Lone Wolf Project: Post All Your "Experiments" Here

I guess its you and me, freekboi.

I've gotten very used to the one little Buck cadet now, it seems so natural to reach for it, and it alone. I sometimes miss the others, but its a fading feeling. The more days goes by, the less I think of them.

Do we have anyone else still hanging in there?
 
I'm still here, although I had to make a switch of EDC, so I'm not sure if it means I started over. However, with my SAK, I miss nothing. This was the perfect knife for me before I got it (which is why I had originally "casually" mentioned it to me wife in the first place), so there ya go. I DO miss fondling the others, but other then that I'm all good. I didn't give my other knives to someone to safe guard, but did put them all in my knife bag and put them away so I don't see them, and as we are moving in two months, I'll probably have my wife pack them in some box and not tell me, so I can't be tempted.
 
Due to the circumstances of your switching, I wouldn't count it as starting over, especially since it was so early in the experiment. Like I said, I've been good on it so far, but if it gets too bad I may have to have my wife put mine up too. My luck she'll take them to my father-in-law's for storage and they'll myseriously "disappear", then I'll be relying on just one knife for a little longer than a year. :D
 
I'm still standing too. Like freekboi I really don't miss my other knives. I do have to say that I could use a blade a bit longer than the ones on my congress, but I've been making it work. I originally over thought the experiment and I was glad to see that you will be using other knives if necessary, such as a mora for hiking. The only other need I have is a clip knife on occasion since I wear alot of gym shorts and other pants around the house with no pockets. For a couple of weeks I was constantly heading to my room to get my congress when I needed to cut. I decided when I had no pockets I would allow myself to carry a spyderco native. Since the spirit of the experiment was to use one pocket knife for pocket knife duty I thought that allowance would be acceptable. Do the rest of you survivors agree to my concession?
 
wudnme said:
hey Elcuchillo, I would tell the wife that I said I was sticking with the peanut and that's that. BUT!!!! It is driving you nuts not having the "?" (whatever it is she gave you). this way you are a man of conviction whose word is stone ,but you embrace the gift from your wife and can't wait for the day when you can put it back in rotation.

no charge for the expert advice.
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Sleep on the couch alot ??:D
 
sm2 said:
Just, I don't feel part of the community here, and it seems best I not share anymore of the old ways or stuff we used to do.
Others can better do that around here anyway that are more part of the community.

I will continue the experiment , just most likely not share as I was.

Regards,

Steve
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What has happened that you don't feel a part of this forum?

All who contribute are part of it, and your posts have been good. A loss of one is a loss to all. Has someone offended you in some way?

I hope you will reconsider the above statement. I find this a bit shocking that somebody here does not feel at home enough that they would leave.
 
I'm following this thread with keen interest. At the moment my work EDC is a Gerber Legend and a CRKT M16-O1K.
I have been wondering about using one knife for a while now, but would not be without my Gerber at work - it saves me a lot of to-ing & fro-ing.
The CRKT is there for 2 reasons - one becasue a PE works better for most of my cutting than a serrated edge, and 2, because some people see the serrations on the Gerber as agressive. For some of the tasks I do, mostly the really awkward to get to cuts, I definitely want the locking mechanism so a pure slipjoint is a no-go.
What I'm saying is that (at work at least) I don't see me joining the experiment. But I'm getting keener on the idea of one knife out of work & may join in part-time if that's allowed, and I'm also getting a lot out of the hints & tips posted in this thread.
So thanks everyone. :)
 
freezergeezer said:
For some of the tasks I do, mostly the really awkward to get to cuts, I definitely want the locking mechanism so a pure slipjoint is a no-go.
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hey freezeer, I thought anything more than a vic classic is a problem over there. Is there some circumstances that one can carry a lockblade in England?
 
jackknife said:
hey freezeer, I thought anything more than a vic classic is a problem over there. Is there some circumstances that one can carry a lockblade in England?
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Just FYI, From what I read prior to my last UK visit, toting anything with a blade under 3" that doesn't lock is not a problem. So the common slipjoints we love and non-locking SAKs should be fine.
 
You can carry a lock knife of fixed blade if you have a good reason. Such as for your job or a hobby. But only while you are engaged in that activity.
 
Ok, as this experiment is basically about aquiring knowledge, I gained some interesting wisdom today. I know it's been discussed briefly in another thread, but today at work, I noticed my large blade on my SAK was extremely dull. How it got like that I don't know, although I cut up some cheddar cheese this morning, and hadn't touched it up in a few days. Well, whatever, it was dull, and I thought "Damn, this thing wouldn't cut through butter!!" So as the day goes on I was asked to cut some rope. Not too thick, but rope nontheless. Out of habit, I pull out the large blade and start cutting. Just as I was thinking "Oh, wait, this thing is dull...", it cut the rope clean through!!! WHAT!?!?! This blade was so dull, I was running my finger up and down the edge without as much as a scratch, but it still cuts like the dickens. What's up with that? How did it do that? I guess we CAN be snobs about razor sharp edges, and in the end, real world application, the blades DON'T need to be that sharp to work adequately.
 
gosh, i completely agree. Jackknife has gotten me away from worrying about razor sharpness.

Nice story!
Brett

ElCuchillo said:
Ok, as this experiment is basically about aquiring knowledge, I gained some interesting wisdom today. I know it's been discussed briefly in another thread, but today at work, I noticed my large blade on my SAK was extremely dull. How it got like that I don't know, although I cut up some cheddar cheese this morning, and hadn't touched it up in a few days. Well, whatever, it was dull, and I thought "Damn, this thing wouldn't cut through butter!!" So as the day goes on I was asked to cut some rope. Not too thick, but rope nontheless. Out of habit, I pull out the large blade and start cutting. Just as I was thinking "Oh, wait, this thing is dull...", it cut the rope clean through!!! WHAT!?!?! This blade was so dull, I was running my finger up and down the edge without as much as a scratch, but it still cuts like the dickens. What's up with that? How did it do that? I guess we CAN be snobs about razor sharp edges, and in the end, real world application, the blades DON'T need to be that sharp to work adequately.
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ElCuchillo said:
I guess we CAN be snobs about razor sharp edges, and in the end, real world application, the blades DON'T need to be that sharp to work adequately.
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Oh ye of little faith. Open your mind Luke, and let the force do the work.:D:D:D

Actually I love it when the young guys learn that not all things are as the Knife/Gun/whatever magazines say they are. Very often there is another reality.

Now ElCuchillo, repeat after me; wax on, wax off.:D
 
ElCuchillo said:
This blade was so dull, I was running my finger up and down the edge without as much as a scratch, but it still cuts like the dickens. What's up with that?
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But you were not using any pressure when running your finger down the blade. If you had, you'd have been cut. The number of people who have been cut badly by dull knives is about equal to the number of people shot by supposed unloaded guns.

Its all a matter of physics. When pressure is exerted on a very small area by a hard object on a softer object, the softer object will give away to the hard on a mollecular level. This results in a shearing of the softer material that the force is being exerted on. It does not matter if the edge doing the pressure is .001th of an inch, or .0001 of an inch, the end result will be the same. Its the same way a .22 long rifle high speed out of a 4 inch barrel Smith and Wesson will penitrate the same distance into a Washinton D.C. phone book as a 158 grain round nose .38 special out of a Colt Detective special with a 2 inch barrel. The .38 has more power technicly speaking, but the .22 concentrates the force on a smaller area. The guy with the Colt .38 couldn't get his mind around it either.

This is how people in the pen get stabbed with sharpened toothbrush handles. It does work.
 
Still hanging on, too. I have found that I really do not need the tools as much as I thought that I did. I like having to use my imagination when I do not have something on hand. I know of one guy who does not even carry a knife and he does not have a problem. He carries a cheap slip-joint pliers that one can buy anywhere for a few bucks. He uses that for most everything and when he needs a knife, he uses the lid off of his chew can.

I do miss carrying the Vic classic. There is just something about it.
 
pipedreams308 said:
This is a grand experiment and a great thread. I, like most others posting here, would probable be better if I simplified, both my EDC and my life. I'm not ready to take the one knife for a year plunge, but I am inspired. Thanks to all involved. I look forward to following this thread!

todd
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Well, you gents have really got me thinking that I'd like to join in on this experiment. My wife even thinks that it's at least worth a try. I know it's a touch late in the game, but you fellows mind if I join in and post along side you?

todd
 
pipedreams308 said:
Well, you gents have really got me thinking that I'd like to join in on this experiment. My wife even thinks that it's at least worth a try. I know it's a touch late in the game, but you fellows mind if I join in and post along side you?

todd
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Hey pd308, since I'm the one that started the experiment, I feel I am qualified to say that it is not late in the game. This is a personal journey for all of us, even though we are taking it together. When I originally started this, I wasn't recruiting. I was just embarking on my own personal journey and people just decided to join me. However, remember, it's YOUR year of learning and growing. And again, it's not late in the game, as we are all playing our own games. Your year, if you choose to go this route, starts today and ends January 30th, 2009. If you drop out or don't make it, it's all good. You were not competing with anyone, just yourself. A year? Six months? Two weeks? It's your call, and your personal goal.
Just remember, the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.
 
El Cuchillo,

It's weird, but I've had the same experience with a couple of knives. The Mora 510 I received felt dull to the touch, and wouldn't catch the skin on my fingertips. However, when I used it to slice paper, it sailed right through. I've noticed the same thing with some of my SAK's. I think it has to do with the type of final polish put on the edges at the factory.
 
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