Real men carry slippies.

It seems to me that there are lots of people posting in the "traditional folders & fixed blades" forum who really don't like them, or at least who don't give a hoot. Why post here, touting the virtues of modern, high-tech, "tactical" knives and regaling the shortcomings of the traditional tools? There are plenty of other forums to do that. This one is for expression of enjoyment and appreciation of those traditional knives, isn't it?
 
puukkoman said:
It seems to me that there are lots of people posting in the "traditional folders & fixed blades" forum who really don't like them, or at least who don't give a hoot. Why post here, touting the virtues of modern, high-tech, "tactical" knives and regaling the shortcomings of the traditional tools? There are plenty of other forums to do that. This one is for expression of enjoyment and appreciation of those traditional knives, isn't it?
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Yes, it is!
 
I agree that most electricians, hardhats, bluecollar carry slipjoints. This is because that is what they sell in the electrical wholesale supply store and they are cheap. They sharpen the knives with a grinder and when the blade is gone they just get another. The spyderco one handed would be much more functional but does not seem to be part of the "uniform".
 
bell said:
I agree that most electricians, hardhats, bluecollar carry slipjoints. This is because that is what they sell in the electrical wholesale supply store and they are cheap. They sharpen the knives with a grinder and when the blade is gone they just get another. The spyderco one handed would be much more functional but does not seem to be part of the "uniform".
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I repair, maintain, and install electronic equipment and navigation & communication systems aboard tugboats & barges, so I guess that makes me "blue collar." I carry both a slipjoint and a one-hander. Most guys in my field either don't carry a pocket knife at all, relying on a retractable utility razor or a "superknife," or have a small slipjoint or lockback. They're not usually name-brand knives like Queen or Case, but more often than not Pakistani jobs. Lots of the tankermen and tugboat crew carry cheap one-handers (I've seen very few quality pieces in their hands; mostly, it's Frost Cutlery or the equivalent), or SAKs (Swiss Army Knives). A couple of the tug captains & mates carry bone-handles stockmen - I've seen a Case or two here & there.
 
I work at a power company. I used to be a lineman and we all carried klein utility knives along with a regular pocket knife. Mostly case. No one carried a tactical knife. You would get laughed at for days. That work is hard on a traditional pocket knife. Now at the same company I splice fiber optics and now i see the need for a one hand opening knife. I don't have a tactical, but carry a leatherman wave that is a one hand opener along with my stockman that I now really only use to cut up tomatoes at lunch.
 
I teach at a public high school. I carry a peanut at work and have a multitool in my bag (old style LM Wave) for minor repairs around the classroom. When I'm not at work I carry a Vic Spirit multitool and maybe a larger folder in place of the peanut.

The only other knives I've ever noticed among the faculty are SAKs that come out at lunch to cut up apples and such. The maintenance and janitorial guys carry Gerber multitools to a man - I wonder if they did some kind of group buy or were issued them?
 
Foilist,

<sarcasm>

You're entrusted to teach young people; why would you possibly be responsible enough to carry a small knife??

</sarcasm>


Seriously, it's nice to hear your school allows faculty to carry (at least smaller knives). I'll bet you get to show the utility of EDC with some frequency, too!

Sorry, didn't mean to get off-topic...
 
Midwest Ninja said:
I don't like slipjoints because of their "lack" of a lock, and I like being able to open one handed. The clip has become less of an issue, as I try to be as discreet as possible, but its a perk. I go for knives that combine style and function, but function always comes first. And my AO SOG Blink and my Kershaw do everything I need to, they look classy IMO, and they open one handed. I see no reason to carry a knife that can't do these things just for the sake of tradition.
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I used to value the earlier mentioned Kershaw for being easy at hand with the clip and for the fast opening. After I came back to enjoying slipjoints and using proper techniques instead of trusting a lock, the Kershaw got relegated to dirty jobs I didn't want to mess up my nice pocket knives with, such as cutting hose and tape while working on the car or scraping an old gasket off. When I tried to carry the Kershaw again after only carrying slipjoints for a while the Kershaw suddenly seemed bulky clipped in my pocket. I really noticed it and it was uncomfortable to me now. I will give the Kershaw kudos though. When I was working in pro camera store for a while it got a frequent workout opening boxes as stock came in and was unboxed. It was fast out and to work. Then again, a little thought or a second or two more and I would have been just fine.

Using slipjoints reminded me that knives are for cutting. Not for digging, prying, or trying to pierce auto bodies. As such, and making sure I used a knife properly kept me from poor using habits that are easily picked up with the false sense of security on a locker. I was suddenly back to actually using a cutting instrument and putting a little thought in using it. If I just absolutely need something that I don't have to worry about folding on me, then I use a fixed blade.

I carry slipjoints because I've found they generally cut extremely well, carry quite well, and that they do the job for me much better than my big, thick bladed, assisted opener. And they do it while looking and feeling quite nice. I take real pleasure just from handling and using them. I've found much more advantage to them than disadvantage. I guess you could say I see no need to carry a one handed, lock bladed knife just because they have those things on them. ;)

As noted in my previous post, when I do feel like carrying a one-handed, lock-blade, I carry one of this in nice Bonestag. :D

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A tad slower opening than my assisted opening Kershaw, but it carries in the pocket sooo much better, is nice to look at and fondle. And, that thin blade is QUITE sharp and slices through materials fast and furious. Faster than my Kershaw and it was shaving sharp.

To be honest, I have a Queen liner lock, single blade tear drop jack in Bird's Eye Maple that I finally thinned the D2 blade down enough on to get a nice edge on. It is very pocket friendly, but I'm so used to using non-locking slippies (real men call em whatever they want and don't care what anyone else thinks :P :D) that when I've opened the thing I usually cuss it because I tried to close it against my leg and forgot that it had that stupid lock I have to release to close it. Maybe someday I'll send it to Muskrat Man or Oupa for a rehandle and have that liner lock removed at the same time.
 
MG_Saldivar said:
Foilist,

<sarcasm>

You're entrusted to teach young people; why would you possibly be responsible enough to carry a small knife??

</sarcasm>


Seriously, it's nice to hear your school allows faculty to carry (at least smaller knives). I'll bet you get to show the utility of EDC with some frequency, too!

Sorry, didn't mean to get off-topic...
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Actually, I have no idea if the school allows the carrying of knives or not: I just do so, as I would anywhere. Schools tend to be very left wing, PC, sheeple-ish places so I try to be discrete and carry unscarey knives. I've used my multitool or small slippie to cut fabric and paper, open packages, fix eyeglasses, staplers, printers, jimmy a filing cabinet drawer, etc., etc.
 
Not sure if real men carry slip-joints/pocket-knives...

All I know is, men (and women!) who really KNOW about knives, their function and beauty carry a slip-joint (or two..)!

If I need a one-handed opener then my Mcusta works very well there and has the elegant lines of a slip-joint. As for Spyderco, good knives and well made they are, but the blade style has severe limitations and er, well the looks...

Those Scagels looked marvellous!
 
Midwest Ninja said:
I don't like slipjoints because of their "lack" of a lock, and I like being able to open one handed. The clip has become less of an issue, as I try to be as discreet as possible, but its a perk. I go for knives that combine style and function, but function always comes first. And my AO SOG Blink and my Kershaw do everything I need to, they look classy IMO, and they open one handed. I see no reason to carry a knife that can't do these things just for the sake of tradition.
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Come Again!.. Perhaps you should do the research an educate your self before making such statements?.

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Sorry Amos Iron Wolf & Midwest Ninja as I just saw this earlier post(Amos's) now and did not mean to be redundant.

Best to you both,
Anthony
 
Amos Iron Wolf said:
Not for digging, prying, or trying to pierce auto bodies. A I was suddenly back to actually using a cutting instrument and putting a little thought in using it. If I just absolutely need something that I don't have to worry about folding on me, then I use a fixed blade.

As noted in my previous post, when I do feel like carrying a one-handed, lock-blade, I carry one of this in nice Bonestag. :D

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A tad slower opening than my assisted opening Kershaw, but it carries in the pocket sooo much better, is nice to look at and fondle. And, that thin blade is QUITE sharp and slices through materials fast and furious. Faster than my Kershaw and it was shaving sharp.
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WOW:eek: I stand corrected and amazed! What is it, how much, and where can I get one!?:confused: Inquiring minds want to know!
 
I've thought about one of those but was concerned about the spur
punching a hole in my pocket. Have you had any issues like this?
 
Bors said:
I've thought about one of those but was concerned about the spur
punching a hole in my pocket. Have you had any issues like this?
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I solved this by using several types of belt and pocket sheathes for edc'n these. If you would like examples I would be glad to show pic's.
 
Just was looking at a thread re ambidextrous folders and realized all my slippies are ambidextrous. :D.

Just goes to show that we're cooler than we thought we were. ;).

We're lucky too, they don't charge us extra for that bonus.:o
 
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