GI Cruci-Fix

RyanMalpiede

RyanMalpiede

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What do you think about taking the standard GI Stainless Cross and turning into a functional tool as well.

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Once the two I bought come in, since I don't have the tools to make them with ease, I will have to take a common metal file and work it into the above shape. What do you think?

Thanks,

Ryan
 

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I'm Jewish but, to me, it seems fairly sacrelidgeous. Why not wear a small SAK around your neck; it bears a cross (Swiss cross) and has small tools, too?
 
I'm Christian and I don't find it sacrelidgeous. In fact, I kind of like the double-entendre.
 
On a practical note, I do think you'll have a problem in that the metal won't be hardened to be usable as a tool.
 
Might be able to get peter a. to make me something. ;)

I am a pretty faithfilled person, so the meaning is there for me without any sacrelig.
 
RyanMalpiede said:
Might be able to get peter a. to make me something. ;)

I am a pretty faithfilled person, so the meaning is there for me without any sacrelig.
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Well then, may it serve you well, both in your tasks as well as in your soul.
 
For me it no longer looks like a crucifix. I looks like a waymarker on the coastal path we have in the UK. Your says 'Talland Bay 3 miles' to the left, and 'ice cream at the beach cafe' on the right.
 
Grouch said:
I'm Jewish but, to me, it seems fairly sacrelidgeous.
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I'm Christian, Catholic specifically, and it's not sacrilegious. It's kind of cool. Looks handy, too.
 
untamed said:
Well then, may it serve you well, both in your tasks as well as in your soul.
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Beautifully said, Untamed.

IMO there is nothing sacreligious about using the symbol of your Christian faith in such a way.

You could do a lot worse than have that saying as an inscription on a soldier's blade, as well.
 
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Since I don't have the right tools ... I just sharpened the one end like a screwdriver. Works like a champ. The cross is stainless steel made for the military, so it can be torqued pretty well, no bending.
 

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While many Christians use the cross as a symbol and wear it as part of their faith, some Christians do not and even ask "If Christ had been stabbed would you wear a knife around your neck?" Clearly that question is contentious and probably offends some cross-wearing Christians. But here I can safely say the response would have to be "Why would I need to wear another knife around my neck?"
 
Hi All-

I'd rather just have the unmodified crucifix around my neck as a sign of my faith and a decent folder, multi-tool, and fixed blade at my disposal.

~ Blue Jays ~
 
fracmeister said:
While many Christians use the cross as a symbol and wear it as part of their faith, some Christians do not and even ask "If Christ had been stabbed would you wear a knife around your neck?" Clearly that question is contentious and probably offends some cross-wearing Christians. But here I can safely say the response would have to be "Why would I need to wear another knife around my neck?"
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Yeah, I suppose then that I would. That is an interesting question.

My cross, by the way, is Damascus steel hand-made by Audra Draper. I like it very much.
 
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Yeah, I suppose then that I would. That is an interesting question.

My cross, by the way, is Damascus steel hand-made by Audra Draper. I like it very much.
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To all that I offended with my mod, I apologize.

Ryan
 
"If Christ had been stabbed would you wear a knife around your neck?"
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I often wear a knife around my neck, and I don't mean a functional neck knife. I have a LifeKnife made by Jot Singh Khalsa, and it is something of a symbol of a symbol, an analog of the Sikh kirpan, which is the knife they wear as a symbol of their faith.

The world has seen stranger objects of devotion. While I would not blend a religious symbol with a utilitarian purpose, I think that's a legitimate choice of the wearer. I wonder, though, since Jesus is said to have been a carpenter, if a saw or an axe might not be more appropriate. :)
 
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