people without pocket knives when they need to cut something ☞
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My family always gives me shit for always having my Gerber on my belt, until it's Christmas morning or any of the other times someone needs a knife or pliers.
I keep a tiny 1" knife on my keychain. It's incredibly handy, unless I forget to take it off when going through airport security...
Can you not fly with it? In Europe, you can, the limit is 5 or 6 cm of blade. I regularly fly with mine.
If it's sharp or pointy at all you have to check it in the US. I almost got my nice multibit screwdriver confiscated because it was almost too long.
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Your family Christmas morning sounds vicious. You should try getting everyone to sit down and have the youngest child hand the presents out one at a time.
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I'm way more insufferable:
I actually don't edc it anymore. I have an office job now, and half that giant belt clip doesn't really fit in with the business- casual attire.
But I do keep them in my car, and happened to be using them today in time for those pictures because we're moving offices this week and I was using them to take apart monitor arms, cut boxes, etc.
I was using them to take apart monitor arms, cut boxes, etc.
... disassemble the corporate helicopter fleet, clean the salmon & beef steaks for the team's BBQ lunch, tighten the bolts on the hatchway to the HVAC-access roof, recalibrate our GPS markers for the DST changeover... just the usual.
Yeah, when I carried it all the time I was fixing shit left and right.
What it's really good for is all the little annoyances you notice day to day that aren't worth a trip to the garage in the moment.
Door knob slightly loose in the back bedroom? Fixed next time you walk in. Drawer sticking? Take care of it now instead of forcing it and forgetting about it later. You don't even realize how much of that stuff there is until you have the multitool handy at all times.
And the bit driver really is a game changer. You can get a ratcheting version now too.
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Man I don't edc anything, or simultaneously, everything.
If I put my keys, wallet, or phone down outside of my pocket or bedside, it's lost until I'm late to the next thing.
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People without pocket knives when they want to get into a box:
My mom opens chip bags like she's a wrestler ripping their shirt off for the crowd.
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One time I brought a watermelon to a picnic so that I could show off my fancy butterfly knife and I ended up cutting myself so badly that I had to wrap my hand in duct tape to stop the bleeding while someone else distracted the children. Worth it.
Something similar happened to me the first ... And last ... Time I used a mandoline.
What's hilarious about this pic is the thing you're supposed to be using to keep your hands safe is sitting off to the side
That's true! That was the one included safety device I used right before cutting off my finger tip.
It's an initiation rite, not a measurement of personal failure.
that's what the cowboy hat is for
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This is the only reason I own a pair of cut resistant gloves. Makes the mandoline actually a useful and safe kitchen tool.
I don't see how anyone could look at this device and be like, "yeah, that seems safe."
No one does. Pros will tell you to wear the special gloves and use the hand guards when working a mandoline or a meat slicer or the like.
Nor do I. It wasn't for me.
However, I was unfamiliar with its operation. There was a guard, which I did use; but apparently it was supposed to interface with rails, which I didn't know about or use. Also it's commonly used with blade resistant gloves, which I didn't even own at the time.
So yes, it's a potentially dangerous device, but there are ways to make it less so.
Happened to my mother. She sliced her palm very badly, sibling had to take her to emergency care.
Sibling got me metal slicing gloves when they got me my mandolin lmfao
If I ain't got a pocket knife on me, you need to tell me to go back in the house and put my pants on....
But I'm old and I grew up on a farm and everyone carried a pocket knife. It's a tool just like any other tool. In fact, it's human's second oldest tool, right after the basic rock. I highly recommend getting one for yourself. A Victorinox Classic is a great EDC. You might not use the little 1"/25mm blade very often, but that nail file and scissors are fantastic to have. And the Classic comes in many handle colors and can hang on your keychain until needed. In fact I highly recommend any Victorinox tool. It might be the greatest urban survival tool ever invented. And Vic's are always acceptable carry in nearly every social situation. People never seem threatened by them.
These days I don't use my pocket knife as much as I used to. But I still carry one every day and it some how feels wrong if I don't. And it's there waiting and ready for when I do need it.
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"you just wanted to pull out the knife!"
"yea. i did. so i did."
I have this thing for a reason!
You can clean them. You can technically disassemble them but it involves preening over pins and whatnot. It's a hassle. A good soak in warm soapy water and a scrub with an old toothbrush can do wonders. If it's seized by rust WD-40 is your friend.
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Okay, if there's ever tape on the box, the box cutter comes out because I ain't got time for that bull.
I always have a pocket knife but I still end up using my keys to cut open boxes.
expensive knife?
Oh, no. Cheap knockoff SOGs. The knife is there for everything you shouldn't use a knife for. Screwdriver, pry bar, toothpick, etc. Keys are in the same pocket tho and are usually the first thing I find.
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I have an expensive knife and try and use any chance I get. I bought it for a tool and not for looking at. But maybe I'm different.
Yea, all my tools deserve use even those that are nice to look at.
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Can confirm. I once had a letter opener made to look like a tiny katana, with a scabbard and everything. It was fucking awesome.
"everyday carry" people fantasy: the lights went out but we have to open that box and sign this form. We're doomed!! Who can save us!?!
reality: I guess I will just do it later.
Real reality: I've got a torch on my phone, that light is never getting fixed
Reality is the box can be opened by hand, everyone in the room has a flashlight on their phone and the form can now be esigned on a phone.
I have a keychain mini-multitool (Gerber Dime) with a dedicated "retail package opener" and it's by far the function I use the most. It's actually getting worn down and needs to be resharpened.
When all you have is a knife, every problem looks like a wine bottle cork that you should have tried removing using a proper corkscrew first instead of playing mac gyver to impress the room
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