I blame Canada

unwisefool said:
Lol I think he meant I was wrong about knives in the UK, not the hot chocolate
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Correct. <3” non-locking knives are legal to carry. I’ve been into all sorts of places in Central London with ultra security. On certain occasions it is unwise to have any knife at all. Official visits to the palace, for example. But in the vast majority of cases it is no problem at all. Unless you flew in, went to a meeting at Number 10 or whatever, then went straight back to the airport, it was silly advice. :)
 
BTW, just for background. I spent a couple of years running round London in a green uniform, at one point doing JRU shifts with the Met (police). I attended several stabbings etc. Everybody does in London at some point doing that job. Lots of major trauma etc. I carry a SAK on my commute, involving four buses and four tubes a day going through central London. My belt is also suitable to use as a tourniquet. The SAK is useful in my office job, but equally useful to cut away clothing if necessary. Morbid, I know, but people do keep trying to blow up tube trains, sometimes successfully. Oh, I have a Leatherman Raptor in my bag as well. Sign of the times, and hopefully they will remain unused.
 
Beautiful knife, Greg. It makes me reflect that I do not carry my Cases nearly enough. They deserve more from me! It also prompted me to buy another Case just now (the bottom one in this photo):

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That's the Teardrop model in antique bone with a 2.5" wharncliffe blade. Very excited.
 
brancron said:
Beautiful knife, Greg. It makes me reflect that I do not carry my Cases nearly enough. They deserve more from me! It also prompted me to buy another Case just now (the bottom one in this photo):

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That's the Teardrop model in antique bone with a 2.5" wharncliffe blade. Very excited.
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That one is very pretty. :thumbsup:

Hmm, I don't have one with a teardrop handle . . .
 
Pilsner said:
BTW, just for background. I spent a couple of years running round London in a green uniform, at one point doing JRU shifts with the Met (police). I attended several stabbings etc. Everybody does in London at some point doing that job. Lots of major trauma etc. I carry a SAK on my commute, involving four buses and four tubes a day going through central London. My belt is also suitable to use as a tourniquet. The SAK is useful in my office job, but equally useful to cut away clothing if necessary. Morbid, I know, but people do keep trying to blow up tube trains, sometimes successfully. Oh, I have a Leatherman Raptor in my bag as well. Sign of the times, and hopefully they will remain unused.
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Yeah, I was going into buildings where it was absolutely a no-no and just to avoid any incidents, was told to leave it at home. Other times I've had a small slipjoint or leatherman
 
evilgreg said:
I took a road trip into the frozen wastelands of America's hat last week. I knew I wasn't likely to be searched at the border, but just in case I decided to only carry a knife that would be legal under their wacky new "no ultra deadly death machine one-handed opening knives" rules.

I usually carry modern flippers, the titanium and ball bearings sort of thing, but I own so many knives that I have a bit of everything. Before the trip I dug through my traditionals and picked out this Case burnt indigo Copperlock to spend a few days with:

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To my surprise, I enjoyed carrying this knife so much that I've continued carrying it. Not having a pocket clip or a one-handed opening mechanism makes it feel old fashioned and different. This particular knife weighs under three ounces and has a comfortable 4.25" handle with a locking ~3" Wharncliffe blade.

I've always been a fan of Case's burnt indigo bone, and I think it's quite attractive on this knife:

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If it weren't for Canada, I would still be missing out. It turns out I like carrying this knife a bunch.

Have you ever been forced to change up your carry for some external reason (e.g. losing your usual carry, laws, travel, etc.), only to find it broadened your horizons somehow?
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Wow! That knife is beautiful.
 
stabman said:
That's okay...I blame Chicago. ;)
Going there in a bit, so I bought a Byrd Robin 2 G-10 to meet their length laws, and not care too much if they confiscate it anyway. :thumbsup:
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Yup, Chicago's knife laws are totally bizarre. I live in the 'burbs nowadays, but it still blows my mind that this is true (with my Illinois CCL):

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evilgreg said:
Yup, Chicago's knife laws are totally bizarre. I live in the 'burbs nowadays, but it still blows my mind that this is true (with my Illinois CCL):

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It sure is weird.
But as I would rather not get to have an extended visit of Chicago's wonderful jails, I'll stick to their silly length limit. :D
 
Listen buddy I'm real sorry eh! Canada just wants to be your friend guy. Sorry again buddy! Now, back to hockey fights on YouTube. F'N eh!
 
I'm from MI, I blame most things on Canada (or Ohio).

I live about 30 minutes from Windsor. When they invade (it's not a matter of IF), I'll be on the front lines. Don't worry, I've stock piled 50 rounds of ammo and 4,000 bottles of beer. I'll be fine. Rest easy BFs, your northern border is secure.

That's a nice Case. I've been looking at one of those myself.
 
Just got this in, sorry for the low quality image:

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It's a beauty! Nice fit and finish (very "polished" feeling all around), perfect centering, good spring, nice thin blade stock. The edge needs a bit of refining, but the bevel is fairly even looking. The following is obviously just my opinion, but to me there is more heart and soul in this simple little knife than the entire line of knives put out by Medford, Strider, Hinderer, and countless others. Or to put things differently, a knife like this comes much closer to the "Platonic ideal" of what a knife should be in my mind than do the aforementioned examples (which are more like the Platonic ideals of overpriced, tactical, "badass" prybars.) Ok, enough ranting.
 
brancron said:
Just got this in, sorry for the low quality image:

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It's a beauty! Nice fit and finish (very "polished" feeling all around), perfect centering, good spring, nice thin blade stock. The edge needs a bit of refining, but the bevel is fairly even looking. The following is obviously just my opinion, but to me there is more heart and soul in this simple little knife than the entire line of knives put out by Medford, Strider, Hinderer, and countless others. Or to put things differently, a knife like this comes much closer to the "Platonic ideal" of what a knife should be in my mind than do the aforementioned examples (which are more like the Platonic ideals of overpriced, tactical, "badass" prybars.) Ok, enough ranting.
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Beautiful knife! Enjoy!
 
I definitely blame Canada for it taking more than THREE MONTHS to deliver a knife from Pictou, Nova Scotia to London, England. What the actual fuck? Was it transported by an arthritic husky team over frozen wastes or what? :mad:

Nice knife though, eh? ;)
 
Pilsner said:
I definitely blame Canada for it taking more than THREE MONTHS to deliver a knife from Pictou, Nova Scotia to London, England. What the actual fuck? Was it transported by an arthritic husky team over frozen wastes or what? :mad:

Nice knife though, eh? ;)
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We ship by canoe.:oops:

Sorry.:D
 
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