The 2025 Christmas present opening knife

[ShaiHulud]

Let's face it, opening presents with your hands are for "normies", so as Christmas draws near, what are some finalists who may be chosen to do the honors?
Note: If your Christmas is like mine have been, you may run into over-zealous postal service taped boxes, zip ties, super glued parcels

 

[el gigantor]

One word: Crysknife.

But honestly, probably my wife’s Spyderco Dragonfly Hawkbill Salt. That little ripper is a crazy-good package opener.

 

[ShaiHulud]

One word: Crysknife.

But honestly, probably my wife’s Spyderco Dragonfly Hawkbill Salt. That little ripper is a crazy-good package opener.

Leatherman makes a Skeletool RX for rescue folk with a fully serrated 154CM blade which I recently got, so ill likely choose that one

 

[Steely_Gunz]

I normally have something kicking around in the living room that has exited my pocket but has t made it back to my bedside. Currently, I see a SHF Momento Mori sitting on the coffee table that probably won't be moving anytime soon. My guess is that it will be that for now.

Even with a teenager in the house and well outside those excitable years of youngsters clamoring to get you up at 4am, we generally all made it downstairs to the perceived haul wearing PJs and bathrobes, so grabbing a knife on the way down is usually nothing remember to do.

That said, my wife generally will gift me my sharp and pointy present first (always ironically encased on extra ribbon to vex me), and depending on who's that it, it might take over for the original knife slated for doing the deed

 

[edgelion]

Besides my well-used Gerber Multi-plier, usually the same scissors that cut the wrappings to size the night before are still handy. The youngest kid might remember her Sodbuster Jr., and at least one other suitable folder lives in the room. I might grab one of the more recent acquisitions before we begin, just to say I used it.

But really, most wrapping paper can be cut with harsh language, and in the fury of gift opening I have to consider sharp objects as potential liabilities. It's an important time to teach and reinforce safety, too.

 

[onekerf]

My little Rambler of course. This little guy has become like a growth on me. If not in a pocket, almost never further than an arms reach away.

 

[cutchu]

One for each hand.

JK - Most likely a small Case

 

[A.L.]

Let's face it, opening presents with your hands are for "normies"

 

[Mick Boardman]

 

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[Bigburly912]

Opening presents with knives is for normies. I’ll choose one of these two

 

[abcdef]

Itty bitty box cutter. Many from which to choose.

 

[Alberta Ed]

Probably just my SAK, I haven't really been all that good this year .

 

[jmh33]

For as long as I can remember my Christmas Day carry has been a past Christmas gift. I may have 1,2,3 knives on my person and I may even switch up the days carry.
So I can’t pinpoint what will be my gift opening cutlery choices??
John

 

[Ebbtide]

In my family opening a gift with a knife is bad luck.
Scissors too.
My folks had Mylar ribbon and rolls, the grandkids had to work for their presents.

 

[lambertiana]

It changes every year depending on what is in my pocket at the time. Last year it was this 15V PM3


This year it will most likely be this PD#1 Delica.

 

[ShaiHulud]

One for each hand.

JK - Most likely a small Case

Im only mildly disappointed
I pictured you putting the present on a post and one-shotting the bow and tape point-of-contact

 

[jbmonkey]

ill likely pick one of my skirts or chess pieces....

 

[Danny Linguini]

Depends on if the coal comes in a self-opening bag or not this year.

 

[donnord]

There is not one single knife that will be used. Most likely a combination of a few, the Brous Silent Soldier is a good box opener, the Magnamax Spyderedge Mule goes through cardboard like nothing else I have. The Moki is just classy and may actually be the go to for wrapping paper. But then I may open something with one blade only to find a new untested blade in the box. Well now we need to change the rotations. So you pose a fun question with many variables,.