Yes, you have a problem if that's your daily carry. What's the rationale for all of that? Convince I'm nuts and not you.
Random Redundant Reassurance, a false sense of security brought on by the belief that multiples in anything can only make any situation better. Notice the word Rational was never used.
Why was that what I put in my pocket? Actually that wasn't so random, those knives accumulated over the week. As I changed out my jeans I just moved the knives and out of pure laziness they stayed. That and I picked them during the week because I liked them. The large Ebony inlay 21 is a fantastic knife and could easily by itself accomplish 3/4 of the jobs I encounter in a day but for 2 things. First it's a beautiful knife and I wouldn't subject it to the rigors of it's smaller plain Jane sister. Also it's not as office or people friendly as any of the four smaller slip joints and the little Silver Knight which by the way is a superb blade designed by Al Mar during his tenure at Gerber International.
That one I actually just tossed into my watch pocket this mornin'. Simple perfection of the cutler's art, F&F unmatched at that price to this day. That one I had been playin' with pickin' a splinter from under my fingernail and the more I played with it the more I remembered what a great knife it was and the journey collectin' 4 of them from the late 70s generation and learning the connection Al Mar with the design.
The other slip joints all support the I wanna be able to put my hand in any available pocket and pull out a particular life for the job at hand. Again, I like havin' a lockin' blade available in every pocket with the added advantage of various sizes and patterns of locking blades. The ZT 0808 is an awesome pig sticker, the reinforced point begs to be pushed through something and it's great at it, cans, plastic, cardboard... If you're lookin' to start a hole in something you couldn't pick a better knife except maybe a heavy duty punch on a harness jack. The Rexford inspired design excels in many ways, as a really radical Wharncliffe you don't have to worry about the typical fragility of the average Wharncliffe. If you needed the precision though the Lone Wolf/Loveless City knife can't be beat and it's still office friendly and not likely to draw any attention in public, whether cuttin' coupons or holes in a leather flange gasket.
The Solitaire is a great splinter picker, slim profile single blade knife with a reasonable length blade on it and the SS makes for a great apple/fruit slicer Also like many of the knives I carry regularly it was a gifted knife from a friend and it reminds me daily of the great folks I've met here in the last 20 years.
Keepin' with the knife for every pocket theme I like to carry at least one cf blade to offset the additional weight of all the other Ti, bone, brass and steel I normally carry. What do they say? Save your weight wherever you can?
The CF and Ti don't save much but it certainly has a psychological effect on me to the contrary.
I always EDC'd a fixed blade because well you know, it really doesn't need an explanation does it? Sometimes nothing short of a fixed blade will do.
The JK Element O1 was a gift and is up to most but not all tasks thereby the reasoning for the other knives.
Now weren't you sorry you asked?
