Slipjoint OR lockback

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I own but never use slip joints and won't carry them. I have been cut by a blade that folded on me years ago.
I generally have a small to medium-small size lockback in my pocket, depending on where I will be.
 
I wanted to amend my answer. Even though my favorite is a slipjoint with a linerlock, what I carry the most is a camp/scout knife.

Leo
 
Gents, the discussion is slipjoints or lockbacks and this is the traditional forum so let's please make an effort to stay on topic. Thank you.
 
When I was a Tenderfoot Boy Scout about 50 years ago, one evening at a camp an older fellow we called "Old Sarge" was showing us how tough he and his sheath knife were by stabbing it in to a big old solid wood box.

Well, he did it once too often and the last time the blade broke and sliced the palm of his hand open for an inch or two so I could see the red meat sticking up out of his fat palm, and of course the blood dripped on everything real nicely.

I use all kinds of knives daily, but since that day long ago I've felt NO knife is safe if used improperly, and every knife is safe if used properly.

I use my knives only to cut, not to pry, stab, hit, push, hammer, etc.

Example: the last time I cut my finger was today, with a knife in a vise, while I was reshaping the blade back with a file. Got a finger too close to the point. Maybe I should start collecting hack saws instead of knives.
 
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