In reading the "Tip Troubles" thread, a question kept coming to me that nobody else asked, so here goes...
Whereas we enjoy knives for their craftsmanship, utility, and beauty, we like to use them but realise that the tip is the most delicate part, and the part we really want to be pointy for when we really need it to be pointy - why on earth would someone repeatedly stab it into wood while working on another job ?
Wouldn't it be easier and easier on the knife to simply lay it down out of the way ???
I ask this as a general question and not an indictment of the Forumit having the troubles with his SOG because it seemed obvious to me, but not to anyone else. Is this common practice among y'all ? The only instance where I could think of this being a good idea was if I was up in a tree and the only safe place to put it out of the way for a minute would be to stick it in the tree.
By the way, I think any knife marketed as heavy duty should be able to handle this, and I think Ron is 'doing the right thing'.
Maybe I just baby my knives too much...
Whereas we enjoy knives for their craftsmanship, utility, and beauty, we like to use them but realise that the tip is the most delicate part, and the part we really want to be pointy for when we really need it to be pointy - why on earth would someone repeatedly stab it into wood while working on another job ?

I ask this as a general question and not an indictment of the Forumit having the troubles with his SOG because it seemed obvious to me, but not to anyone else. Is this common practice among y'all ? The only instance where I could think of this being a good idea was if I was up in a tree and the only safe place to put it out of the way for a minute would be to stick it in the tree.
By the way, I think any knife marketed as heavy duty should be able to handle this, and I think Ron is 'doing the right thing'.
Maybe I just baby my knives too much...
