My thoughts on slipjoints

My first knife was a what we call Traditional . It also is what I have always carried . I have never had a thought of buying a non traditional , even though most of the young guys I know carry them . I recognize that there may be some advantages to the moderns but I much prefer the looks of a knife that looks like it was made by a person than one made by a machine . If I need a quick blade , I will carry a fixed blade . I will admit that I like the looks of some of the Arno Bernard Moderns . I know from experience though that come Christmas time my male family members would like to get a GEC Northfield knife . They all have been given one , but they want another one so there is some hope out there . Things that go around come around .

Harry
 
I started with traditionals, love the construction, the possibilities of having multiple blades, and the natural materials used for scales. In general, I only ever use the main blade, with the primary exception of a pen secondary. But it’s nice to have a spare blade or two handy on occasion.

Then I got into modern knives for a while, primarily Spyderco and Benchmade, and I really appreciate the ease of use, the various locking mechanisms, and the variety of fancy steels available to try out.

And now I’m swinging back toward a balance of the two. My collection leans slightly to traditional, but I like and carry both kinds now.
 
I like “tactical” folders and fixed blades; but I permanently have a slip joint in my pocket. The knife is very easy to carry and does everything that I need it to do. But, I am more than ready to add something more appropriate during the zombie apocalypse.

N2s
 
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I always have a SAK (Camper) kind of the all purpose beater knife for work and house chores. I have paired that with a nice traditional like a case trapper or something similar . Recently, I been into the modern slip joints so I've been pairing the SAK with a Viper sowbelly or a Ohio River Jack.
 
I feel like all tools have their place. I daily carry a minimum of two knives or sometimes three. Usually a Case sowbelly in the back pocket since it's so thin and full of three very functional blades, a locking folder that will do the bulk of work while not risking coming back at my fingers in certain tasks, and a sacrificial lamb if I ever actually let someone borrow a knife assuming I don't just cut it myself. I don't hand out a nice SAK just to get back bent blades used as pry tools when it has two different very useful flatheads that could have opened that paint can or tightened that screw...
 
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