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Being 24 years old, I grew up with one-handed opening and locking blades.
I tried to EDC a slipjoint, but I wound up not liking them at work because it's irritating to dig past my tool pouch to get down in my pocket.
I still keep two slipjoints on the kitchen counter and carry them in board shorts when I'm not at work.
Tried EDCing a fixed blade (3"-4" blade, nothing crazy) and I found out I pretty much hate having a knife on my belt no matter how I arranged it.
Figured out a way to EDC a fixed blade in my pocket with either a static line attached to my belt or clip attached to my pocket and now I like
having the fixed blade option for heavier stuff. Carrying a fixed blade allows me to save my Delica for tasks where I truly need a razor sharp edge and my fixed blade catches everything else.
CRKs were pretty much my first venture into knives 300+ dollars. It took a couple days to get used to the idea of actually using what was, for me, such an expensive knife at work. However, after those couple days, I began using the knives as I would any other knife $100 or less. For me, knives are much more enjoyable when you use them, especially if they're made to be used like a CRK, Hinderer, etc. The real fun is in working with them, especially in a trade where you're using a very nice tool to earn your pay.
I tried to EDC a slipjoint, but I wound up not liking them at work because it's irritating to dig past my tool pouch to get down in my pocket.
I still keep two slipjoints on the kitchen counter and carry them in board shorts when I'm not at work.
Tried EDCing a fixed blade (3"-4" blade, nothing crazy) and I found out I pretty much hate having a knife on my belt no matter how I arranged it.
Figured out a way to EDC a fixed blade in my pocket with either a static line attached to my belt or clip attached to my pocket and now I like
having the fixed blade option for heavier stuff. Carrying a fixed blade allows me to save my Delica for tasks where I truly need a razor sharp edge and my fixed blade catches everything else.
CRKs were pretty much my first venture into knives 300+ dollars. It took a couple days to get used to the idea of actually using what was, for me, such an expensive knife at work. However, after those couple days, I began using the knives as I would any other knife $100 or less. For me, knives are much more enjoyable when you use them, especially if they're made to be used like a CRK, Hinderer, etc. The real fun is in working with them, especially in a trade where you're using a very nice tool to earn your pay.
