Knives in Action

Smaug

Smaug

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Post your shots of your knives doing their day-to-day duties in this thread.

I always love seeing other folks' knives in action.

Here are a few of my Peanut to start the ball rolling:

Stripping a cable, to insert an ammeter in a power cord of a septic tank aerator:
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Cutting little bits of electrical tape to bundle thermocouples into a harness:
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Getting started with peeling oranges:
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Peeling an apple:
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Cutting through some peaches in some Polish peach cheesecake:
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I hope this will be a long-lived thread, now that cameras are a standard feature of cell phones. :)
 
Septic tank repair and food prep with the same knife....


.....I hope you washed your hands.


-Xander


P.S. I'll post mine in a few.
 
Yep, nice and clean...

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This is only a small fraction of the cardboard for today...

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The knife is a 3 1/8" serpentine jack by Hammer Brand. Cracked ice shell handle. For some reason I carry this along with my OHO kershaw more than any of my other knives. I have plenty of nicer slipjoints, but this one ride the best in khaki's.


-Xander
 
fast14riot said:
Septic tank repair and food prep with the same knife....
.....I hope you washed your hands.
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Septic tank aerator, and just the power cord at that. Also, it is a test sample, fresh out of the box. I hope that puts your mind at ease. ;)
 
fast14riot said:
This is only a small fraction of the cardboard for today...
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But wait, did you actually cut any cardboard with it, or just tape? ...because the boxes just look broken down, not sectioned or anything. Not trying to make light, just curious.
 
Smaug said:
But wait, did you actually cut any cardboard. with it, or just tape? ...because the boxes just look broken down, not sectioned or anything. Not trying to make light, just curious.
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Yeah, that pile was mostly just broken down. I had already taken out much of the cardboard and paper board I cut up. The paperboard slip sheets from palletized goods is real tough on a knife. I also tend to cut lots of plastic packaging. That's just at work, though. I put my knives through much more use at home. Whittling, carving, leather work, as well as food prep.


-Xander
 
@fast14riot: That is impressive. I hope you'll share some "action shots" of your home usage, too. It sounds like you're really into a lot of stuff.

@wbsneed: Thanks! I like it too. It is just hard to stop carrying it, since it is so unobtrustive.
 
Makes me wish I had pics of my favorite bird knife in action! Mine is a fixed blade though, Kinfolks 333. Great knife, still cheap enough to easily be had without collectors going crazy and a great history of the company! A geat way to get into old knives without breaking the bank.


-Xander
 
I am editing this to avoid the ugly logo that says my pictures are no longer available, because I am deleting some pictures from my photobucket account.
 
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