How to keep a good knife in your pocket???

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I'm wondering how you make sure you always have one good knife in your pocket especially under heavy use?

Do you buy one use it up and toss it to buy another?

Do you buy have several of the same knife so you always have on egood one?

Do you one moster knife that can take it all?

I ask because I'm not a good sharpener and my knives seem to always get micro chipping in the blade so even with a good sharpening partsof the blade are goofed up. And I hae sending it in and being with out my favorite knife... I'm not really looking for answers to my questions...

So tell me your theory on this!
 
I have several knives but the one I carry 90 % of the time is a Spyderco Military.I sharpen it as needed but I do not abuse it.If I need to do something with it that a knife is not desinged to do I don't.Most knives if you treat them this way will last for years.
 
What kinds of things do you normal do with your knives? If you use them for prying, tightening screws, etc, you might want to look into a multi-tool or a SAK. Use the blade for cutting tasks only.

Or buy two or three Benchmades. They have a life sharp gurantee so you can send them back as needed to get them re-sharpened, repaired, replaced, etc, and always have one on hand. Or put more effort into learning how to sharpen.
 
My one constant EDC is a Victorinox farmer. Because I have an awl for scraping, a bottle opener for prying and screwdrivering, a can opener for more screwdrivering, and a saw for sawing, my blade only gets used for cutting -- those, no damage to the blade or any other knife I might happen to be carrying.
 
Mostly I cut packing materials of all types and ofcoarse other things that come up. I use a sharpmaker and it works well The blade gets chiped on pallets and steel I cut a rope off of that type of thing just can't be worried about the tool when i'm trying togetthe job done. these things will happen and it's not abuse.
 
Yeah I hit crap like that from time to time too.The 204 ussally takes care of it though.
 
Originally posted by Knife11
Mostly I cut packing materials of all types and ofcoarse other things that come up. I use a sharpmaker and it works well The blade gets chiped on pallets and steel I cut a rope off of that type of thing just can't be worried about the tool when i'm trying togetthe job done. these things will happen and it's not abuse.
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Hey, knife, I had the same kind of problem in the post office, everything was heavy packaging and plastic bands. Nothing you can do but get a good strong knife with a short sharp blade and beat it to death! When it's starting to go, get another. The Sharpmaker will keep it going as long as possible.

What are you using now? What can you carry in the Chicago area?? What about a Spydie Dodo or a CRKT Bear Claw, serrated? Any Spydie hawksbill with serrations should be great.
 
Chicago has a 2.5" blade limit (yep, that's right, & 2" if you are 18 or under!). But that's only in the city itself. Carry length varies depending on the law of the municipality/ies you're in. I don't recall there being a state-mandated length limit. The state laws are vague, but you are less likely to fall afoul of them (in the eyes of a PO/SA) with a folder than carrying a fixed-blade around.

In light of sharpening difficulties, I would advise a wharncliff blade over a hawksbill like the bear claw or merlin, since the straight edge of a wharncliff will be easier to sharpen.
 
The Sharpmaker will handle a hawksbill with no trouble. In fact, for daily use, carry a small steel and stroke the back of the edge, opposite serrations, to pick them back up. (That works real well even on the Vaquero Grande, with its "unsharpenable" tiny serrations.)

For an environment like Knife's a high carbon blade might be a good idea, maybe one of Cold Steel's Carbon V folders.
 
You didn't mention what you were carrying and that makes quite a bit of difference. You basically get what you pay for in regards to steel type, heat treatment, warrenty etc. I'm not saying that you need to carry $800 customs, but there are plenty of production knives in the $80 to $140 range that will last under heavy usage and if there is ever any problem will probably be covered under a warrenty, to include re-sharpening.
 
My Buck 112 was used and abused for about 20 years and I believe it would still be good if it hadn´t been stolen.

I´ve had a SAK and a stockman in pockets just about every day since the 60´s, Ive worn out some SAKs, specially the files, have broken the scales, some blades got a bit loose, SAKs are easy to replace. The stockman I carry this days I´ve had since 1976, it replaced the old one because I wanted stainless, it´s still good as new, and it does more cutting than the SAK. I should say that I treat this one well, just for cutting, when there´s need for prying, opening cans, etc. the SAK is used (or the leatherman).

Well, actually today and since Christmass I´ve been carrying a new Schrade middleman, this is a cute little non stainless stockman, it was a present and I want to use it for a while at least, may go back to my usual EDC later.
 
My friends are my main source for losing knives. Either they see the clip on my pocket and buy the knife, or I give it to them.

I don't look at this as a hardship. My friends are introduced to better equipment, and if a knife is in rotation, it probably is a 'user,' and might not mean anything to me.

I do draw the line at giving away my beloved Striders. :D
 
I have a Buck Strider spearpoint that I determined to be my dedicated hard user. This way, I'm mentally ok with beating on it.
 
The Buck Strider has an extremely durable blade. And edge. One of the few folders that really can pry. Maybe the mini with its 3" blade would do for Knife.
 
factory knives (spyderco, benchmade, gerber, etc) for daily thrashing, and customs for personal admiration, & causing gasps amongst factory knife owners who've never handled customs ;)
 
I carry a BM 520 and it's a real tank...In the near future I'll be getting a custom hopefully in S30V otherwise in ATS34. I'm considering a few options...just having more than one knife around, or two of the same less expensive knive...Like the Native.

Keep'em coming!
 
Knife, since you understand the lure of better knives, I have to say, I'm playing with my MOD CQD II lately, black blade, partial serrations. This is a small monster, and would shrug off scratching and chipping as well as the Buck Strider. I got mine in trade on the exchange forums. They can be reasonable there, especially since you are looking for a user.

Ambidextrous thumbstuds, secondary lock on the spine, push-button lock on the left side. 3.25" blade, 7+7/8" overall. Pocket clip can be moved from right to left side, tip-down carry, very comfortable handle.
 
Several folks mentioned the Buck Strider, an almost indestructable knife, with an unparalled waranty. That's how they keep a good knife;)
 
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