Re:Who is the greatest knife steel metallurgist of all time?
by Moto7451 on Thursday July 16, 2020 @11:58PM
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Same experience here. I’ve been carrying a knife since I worked a retail job in high school unboxing product. I still use it almost every day. Likewise I have no intention to use it in an altercation. They can have my wallet. Getting into a knife fight, knife/gun fight, or any sort of other situation where I’m more likely to be hurt than walk away... is not in my life plan.
Lots of things that people tear open are better cut open instead. New bag of coffee? Out comes the knife. Annoying stickers they seal boxes with? Knife it. Packing tape? Knife it.
Re:Who is the greatest knife steel metallurgist of all time?
by thaumasiotes on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:17AM
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> Lots of things that people tear open are better cut open instead. New bag of coffee? Out comes the knife. Annoying stickers they seal boxes with? Knife it. Packing tape? Knife it.
While this is true, a key usually works almost as well, and is something you are likely to already have to hand.
Cutting some cord while camping. Cutting food while camping. Making a slit in a facemask lining to allow insertion of a filter. Cutting some card for a bookmark.
If you have a knife on you, it gets used.
Side-note - people tend to assume it's for self defense. I doubt that's actually practical, and I'll run away every time. Maybe throw the knife into a lake along the way to be safe from someone using it against me.