What tasks do you use your knife the most for?

I think most people would say food preparation first. And I certainly fall into that category. Good argument for thin knives. :D

Utility, woodworking, and fish & game...in that order.
 
Chopping bricks and stabbing car hoods found naturally in the wilderness.
 
Mostly mundane daily task, like opening boxes/mail, opening MRE's, and cutting up food in the mess hall because the plastic crap they give us is worthless.
 
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Often lying by the side of the road, due to an unfortunate population bottleneck that led to too much in-breeding and the common genetic disorder of weakend cam-shafts.....:D:D
 
On most hiking and backpacking trips I never use a knife at all. And when I do, it's for very ordinary functions. Cutting tent lines, opening food packs, cutting moleskin, etc.
 
stabbing puppies, fending off zombeez, self-defense against paintball mask-wearing plywood sheets, toothpick, field 'surgery', opening various packages, cleaning fingernails, cooking tasks, various chopping purposes, cutting rope and tape, etc, threatening panhandlers, hours of entertainment and apparently my greatest skill; bloodletting myself...
 
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Food prep, whittling be it traps or toys, stripping bark, box cutting, cutting plastic bottles, zip ties, practice basic bushcraft, plant gathering, some digging ( for roots, etc.)
 
The usual wood working of notching (traps & tent pegs), sharpening (digging stick, throwing star, pegs, etc.), stripping (bark for shelter, firemaking, etc.), shaving (hair, fibers, tinder, etc.), drilling (holes for stringing, bowdrill, sap, etc.), splitting, trimming, carving, whittling and scraping.

Food prep, game chores (cleaning, skinning, butchering), harvesting wild flora for food, cordage, shelter.

Striking up sparks, self defense when firearms aren't available.
 
I think I go in roughly this order:

1. wood working for fun - i.e. building tools, shelters or equipment

2. cutting up wood for fire prep

3. dismembering hookers

4. food prep - sometimes this goes along with #3.
 
Hello Big Mike,

That knife is one nice looking piece! :thumbup: A great knife to be proud of. Congratulations!:)

Take care!
 
I was hoping to hear about some unusual uses and I have not been disappointed.:thumbup: It's great to hear about the "usual" uses as well. What would we do without knives?:confused: Great posts guys! Keep them coming!

I wish you all, the best!:D
 
misanthopist

Arn't 3 a little big for your backpack? I find dehydrated or partially prepared rations much more convenient. Self saucing puddings are a treat

And remember the minimal impact bush code => if you pack it in you have to pack it out again

I am very mundane

Cutting me (especially my new Griptillians) - fingers and occassionally hairs off arms, Job adds out of newspapers, Labels off wives clothes, childrens clothes (why never my clothes??), plastic formed packaging off childrens toys, dead heading roses (a continual task) and that bloody climber that is always ending out shoots like some sort of hooror creation, opening mail, murdering boxes - and all too infrequently opening international bags which have knives in them (Spyderco endura 4 yesterday!!) - especially hard as Customs always opens them and recloses them with heavy plastic tape (and a nice little letter in side saying that it was all approved)

I dream of having a zombie - but then it would pose an agony of decision, Sharp or large, CS30V VG10 or 1095, Sabre or convex, folding or fixed. Too Hard - you North Americans can Keep your Zombies. Customs wouldn't let me bring one in anyway - there is probably some rule against it
 
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I typically use a SAK to clean trouts, trim monofilament, cut food wrappers, whether paper or plastic. And the occasional bean can.

When I was a kid, I could break into anything, just by tearing with my fingers and ripping with my teeth. Now in my enfeebled adulthood, I can't get into anything without a pocket knife.

For that guy who uses his pocket knife for every given task on God's green earth, that's all fine and well, but if you ever lose your knife, you'll be helpless!

Which is why you should always carry two knives.
 
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