What's your at work knife and your occupation?

when i was a sushi chef i had a whole knife roll full of goodies. the masamoto yanagiba was my main fish prep knife/sushi slicer, and my kershaw shun 7" santoku was my general kitchen prep piece.

i cook at a hospital now and am definitely not bringing around any of my knives since they're too much of a possibility for them to get damaged or stolen so i just use the crappy ones provided for the little amount of cutting prep there is. as far as an EDC folding blade, i usually have my tenacious or delica 4 ffg to cut open/break down boxes and open plastic packages.
 
I work at a college bookstore. I do a lot of textbook stock and opening packages. my spyderco delica FFG is perfect for the job. I also carry a Victorinox Cadet as the "back up blade"
 
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During working on building lots, I carry mostly that Vic on the belt and the Mora 711 in the cargopockets of the pants. The Feldmesser fits mostly in my toolbox, for the heavy and dirty jobs.

Kind regards
 
Kershaw Military Boot Knife in my left utility pocket on my Carharts. The sheath has a indent to hold the knife in so no snaps or anything. I work with a general contractor building homes. All last week we did forms and concrete work, a folder would get too much dirt in it. The Boot Knife works great, perfect profile for the cutting I need and its cheap enough so I dont worry about the knife too much.
 
retired army officer

usually a c.s. rajah

... not usually ;) ... a red scorpion six ESK and a john greco's folder
 
Asset Investigations for a Law Office. Basically I sit in front of a computer in a Cube Farm. Use to be we could carry whatever we wanted, then someone screwed up & ignored the "No Firearm" policy & the company went goofy. We now have a "No weapons" policy. When I asked Human Resources to define "Weapon" they started mumbling. You'd think a Law Office would do a better job at putting something to paper.

Anyway, my work EDC is a Victorinox Compact. Blade, combo tool, scissors, corkscrew, eyeglass screwdriver, pen, pin, tweezers, & a toothpick. Only thing I've not used at work has been the corkscrew. Have it attached to a Munroe Designs Dangler so it sits comfy in my pocket. Also had Tom Krein cut a notch on the blade so I can open it 1-handed off my pocket or belt.
 
I'm the engineering manager at a machine shop. I can carry pretty much anything but it's usually a Twitch II or Kershaw Blur. I'm on the shop floor often and get covered in aluminum chips and coolant. I don't want to ruin anything really nice.
 
Industrial engineering manager at a large aerospace company - 50% office, 50% production floor. Old Spyderco Delica or CRKT M16.
 
Spyderco Ambitious / Spyderco Sage 1 (when I'm feeling "slick")

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Usually use my knife for utility tasks, opening up large boxes of dog food, opening big bags of the stuff. Unboxing new toys for them, or modifying leashes to accommodate certain dogs who don't like you near their neck.

I also sometimes head outside and take my knife to a small pine limb. Most of the dogs enjoy crunching on a pine stick because of the sweet sap. They'll sit in joy for a while on one.
 
Mechanical Engineer; spend 2/3 of my time on the manufacturing floor, the other third designing automation equipment. At work I always have Leatherman Wave (original); use it daily. At times I also carry a Byrd Crow.

I’ve carried everything from an SAK to a Reeve Mnandi over the last 20+ years; larger knives don’t gain me anything outside of the kitchen and I won’t loan out expensive knives just to have them come back broken or chipped. Most folks I work with know I carry some sort of edged tool and when they need one, they’ll ask to borrow it. Seems pointless to me to have a knife but not loan it out when needed. I’ve also found for my needs that while the more expensive knives may have better fit, finish and sometime steel, for practical purposes, they gain you very little for the added cost. I have yet to find an expensive knife that will deal with a harsh environment (dust, various caustic fluids, chips, etc.) better than a good, inexpensive knife.

The Leatherman does everything the SAK did, only better and the Byrd opens and closes easily and quickly with one hand and holds an edge well enough.

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I'm an LEO and carried a Emerson Commander for about 10 years and within the last two years have been carrying a ZT 0500 Mudd knife. I still carry my Benchmade Nimravus (boot carry) for about the last 10 or 12 years, it is the first run that came out, and more recently aquired an Activator neck knife (the model with the holes in the handle). I've always carried a leathermen went from the original to the Supertool.
 
I am the owner/operator of an inshore commercial lobster boat. Right now I carry a serrated Byrd Rescue 2 and a Snap-on (made by Gatco or Timberline) stockman. When I am in my oilskins and gear I usually just use whatever knife is at hand, a Victorinox serrated paring knife or boning knife, a Dexter Boning knife, or one of several old kitchen/butcher knives I found in a scrap barge in Joliet when I worked on the river towboats there...The pocket knives see a lot of use when I am working on my traps and lines, cutting shock cord, twine, and knots out of the groundlines...

I also carry either a victorinox recruit or a leatherman PST. It is handy to have some screwdrivers and pliers handy for minor repairs so I don't have to leave the deck to dig through the tool bag just to tighten a nut or screw...

It is a good job for a knife guy because it gives me the opportunity to see what works and what doesn't. I have used a lot of different pocket knives in over 20 years of working on various different types of boats...
 
Process Analyst in office environment. I rotate my carry between a Spyderco Dragonfly and one of my many Delica 4 FFG's. Just picked up a Sage 2 and will be trying that in the near future.
 
IT Consultant.

My Gerber Shard has successfully made it through hundreds upon hundreds of TSA screenings and the bottle opener is its most frequently used feature :)
 
Military contractor. I carry a fixed (ESEE-3 or Ka-Bar Utility), an MT (LM Charge Ti or Vic Spirit X), and a SAK (Tinker Small, Cybertool 34, or SwissChamp).

I'll probably be looking into a ST300 now or a Rebar when it comes out.
 
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