Slipjoint for your EDC?

TripleB67

TripleB67

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Just curious as to who uses a slipjoint knife for their EDC?

I've carried a locking blade as my EDC for about as long as I can remember. Currently a Dragonfly 2...it is just so lightweight and sharp!

I've been looking for a 3" or less flipper as my new EDC and came across the Civivi Appalachian Drifter Slipjoint and I may be in love...with it's Damascus blade and G10/Rose Carbon fiber handle it's just amazing (IMO)!

https://pics.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/civivi/images/CIVC2015DS1n.jpg

The only concern I have with it is it being a slipjoint...which I'm not used to carrying. So I'm also looking at the Elementum and Little Fiend.

Looking forward to see who uses a slipjoint!

TripleB67
 
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Every day.

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I carry both a small slip joint- Buck 303 and a large modern flipper Buck Vantage pro. They work really well together.
 
The case or something similar (i have a decent assortment) is the given. A slip joint is always on me. I work on cars as my hobby. It took scratching a steering wheel once with a pocket clip to switch over. I never miss my larger clipped on locking folder. I add the shiro when at work, but only cause I like the knife and have cargo pockets on my work pants. The slipjoint gets the bulk of the work. And if you pick one that fits your needs, it’ll do anything another one will do. Except try to cut with the back of the blade.
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I dont carry a slippie most days only because it is so much more convenient to use my knife one handed. Im actually sporting a DA OTF at this moment.

That said, the safety of a slip joint has never bothered me at all. A good knife with good walk and talk won't close on you unless you are doing something foolish.

When I do carry a slip joint it is usually my GEC Beer Scout. Its a fun knife to take to parties and social gatherings where brews will need to be liberated. Probably one of the most handy blades I own.

I wouldn't mind having another nice slip joint for days I dont feel the need for more convenient opening/closing.

Someone was nice enough to gift me an old Schrade 8OT, 80s vintage, that I like a great deal as well. Just a really nice edc knife that reminds me a lot of the knife my uncle keeps in the tool box of his truck. It's funny how family members differ. My old man won't be found without his Buck 110 on his hip, my uncle wears gym shorts without pockets on the job most days. His old slip joint in a specific drawer in a specific spot in his tool box. Meticulous. Me, I gravitate toward automatics and knives with one hand opening.

However, I could get along just fine with a slip joint.
 
I carry a some kind of traditional slipjoint every day. I also carry a modern locking knife (mostly just because I can). But I perform most cutting jobs with a slipjoint. I've been carrying and using slipjoint knives for 60 years. I have never had one accidentally close on my fingers while using it.

Most cutting, if done properly, is done with the edge of the blade, so cutting actually forces the blade open. If you need to press with the point of the blade, as in making a puncture cut, use a sheepsfoot blade. When you push on the point of a sheepsfoot blade, it likewise, forces the blade open. You can also use a regular blade for puncture cuts by holding the base of the blade with your forefinger and thumb and holding the body of the knife in your hand.

Generations of folks used slipjoint knives and they pretty much all had their fingers attached when they died.
 
No !

Why tempt fate ?

Do you drive around without your seatbelt on ?
 
TripleB67 said:
Just curious as to who uses a slipjoint knife for their EDC?

I've carried a locking blade as my EDC for about as long as I can remember. Currently a Dragonfly 2...it is just so lightweight and sharp!

I've been looking for a 3" or less flipper as my new EDC and came across the Civivi Appalachian Drifter Slipjoint and I may be in love...with it's Damascus blade and G10/Rose Carbon fiber handle it's just amazing (IMO)!

https://pics.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/civivi/images/CIVC2015DS1n.jpg

The only concern I have with it is it being a slipjoint...which I'm not used to carrying. So I'm also looking at the Elementum and Little Fiend.

Looking forward to see who uses a slipjoint!

TripleB67
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You bet! I rotate through Buck 110s, Opinels, and Moras as my typical go-to knives, but there is almost always a Hawthorne jack in one of my pockets.

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TripleB67 said:
Just curious as to who uses a slipjoint knife for their EDC?

I've carried a locking blade as my EDC for about as long as I can remember. Currently a Dragonfly 2...it is just so lightweight and sharp!

I've been looking for a 3" or less flipper as my new EDC and came across the Civivi Appalachian Drifter Slipjoint and I may be in love...with it's Damascus blade and G10/Rose Carbon fiber handle it's just amazing (IMO)!

https://pics.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/civivi/images/CIVC2015DS1n.jpg

The only concern I have with it is it being a slipjoint...which I'm not used to carrying. So I'm also looking at the Elementum and Little Fiend.

Looking forward to see who uses a slipjoint!

TripleB67
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I EDC a slipjoint everyday, I only use locking knives at work and fixed blades when I'm camping or out in the woods. We have strict knife laws here in London, so I constantly have to change my knife depending on where I'm going. if I'm doing work for somebody or on a jobsite or have a need for a locking blade I will carry a locking folder with me.
If I'm just going to the shops or walking around a city center or at the beach or taking my son to the park I carry a slipjoint, most of this year I have been EDCing the Spyderco UKPK which is a slipjoint smaller version of the Stretch, you can also get leaf shape blade versions. I like the UKPK but I have a personal preference for a handle with more substance and weight to it, so I have switched over as of this week to carrying the Civivi Trailblazer damascus carbon fibre version, it's a bit nicer and pleasing to look at, and has that nice substantial weighted feeling to it that I like.
Most people here have multiple sets of knives because of our laws, we tend to have dedicated work knives, and outdoors blades for camping, then we have our slipjoints for when we are just doing day to day things in public. I have to for example take the Manix out of my pocket, or the Benchmade presidio, or my hogue EX01 and then swap it out for a slipjoint when I go to the store. It's quite a pain in the ass actually, sometimes I get out the door and realize I still have my 4 inch Hogue button lock in my pocket, then have to turn back and grab my slipjoint.
 
I carry a slip joint every day. I almost always have a large one-hand-opening locking knife clipped in my back pocket but always have a small slip joint in my front right pocket; maybe also a larger multi-blade slip joint in the left front pocket, depending on what I'm doing that day.
 
TripleB67 said:
Just curious as to who uses a slipjoint knife for their EDC?

I've carried a locking blade as my EDC for about as long as I can remember. Currently a Dragonfly 2...it is just so lightweight and sharp!

I've been looking for a 3" or less flipper as my new EDC and came across the Civivi Appalachian Drifter Slipjoint and I may be in love...with it's Damascus blade and G10/Rose Carbon fiber handle it's just amazing (IMO)!

https://pics.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/civivi/images/CIVC2015DS1n.jpg

The only concern I have with it is it being a slipjoint...which I'm not used to carrying. So I'm also looking at the Elementum and Little Fiend.

Looking forward to see who uses a slipjoint!

TripleB67
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Always have a victorinox classic in the bottom of my pocket
 
I'm a fixed blade and lockback guy, mostly, here in Canada.

I value strength / reliability

Having said that, I have keychain slipjoints (SA Minichamp and a Leatherman PS4) on me and ALWAYS carry my Victorinox Electrician

I have a Manly Wasp that is my EDC for when I go to Europe or the Caribbean where they don't allow locking blades.

It's the perfect European. EDC. A modern, supersteel slipjoint slicer.

I recently gifted one for a friend in the UK and it's his daily, legal carry. Deep carry clip works for IWB in shorts, even.

It's a super versatile knife, I just don't ever carry it in Canada, as I have enough other blades handy with locks...

But if I wanted to be a minimalist, I might go that route. Amazing knife.
 
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I see no problems in EdcIng a slipjoint
I have EDC a SAK for years without any problems

my current collection’s focus is on locking blades but I have I fact no need for the locking mechanism in my EDC tasks

i may not process a lot of cardboard with a slipjoint but opening packages, slicing an apple or cutting zip ties, tape or cords, etc. will be no problem

in general locking mechanism is just a safety for misusing your tool ;)
Actually what is jun with slipjoint IMO is that you really have to be focus on what you do.

My personnal dream slipjoint would be
i would like a clip-one hand opening with a thin 3’m blade and micarta scale
 
I EDC a SAK Spartan, two blades (big and small), bottle opener (prybar), can opener (screwdriver and metal finger nail), corkscrew (untying knots) awl (gets a lot of use), tweezers, etc all in a small extremely cheap but still extremely reliable package. You can add mini eyeglass screwdrivers, mini ferro rod, tinder, etc as well. Loads and loads of options if you want to add tools such as scissors for example. Very stainless, it's a wash/shake and back in the pocket solution, the blade geometry and grind is perfect for EDC and it's a great slicer. It's also the most people friendly solution out there if that matters. To put it into perspective, even if I lived in the most knife carry friendly locale, I'd still choose the SAK. Because it's a huge amount of utility in a small easily replaceable and utterly reliable package.

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Like many others, I carry a slipjoint as well as a modern locking folder. I'm more likely to use the slipjoint unless I simply don't have both hands available. Most things a lot of us need a knife for don't require a bigass "tactical" knife, and I feel it's more "honest" using the appropriate knife, and conversely feel like a jackass whipping out something that's overkill to do something small and trivial. Although that can be fun too.
 
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