need discreet/unseen carry options

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EDIT: Since it brought out the worst in people




I need a way to secure a blade (preferably a small fixed) in a way that cant been seen. Folder IWB is an option but most with good enough steel are to pricey to use to beat the crap out of. I have wave that ive used for a while and the thing doesnt holdan edge at all when put to hard use and is more of a scraper now than a cutting tool.
 
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That's sweet but id prefer to keep it out of my pocket all together.
 
Wow, that sucks. So I assume you understand the consequences of getting caught? And is that price worth having a knife with you?

Having said that, I would go ultra discreet and carry something like a Swiss Card in your wallet. If they're out to get you anyway, then nothing is truly concealed. Sorry to hear about your predicament.
 
Shoulder harness could work and still be easily accessible with the button down shirt, but I'd probably carry something smaller then the HEST. It's a little bigger and will probably print as you move/work throughout the day.

As for how to put together the harness, just use para cord, make a figure 8 shape and hang the knife on one end. One arm through each hole and its a solid harness that doesn't involve cord around your neck(something I'm not a fan of). For reference, Google the merc-harness, it's the same setup.

-sh00ter
 
Yeh and out to get me is putting it lightly. Its pretty much I have to follow rules others can break or aren't subject to and this knife restriction (they wont tell me the facts) was handed down as a potential safety hazard but the more I let it stew over the last week the more I believe it was just a way of ruining my day. So I have excepted the consequents but I also im not going to be "openly" defiant so thus my need for a concealed carry. Are those wallet things any good? Will they stand up to alot of punishment. I want to carry the hest since it can be put through alot more than just cutting tape and larboard (I work in maintenance and do everything from technical, to landscaping, to finish work) and I need something that holds and edge and wont snap on me if I need to use it for something other that cutting.
 
Shooter thanks I was thinking of something like that but was unsure how to do it without wrapping myself up like an idiot in cord. Perhaps a bk11 or izula then? And I just traded my bk11 dam
 
clichtenwalner1 said:
Shooter thanks I was thinking of something like that but was unsure how to do it without wrapping myself up like an idiot in cord. Perhaps a bk11 or izula then? And I just traded my bk11 dam
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Both those sounds like better options. I used to carry a CS Mini-Pendleton this way all the time. Just make sure whatever ya go with it has a secure enough sheath for inverted carry, the last thing ya want is for it pop out with you shirt tucked in.

-sh00ter
 
In the waist band carry might work on folders with deep carry wire clips. These can sometimes be hidden by your belt (if applicable). Again, what blade length are you considering that's allowable for work edc and at the same time justifiable?
 
So... you've been told not to carry a knife, and the administration are "out to get you". But, you still want to carry a knife, and it needs to be "concealable", so it won't show while you're at work. But, it also has to be durable, since you intend on using it at work.

If you're going to be pulling it out and using it for your maintenance job, what's the point in concealing it to begin with? Also, if you need a blade for your actual job, but have been forbidden to carry a personal knife, I'd suggest you tell management that you need to be supplied with one, in order to do your job.
 
I have heard guys in prison have ingenious ways to smuggle shanks past the guards....

I'm with EMT_Lee, tell them you need one for your job and have them provide an appropriate one, or maybe they wil let you carry a box cutter instead of a knife.
 
I wont be necessarily using it for anything besides cutting that I can't use a tool for but may and have used my knife in a pinch before.

I do need it but risk management is more important than what I need to corporate and the shitty tools they supply I can only imagine what pos blade they'd supply if they did
 
Back in the day, when I was in the U. S. Navy, we wore the Cracker Jack uniform with 13-button bell bottom pants. There weren't any pockets of any size to carry things in so all manner of things were carried in the tops of our socks -- cigarettes, lighter, etc..

I carried a knife in the inside top of my left sock. Worked great. If you're worried about it falling out, use a wide rubber-band or piece of inner tube to keep it snug and secure.
 
Talum15 said:
In the waist band carry might work on folders with deep carry wire clips.
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I've IWB carried every single folder with a clip that I have ever owned in the five o'clock position, and yes it IS far more concealable than pocket carry, especially with a belt, even more especially if it's a deep carry clip. I challenge even a knife knut who's looking for it to spot my SR-1 if I have a 1.25" belt on. I find IWB carry not only to be far more comfortable than pocket carry of a large folder (I can bend/squat/sit/drive/crawl/climb all day without an IWB knife ever digging into me) but also to make a hell of a lot more sense. I use my pockets for items like keys, smaller pocket knives and my little Space Pen because they NEED to be in my pockets as they have no other means of coming with me if I'm not holding them. Something that has a clip which can grab onto any part of my pants that it likes, just seems bizarre to cram that in my pocket too. I really wish companies would stop referring to them as "pocket clips" and just call them carry clips, as the former phrase seems to limit many peoples' imaginations.
 
I'm just trying to get the whole picture here...I just read your "diarrhea" thread...

You work maintenance at a nursing home facility, boss says "Folding knife no, Leatherman yes." Is the Leatherman sufficient to do the tasks you do at work? Are you looking for a concealable "self-defense" knife to have on you (in aaaition to the Leatherman) in case you get into "a pinch" at the nursing home?
 
So a leatherman is OK but a knife isn't?

If you feel you must do this no matter what maybe look at one of the real small profile neck knives. Like a Buck Smidgen, KBAR Johnson piggyback, or CRKT minimalist.

Maybe you could wear it inside your waistband dead center of your back. Seems like a big risk to take anything though, maybe just stick with the multitool blade to cut.
 
I think you are asking for trouble by carrying a knife after being told that you can not do so. You could also be setting yourself up for a concealed weapon charge if you are found with a knife carried as you intend to carry. Needless to say, you will lose your job. You just have to decide which is more important; your ability to carry a knife at work, or your ability to bring home a paycheck so that you can buy more knives.
 
I don't mean to be glib....but it sounds like you might consider quitting before you get fired. Sounds like this gig is ony causing you grief. It sounds like you don't like the work environment and you are concerned about having to defend yourself with a knife while there. But...this aint CarrerCounseling.com...back to knives.

How about an AG Russell Hunter Scalpel at 4 3/4 OAL? You should be able to conceal that if you want. If that's still too big...and I almost hate to say it...how about something like a Cold Steel Urban Pal? It's a nasty little bugger.

Or...you could go with asome sort of "non-knife" self defense....koppo stick, stinger...something like that.
 
cutter17 said:
I think you are asking for trouble by carrying a knife after being told that you can not do so. You could also be setting yourself up for a concealed weapon charge if you are found with a knife carried as you intend to carry. Needless to say, you will lose your job. You just have to decide which is more important; your ability to carry a knife at work, or your ability to bring home a paycheck so that you can buy more knives.
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Without question. You use that weapon, especially when you have a Leatherman on you...then that weapon was on you for one reason only...intent to cause bodily harm. You are in a heapin' helpin' of trouble. Sure...better than getting killed by some weapon-wielding nursing home resident, but seriously...they are using walkers...you can easily outrun (outwalk, actually) them.
 
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