What did you not cut today?

[3fifty7]

This is a thread to post pics and tell daily tales of using your knife not cutting.

Today I was checking some thermocouples on a grain dryer. They weren’t getting contact through the flat spade connection and needed a good scraping.

 

[Neener Neener]

It didn't cut me, thank goodness!

 

[Daniel W]

I was thinking the same thing my co workers were safe today

 

[jc57]

Imagine a picture of everything on the planet, except for a slice of pork loin roast. That is what I did not cut today. Everything other than that pork loin.

 

[DocJD]

tales of using your knife not cutting.

I use some of my beaters to break up and stir powdered chemicals that have become caked .

 

[catspa]

I abused my knife today: at the lumberyard, I cut through two steel staples that were sticking two of my joists together. I pried out a couple more that were preventing the stack from laying down tight.

Out on the job, I scraped out some wood fibers from where they were jammed in a framing bracket, and pried another bracket out from a beam so I could get a grip on some nailheads. I also scraped wood fibers from galvanized bolt threads with the tip.

Fortunately 15 months ago when I forged that knife, I suspected my knife-abusing tendencies. So I made it strong and tough to survive. So far, so good.

I did consider for a second batoning it through a 1x4 fir stripping, but took up my framing chisel instead. Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor, so they say.

Parker

 

[K.O.D.]

I didn't cut anyone today.

 

[jmh33]

Me!!

John

 

[David Mary]

I didn't cut you.

 

[David Mary]

Okay here's a real one: I didn't cut, but instead scored (is that still the right term for this?) these boxes I am making to ship knives in. It's one of the uses I have for a radiused spine on a knife. I did cut the cardboard, just not the spots where I am making folds. I used to cut those to half depth and fold towards the cut mark, but I changed it up because I think this is a bit stronger, and maybe looks better? The two methods are surely equivalent for practical purposes though.

 

[K.O.D.]

Okay here's a real one: I didn't cut, but instead scored (is that still the right term for this?) these boxes I am making to ship knives in. It's one of the uses I have for a radiused spine on a knife. I did cut the cardboard, just not the spots where I am making folds. I used to cut those to half depth and fold towards the cut mark, but I changed it up because I think this is a bit stronger, and maybe looks better? The two methods are surely equivalent for practical purposes though.

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So you're saying you scored? Good for you!

 

[Triple_D]

I didn't cut the cheese, but the day is young.

 

[David Mary]

So you're saying you scored? Good for you!

 

[David Mary]

I didn't cut the cheese, but the day is young.

You have to push yourself.

 

[badmatt]

Any of my co-workers....

 

[Brawny]

Fidgeting with my 20.5, I did not, not cut my right hand pinky finger.

 

[K.O.D.]

Fidgeting with my 20.5, I did not, not cut my right hand pinky finger.

I cut through a the edge of a finger nail when I first was learning to fidget with it. However, I didn't draw blood so no harm no foul.

 

[shane45-1911]

Yep, 10 fingers, 10 toes.......all good here!

Ok, seriously.....I used my Spyderco Delica to dig a small splinter out of my hand this morning.

 

[Hashishiin]

 

[David Mary]

I pretend they don't exist.