What is your most useful knife?

my sog Aegis right now. i work in a restaurant and it gets used lots! we open dozen's of boxes of food and it works very well. easy to open and close.
 
Most Useful: Leatherman Charge TTi

Most Carried, used, and used the hardest would be my MOD CQD Mark 1 E
 
rmfnla said:
Use mineral oil; cheap, easily available and totally food-safe.

The most useful knife I have is the one that is in my pocket at the moment. Right now it's a GEC #23 with tractor-red bone scales. Tomorrow, who knows..?
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You seriously use mineral oil on your blades? I never heard of that. How well does it work?
 
D1omedes said:
You seriously use mineral oil on your blades? I never heard of that. How well does it work?
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+1 on the use of mineral oil. As others have said mineral oil is inexpensive and food-safe. Ideal for knives that will be used on food. As a matter of fact if you are in a pinch animal fats (such as butter) also work fine to prevent rust.

I am not sure about whether Tuf Glide is food-safe. What I do know is, it can produce a yellow grease if a knife coated with Tuf Glide is left unused for a long time.
 
bchan77 said:
+1 on the use of mineral oil. As others have said mineral oil is inexpensive and food-safe. Ideal for knives that will be used on food. As a matter of fact if you are in a pinch animal fats (such as butter) also work fine to prevent rust.

I am not sure about whether Tuf Glide is food-safe. What I do know is, it can produce a yellow grease if a knife coated with Tuf Glide is left unused for a long time.
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Wow. Looks like I'll be using mineral oil from now on. Should I disinfect a blade before putting mineral oil on? Don't factory blades come with some sort of grease on them?
 
I used mineral oil once on my balisong (Szabofly) cause it was squeaking
and it seemed to solve the problem. Good to know this is ok for blades.

Looks like lots of people like the Mili here, I have been going bad and forth
on getting this one for a while. I want to wait till the Ti Mili comes out with
the frame lock. At least that's what I heard was coming out...
 
D1omedes said:
Wow. Looks like I'll be using mineral oil from now on. Should I disinfect a blade before putting mineral oil on? Don't factory blades come with some sort of grease on them?
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If the knife is to be used on food and you want to be on the safe side then you can wipe or wash away the factory grease before applying mineral oil. One of the biggest advantages of mineral oil is the peace of mind it gives when suddenly you find that you have to use your knife to cut or prepare food for whatever reason.
 
CS gi tanto. i dont care where i get it sharpened. i test it almsot everytime i use it. it wlecomes abuse. i can buy 3 more anytime i want. i can practice sharpening on it.
 
The most useful knife I have is the one I have in my pocket when I need it.

All my knives are users and they are all tools. So they are all useful.
 
If you mean which single knife cover the widest range of my uses, I'd have to say it's my Case Trapper. The clip blade does just about anything that a 3" folder needs to do for me... and the spey blade is useful for working around my dogs or anything else that doesn't want to be punctured accidentally.

If you mean which knife do I carry most often, it would be one of my Sebs with my Caly 3 a real close second.
 
all my knives see some level of use, but my cqc-8 non-waved. that is the knife that saved my ass so i consider it my most useful knife.
 
Most useful: Vic Ranger...tweezers, scissors, and toothpick.
Most used for cutting: Recently retired Native

Seems stupid, but I don't cut stuff with the Vic. If I did, I'd carry one less knife and save space in my pockets. Maybe that's why I don't.
 
Swisschamp. I normally carry that one with some other larger blade. I've noticed that the Vic handles my cutting chores fine while the larger blade stays mostly in the pocket.
 
D1omedes said:
You seriously use mineral oil on your blades? I never heard of that. How well does it work?
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There are two types of mineral oil.

Baby oil is much thinner and good for daily lube and joints
The heavier grade sold as a laxative, it is good for long term storage.

Both are food safe.
 
Since the thread has already been kinda-sorta hijacked, I'll throw out a couple more things about mineral oil. It's great for non-stabilized wood, leather, and stag/bone/ivory handles. And the best part? It's really, really cheap. You won't pay more than a couple of bucks for a big bottle that will last you almost forever.

It does get gummy with age, and it will attract dust/dirt/lint, but hey, nothing's perfect. Even so, it's something no knife owner should be without.
 
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