afishhunter
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A Slipjoint for EDC?!?
Well .... I've carried them as my EDC for a little while.... Pretty much every day (including school and church days) since 5th birthday in 1960, I've had at least one or two in my pocket. (a 4 blade scout/camp/"demo" knife and a 3 blade stockman, probably 80-90% of the time.)
Sometimes a Barlow, canoe, moose, (large 4 inch plus) sunfish/whaler/British Rope Knife/pocket axe/emergency spatula/elephant toe, or whichever of the 70 odd names it's known as you prefer, or a specialized knife like a Marlin Spike, joins the stockman and and the scout/camp/demo knife.
Admittedly, since 1967 or 1968, the slipjoint has been paired with a Buck 110 or Old timer 6OT/7OT lockback, (or a two blade slipjoint folding hunter) on my belt. Most of the time I use one of the slipjoints in my pocket, though.
Occasionally, for a "change of pace" (ain't talking Picante sauce) I'll put a MAM or Opinel friction folder in my pocket. (Opinel lock ring removed or not used/ignored) However, 99% of the time I only carry multi-blade pocket knives, plus whatever is on my belt.
As long as you don't do anything stupid, like stab, or attempt to cut something with the spine of the blade, slipjoints (and friction folders) are as safe to use as a locking blade or non-folding knife. The normal cutting action forces the blade open; not closed.
I still have all my fingers.
My grand parents, the great-grand parents and great - grand parents that I met, and from what I understand, most of my grand parents (and their siblings) going back to at least 4th great (5th great for siblings) all had ten fingers when they passed.
From what I was told when I was a youngling, for the few that were missing parts when they passed, it was from battle damage, frostbite/gangrene, or some other non-knife use related cause, like an automobile accident.
Well .... I've carried them as my EDC for a little while.... Pretty much every day (including school and church days) since 5th birthday in 1960, I've had at least one or two in my pocket. (a 4 blade scout/camp/"demo" knife and a 3 blade stockman, probably 80-90% of the time.)
Sometimes a Barlow, canoe, moose, (large 4 inch plus) sunfish/whaler/British Rope Knife/pocket axe/emergency spatula/elephant toe, or whichever of the 70 odd names it's known as you prefer, or a specialized knife like a Marlin Spike, joins the stockman and and the scout/camp/demo knife.
Admittedly, since 1967 or 1968, the slipjoint has been paired with a Buck 110 or Old timer 6OT/7OT lockback, (or a two blade slipjoint folding hunter) on my belt. Most of the time I use one of the slipjoints in my pocket, though.
Occasionally, for a "change of pace" (ain't talking Picante sauce) I'll put a MAM or Opinel friction folder in my pocket. (Opinel lock ring removed or not used/ignored) However, 99% of the time I only carry multi-blade pocket knives, plus whatever is on my belt.
As long as you don't do anything stupid, like stab, or attempt to cut something with the spine of the blade, slipjoints (and friction folders) are as safe to use as a locking blade or non-folding knife. The normal cutting action forces the blade open; not closed.
I still have all my fingers.
My grand parents, the great-grand parents and great - grand parents that I met, and from what I understand, most of my grand parents (and their siblings) going back to at least 4th great (5th great for siblings) all had ten fingers when they passed.
From what I was told when I was a youngling, for the few that were missing parts when they passed, it was from battle damage, frostbite/gangrene, or some other non-knife use related cause, like an automobile accident.
