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Opening a can with a slippie...
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ooohh, that's a good idea also. Thanks for the input. I'll try it tonight.
I LOVE experiments.
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LOL. Get ready for the explosion, though, Blues. So many trying the one knife for one year experiment, it's gonna be like a bunch of smokers going cold turkey. I think there will be quite a few relapses, and quite a few grumpy people missing their knives.
LOL. Get ready for the explosion, though, Blues. So many trying the one knife for one year experiment, it's gonna be like a bunch of smokers going cold turkey. I think there will be quite a few relapses, and quite a few grumpy people missing their knives.
No I don't think so. I may well be wrong, but I think there is going to be some surprise, and some change of attitude among some.
The die hard collector will not be participating. But for the casual accumulator who just happens to have built up a small bunch of knives because he likes knives, this could be a eye opening experiance that will influence his future accumulatng.
I think the people who are going to be doing this have been on a journey already, but they didn't know it. They have been wondering how the old timers did it with just one knife, and maybe deep down inside wishing they could do the same. Maybe there are some that have started to feel a little owned by the accumulation of knives, and are just starting to realize they want to cut back and simplify. This is one way to do it.
Or maybe they are just curious, and after the experiment they will go back to carrying multiple knives, and rotating thier accumulation.
But I do think that with this bunch we have here, that things will remain civil and considerate. This is an unusual forum here.
That is me. I have been on a simplifying kick in various ways for a few years now. This is just one aspect of that. Also, I accumulate knives I like to use. I don't collect knives for their beauty (exclusively) or for any intrinsic pleasure of ownership. Every knife I own is a user.
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"Old Timers" did things with just one knife because they could only afford just one knife. I seriously doubt that most folks would have gotten by with one had they been able to have gotten things that more properly suited a situation. I could sharpen a screwdriver and use it to punch, cut, stab, slash, open, etc. But what is the point when other proper tools are at hand? I think you boys are off on a tangent, depriving yourselves of the uses of things that you have already paid perfectly good money for. I'm a carpenter. I don't use "one" hammer for everything. I have access to 16 ounce hammers for trim, 20 and 22 ounce t-claw hammers for framing and ripping, 2 and 4 pound hammers for driving small stakes, bashing cold chisels etc, and 8, 10, and 12 pound sledgehammers for driving steel, smashing obstacles, driving large stakes etc. Why would I choose to deprive myself of the proper tooling for the job at hand, pressing something into action that is inappropriate and clumsy and difficult to use, with tools at hand that are correct and proper for the jobs?
I "might" could possibly get by with only four knives. I would need #1. A small to medium sized fixed blade hunting knife, 3-1/2'' to 4'' blade, preferably a drop point, Loveless styled knife. Got a Lone Wolf Loveless to fill this function well enough. #2. A hard use work knife that I really pound on, without much care or maintenance. I use a Victorinox Alox Harvester for this purpose, use it at work every day. I use this knife HARD and it has never failed to please. #3. An "EDC" type knife, the much talked about everyday carry knife. I could choose from either the Queen #9 stockman or the Case 6375 CV that I have. #4. A dressier knife, for public use, cleaning fingernails, openining the mail, wearing with dress pants, etc. I have a nice little Case that would do this, the new little equal end stockman that is 3-3/8" long.
Each of these knives serves a completely different purpose. I wouldn't want to cut house wrap and roofing felt with my hunting knife, nor would I want to try to clean my fingernails or cut a string in Walmart with a big ol' hunting knife. The dress knife wouldn't be proper for lopping a radiator hose in two, and the EDC doesn't have the hole punch, saw, bottle opener, and screwdriver my work SAK has available. Different tools, different uses, and none of them are suitable for everything.
One last things I don't understand, if the knife is to become a pure tool, and to be in posession of only one, why be a member of and post upon a knife enthusiasts website? Get one tool, use it for everything, not much to talk about. Not very enthustiastic to me. Please try to understand me, I'm not deliberately trying to be a butthead and rain on the parade or anything, but this "one knife" stuff just seems a bit useless and silly to me. If you own more and have access to more, use it. If you can only afford one knife and one only, sell your computer and quit paying for expensive internet service and go buy some knives. :foot:
I "might" could possibly get by with only four knives. I would need #1. A small to medium sized fixed blade hunting knife, 3-1/2'' to 4'' blade, preferably a drop point, Loveless styled knife. Got a Lone Wolf Loveless to fill this function well enough. #2. A hard use work knife that I really pound on, without much care or maintenance. I use a Victorinox Alox Harvester for this purpose, use it at work every day. I use this knife HARD and it has never failed to please. #3. An "EDC" type knife, the much talked about everyday carry knife. I could choose from either the Queen #9 stockman or the Case 6375 CV that I have. #4. A dressier knife, for public use, cleaning fingernails, openining the mail, wearing with dress pants, etc. I have a nice little Case that would do this, the new little equal end stockman that is 3-3/8" long.
Each of these knives serves a completely different purpose. I wouldn't want to cut house wrap and roofing felt with my hunting knife, nor would I want to try to clean my fingernails or cut a string in Walmart with a big ol' hunting knife. The dress knife wouldn't be proper for lopping a radiator hose in two, and the EDC doesn't have the hole punch, saw, bottle opener, and screwdriver my work SAK has available. Different tools, different uses, and none of them are suitable for everything.
One last things I don't understand, if the knife is to become a pure tool, and to be in posession of only one, why be a member of and post upon a knife enthusiasts website? Get one tool, use it for everything, not much to talk about. Not very enthustiastic to me. Please try to understand me, I'm not deliberately trying to be a butthead and rain on the parade or anything, but this "one knife" stuff just seems a bit useless and silly to me. If you own more and have access to more, use it. If you can only afford one knife and one only, sell your computer and quit paying for expensive internet service and go buy some knives. :foot:
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You might be barking up the wrong tree here. Your points hit NONE of the reasons for doing this.
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I wish you and the other guys the best of luck. I'm not going to suffer myself deprivation when I have things available to me to use. I don't believe in a whole lot of frivolity either, but I also believe in buying what you need and using what you buy. I'll try to refrain from butting in with any sarcastic comments, as your minds are already made up, and besides that, I really do like you guys and enjoy reading about what you're up to. :thumbup:
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I used the same method my Father did, short straight connecting cuts around the top edge of the can. He used a USMC K-Bar and I used a K-Bar Tanto. I haven't tried doing it with a slip joint or locking folder, but it would be fun to try.
Over the past several years I have taken more of an interest in the traditional folders. I like the Idea of only carrying my 5220 SS peanut or my 53032 SS Stockman for a year. Using these traditional slip joints more often would not only increase my respect for these fine knives but also the men and women who carried them when that was all they had. :thumbup:
I have a feeling I wont make it a whole year.
Over the past several years I have taken more of an interest in the traditional folders. I like the Idea of only carrying my 5220 SS peanut or my 53032 SS Stockman for a year. Using these traditional slip joints more often would not only increase my respect for these fine knives but also the men and women who carried them when that was all they had. :thumbup:
I have a feeling I wont make it a whole year.
What about cutting through the side of the can instead of the top? I think the sides tend to be thinner (I don't have any cans on hand right now, sorry) so you could just cut all around the circumference of the can just below the top. Anybody think that would work?
Edit: As I think about it, that'd be a real pain to do safely. Depending on what's in the can, what about cutting a big "I" in the side and opening it up like a trough?
I like what you guys are doing with the one slipjoint for a year idea. I love all my knives and having all sorts of gear on hand, but I also like the idea of forcing yourself to think outside the box a bit. While I won't be joining in, I wish you all the best of luck and look forward to hearing how it goes.
Edit: As I think about it, that'd be a real pain to do safely. Depending on what's in the can, what about cutting a big "I" in the side and opening it up like a trough?
I like what you guys are doing with the one slipjoint for a year idea. I love all my knives and having all sorts of gear on hand, but I also like the idea of forcing yourself to think outside the box a bit. While I won't be joining in, I wish you all the best of luck and look forward to hearing how it goes.
The right tool for the job is still only as good as the skill of the person using the tool. which this video shows very well
Trying to open a can (Youtube)
And here is another Link that shows how to open a can with a knife.
About the small tab he gives it at the start of the video, to get the starting hole. This can safely be done with a slip joint, its a very LIGHT tab:thumbup:. (Been using slip joints for 20 + years, that's how I know
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