I have a question for you tradiional lovers

[Vanguard.223]

Try getting a little belt sheath to hold your traditional knife.

 

[Amos Iron Wolf]

Now finding money in my pockets. That's a problem!

Knives, lighter, pocket lint. No problem. That money stuff is elusive though.

 

[wouldestous]

dont generally have too much trouble finding whatever knife im carrying that day. if im working on something where i expect to need a knife a lot then i move stuff so that its the only thing in a pocket. and if i only need a knife once its not really a problem to grab a lighter or something by mistake.
although i would like to politely suggest that if it is truly a big hassle to find something in your pockets because you have too much stuff in your pockets then the simplest solution might be to not have so much stuff in your pockets. maybe a backpack or a briefcase?

 

[catfish579]

what drew me to traditional folder was the versatility having multiple blades and that they are not frowned upon by public eyes. cant say I have been in a situation that requires me to draw a knife fast so I don't mind taking my time. they also are something you feel like you have to take care of, just how a zippo requires care compared to a bic, but because you care for the items, they become more cherished to you and a part of who you are. as for stuff in my pockets, I know what the knife feels like in my pocket, right next to my lighter. keep a swiss army knife next to my wallet in back left, keys with some lighter fluid in back right. bugler tobacco or chaw with phone, flashlight, and pill bag in left front. good system and all things to keep me alive on own for few days if ever I need to flee the area . in conclusion to this rant, a traditional just becomes a part of you over time you take pride in everytime you take it out.

 

[Humppa]

I´ve worked as a policeman for a long time of my life and I always had a onehander on me. But it was as an emergency knife when we came across an accident or something like that. Ok - maybe it was needed there to deploy the knife fast with one hand, wearing gloves and a flashlight in the other hand. Everything was possible. But in my spare time and also through service I used a traditional knife. I love the feel and the time out it takes to reach it out of the pocket and open it two handed and closing it as well. That´s what a knife is made for = concentrated work... I still use to carry a onehander or a modern knife, but propably just because I used to carry it for a long time in the past.

I have an office job now and no real need for a onehander, so they mostly get a rest in the drawer while the traditional knives see the most action

 

[WA Martin]

A pocket for every knife and a knife in every pocket?

I keep a Todd Davison folder and my money clip in my front left pocket with a handkerchief. Used to keep a GEC White Owl in my right front pocket with clippers, tweezers, coins, and another handkerchief but I recently moved it into my watch pocket. Lloyd one-off folder in the bottom of my left cargo pocket with my wallet. Rough Rider canoe in the bottom of my right cargo pocket with all the other crap I'm carrying (in my pockets). Not to mention the Buck 110 on the belt and the Leatherman on the belt.

Keys are on an Okay Key-safe on the belt so they aren't in my pockets scratching up my knives.

 

[immolatus]

I carry a sodbuster with my keys and change (left front) and a trapper a 112 or a 110 on my belt.

 

[SVTFreak]

I also carry a davison in my right pocket with wallet. When I think I may need something more substantial, I may also carry a xm18 3.5 in same pocket. Not often though. Usually only when heading into woods or some work at home, and even then only when I don't have my small fixed blade (rodent solution). Mostly just my Davison or a John Lloyd atm

I can also say that I've never had to get a knife out faster than one in pocket either. I am one that believes that if defense comes down to a knife fight, some very bad decisions have already been made. Of course, concealed handgun carry is legal here with permit and I do excercise that right. I believe that attempting to fight with a knife will probably turn out very bad if you do not have training. That said, I've carried knives my whole life that I can remember and not once have I been in a situation where a one handed split second opening knife would have changed the outcome. Do I own some? Absolutely. There are some I love (my Sebenzas). But my slippies are the go to daily carry, for the most part. The thinner stock works so well for the chores that I call upon them to do.

 

[Jack Black]

I don't see the point in living life on a 'what-if' basis and don't carry flashlights or paracord or a lighter (I quit smoking about 5 years ago) or a mini pry-bar or a seatbelt cutter or a multitool

I don't hunt or fish anymore, and haven't had a manual job for years. I still find plenty to do with my knife, but I relish the times I get to use it. The world seems to slow down a little and I can breathe easy and feel content. I always have a knife in my watch-pocket, so I know exactly where my knife is. A second knife usually goes in my right front pocket in a pocket sheath. The only other things in there are a bandana and loose change. My keys get clipped on the right-side of my belt or a belt-loop, and my phone goes in the left-front pocket.

I received a nice pocket-sheath from r8shell yesterday (with a nice knife in it too), it has a loop to suspend from a belt or belt loop, so that it sits high (and securely in the pocket. Nice design IMO

 

[harronek]

Try getting a little belt sheath to hold your traditional knife.

+ 1

My Bear & Sons slip joint rides in a sheath on my belt , it may not be pocket traditional , but it works .

Ken

 

[I.N.F.K]

Sounds like I don't have your worries. I carry a wallet, a phone and a traditional pocket knife. I've never been in a situation when I have needed to cut something so quickly that I couldn't use two hands to open my knife. I don't suffer from pocket clutter either. I don't see the point in living life on a 'what-if' basis and don't carry flashlights or paracord or a lighter (I quit smoking about 5 years ago) or a mini pry-bar or a seatbelt cutter or a multitool or anything else. Just a personal thing. If you need to be equipped then that's fine, I'm not chiding you, it's just not something I feel the need to do. I carry my traditional knife because it's a joy to use and I take pleasure in having a small and un-aggressive slipjoint in my pocket.

Those are my answers, I'm sure you'll hear many others in here. Love your whittling

Paul

Edit: I forgot, if I'm driving I carry my keys too.

I would highly recommend that you carry a flashlight. It has proven to be the most useful tool I have ever carried, even more useful than my knife. The lighter not proven itself to be really handy, but I love the sound of a zippo opening

 

[mnblade]

how in the heck do you all deal with reaching down into the depths of your pocket fumbling around trying to reach your folder? I keep a lot of crap in my pocket because I like to have it "just in case", so having a traditional folder just seems impractical to me, when I need to get my knife out and cut something real quick.

Can you give an example of a time when you needed to get your knife out and cut something real quick?

As to your main question, when I need to cut something, I just reach into my right-front pocket for my knife (usually a Case peanut, Schrade two-blade jack, or medium-sized SAK). Open knife, cut, close knife, shove it back into pocket.

If I'm holding something in my left hand that needs to be cut, I take out the knife and wedge it between two fingers on my left hand (see figure 1), then pull open the blade using my right hand (see figure 2). Then I make the cut, then close the knife and drop back into pocket.

Figure 1:


Figure 2:


I'm aware (but not terribly concerned) that with all this wasted motion, I may literally be taking nearly three minutes off my life. But then again, I'm a guy who doesn't own a microwave oven and wouldn't think of cooking instant grits or oatmeal.

I've carried knives my whole life that I can remember and not once have I been in a situation where a one handed split second opening knife would have changed the outcome. ... my slippies are the go to daily carry, for the most part. The thinner stock works so well for the chores that I call upon them to do.

Ditto!

-- Mark

 

[Woodrow F Call]

For me, I just don't carry anything else in that pocket. It's really to protect the knife more than anything else though. Keys and what not scuff up the bolsters. That being said, I carry lots of stuff on me too. I wear cargo pants 360 days a year (the other 5 I just don't get out of my pajamas) and I carry a backpack to and from work. I also often carry my keys using a clip on a belt loop. Before I was more protective of my knives, I didn't have a problem finding it in there with my keys.

Other good options: A pocket slip, belt holster, or wrapping a knife in your handkerchief before placing in your pocket.

I used to use one handed clipped folders, but I don't really miss them..... at all. I like my traditionals.

 

[I.N.F.K]

Can you give an example of a time when you needed to get your knife out and cut something real quick?

When I do receiving at the store where I work part time to pay for school books and what not. I need to cut open huge pallets of merchandise, boxes, straps etc... While at the same time I put out of stock merchandise on the floor and enter it in the system. The joys of small business, doing the job of three people at once.

 

[Lone Airedale]

Knife is always in my watch pocket by itself. Phone in right front, keys and change holder (the old rubber squeeze kind) in front left, wallet in right rear.

 

[jackknife]

I would highly recommend that you carry a flashlight. It has proven to be the most useful tool I have ever carried, even more useful than my knife. The lighter not proven itself to be really handy, but I love the sound of a zippo opening

I can't agree more!:thumb up:

If I learned anything from my old man, never leave the house without a sharp knife, a small flashlight, and a bandana or two. The old man always had one of those Ever ready chrome penlights clipped in his pocket. It was so handy on so many occasions, that mom started to keep one in her purse. Even with the 1940's technology, those little yellow spots of light helped to see in the dark a heck of a lot better than a Zippo.

My pocket knife and flashlight ride next to each other in my right front pocket.

 

[jc57]

I carry a slipjoint knife vertically beside my wallet in my back left pocket. I carry a SAK Cadet loose in my right front pocket. It's easy to find it by feel due to the texture of the Alox scales. This isn't really a daily carry pocket dump forum, so I won't go into the whole loadout, but I do have a small flashlight and small multitool with me every day too. I never seem to have a problem finding what I need in my pockets, nor do I ever need to pull out a knife quickly to cut something. None of my knives are suited for self defense and I have no skills in using a knife in that manner anyway.

 

[puukkoman]

I dunno, I work as a marine electronics technician, and I use two-handed traditional knives all the time (as far as the many types of jobs I've had, this one is the most high-pressure and often the most fast-paced). In fact, the few one-handers that I have, hardly see any use at all. It's not a problem for me to open a knife with two hands, whether I'm crammed in a steering compartment or a crawlspace under a wheelhouse wiring up an autopilot feedback unit, or even hanging from the top of a 90-foot mast splicing a cable. From my experience, a quick-draw pocket knife is not necessary. If I'm using my knife as a tool, as it is intended, I simply open it up and use it. It takes maybe 3 to 5 seconds to get it out of my pocket and put it to use.

Maybe if I were a safari guide, and stalking a leopard, and the big cat were to suddenly leap toward me, then I might want a knife that deploys faster. In that case, however, I'd carry a sheath knife.

 

[pmew]

I would highly recommend that you carry a flashlight. It has proven to be the most useful tool I have ever carried, even more useful than my knife. The lighter not proven itself to be really handy, but I love the sound of a zippo opening

Where I live, the summer time has perpetual twilight, it never really gets dark. In the winter when it never really gets light, I rarely stray far from the croft, and if I do I'll be wearing a head torch. Aside from that, my phone has a bright enough screen if I drop something in the dark, or there's even a torch function on it somewhere if I can find the appropriate icon to press.

I do carry a serious flashlight when I'm on duty, along with all the other junk that gets attached to my body armour. On my own time, I like to take things easy.

Paul

 

[mnblade]

Can you give an example of a time when you needed to get your knife out and cut something real quick?

When I do receiving at the store where I work part time ... I need to cut open huge pallets of merchandise, boxes, straps etc... While at the same time I put out of stock merchandise on the floor and enter it in the system. The joys of small business, doing the job of three people at once.

Simple. While at work, just keep your knife in your back-right pocket alone.

-- Mark