What do you knife guys use your knives for?

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As a newbie to knives other than kitchen knives, what do you use your knives for?

My BIL uses one to gut the occasional deer he bags and another friend who is great with his hands pulls out his leatherman for all sorts of stuff. People I know in the military and paramilitary have them but admit they don't use them all that much.

As a suburbanite near a large city I can't think of many situations I needed a knife or saw one being used outside of a kitchen.

And please, no "If you have to ask then you simply don't get it" type responses.
 
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Boxes and other packaging, letters, fingernails, the list is endless really.
 
Cut open bags of corn for deer feeder, cut twin for garden, skin/gut game, slice veggies, cut meat, make fuzz sticks, hack trails, etc. Start carrying one and you will find all sorts of uses.
 
I feel naked without a large folder in my rf pocket. Why are on BF asking your

question :rolleyes: Most of us use our knives for kinds of things like cuttin'

stuff.
 
There was a thread posted a few weeks ago about "knife peeves" These kind of questions are one of mine :D:rolleyes:
 
Aside from day to day edc task I use my knives to clean and skin game usually. The rest of the time however I use my larger blades(axes,big knives,machetes,saws) to thin out the ceder trees from around the house there way to small to use a chainsaw on imo and it's a great way to test out my tools.
 
Breaking down boxes, food prep, utility needs (cut open a couple highlighters, cut out drywall), cutting wire, leather. Its nice to have a trusted knife on me so it can and will be used.
 
I live in the country and am a bit of an amateur farmer/woodworker/handyman, so I find myself cutting all kinds of stuff like bailing twine, rope, branches, electrical wire, vines, chipping ice off hinges and latches...stuff like that.

It makes your knives look like this:

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Even in a pre-packaged "safety scissors" kind of world some of us live in, cutting tools are all around us.
Try living a week without a knife, kitchen included.
Knives are like seatbelts, maybe you never "NEED" it, but you better have it on when you do need it. And, maybe that knife will cut through that seatbelt when it jams after some careless driver runs you into a pond.
 
foxx said:
Even in a pre-packaged "safety scissors" kind of world some of us live in, cutting tools are all around us.
Try living a week without a knife, kitchen included.
Knives are like seatbelts, maybe you never "NEED" it, but you better have it on when you do need it. And, maybe that knife will cut through that seatbelt when it jams after some careless driver runs you into a pond.
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Very true in all respects. It's just that I'll use scissors, a box cutter or whatever is on hand for the tasks described above.

When it comes to cooking, however, I use a well sharpened and cared for gyuto and honesuki because that's where my interest lies. Like the rest of you I put considerable effort into selecting a particular brand, profile, type of metal, size, etc.

I'm not a collector and to me knives are utilitarian. Buy the best knife for the job. I just wasn't clear about what jobs you knife guys had for your tools. E.g, the gyuto is a general chef's knife and the honesuki is for boning, poultry in particular.

I also understand the knife collector's point of view which goes far beyond utility.
 
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elkins45 said:
I live in the country and am a bit of an amateur farmer/woodworker/handyman, so I find myself cutting all kinds of stuff like bailing twine, rope, branches, electrical wire, vines, chipping ice off hinges and latches...stuff like that.

It makes your knives look like this:

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:thumbup::thumbup:

Is that a Sebenza? :rolleyes::D
 
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