Recommendation? I want to abuse my knife

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With knife guys I feel like it’s similar to getting a really good off-road vehicle. Then worrying about going over a speed bump in a street. A lot of us have knives built to handle way more than we can encounter on a day to day basis.

Unless you’re Joe X, or a participant in Bladesports, or just messing around with your stuff… I think you will be hard pressed to actually destroy a knife outside of a mistake, misuse, or manufacturer error.
 
Good points made by Slice-E Slice-E above.

I think of knives as tools. Use the right tool for the job, but sometimes you have to make do with what is available.

There is no point in using an eyeglass screwdriver to lever a big rock, it will just break and the rock won’t move.

If you really need the rock moved and you have a robust screwdriver. You might think it is worth the risk to try. You might also find out how easy it is to bend a screw driver.

Fine delicate knives have a place, but don’t try to lever a rock with a scalpel.


Try to use common sense. Sometimes you have to push past the limit, or you’ll never really know what the limit is.

For those who say to carry something you don’t like so you can abuse it. You may be surprised to find, the knife earn your respect and become your favorite.
 
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I have a Buck 110 that's fifty years old. It's gutted a lot of deer, scraped a lot of gaskets, cut up a lot of sandwiches & apples, etc, and it's still going strong. I've never really abused it, but it has been used for just about everything.
 
eveled said:
Good points made by Slice-E Slice-E above.

I think of knives as tools. Use the right tool for the job, but sometimes you have to make do with what is available.

There is no point in using an eyeglass screwdriver to lever a big rock, it will just break and the rock won’t move.

If you really need the rock moved and you have a robust screwdriver. You might think it is worth the risk to try. You might also find out how easy it is to bend a screw driver.

Fine delicate knives have a place, but don’t try to lever a rock with a scalpel.


Try to use common sense. Sometimes you have to push past the limit, or you’ll never really know what the limit is.

For those who say to carry something you don’t like so you can abuse it. You may be surprised to find, the knife earn your respect and become your favorite.
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That’s one reason why I find the stock thickness of CRK to be good. It strikes a balance between toughness and cutting performance.
 
Sometimes, I have to walk back to the truck and get a prybar, or recip saw, or paint scraper, or whatever I don't have in my toolbelt at the moment, but I don't use my knife for those jobs. Instead of spending $300 plus knife, I buy other tools for the tasks that a knife is not meant to do. Work like a professional, use the right tool.
 
kobold said:
I think applying any lateral force to a blade made out of a S110V, which is not tough at all, with a big hole in it, which is an obvious weak spot, is asking for trouble.
That knife is the very opposite of a knife suitable for abuse.
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I kind of purposefully chose this knife because it's not a perceived hard use knife. I don't intend to go out of my way to destroy the knife but I need to retrain my mind to actually use a knife instead of being afraid something will happen to it. What's the point of carrying a knife if you're going to hesitate when you need it?
 
SteveFord said:
If anyone is bored and likes motorcycles, here's how I started off the 3 Day Weekend.

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Zornhau said:
Sometimes, I have to walk back to the truck and get a prybar, or recip saw, or paint scraper, or whatever I don't have in my toolbelt at the moment, but I don't use my knife for those jobs. Instead of spending $300 plus knife, I buy other tools for the tasks that a knife is not meant to do. Work like a professional, use the right tool.
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I agree with that 100%. I have a tool box in the barn, in the basement, tools in a drawer in the living room & kitchen, and a tool bag in both vehicles. So, I'm never far from the right tool for the job, yet I find myself getting my poor Alox SAK out of my pocket more than taking a minute or two to get any of the real tools.:)
 
Do a video to share with BladeForums.

Scene 1. Knife content: Go to a pawn shop and trade in $500 worth of your knives. Probably get C-notes.

Scene 2. Throw any or all of them in the toilet and flush.

Be sure to say funny stuff as a narration.

I promise to give you a like on that.
 
I watched a motorcycle mechanic twist a drywall screw out of a tire with the tip of his pocketknife rather than walk two steps to the workbench which had an assortment of tools better suited to the job. He would have put less time and effort into getting the right tool, than he spent fiddle-f***ing around with his knife. I just don't get it.
 
The cold steel 4max scout or sr1 lite can be had for around $50 and can take a lot of beating, but not the best cutters. I like the SHF a lot and have used it pretty roughly on occasion, but I do prefer being rough on the cold steels more often.

Here's a few I would consider hard use at varying price points, but you can see a trend.
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Ironbut said:
I have a Buck 110 that's fifty years old. It's gutted a lot of deer, scraped a lot of gaskets, cut up a lot of sandwiches & apples, etc, and it's still going strong. I've never really abused it, but it has been used for just about everything.
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Over that same period I wore out 2 110’s extreme hard daily use bordering abuse. $7 for shipping, $20 for new blades, they came back like new. Tough to beat that service. Those knives including the repairs cost me about $2.25 a year.


I don’t think the OP wants a 110 though 😢
 
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Zornhau said:
I watched a motorcycle mechanic twist a drywall screw out of a tire with the tip of his pocketknife rather than walk two steps to the workbench which had an assortment of tools better suited to the job. He would have put less time and effort into getting the right tool, than he spent fiddle-f***ing around with his knife. I just don't get it.
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Did he take a picture? He is probably a member here and wanted to post in the “what did you do with your knife today?” Thread
 
You want a knife to be able to do tough jobs, that being said it is still wise to have the right tool for the job. Work smarter not harder.
 
I carried a $20 Meyerco tactical tanto as my edc for nearly 10 years. I have no idea what kind of steel it was made of, but when I was young and married and perpetually broke, it served me well, and I abused it frequently.

20 years later, I have thousands of dollars worth of pocket knifes, I find that my usual carry knives are either Ontario rat 1s ( I own 3 for some reason), or a SAK Tinker. My expensive knives sit in cases and get carried on days I know they won't actually be used.
 
So going through this thread and doing even more thinking I'm asking myself why on earth I need to use an expensive knife if I'm going to mistreat it. Truth told, I'm not going to mistreat it as I have a long history of knowing how to use a knife but it's using the knife that all of a sudden I have an issue with. I don't want to think twice about grabbing my knife which is where the whole nonsense came from. Years (many) ago I started my enlisted career with a Buck knife and a Swiss Army knife and they handled a lot of things that first four years. I still carry a SAK so why not just grab a Buck? So I did. I'd like a little nicer one but this is all I could find local. Been like a little kid all day looking for stuff to cut. I did use the Spyderco to open the Buck package though.

 
eveled said:
Did he take a picture? He is probably a member here and wanted to post in the “what did you do with your knife today?” Thread
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Today, I clean the ends off rhubarb with my new 13" bladed Chopper.
I felt bad for not taking pics....for That very reason. 😂😂😂😂
 
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