Your daily carry knives

Thinking same thing, heard about the Christys but never picked one up. Gary
 
lessismore said:
Jackknife, are those Christys pretty sturdy? Do they open and close with purpose?
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They are basically a light duty penknife kind of things, but they have a thin blade like on a Stanley utility knife, and it gets really razor sharp with very little effort. The blade locks open in three different positions and its like having a box cutter in the watch pocket. I've always loved then because they are so d--m handy to have. For 98% of what I find needing to be cut, the Christy does just fine. They excel at opening plastic blister packages, mail, UPS boxes. For the past several days we've been packing up the house for our move to Texas. The Christy has delt with bubble wrap, shrink wrap, and slicing cardboard for spacers in boxes and wrapping up breakables. It's been great.

A Christy knife is one of those things that at first you look at it and think WTF? But when you give it a honest chance, carry it and use it as it was intended, as a cutting tool, you find yourself getting more impressed with it as time goes on. Also, the blade is replaceable, so I tend to use it for stuff that I know is going to totally screw up a knife edge, and will need resharpening. It takes about 3 minutes to change blades. And it's so innocuous looking, I've used it in government buildings with no second looks.

It's not a heavy duty knife by any reach, and it won't do fr fighting off Chinese paratroopers or other fantasy use, but it is one heck of a handy little knife to cut things in the real world.
 
EDC-mon-fri - sog mt, buck alpha crosslock, crkt m16-14zsf, small sak
Weekends i swap the cosslock and small sak for a vic huntsman and add a blackjack tacops 4
 
No chance of it sliding open in your pocket it sounds like. I'm gonna pick one of those up I think. They look they fall in the "handy as a pocket on a shirt" category. Thanks for taking the time to write that.
 
lessismore said:
No chance of it sliding open in your pocket it sounds like. I'm gonna pick one of those up I think. They look they fall in the "handy as a pocket on a shirt" category. Thanks for taking the time to write that.
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No, there is no way it is going to slide open in the pocket. For the blade to move, the button has to be pushed down and held down while the blade is slid out. The locking pin engages holes at different points in the top frame, at the closed,1/3d open, 1/2 open, and full open points. This is part of the Christy advantage, that you can open the blade in different lengths according to the job.
 
They been around for a long time, never got to pick one up. Where can you get one? Gary
 
jackknife said:
No, there is no way it is going to slide open in the pocket. For the blade to move, the button has to be pushed down and held down while the blade is slid out. The locking pin engages holes at different points in the top frame, at the closed,1/3d open, 1/2 open, and full open points. This is part of the Christy advantage, that you can open the blade in different lengths according to the job.
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That is brilliant for a small handled knife. US made as well, and good price.
 
GaryC said:
They been around for a long time, never got to pick one up. Where can you get one? Gary
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They have not had a easy time, especially since Earl Christy passed away. Hal Christy is trying to keep the company going and it's down to a small family operation. Google them and you'll find their web site to order, and some history of the company. For such a small knife it has some impressive history dating back to WW2. They were sold in Navy Exchanges and Army PX's. It was the Original one hand knife that was designed in the 1930's.

Heck, I should order another one just to support a small all American business!
 
These are my go-to knives for work.
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Daily carry knives when I'm not at the office are a Victorinox Pioneer and one of about 15 different folders, usually a ZT 0566, PM2, or Manix 2 or if I feel like something smaller/lighter a Sage 1, Mini Grip, Skyline or Delica 4. When I'm at work I'm normally in dress pants in which case it's just a Victorinox Cadet. I keep a SwissTool Spirit X and a Rat 2 in my backpack and a Vic Classic SD is always on my keys.
 
Thanks Jackknife, will do. I know they were family owned. I'll e-mail
them to see I can pick one up.Should have done it years back. Thanks Gary
 
Large "dedicated weapon" ... in this case a DDR custom AXD. For precise and delicate tasks, a GEC 22 slipjoint. In my wallet, a Neil Blackwood Ti credit card for escape and evasion purposes.

 
This has been it for a little over a month now. The Victorinox classic has been on my keyring for years, the Roady pretty much sinds the Spyderco meet laat March. The Azero is the newest addition. I have been impressed with the cutting ability and edge holding of that one! The Roady has proven to be a great little urban cutter!. :-)
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JD I wondered about those Roadie's been tempted by them, but they look a bit thick spined for as small a knife, that other one has a nice blade shape on it.
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Charlie Mike said:
Large "dedicated weapon" ... in this case a DDR custom AXD. For precise and delicate tasks, a GEC 22 slipjoint. In my wallet, a Neil Blackwood Ti credit card for escape and evasion purposes.

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CM what's that you have on the lanyard? looks cool and nice watch too!
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Gary W. Graley said:
CM what's that you have on the lanyard? looks cool and nice watch too!
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The black coin on the lanyard is the elusive 18 month sobriety chip... not every fellowship has them. My next lanyard (1-7-16) will have a bronze 2 year chip.
 
I recently posted a pocket dump in another thread, but forget where. This may look like a lot, but with jeans worn most days, I've found they balance quite well.

The ZT is my current main "hearty" blade. For both show off, and when I need an ultra razor edge. The ZT model has changed a dozen times, but the 562CF is my current fav.

The Spyder PM2 shown is actually rotated on a regular basis. Usually my favorite traditional slippy of the day. Most often a Barlow-of-the-day, or Stag Jack GEC. While I appreciate the quick and sturdy moderns, I've recently been drawn to traditionals, and their simple but beautiful functionality.

The Boker Toucan is for when I need something sharp but cheap to pry with. Don't mind prying with either pry end, or sharpened end. If it gets jacked up, then it's simply served it's purpose by saving a more expensive blade and still accomplished a task.

The Leatherman Squirt is more for the plier function than the blade attached. But it is still there if needed. But it actually is a decent little blade when/if needed.

The Boker Urban Survival was simply a new purchase that I wanted to experiment with. It is a cleaver hide-in-plain-sight blade, but limited usefulness in my daily life. However I do often drop a slim fixed blade in a back pocket. I prefer a fixed blade when helping out in the warehouse on the occasional basis. Esee Izula's and Boker Fitz' are some of my favorites.

With multiples, I also have options if someone asks for a knife, knowing that I'm always carrying. I also keep a bunch of cheap but sharp knives on my desk at work, and they are usually the ones I lend when needed.

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Gary W. Graley said:
JD I wondered about those Roadie's been tempted by them, but they look a bit thick spined for as small a knife, that other one has a nice blade shape on it.
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Thanks!

I know what you mean about the spine thickness of the Roady. I had my doubts about that to but do not find it to be a problem in use. I did thin oud the edge a bid more so now the main bevel flows into the edge bevel and is close to a zero edge. Works well with a toothy, grabby, edge for cutting plastic and other packages materials. I have been surprised with how much I like it! :-)
 
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