Is this a good or silly idea?

Traditional Inuit practice is to take hold of the piece of meat or blubber or whatever in your teeth, and then slice it off even with your lips, using your ulu, belt knife, etc. This can be tricky in an igloo (or a darkened restaurant), and it is advisable to watch out for your neighbors' elbows while in mid-slice, since you don't want to take out an eye. You don't see too many beak noses among the northern peoples; maybe this is why;).
 
There's no harm in wanting to protect your knife edge, but I'm sure you've already gathered that you will be called the anal-est of anal by all who see you whip out a porta-cutting board before slicing anything.

You could just wear kevlar faller's pants and use your lap instead. ;)
 
Or get a knife with no curve on edge, so only tip touches plate and the rest of edge won't be dulled.
 
Actually Lavan, this idea isn't as silly as it seems. (at least not to me.) My Brother-In-Law has a bar out by his pool and a bar inside his sport's bar and both have concrete tops. The women are always needing limes cut up for their Corona's and I'm the only one out there who always has a sharp knife so I get the job of cutting up the limes - even though I'm careful about cutting through to the rough surface it has happened a couple of times and I've had to reprofile the edge both times. I'm definitely going to try out your idea this weekend. Thanks for the idea. :D
 
I think that for general EDC, a mini-cutting board might... possibly... be a little silly.

On the other hand, I've given a lot of thought as to what kind of gear I'd want with me on a survival raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and a paperback-book sized chunk of white plastic cutting board would definitely be with me! It's no fun reclining back in your comfy inflatable yacht catching dorado with handlines if you're always worried about popping a tube. :D

Adding a small bit of the flexible type to a survival kit?... Possibly.
 
Mick R. said:
Actually Lavan, this idea isn't as silly as it seems. (at least not to me.) My Brother-In-Law has a bar out by his pool and a bar inside his sport's bar and both have concrete tops. The women are always needing limes cut up for their Corona's and I'm the only one out there who always has a sharp knife so I get the job of cutting up the limes - even though I'm careful about cutting through to the rough surface it has happened a couple of times and I've had to reprofile the edge both times. I'm definitely going to try out your idea this weekend. Thanks for the idea. :D
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Or you could try shaming your brother into properly outfitting his bars with cutting boards.
 
Hey Guys..
Laven...

I have a piece of .125 Concealex that fits into the bottom of my mess kit that I use as a cutting board....

ttyle

Eric
O/ST
 
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