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Hi. I am new to bladeforums, and found it to be full of extremely knowledgeable people; so I registered. 
I found it a little difficult navigating since I am completely new to all kinds of knifes, and I am thinking about my first purchase. I hope it is okay to ask members of this forum about where I should focus my research, because I was a little overwhelmed about the information populating these forums.
I think I am looking for an automatic / switchblade knife, but I am unsure of its naming. I want it to retract quickly, be very light, and used for cutting small things in the laboratory where I work (mainly opening boxes, but also general purpose). I need it to be as light as possible because the only place I have to put such a knife would be in my lab coat chest pocket. If it is too heavy, it is uncomfortable.
Also, I apologize if I am assuming switchblades are used for this purpose, but I was hoping to combine both of my needs into one. I was thinking of also using this knife as protection (god forbid it ever comes to it), since I can't safely operate firearms. Using my common sense, all I could come up with was it needed to be able to be seen and used extremely quickly (fast as possible). I would feel safer with something like this around.
I am only interested in quality knifes and accessories, but I believe I hardly have to mention such things in this forum. I have no ideas what brands I should be looking for, or even which knife I need for this purpose. Perhaps it would be better to get 2 knives, each for these different purposes? Could some kind member direct me to the specific forum, or the brands I should be looking into? I would really appreciate the help!! Thank you~
I found it a little difficult navigating since I am completely new to all kinds of knifes, and I am thinking about my first purchase. I hope it is okay to ask members of this forum about where I should focus my research, because I was a little overwhelmed about the information populating these forums.
I think I am looking for an automatic / switchblade knife, but I am unsure of its naming. I want it to retract quickly, be very light, and used for cutting small things in the laboratory where I work (mainly opening boxes, but also general purpose). I need it to be as light as possible because the only place I have to put such a knife would be in my lab coat chest pocket. If it is too heavy, it is uncomfortable.
Also, I apologize if I am assuming switchblades are used for this purpose, but I was hoping to combine both of my needs into one. I was thinking of also using this knife as protection (god forbid it ever comes to it), since I can't safely operate firearms. Using my common sense, all I could come up with was it needed to be able to be seen and used extremely quickly (fast as possible). I would feel safer with something like this around.
I am only interested in quality knifes and accessories, but I believe I hardly have to mention such things in this forum. I have no ideas what brands I should be looking for, or even which knife I need for this purpose. Perhaps it would be better to get 2 knives, each for these different purposes? Could some kind member direct me to the specific forum, or the brands I should be looking into? I would really appreciate the help!! Thank you~
