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I buy "hard use" knives, to use them hard 
The last stunt I pulled was with my DGG SnG, had to move a pallet of wine with a palletjack that would not fit between the bottom boards of the pallet. I jacked up the pallet as much as I could, one side of the bottom board in the way popped of the frame and the other side was pryed off with the SnG. She flexed a bit, but popped that board off with ease.
Another work abuse story
I had to put a sign up for our wine in costco, well this was in the fine wi e area where they use wooden bins, so the tag holder (a "L" shaped clear hard plastic sleeve) had to be wedged in between the wooden bins. Out come the XM-18, I jammed the tip in between the two bins, prying up a little to make space for the tag holder to sit.
Then there was that time when I was redoing our floors... So when I pulled up the carpet I also pryed up the carpet tack strips with a ZDP Endura and also all the staples that held down the padding. Sure a prybar would of been the "right" tool... But the knife did the job well also.
I spend money on "hard use" knives so that I can use them for "hard use."
The last stunt I pulled was with my DGG SnG, had to move a pallet of wine with a palletjack that would not fit between the bottom boards of the pallet. I jacked up the pallet as much as I could, one side of the bottom board in the way popped of the frame and the other side was pryed off with the SnG. She flexed a bit, but popped that board off with ease.
Another work abuse story
I had to put a sign up for our wine in costco, well this was in the fine wi e area where they use wooden bins, so the tag holder (a "L" shaped clear hard plastic sleeve) had to be wedged in between the wooden bins. Out come the XM-18, I jammed the tip in between the two bins, prying up a little to make space for the tag holder to sit.
Then there was that time when I was redoing our floors... So when I pulled up the carpet I also pryed up the carpet tack strips with a ZDP Endura and also all the staples that held down the padding. Sure a prybar would of been the "right" tool... But the knife did the job well also.
I spend money on "hard use" knives so that I can use them for "hard use."