As a mechanic/millwright/fabricator/machinist/pipefitter/electrical technician/emt and all around good guy/biker/dad/husband/home owner, when don't I use a knife?
One of the reasons I carry so many EDC's, on an average of 5-9 different knives,(not including Multitools and SAKs on the keyrings(2 on my car keys along with a Winston Damascus keyring knife one on my motorcycle keys and one on the house keys, or the mini Spyderco Police necklace))(Damn that's about 16 knives) is because in all those jobs, some type of sharpened implement is needed.
I do everything from slice up dinner to scrapin' gaskets, I carve wood, open mail and boxes, cut up insulation, trim wires and shrubbery, open bags of salt and dog food, cut window gaskets outa cars, cut sheetrock(not the best use of a knife but in a pinch I've cut out holes for receptacles), burlap feed bags, minor operations on myself and others, removed stiches, splinters, I've carved up turkeys, and mellons, cut hose and even scraped inspection stickers off windows.
When wouldn't I use a knife and how could I possibly get through the day without one, or a dozen.
Till this day I can't understand how anyone could get along without carrying a knife

, oh wait I know, ......................they borrow mine :grumpy: .