karambit edc use?

Karambit is strictly a fighter. I see almost no utility use for them at all.

Most other knives can do double duty as a self defense tool if needed and a utility knife.

They are not useless. If you want a self defense knife and like the Karambit pick one up and learn how to use it properly, but don't expect to also use it for peeling an apple.
 
Similar bow you would use a hawk bill blade. Not great for detailed or fine cutting but it will get it done.. Least from my expierience and it is just an oppinion. Try your local hardware store the should have a hawk bill knife for cutting carpet. Just a few bucks. See how you like it.
 
You have been here a month or so and have started a half dozen or so threads about kerambits asking about their utilty and have gotten pretty much the same answers every time. You will get the same answers again.

So Im not sure what you expect

Seems to me its time to buy a cheap kerambit like a Smith and Wesson and use it. See if its useful enough for you to warrant buying a quality one.
 
It's a folding boxcutter with a beer opener... for AFTER work.

 
I'm not really familiar with karambits but aren't they originally meant to be farming tools? I thought they were used like a sickle.
 
collim1 said:
Karambit is strictly a fighter. I see almost no utility use for them at all.
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Only for fighting, yep, yep, yep...

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So yeah, it's a knife.
Use it for knife stuff.

Don't overthink it, and don't listen to the internet crowd. ;)
 
I enjoy them from a strictly self defense standpoint, I usually carry 2 blades on me, 1 dedicated EDC work knife, and 1 dedicated self defense knife......often that will be a Karambit.

If used correctly, they are NASTY....if you don't know how to use one, almost ANY other knife design is a better choice....
 
collim1 said:
Glad you like yours and find use for it, but it still about the last knife I would take on a camping trip.
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Everyone has their own preferences. :)
It worked very well though, especially for pulling cuts at arms' length.

Batonning to split the wood (to insert the steaks) took a bit more attention than a straight blade does, but wasn't too difficult.

I will admit that there are plenty of crappy karambits out there that won't work for much more than basement admiring by bored teenagers, but there are plenty knives like that in every style known to man. ;)

The one I was using was made by Rick Marchand (of Wildertools fame), so it has bushcrafty goodness built right into it. :D
 
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This doesn't add up. Why would someone name "stabman" have one of the least stabby knives of all.
 
The karambit was originally designed in Indonesia as an agricultural tool, much as the khukuri was in Nepal.
Over the years it was evolved into a weapon by enhancing it's claw-like attributes. Given that there are many styles of karambit, ranging from those most suitable for agriculture to those best suited for weapons usage, to say that they are strictly a fighting knife is historically and patently incorrect. Just like any other knife, it's usage is only limited by the users imagination and experience. I consider them a great EDC knife and just as useful as any other.
 
I used one when remodeling a house to cut drywall and carpet. Back in the last century when I was young, the karambit went by much more mundane names: "Linoleum Knife" "Carpet Knife" and "Pruning Knife" were the most common.
 
I've never seen a Linoleum, Carpet or Pruning knife with a ring at the end of the handle.
 
Karda said:
I've never seen a Linoleum, Carpet or Pruning knife with a ring at the end of the handle.
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That's to hang it up when not in use.
 
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