Ten Tips for Knife USERS

[WarRaven]

Cut Towards Your Buddy, Not Your Body.


WR

 

[pooperpoopypoop]

what is transparent and opaque SAK???

 

[knarfeng]

what is transparent and opaque SAK???

You can buy many models of SAK with either a translucent plastic handle or an opaque plastic handle. Only a knife knut would be interested in discussing which is better. (knife knuts are known to frequent dens of iniquity such as BladeForums dot Com and KnifeForums dot Com. )

 

[pooperpoopypoop]

You can buy many models of SAK with either a translucent plastic handle or an opaque plastic handle. Only a knife knut would be interested in discussing which is better. (knife knuts are known to frequent dens of iniquity such as BladeForums dot Com and KnifeForums dot Com. )

What exactly is a SAK???

 

[destroythealter]

What exactly is a SAK???

Swiss Army Knife.

 

[zman]

Cool forum,

Just a few extra tips,
1. You can practice to your hearts content on sharpening blades with; razor blades like the ones you find in box cutters, etc. That way if you screw it up, no biggy ya just throw it away.
2. I put one drop of oil on my edc pivot point about once every two weeks, and then after its soaked in I blow the lint and stuff out with an pnumatic air hose. This way the excess oil doesn't build up, and everything stays smooth
3. Yes I'm one of those weirdo's that carrys more than one knife but just like any other type of tool use, having the right tool for the job makes all the difference.
4. Keeping a pocket crock sticks, and small sharpening stick handy can work wonders on most knives.

I guess thats all.

 

[Vulturedoors]

1. Even if you have a Sharpmaker, Lansky or Edge Pro, learn to free-hand sharpen anyway.

A useful skill when it comes to gardening tools, too. I have a fine metal file that I use to remove burrs from my pruning shears and to keep the cutting blades meeting cleanly. It's pretty easy to fix if you screw up.

10. Use and carry your knives responsibly and teach non-knife people that carrying a knife is a normal and intelligent thing to do.

I find this one to be a biggie, since I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have at least one knife on me at any given moment, usually 2 if you count my Leatherman Crunch. My current other knife is a Spyderco Cricket, and I use knives daily. Just this morning I used the Spyderco to remove a broken-off key from a tenant's lock.

A surprising number of people freak out when I whip out a knife, and usually say something like "Why do you carry that?" in a tone that implies there's no legitimate reason to carry a knife other than to do something criminal with it. Of course, the freak-out is usually bigger when I pull out my SOG Pentagon Elite II than with the Cricket.

I get to have those conversations about guns, too, since I am a gun-owner, but I don't carry a gun on me so it doesn't come up as often.

 

[high]

as my sainted grandfather the machinist taught me , cut a lemon and lick the blade , if it tastes like lemon its stainless, if it tastes bad its carbon steel.

 

[Vulturedoors]

The blade being all rusty isn't a good tipoff?

 

[thombrogan]

Wait, what?

Aren't you Melancholy Mutt's nephew?

 

[GarageBoy]

Nope..even though everyone swears we're related

 

[thombrogan]

Sorry about that. Okay, then it's still as weird for you as with the rest of us to discuss various SAKs outside of knifeknuts.

 

[scrateshooter]

9. Give knives as gifts.

I did this and my boss lady and fellow co-worker carry the knives I gave them daily.

 

[john w]

Don't loan out your knife ... or ... carry a "loan-able" ... or ... some day, someone is gonna' teach you ... don't loan out your knife ... or ... carry a "loan-able" ... or ... some day someone is gonna' teach you ... etc ... etc ...

Experience Speaking.

 

[Alberta Ed]

Loaning a sharp knife to a knife doofus is a big mistake. Always keep a loaner if you're the sort of person who will loan a potentially dangerous tool to a fool, or your Lotus sports car to a drunk.

 

[Vulturedoors]

Loaning a sharp knife to a knife doofus is a big mistake. Always keep a loaner if you're the sort of person who will loan a potentially dangerous tool to a fool, or your Lotus sports car to a drunk.

I can certainly attest to that. Heck I cut myself on my knives sometimes and I even know how sharp they are (maybe the knife felt the need to remind me). If I lend a knife to someone, I give them one that isn't razor sharp at the time. And I never lend out my Spyderco Cricket. I might not get it back.