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The Daypacker is on the list I'm still considering, though as with the other SAKs, I'm not sure if the blade might be more delicate than I generally prefer.
I thought Douk Douks were just friction folders(no backspring)? I've never seen one in person though.
The Daypacker is on the list I'm still considering, though as with the other SAKs, I'm not sure if the blade might be more delicate than I generally prefer.
I thought Douk Douks were just friction folders(no backspring)? I've never seen one in person though.
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No Douk Douks have a super strong backspring, one of my all time favorite carry knives. A small Douk would fit your criteria and they get stupid sharp very easily.
I read on a knife law site once that many state knife laws are purposely left vague so the officer will have discretion. I wonder if an Opinel or a single blade SAK aren't good ideas just because of they evoke non-threatening imagery. The blades are a bit thin though.
A Case Sodbuster CV is yaller and I guess doesn't look too much like a weapon.
Unfortunately, as was mentioned, any knife will be a liability if you are breaking any other law. I recently had a cop pretty much look for whatever he could use against me 'cause I was speeding in a construction zone. (no workers on the job) You never know what kind of day they're having.
A Case Sodbuster CV is yaller and I guess doesn't look too much like a weapon.
Unfortunately, as was mentioned, any knife will be a liability if you are breaking any other law. I recently had a cop pretty much look for whatever he could use against me 'cause I was speeding in a construction zone. (no workers on the job) You never know what kind of day they're having.
The sheepsfoot blade on the klein/kutmaster electrician knife is the same thickness as the sodbuster all along its length, but is very non threatening (the basic design goes back to the navy jack knife, and was also used as the #2 scout pattern before WWII, and was in fact created to not be a weapon). All of the knives mentioned are really great knives, but most people looking at the little kutmaster coping knife think tool not weapon. The blades retain an edge a bit better that the douks, I think they may be a little harder since they are most often used for wire stripping.
The coping blade on the kutmaster gives a lot of mechanical advantage to the point, especially good in a non-locking slip joint since pressure on the blade point helps keep the knife open. Made sense a hundred years ago, still works today. A lot of knife in a small unassuming package.
Good to know, but now I've got even one more knife to try and choose from.
What's the length like?
Thanks for all the legal like input!
The closed length is 3.25", the blade is around 2 3/4" which is enough for most cutting tasks in a city environment. For $35 one could pick up three or four of them and not feel bad if an Officer confiscates one (rather than detaining you), but generally unless you are doing something you should not be doing in the first place it is not pretty enough to be bothered with confiscating. Of course that depends on the Officer's disposition as well as one's own.
