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I vote leatherman for cutting and a hammer or adjustable wrench for the other stuff...
 
You need a knife on you at all times that badly you're willing to risk your job for it? That's not normal.
 
Don't take this the wrong way but this thread was started for advice on a concealed carry not about my career or if I should quit my job or not. I have made the decision to continue carrying a knife and im only looking for options to do so. So if you do not have an option then please do not post. Regardless of where I work I do not want to be caught without a knife if I need one for any situation. (We have multiple security risks here all the time. Our inhouse bank was robbed at gunpoint for Christs sake) so whether I need it to scrape out build up inside a chainsaw or defend myself or others makes no difference for this thread. Let's stay on topic
 
Actually, for that matter, there's always the option of carring an SOG multi instead of a Leatherman (as the pliers deploy faster--not knocking the Leatherman) and rely on THAT for self defense. You have any idea of the world of hurt you can put on somebody with a pair of needlenose pliers?
 
crkt sting in an ankle holster. Make that 2, one for each ankle. Then you can throw one at the gunman and still have one for general stabbin'.
 
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I'm with you man, I'd keep carrying a knife as well. You're an adult and can make your own decisions. I would do something IWB.
 
How about removing the pocket clip on a very light knife like a BM 940 Osborne or something like a thin Sypderco Native, but carried in your pocket, sans clip. Who would know?

Lots of thin, light knives out there and when you remove the clip its easily carried with out advertising. Also, Mini-Grip, Alias II, etc.
 
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clichtenwalner1 said:
... Regardless of where I work I do not want to be caught without a knife if I need one for any situation. (We have multiple security risks here all the time. Our inhouse bank was robbed at gunpoint for Christs sake) so whether I need it to scrape out build up inside a chainsaw or defend myself or others makes no difference for this thread. Let's stay on topic
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And during that armed robbery your concealed fixed blade would have helped how? Do you have Security?

But again, the Leatherman isn't capable of scraping the buildup out of a chainsaw? (I suppose the chainsaw might have helped during the robbery.)
 
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Im sorry I even asked....
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I'm not!
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get a belt buckle knife or hollow out part of the soul of your work boots and hide a small folder there.

Or stick a switchblade in there, make yourself a shoe knife like the joker in dark knight.
 
Prison wallet sounds good! :thumbup:

Or, you could carry a neck knife.

Or, you could ask your boss to issue you a knife as has been pointed out.

Or, how about box cutter?
 
clichtenwalner1 said:
Im sorry I even asked....
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Seems like alot of threads have been going to shit quick lately:(

Hope I was of some help, I don't advocate one way or another whether ya carry or not, cause its really up to you.

Just a heads up though, you might want to check your local knife laws, where I live a concealed fixed blade is consider a deadly weapons and could get ya in serious trouble. Didn't stop me, but ya have to weight the pros and cons.

-sh00ter
 
In all seriousness...I would be remiss if I didn't say it again: If you have a Leatherman tool on you, and a conealed knife....and you use that concealed knife on someone, then you have used a concealed weapon and the reason you carried it was that you intended to harm someone with it. You are doing time.

If you used the Leatherman pliers on somebody...then you clearly weren't carrying it with the intent of using it to harm someone. It was the tool you had with you. Defensable.
 
And one more point....that HEST...people seem to love it, no doubt it's an excellent knife....but (and it's sad but true)....

You use your concealed "Hostile Environment Survival Tool" with a little skull guy on it on somebody??? Yikes. They are gonna throw away the key.
 
What the real shame here is, that somebody is so obsessed with their pet tactical knife that when an employer tells him he can't carry it while at work, he'll risk getting fired in a bad economy. There's people out there who wish they were flipping burgers. This guy needs a reality check, or a long talk with a grandfather or uncle to put the Walter Mitty fantacies to rest.
 
I agree your best bet is either a shoulder harness or an IWB folder. However, I would bet my life on a ball peen hammer before I would a small knife. You work in maintenance, you're bound to have something better then a knife at your disposal.
 
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What the real shame here is, that somebody is so obsessed with their pet tactical knife that when an employer tells him he can't carry it while at work, he'll risk getting fired in a bad economy. There's people out there who wish they were flipping burgers. This guy needs a reality check, or a long talk with a grandfather or uncle to put the Walter Mitty fantacies to rest.
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Well, those retirement home people can get pretty ornery if they don't get their meals on time... never know when you might need to shank one on self-defense.
 
Being serious I think your best bet for hiding a knif eon you not being found would be to take one of the small neck knives like the kabar piggyback and tieing it around your waist at the small of the back. tuck your shirt over it and not as likely to be found if you are searched either.
 
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