I have had a pocket knife since I was a young boy in Northeast Texas. I fondly remember the quite days when my Daddy and Grand Daddy taught me how to sharpen a knife using a small 3 1/2 inch whetstone. My every-day-carry is a Buck 301 (USA made). A great, old time knife with excellent stainless steel blades. I just finished sharpening it to "shave-the-hair" sharpness using a Dan's Soft Arkansas Whetstone. I use it from opening letters to whittling walking sticks. I have my Father's pocket knife which has to be 60 plus years old. It is a Craftsman which I believe was made by Case. It has a carbon steel based blade. While holding a great edge and easy to sharpen, it is prone to rust and staining (patina). I have a number of other knives: Case Trapper with Chrome Vanadium blades/Amber Bone handle Case Canoe with Chrome Vanadium blades/Amber Bone handle Case Medium Stockman with Chrome Vanadium blades/Red Bone handle Buck 371 (excellent fit and finish/China version of the Buck 301) with Stainless Steel blades/wood handle Buck 389 with Stainless Steel blades/wood handle The Case Trapper and the Case Canoe are my Sunday going-to-church knifes. No whittling. They are very nice, quality knives. Do you have/carry a pocket knife? Use for what? How do you sharpen? I plan to teach my Granddaughter how to whittle, sharpen a knife, and play Mumblety-peg.
I also have carried some kind of knife since I was a young boy. In my job knife carry/use was common. I have a serious case of KAD(knife acquisition disorder). My EDC since retirement is a Spyderco Chaparral.
I carry a pocket knife daily. It's used for just about everything from cutting apples for lunch to boxes or most other chores. I pick up a new one every year or so and semi retire the old one so I have a box of them. My current knife is a SAK bantam that's going I three years now. It has the standard blade plus a bottle/can opener and a flat blade driver. It's paper thin so it disappears in a pocket and does not look dangerous so is socially acceptable. Great for opening electrical boxes and other chores. I keep trying to talk myself into a SAK farmer. Maybe for Christmas. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I've been carrying one for decades. I have a leatherman now and have been carrying that around all over the place. I once used it to cut a sheet of plywood that I couldn't fit in my car at a Home Depot parking lot. Hey, you always have to be prepared.
I carry my kellam hm10. I use it for absolutely everything I find an excuse to use it for I love a scandi grind
For future reference, I think Home Depot will cut it to any size you need with a wall saw. My EDC is a Swiss army classic in the pocket, and a Kershaw Leek clipped to the pocket.
I loaded up the van that day with about a dozen sheets of plywood and I was down to the last one and just couldn't get it to fit. If I recall correctly, I was in a pretty foul mood that day. I was buying material for a home improvement project that was going bad. That leatherman made me feel much better as I got out all of my aggressions. It was good for the soul!
Very similar to my Victorinox Swiss Army Soldier, but maybe thinner based on your description. Nice knife.
My Spyderco has been clipped on my pocket for the last 15+ years! Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk
I can't carry a pocket knife into work but they give me these as often as I ask for them. When I'm not working I have a leatherman wingman or a kershaw leek. I have a box full so sometimes its different but those are my most day knifes.
I've got a larger collection of pocket knives than razors: Case, Victorinox, Benchmade, Buck, Gerber, Al Mar, Spyderco, maybe some others I can't recall. But I carry my 15 or so year old Spyderco Dragonfly most of the time. Pre-911 I used to carry it in my pocket on flights. Those days are gone.
Have a Case sowbelly in my pocket as I type. I've always carried a pocket knife. Carried a Camillus stockman for the longest time. 'Bout two, two and a half years ago I was down in the basement and came across the Kutmaster stockman my Grampy gave me when I was 9; that was back in '71. Since finding shaving items in the wild has become darn near nonexistent, Gramp's knife sparked the fire of a new hobby. Since then I've picked up a few more, giving 22 in my collection. The majority of those are stockmans; I like the blade options. For me, the Case medium stockman is the perfect size. Case is the brand I have the most of. I have a 10 Dot and a 9 Dot Case stockman. Found an MOP Case pen knife at an antique store that I couldn't pass up - $8. Value is $70, give or take. A matching pair of Queens get their share of pocket time - a stockman and a gunstock jack. Absolutely gorgeous bone. CV or stainless? For me, if the knife is from a reputable maker, I don't care. As for sharpening, I'm working on my skills on the Smith's tri-stone. That's how my Grampy did it, that's how I want to do it. Boy, could he get an edge. My brothers and I would let him cut our fingernails with his pocket knife. Wish I could have spent more time with him, but, alsas, being an Air Force brat only gave me that one year with him. I cherish the memories. Carrying a fixed blade is not an option since I work in a school and need something discreet. And the single blade tacticals just don't do it for me, but that's me.
Have always carried a pocket knife since I was a boy as well, have a small Gerber now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Kershaws are nice knives. One year for Christmas I gave my sons and my son-in-law Kershaw Chive knives. It was the second time I gave that knife to my son who loves it, uses it daily, but seems to keep losing them. Lost the 2nd one too and texted me sadly about it.