Walking around, knife or no knife?

lorise

lorise

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Is it justifiable to carry on your person a large knife? And large would be blade lenght maybe 3" or bigger.

Opening mail, cutting cardboard boxes once in awhile does not warranty carrying around a large knife! One can easily get by in everyday office and at home life with out a knife!

It´s just us knife nuts who think it´s necessary and have made it necessary for us by the way we do things, because we like carrying knives around alot more than we need it and it justifies buying more knives.

Although carrying a knife in your pocket, I always do, a medium Gerber LST does have advantages such as saving time not having to open your desk drawer to get out the mail knife or walking in to the kitchen to get either scissors og a kitchen knife to cut some cardboard, justifying EDC in your office in the computer company or in suburbia with the "life or death" reasoning is ridiculous.

If you live in a very bad part of town some sort of defensive weapon is common sense, luck tends to favor the prepared.

If you're not in the wild hunting or in the outdoors, logging around a large knife is unnecessary and may seem very strange and intimidating to some people and kind of makes you look like a paranoid geek.

I love the feel of a quality piece of steel in my hand, admiring the craftsmanship and then using the hell out of it when I'm hunting but walking around with a large knife in my pocket going for a pint of milk!
Bad karma.
 
Ridiculous.

Better to have and not need than to need and not have. As a free man, I justify my own behavior by doing as I please as long as I don't harm any other innocent person. If someone else is offended by my knife, the problem is in their mind. I refuse to be bound by their ignorance.

I resent laws that criminalize possession rather than misuse. I believe all personal weapons, including both knives and guns, should be available to reliable adult citizens. These citizens would then be strictly accountable for their use of them.

To suggest that a 3" blade should ever be out of place is a deplorably servile attitude.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Ridiculous.

Better to have and not need than to need and not have. As a free man, I justify my own behavior by doing as I please as long as I don't harm any other innocent person. If someone else is offended by my knife, the problem is in their mind. I refuse to be bound by their ignorance.

I resent laws that criminalize possession rather than misuse. I believe all personal weapons, including both knives and guns, should be available to reliable adult citizens. These citizens would then be strictly accountable for their use of them.

To suggest that a 3" blade should ever be out of place is a deplorably servile attitude.
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Could not have put it better myself:thumbup:
 
Is it justifiable to carry on your person a large knife? And large would be blade lenght maybe 3" or bigger.
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Absolutely. You like having a nice knife, and so do the rest of us here. What more justification do we need? I don't care if people think I'm a "paranoid geek". I carry a beautiful 4.75" fixed blade which was exquisitely handcrafted by Brian Goode. I carry it all the time, except for when I'm at school. Some people like to have fast cars that they don't need, some people like to have big houses that they don't need. Somehow, those are acceptable in society, but me carrying a relatively large, quality knife is not?

Who cares what people think? Live your own life. I want to carry my knife, so I will. I'm not violating laws, and anyone who has a problem with it should probably look at their own indulgences before criticizing mine just because knives make people feel uncomfortable.
 
lorise said:
If you live in a very bad part of town some sort of defensive weapon is common sense, luck tends to favor the prepared.
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Actually, that's why God gave us our mental capacity to invent and use firearms and save up to move to better neighborhoods. Carrying a large knife is for the convenience afforded by a large knife.
 
What about uses that warrant a large blade? Cutting up apples or slicing bread can be awfully cumbersome with a Victorinox Classic.

As far as I'm concerned no one has ever shown there to be a conclusive link between carrying a knife and committing crimes. That we should, in this country of all places, be assumed guilty before any crime is committed is ridiculous. These things are based on irrational judgement and paranoia. You may take away my 3.5 inch bladed folder, but what about the flathead screwdriver in my trunk with a 6 inch shaft that I could sharpen to a point on the sidewalk in under 5 minutes and have an even more effective weapon for assault than the one you took from my possession? Knives will never be the determining factor for crimes in general. It's the intent, not the means. In prison few people carry Bowies hanging from their belts, yet killing is far from unhead of there.

As to your original question, yes. I often go out for walks late at night (midnight - sunrise) and generally prefer to carry an Endura-sized folder on me. I've never had any trouble on my walks, but if I do, I like having that extra advantadge should things come down to a last resort scenario. I'm realistic in that I never foresee using my knife in such a way, but I know that I can, just as I know I can kill a man with my bare hands but there are incredibly few situations that would ever bring about such a response from myself. I'm a firm believer in avoiding the situation and when unavoidable letting it diffuse peacefully, but there are times this doesn't work. I like being alive, so I do my best to protect my life through awareness and preparation.

If anything I'll throw a Vic Bantam Alox or a Buck Hartsook Neck Knife in my wallet if I don't feel like having much in my pockets when I'm out for a walk, which isn't uncommon for me.
 
lorise said:
Is it justifiable to carry on your person a large knife? And large would be blade lenght maybe 3" or bigger.

Opening mail, cutting cardboard boxes once in awhile does not warranty carrying around a large knife! One can easily get by in everyday office and at home life with out a knife!

It´s just us knife nuts who think it´s necessary and have made it necessary for us by the way we do things, because we like carrying knives around alot more than we need it and it justifies buying more knives.

Although carrying a knife in your pocket, I always do, a medium Gerber LST does have advantages such as saving time not having to open your desk drawer to get out the mail knife or walking in to the kitchen to get either scissors og a kitchen knife to cut some cardboard, justifying EDC in your office in the computer company or in suburbia with the "life or death" reasoning is ridiculous.

If you live in a very bad part of town some sort of defensive weapon is common sense, luck tends to favor the prepared.

If you're not in the wild hunting or in the outdoors, logging around a large knife is unnecessary and may seem very strange and intimidating to some people and kind of makes you look like a paranoid geek.

I love the feel of a quality piece of steel in my hand, admiring the craftsmanship and then using the hell out of it when I'm hunting but walking around with a large knife in my pocket going for a pint of milk!
Bad karma.
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I think I agree, but it depends. I don't really believe in carrying a knife for SD only, I tried that and just felt silly for restricting the role of the knife. I also don't care for large blades on my person until I have a use for them, the golok sits in the truck with my other tools until I need it. I could lug around a wheelbarrow all day long 'just in case' I need to move some dirt or such, but I'd look silly, and not for being prepared to defend the nation from ninjas, just for carrying something I have no need for most of the time.

I dunno, I've had hundreds of knives, been on here for years, and am getting ready to make my own. I see no need for the mega folders, and honestly have never wished I had a fixed blade instead of a folder-working in the oilfield, training with the military, or tinkering with shadetree monkey-wrenching, basic carpentry, auto body painting, metal fab, gardening, etc. I only like em in the kitchen.

You can do what you like, others don't have to like it, and you don't have to care if they do. But that goes both ways. Maybe it's just you specifying the 3" limit that riles people up. To me, 3-3.5 is plenty, and I don't know if anyone would seriously argue for the complete and utter acceptability of carrying a machete in Times Square or such.
 
Ridiculous.

Better to have and not need than to need and not have.
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Actually, this is ridiculous, a catchphrase that literally has no limit. There will always be a situation when you don't have enough. While I can sympathize with the sentiment, practicalities have to rule the day. The tortoise carries his home with him. Most people are forced to leave the fortress behind once in a while compromise on what will go along with the travels.

If you're not in the wild hunting or in the outdoors, logging around a large knife is unnecessary and may seem very strange and intimidating to some people and kind of makes you look like a paranoid geek.
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Folks on this forum refuse to accept this. But it is ridiculous to expect the world to completely accomodate what is basically a knife fetish most of us have. Anybody who pulls out a ridiculous knife can expect to be marked as paranoid, a geek, or both. Hey, just get over it and stop whining. Just about anybody motivated enough to blab about knives on the internet probably is at the very least a big geek.

This kind of ridicule doesn't only come from non knife people. I'd roll my eyes too if I saw some guy pull out a Vaquero Grande to clean his nails or a Dark Ops to open his juice box.
 
I don't usually carry a knife with a 3in or bigger blade but I think Im going to tomorow just for kicks!
 
I watched a 911 type show once and a women got rear ended and her car caught fire. She was urned alive and was killed because no one at the scene could cut her free from her seat belt which got jammed in the accident. I couldnt live with myself if I let someone die like that. I dont carry some giant knife, just my trusty 710 or my min skirmish or other smaller knife. I use it at work for cutting rope, boxes etc> I prefer it over some box cutter because I enjoy a good knife. A good knife is like an ol friend, it is always there when you need it. If you dont like to carry a knife because you think people will think less of you I feel sorry for you.

-thal
 
Lorise, I have no problem justifying the "large" folding knives I carry every day for routine purposes around the house and as I go about my daily business. I simply find knives useful, interesting, sometimes beautiful, and comforting ... comforting in the knowledge that they provide me with the means to easily solve a myriad of problems. Since long before men became what we think of as men today they carried with them the tools and weapons that helped them adapt to their environment by eating better and defending themselves which allowed them to live longer and reproduce their kind. As long as I don't frighten or endanger innocent people with my knives then no justification for carrying them is needed.

I realize that being an American has shaped my feelings in this and many other matters, and that you being Icelandic has given you a somewhat different perspective on life and how we choose to live it. I have always thought Iceland would be one of the places I would most enjoy visiting, but I'm too old now for traveling. It must be a beautiful country, though.

About 15 years ago I met and was examined by a doctor at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, USA who was from Iceland. His name was Dr. Guudni Thorstensson, though I may not be spelling it correctly. He was a good man and a good doctor.
 
I see no reason NOT to carry a knife. To replace my pocket knife (a Burnt Chimney single blade trapper) I would need to keep a box cutter and scissors handy as well as a small kitchen knife for our poorly stocked break room. Scissors for a bagel? A box cutter for an apple? Be serious. This one tool does the work of three. I've worked with too many guys who have used their keys to open boxes. I'd rather use a knife and not break my key or gum it up with packing tape. I can't count how many times I've been asked for a knife. Maybe the people asking me should have had one. I don't know about Iceland but here EVERYTHING comes in those awful thick plastic blister packs. You can't just open those with your teeth like a bag of chips. You need a- you guessed it- a knife. Should I keep a heavy pair of shears in my glove box?

Frank
 
when i'm at work, i sport a spyderco native (just over a 3" blade), but when i'm out and about, i always carry my sog spec-elite which boasts a 5 inch blade. the native is for utilitarian purposes, since i work in an office. but i make no apologies for the reason why i carry the sog. strictly sd...and i never take it out.
 
shecky said:
Actually, this is ridiculous, a catchphrase that literally has no limit. There will always be a situation when you don't have enough. While I can sympathize with the sentiment, practicalities have to rule the day. The tortoise carries his home with him. Most people are forced to leave the fortress behind once in a while compromise on what will go along with the travels.
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And when the situation arises that you need something you don't have, is it somehow better that you don't have it? 99.9% of the time, my car doesn't NEED a spare tire, yet it has one 100% of the time. Why? Because it IS better to have something that you don't NEED, than to need something you don't have, whether that something is a spare tire, a sharp knife, a large caliber firearm, or a nitroglycerin pill. Sheeple may look at me and roll their eyes for carrying a 4" folder or two all the time, but when something needs to be cut, guess who they look for? :D
 
Well, you know. I carry several knives during the day. I will generally have at least three knives on my person, and one of them will often be from 3-5", fixed.

I carry a smallish folder to hand to sheeple who might scare. They never see my other knives, and they don't need to.

Just like they never see my guns, either.

Andy
 
You know, what really cracks me up is how often people around me NEED a knife, sometimes a large one, and don't ever have one!

I use my small fixed blade (BR IMP) multiple times every day. It is so much handier than a pocket knife it isn't funny.

Andy
 
i just dont feel the need to justify what i carry. sometimes i feel like only carrying a small folder, sebenza or cqc7.

sometimes i feel like carrying a large folder, cqc13. sometimes i feel like carrying a folder and a fixed. sometimes a game warden, sometimes a badger.

i carry them because i like em, and i use them because i want to, not normally because i have to.
 
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