Not another EDC thread

Paradiggum

Paradiggum

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Well there are a lot of EDC thread out there but this isn't one of them. I read the "Worst knife, most hated knife" thread and it got me to thinking about the knives we all likely have that we don't carry on a regular basis but come out of the drawer/glove box/tool box for that especially nasty job that you don't want to endanger your regular EDC to get done.
I'm sure we've all picked up a stinker now and then. I know I have a couple of them sitting around that see rotation as yard knife, garage tool and so on.

Currently my "dirty use knife" is a Benchmade Mini-Pika. When I got it the action was so stuff that it took two hands to open. It's finally a one handed opener but it's still super stiff. I haven't really abused it yet. Up until now my hard use folder has always been the folder that's just about done with life.

What about you? Have a blade you aren't happy with you to take pleasure in making it do the dirty jobs you don't want to subject your EDC to?
 
Not really. My beater knife is a Persistence but I'm happy with it. I just use that knife when I don't want to dirty up my others. I plan to pick up a SE Tasman for yardwork and such.

The knives I don't like stay in their boxes and don't see any use. I plan on giving them to friends/family or maybe even selling them for a few bones. I don't like to force myself to use things that bother me.
 
For me it is the Spyderco FRN Native. I know a lot of people here are in love with this knife, but it just doesn't work for me. It's the one I dig for when I don't want to damage the BM 710HS.
 
My Cold Steel Recon just never spoke to me but whenever I need a tough sturdy ass kicking blade it's definitely a go to knife.
 
Got 3 different one's! Two are folders and the other is a fixed blade. The 2 folders were freebies from a couple orders at knifecenter.com. Both are made in China with one being a two bladed barlow pattern with green/red wood handles, the other is a SAK replica. I use these two when I don't care what happens when I finish. The other, fixed blade, is a 5" bladed knife from knifekits. Never could get the handles right so I covered the handle with black 3M Stair Step tape. This is actualy a good using knife made from AUS8. When dirty jobs come calling for a FB , out comes this one to take care of it.
 
My Griptilian is my beater because I hate that useless blade shape!

Maybe I would also include the Spyderco Police model. The steel handle is just waaaaay too slick and thin. It is uncomfortable and I'm always afraid my hand will slip while using it. But its probably the sharpest knife I own.
 
an assortment of frost knives that i have been gifted over the years are reserved for the truly nasty tasks.
 
I use a Gayle Bradley or a D2 Para for the nasty stuff. I just cannot let a Spyderco sit and die in a box. Makes no sense.
 
Junglee Sahara Jr. Great beater, my second clip carry knife and works better than it should as it is a chisel grid. I love it.
 
I have a 556 Mini Grip in my tool bag for work I use for dirty/abusive work.

Then there's the Spyderco Delica I used this week to chip a paint sample off a stucco wall.

And my Tenacious sees a lot of use when I want to avoid scratching up another flat-ground knife.
 
I have been using a waved combo edge D4 while I am working construction projects. Nothing beats the wave opening for convenience when it needs to be cut right now. I have a few other Delicas but this is the only one that is waved, or that I clip to my pocket. It is great for all sorts of fine and rough cutting tasks. I'd like it even better if it was fully PE. Perhaps because I slightly disdain the CE it makes it easier to USE this knife. I need to touch it up frequently, especially the tip.

By the way, I like the D4 tip versus the pointier D3 tip. The strength of it is confidence inspiring.

For general carpentry uses I prefer a blade with more belly near the tip. The Rat-1 and the mini RSK are ideally shaped for what I do. The Rat is another knife that gets the dirty jobs.
 
I picked up a Benchmade CQC-7 at a yardsale for $5. ATS-34. Someone ground the chisel grind down to about 20 degrees. It's uneven, looks like shit, but is really sharp. I cut up 1800 sq feet of carpet with it. I miter cut floor molding strips with it. Chicken wire. Garden stuff. Garage stuff. Split PVC pipe. I always forget to take it camping, but I should.
 
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