EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

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Billy The Hungry said:
It's the Indian, not the arrow, in most cases. You see very many higher end knives dirty and scratched up? A couple, sure. Dcdavis Dcdavis uses his expensive knives for work, but most do not. I guarantee your Kershaw will put in more work than many members $200 knives!
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Sharp & Fiery said:
I think that more than just a couple guys use their knives in this thread...I use mine at work too, but it’s actually quite hard to catch scratches in photos. Especially photos of CRK’s. ;)

Two knives of mine that see extensive work use...far away shot...they look BNIB...closeup, with some difficulty, shows some of the scratches.
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ChazzyP ChazzyP also uses his blades at work.
To be fair...I definitely have some “light use” and “fondler” blades as well.

Ps: I hope this doesn’t come across as rude...not my intention. Just sometimes things are not as they appear in photo’s. The bonus is that knife blades tend to wear very well. And also, yes, some of the posted knives here don’t see any use. Some folks are users, some folks are safe queen collectors, and some are both. :)

I definitely get where you are coming from though...a lot of great budget knives will see way more use than expensive knives in this thread...for sure!
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I can’t speak for everyone but I do know several folks who work their higher end knives @Murphjd25 @Ajack60
@sailfish @Steel_Addiction You can’t hurt them. They’re a knife, they’ll dull and they’ll sharpen back up
 
Billy The Hungry Billy The Hungry

I have a feeling a lot of scratched up blades are gonna make an appearance in this thread today. :) Thank you for that! :)

I must admit, I’m the kind of guy who has a “honeymoon” phase with my higher end blades. Sometimes take a year or two for me to finally stop caressing the knife and put it into actual use. :)

MRI MRI nice users!!
 
Billy The Hungry said:
It's the Indian, not the arrow, in most cases. You see very many higher end knives dirty and scratched up? A couple, sure. Dcdavis Dcdavis uses his expensive knives for work, but most do not. I guarantee your Kershaw will put in more work than many members $200 knives!
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I do use all my favorite and also the expensive knives. The problem is I have so many :) So only a few get scratched up and it takes time to show usage.
 
Sharp & Fiery said:
Billy The Hungry Billy The Hungry

I have a feeling a lot of scratched up blades are gonna make an appearance in this thread today. :) Thank you for that! :)

I must admit, I’m the kind of guy who has a “honeymoon” phase with my higher end blades. Sometimes take a year or two for me to finally stop caressing the knife and put it into actual use. :)

MRI MRI nice users!!
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I'm the same way! My knives most definitely go through a "honeymoon " phase. I typically keep one for actual work. The rest are babied, I do admit! Haha!

I love to see user knives, for sure. Sometimes seeing pristine knives all the time gets a little "dull"!
ferider said:
I do use all my favorite and also the expensive knives. The problem is I have so many :) So only a few get scratched up and it takes time to show usage.
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That's a good thing, sir! I honestly shrunk my knife collection. I only have a few modern one hand knives now. I'm favoring quality over quantity these days. Although, I did just order a Gerber Sumo yesterday, haha. Don't judge me! Ha
 
Billy The Hungry said:
It's the Indian, not the arrow, in most cases. You see very many higher end knives dirty and scratched up? A couple, sure. Dcdavis Dcdavis uses his expensive knives for work, but most do not. I guarantee your Kershaw will put in more work than many members $200 knives!
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How about the singer not the song, as Mick said, for an analogy, Billy? I must agree with our friend Sharp & Fiery Sharp & Fiery , that one has to try to emphasize scuffs and scratches when posting knife pics, and that many of my high-end knives are indeed work users. This because, one, they're so well constructed that they'll stand up to abuse, and two, they're so appreciated that taking them to the job gives me more opportunity to carry them.

Perhaps curiously, my most frequent work users are several of my CRKs and Shiros while many of my "$200" knives are kept nice, though there are a fair number of those that see use at the jobsite as well. And like S&F, I do have quite a few knives that don't go to work but do get EDC'd and used. While I try not to beat them up many of them also bear a mark, scratch or two as well. My Russian Doctor Death is in the regular carry rotation while the knives in my Spyderco Sage collection generally stay secure in their glass top box.

The other thing is, after 50 years in construction, my most frequently used and practical knife on the jobsite is my old beat up retractable Stanley utility knife. There's nothing better for about any cutting job that doesn't involve a saw, drill, or similar tool.
 
ChazzyP said:
How about the singer not the song, as Mick said, for an analogy, Billy? I must agree with our friend Sharp & Fiery Sharp & Fiery , that one has to try to emphasize scuffs and scratches when posting knife pics, and that many of my high-end knives are indeed work users. This because, one, they're so well constructed that they'll stand up to abuse, and two, they're so appreciated that taking them to the job gives me more opportunity to carry them.

Perhaps curiously, my most frequent work users are several of my CRKs and Shiros while many of my "$200" knives are kept nice, though there are a fair number of those that see use at the jobsite as well. And like S&F, I do have quite a few knives that don't go to work but do get EDC'd and used. While I try not to beat them up many of them also bear a mark, scratch or two as well. My Russian Doctor Death is in the regular carry rotation while the knives in my Spyderco Sage collection generally stay secure in their glass top box.

The other thing is, after 50 years in construction, my most frequently used and practical knife on the jobsite is my old beat up retractable Stanley utility knife. There's nothing better for about any cutting job that doesn't involve a saw, drill, or similar tool.
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Hello my friend!

I'll never judge someone for not wanting to use their expensive folders on a job site. I just think it's awesome when people do. I've been doing remodeling construction and cabinet installation for a month now and I've been using my PM2 and a Milwaukee box cutter. The box cutter is used for the nastier jobs for sure!
 
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ChazzyP said:
How about the singer not the song, as Mick said, for an analogy, Billy? I must agree with our friend Sharp & Fiery Sharp & Fiery , that one has to try to emphasize scuffs and scratches when posting knife pics, and that many of my high-end knives are indeed work users. This because, one, they're so well constructed that they'll stand up to abuse, and two, they're so appreciated that taking them to the job gives me more opportunity to carry them.

Perhaps curiously, my most frequent work users are several of my CRKs and Shiros while many of my "$200" knives are kept nice, though there are a fair number of those that see use at the jobsite as well. And like S&F, I do have quite a few knives that don't go to work but do get EDC'd and used. While I try not to beat them up many of them also bear a mark, scratch or two as well. My Russian Doctor Death is in the regular carry rotation while the knives in my Spyderco Sage collection generally stay secure in their glass top box.

The other thing is, after 50 years in construction, my most frequently used and practical knife on the jobsite is my old beat up retractable Stanley utility knife. There's nothing better for about any cutting job that doesn't involve a saw, drill, or similar tool.
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Well said Chazzy.

I use a utility blade as well...right tool for the job and all that.
 
Sharp & Fiery said:
I think that more than just a couple guys use their knives in this thread...I use mine at work too, but it’s actually quite hard to catch scratches in photos. Especially photos of CRK’s. ;)

Two knives of mine that see extensive work use...far away shot...they look BNIB...closeup, with some difficulty, shows some of the scratches.
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ChazzyP ChazzyP and @WValtakis and The Aflac Duck The Aflac Duck also use their blades at work.
To be fair...I definitely have some “light use” and “fondler” blades as well.

Ps: I hope this doesn’t come across as rude...not my intention. Just sometimes things are not as they appear in photo’s. The bonus is that knife blades tend to wear very well. And also, yes, some of the posted knives here don’t see any use. Some folks are users, some folks are safe queen collectors, and some are both. :)

I definitely get where you are coming from though...a lot of great budget knives will see way more use than expensive knives in this thread...for sure!
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You didn't come across rude at all!!

Beautiful knives btw!!

My 5 year old is wanting to play. I bid you all a great Saturday! Be safe and enjoy it
 
Billy The Hungry said:
Hello my friend!

I'll never judge someone for not wanting to use their expensive folders on a job site. I just think it's awesome when people do. I've been doing remodeling construction and cabinet installation for a month now and I've been using my PM2 and a Milwaukee box cutter. The box cutter is used for the nastier jobs for sure!
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All good, brother. The thing with the box cutter--utility knife, sheetrock knife, whatever--isn't just that it's for the "nastier" jobs, but it does a better job for most of the knife-related cutting at least in my carpentry trade. Cutting shims, asphalt or wood shingles, sheet goods, roll goods, following a straight edge, or scoring are much better done with an extremely thin, short razor-type blade than with a fixed or folding knife with its greater thickness and unnecessary length. There are also tasks that one might tackle with a pocket knife in an EDC (off the job) situation that one wouldn't even think of on the jobsite due to the plethora of appropriate tools available there.
 
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