Should We Be Carrying TWO EDCs?

Makes you wonder if there was some mass stabbing you missed that makes these people so scared.:eek:

On the other hand I understand knife crime is quite rampant in the UK ( I have a friend who lives there), especially in the inner city. That at least explains their, IMO, draconian laws.:foot:
 
I usually can 1-2 knives and yes people are sometimes startled, but thats our society. The real issue is knives are tools, anything can be used as a weapon from a pen to a rock. If you carry a knife for protection and tell people that, then you are just contributing to the problem. Knives are tools and should alwayed be refered to as such, no matter how you use it. :eek:
 
I don't work for the Feds, but my employer's rule is "no weapons" of any kind. Which they can interpret for anything.
But I carry an Endura in my right pocket and for the occasional package or general tool-use, in the left pocket is a 60 year old Kabar "Boy Scout" type knife with stag handles. The 2.5" blade is so black and scraped looking, no one is frightened by it and it's can/bottle tools are great for opeing someone's soup can when the powers out.
 
Knife crime is not RAMPANT in the UK it is actually half what it is here in Canada. It is the media in the UK that is insane about weapons of any kind.
I carry a couple different knive for different uses. If I needed a small nonthreatening knife for the workplace I would carry one as well. Fortunatly Saskatchawan is pretty mellow about knives.
 
As I said, this is coming from someone who lives in London itself. I am certain that the media over-hypes said incidents, but that's no replacement for direct observation. Perhaps it is just the particular area in question. Now I'll have to check the stats myself.:D:cool:
 
Small fixed blade on my belt.
Art knife in RH front pocket for manicures, cutting dangling threads, and general admiration.
SAK in belt pouch for screwdriver or fruit or occasional loaner (comes with compulsory band-aid from NewGraham).
Backup locker in belt pouch.
That's to work--office, federally funded medically-oriented organisation. Somehow doctors and surgeons aren't uptight about sharp things!
I may add to that on weekends depending on jobs at hand.
Greg
 
I carry at least two at work. Usually a Benchmade Grip, or a Kershaw Blur and a Leatherman Charge TTi.

Both knives get used several times a day. I can't do my job without them. (electrician).
 
I work in engineering enviroment, some coworkers carry little SAKs but I'm the only one openly carrying a plier-based multitool (Leatherman Wave), in addition to that I always have a Victorinox Electrician in my pocket, sometimes a Native IWB, and a Kiwi in my drawer.

I've shown some other knives from my collection to my closest fellows, one of them eventually felt confident enough to bring his Vic Champion to the office and keep it in his desk (he is currently thinking of getting an Spyderco); on the other hand there is one fellow who carries a little SAK as keychain for his car keys, however I have watched him tearing apart boxes or plastic packages and I have to remind him that he already has a better tool in his keychain, go figure...


Jaime Orozco.
 
I generally keep my primary EDC in my pocket, while my Leatherman Wave is always in my bag. If I know I might be around some touchy people, I opt for my CF Caly 3 and they're just gonna have to deal with that. Other than my Leatherman Wave and my Caly 3, that's about as sheeple friendly as I get. Of course, I always use my knives with caution around NKP.
 
I usually EDC a Kershaw 1416 XXL Starkey Ridge, a 1415 Starkey ridge in the other front pocket and a SAK, so as not to frighten the sheeple. I took out the SAK the other day to sharpen a pencil, and a guy near me said, "What are you going to do with that?!?"
I said, "I'm going to sharpen this pencil."
He never saw anyone do that before.
 
fudo said:
I usually EDC a Kershaw 1416 XXL Starkey Ridge, a 1415 Starkey ridge in the other front pocket and a SAK, so as not to frighten the sheeple. I took out the SAK the other day to sharpen a pencil, and a guy near me said, "What are you going to do with that?!?"
I said, "I'm going to sharpen this pencil."
He never saw anyone do that before.
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I had a similar incident back in 1992 or 1993. I was attending a local college to get some pre-med classes done so I could apply (unsuccessfully :D) to medical school. A kid saw my SAK and wanted to know why in the world anyone would want to carry a pocket knife, much less need one. I mentioned a variety of uses, and when I got to sharpening pencils, he refused to believe me. I asked him for his (incredibly dull) pencil, put a nice point on it, and he was amazed. So amazed, in fact, that he wanted one himself, but had no idea where or how to get one. So I got a Recruit model for him at Wal*Mart, after which he proceeded to cut the crap out of his fingers. He blamed me for it, because I didn't tell him that it was possible to cut himself. :jerkit:

Later I learned he was from a really rich family in a southwest Asian country near India and servants had done everything for him since birth. He also had no idea how to do laundry.

Ah, good times. Hopefully my little lesson on pocket knives push him a little in the direction of self-sufficiency.
 
I've carried fairly large folders for the last 30 years, ever since I left the military. Although I have tapered down from my old stand by (a full sized Applegate folder) to either my S.O.G. Tomcat III, Benchmade Ruckus or my newest Buck Kalinga pro. I would feel naked without the feeling of quality steel on my hip. I work for a private company that produces and repairs aviation warning devices and throttles. Although we regulated by the FAA I have never had any problem with anyone freaking out and a lot of folks have seen my knives on my hip. I don't use my knives for day to day cutting chores (I carry strictly for SD purposes) and Have never anyone complain. Maybe I'm lucky but I know that if I was forced to leave my knives at home it would cause me a great deal of consternation. My knives are as much a part of me as my left arm (I'm a lefty).
 
I carry a clip folder, usually Spyderco Caly on one front pocket, either a SAK or stockman in the other, and use a SAK money clip for, well, my money clip. Love the scissors on it. So I edc 3 every day.

Where I work, there is a no-knife rule that is openly ignored by all. Once a co-worker commented on my SAK, and I took her to the kitchen, and opened the drawer. There were over a dozen fixed blades, from 4 to 8 inches (really cheap kitchen knives). I opened my SAK and put it next to them. She got the point.
 
who or what are sheeple? Judging by the way people use it i am guessing they are people who dont like knives?
 
peanuts said:
who or what are sheeple? Judging by the way people use it i am guessing they are people who dont like knives?
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Correct, it's a pejorative for folks who don't like knives or who don't understand their attraction.

Brett
 
sheeplike people = sheeple, hurd mentality, easely startled (by anything non fluffy).

best quote ive read on a belgium forum was something like:
at the workcantina a woman asked for a knife to open a wrapper so this guy presents his Paramilitary and she goes "who in this civilised world would carry such a knife?"
the guy answered "hopefully for you the person needing to cut your carsafety belt while your car is on fire" and as he put the folder back in his pocket "i hope you dont go hungry."


most knife incidents involve kitchen cuttlery.
 
Two is better than one. Hell, carry as many as you want to!! Happy Holidays!
Lycosa
 
We are not prohibited from discreetly carrying knives at work and nearly everyone of my co-workers has a Spyderco, Benchmade, Emerson or Kershaw in his/her pocket (yeah, I'm livin the dream).
I am the only one that carries a hard-use knife along with a sheeple friendly slip-joint. The slippie cuts better, sharpens easier and looks prettier than any of my big knives, but I can't baton it through a radiator hose or open it with one busted hand like I can "the big 'un".
 
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