen slippy, or a SAK.
 
My hobby is literally my work or vice versa.
I work in a webshop that sells all kinds of kitchenknives, outdoorknives, flashlights, and general outdoor products.
And i have to keep up my knowledge, so i get paid to hang around at the various forums.
Life sucks, don't it,
:D
 
As a bookbinder, my knives are an important part of my daily work. I carry at least three and use many that are motor driven, including a couple of 55 inch guillotine knives. Been doing it 30 years and have worn out lotsa, lotsa knives.
 
kwackster said:
My hobby is literally my work or vice versa.
I work in a webshop that sells all kinds of kitchenknives, outdoorknives, flashlights, and general outdoor products.
And i have to keep up my knowledge, so i get paid to hang around at the various forums.
Life sucks, don't it,
:D
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Lucky bastid!!!:D :D :D
 
I'm a regulatory writer for an executive branch federal agency. The only cutting I do at work is done with a word processor.
 
I'm a Media/Advertising guy. Aside from cutting the plastic strapping on copier paper boxes, there's not much of an opportunity for the EDC to see daylight. Sandwiches, however fear me.
 
Another IT guy here, my primary tools are phillips screwdrivers, but occasionally I need a cutting blade. Sometimes I carry a SAK cybertool 29, Soldier or a Buck pocket knife. Lately, I'm carrying a BM mini-grip and a Leatherman Squirt E4. I've used, admired and collected knives since I was a kid, so I like to have one in my pocket. Now that I've found this forum, I plan to work on sharpening and maintaining them better.
 
When I owned an advertising agency, I encouraged everyone to carry a knife - makes more sense than trying to open courier boxes, etc. with a pen or car keys. In fact, if my Art Directors had open-carried Desert Eagles and strapped katanas to their backs it wouldn't have bothered me in the slightest (It's Good To Be King! ;) ) Now that I'm semi-retired and work as a writer out of my home office....well, not much has changed. :D
 
I work on ships as deck officer, up to few years ago (when I was still doing mooring stations and driving tenders) my EDC's saw a lot of use mainly cutting ropes and they were all about 4". Now I'm mostly on the bridge or in my office, EDC's as an average have lost 1 inch and they are used to open the occasional box. I EDC at home as well and like the feeling of having a knife in my pockets.
Fausto
 
Being a Chef by trade, I would say yes. My trade and knives fit nicely together, although there are times when I whip out my Skirmish to open a letter and I get "OooooOOooo" from the ladies in the office.
 
Office job in front of a computer. My high-speed tactical knives have been relegated to opening mail, taking down boxes, and cutting food.
 
I'm a college professor (business)--so other than the interesting market aspects of the industry, my knife hooby does not at all fit my career.
 
I'm a field service tech in the food industry. I do use a folding knife every working day of my life, consider it another tool of the trade. I never get any weird stares while using it in front of customers, they seem to expect me to have a knife, sort of the way you wouldn't look twice at a cop wearing a pistol, a tool of the trade. I'm fortunate in that I can always find some real justification for buying another knife ;) I do wish I could use my fixed blade knives more often though, they see use on weekends.
 
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