Growth of traditionals?

I just went through my entire EDC rotation of about 15 traditional knives and not a single one fits the bill. Even if the blade length works the width does not.

So to answer this question on a personal level, it will not change anything for me. I am not buying a knife I would not normally carry just so I can cut open my bag of peanuts on a flight.

However, the last flight I took I did take my least favorite knife (at the time), a 3.5" two bladed jack. A knife I normally would not carry but after a trip with it I really grew fond of it. On that note an epiphany did occur. So, I do see a lot of merit for this thought, just not for me :)

Oh, but maybe, just maybe I will pick up a pemberton just in case my normal knife in checked luggage gets "lost".

Its just for me the blade lengths are not the issue, its the handle size of the tiny knives :)

See Carl, you already got me talking in circles leading closer and closer to my tiny knife epiphany.

Kevin
 
Come over to the Dark Side of the Pemberton clan. :D
 
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All this time I thought it meant "Terrorists Sanctioned by America". Learn something new every day. And Carl, I can't believe you would use "TSA" and "common sense" in the same post.
 
For my big hands a straight jack about 3-3/8" closed, but with a 6cm, .48" wide muskrat clip blade and smaller coping would be about perfect for travel. Smaller than that becomes a two-finger hold for me. I'll probably take a couple of my RRs and grind 'em to fit the regs.
 
richstag said:
I just went through my entire EDC rotation of about 15 traditional knives and not a single one fits the bill. Even if the blade length works the width does not.

So to answer this question on a personal level, it will not change anything for me. I am not buying a knife I would not normally carry just so I can cut open my bag of peanuts on a flight.
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Yep. I'll continue to check a knife or two that don't meet the guidelines. But for guys who travel with out checking any bags, being able to tote along at least a small knife will be a help.

-- Mark
 
richstag said:
However, the last flight I took I did take my least favorite knife (at the time), a 3.5" two bladed jack. A knife I normally would not carry but after a trip with it I really grew fond of it. On that note an epiphany did occur. So, I do see a lot of merit for this thought, just not for me :)
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My epiphany was different. It turned me into a 2 knife person. Something I swore I would never do.

A work bud suggested I try carrying a Vic Classic (actually a Wegner) and to carry it IN MY POCKET, not on my key chain. Easier to reach.

The "dope slap" moment happened a few weeks later at a wedding party where I couldn't open a beer because my Micra was in my backpack in the coat room. I've carried it in my LFP with my knife of choice in my RFP ever since.

The new TSA ruling means I no longer have to swap the Micra out for the debladed Micra I kept just for plane travel.

Don't think of it as giving up your 3.5" jack. Think of *augmenting* it. You have 2 pockets. The jack might not even know!


edc-pair by Pinnah, on Flickr
 
out of curiosity, would the case Mini Trapper be permitted by TSA new rules? just got a nice cv chestnut bone for EDC and would be very cool if could bring that along with me.
 
catfish579 said:
out of curiosity, would the case Mini Trapper be permitted by TSA new rules? just got a nice cv chestnut bone for EDC and would be very cool if could bring that along with me.
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Nope.

The rule is 2.36 inches long (6 centimeters)

And less than 1/2 inch wide

A mini trapper generally has a 2 3/4 inch blade.
 
that for the actual part of blade or does that include the blade and the part where the stamping is?
 
catfish579 said:
that for the actual part of blade or does that include the blade and the part where the stamping is?
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I think usually they would measure from the "hilt to tip", generally ignoring curve, unless the blade is seriously curved
 
Hmm, a nice Peanut with scissors and a bail...and off to the knife dealers we go :D

I noticed the hue and cry about these "weapons" being allowed <sigh> IIRC there was something similar when TSA allowed Zippos in a TSA approved case, and Zippo had the cases on the market the day the regs took effect. Of course, that reg was for checked luggage, not pocket carry. As far as I know, there haven't been any problems.
 
Kadmos said:
Nope.

The rule is 2.36 inches long (6 centimeters)

And less than 1/2 inch wide

A mini trapper generally has a 2 3/4 inch blade.
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I bet one of the custom knife makers could lop a little off for him, well; if he were doing a lot of flying.
 
bvik said:
Travel Safety Administration, the USA government organization that confiscates knitting needles, cupcakes, water bottles, and other instruments of terror.
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Excellent.

catfish579 said:
that for the actual part of blade or does that include the blade and the part where the stamping is?
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They consider "the part where the stamping is" to be part of the blade. It counts towards the blade length. They measure from the forward-most point on the handle to the tip of the blade. (most legal blade length requirements measure that way.)
 
Hi folks, sorry I only usually lurk here; just a heads up.
Jackknife mentioned international airlines. I've just flown from Poland to the U.K and both airports still had an absolute ban on bladed articles in hand luggage. Also my brother is a pilot, he flies short-haul routes in western Europe. He's not aware of any country relaxing the restrictions concerning bladed articles in hand luggage, (pilots and crew are subject to the same restrictions as passengers). Just to let you know that before you turn up for a flight with a pocket knife that this relaxation mustn't of filtered down to the front-line yet.
 
donn said:
Hi folks, sorry I only usually lurk here; just a heads up.
Jackknife mentioned international airlines. I've just flown from Poland to the U.K and both airports still had an absolute ban on bladed articles in hand luggage. Also my brother is a pilot, he flies short-haul routes in western Europe. He's not aware of any country relaxing the restrictions concerning bladed articles in hand luggage, (pilots and crew are subject to the same restrictions as passengers). Just to let you know that before you turn up for a flight with a pocket knife that this relaxation mustn't of filtered down to the front-line yet.
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New rules don't go into effect until April 25th I believe.
 
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