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| quote: Originally posted by Warhorse:
I usually carry two, one for everyday tasks, and one for "social emergencies".
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| I generally don't, but I also don't carry a knife for self defense purposes. I carry a folder, one of my Delicas, whenever permissible. I also have a small multitool on my keychain with a larger one in my backpack, but both are blade-less. There have been times when I've carried a smaller folder in addition to (or instead of, depending on the circumstances) my Delicas, a little pink-handled Ladybug. I have thought about carrying a second knife, a small fixed-blade like the TDI, as a back-up for self defense/weapon retention use.
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| quote: Originally posted by jhe888:
Let me ask the people who carry a knife for defense this question:
Everyone seems to carry a knife with a refined, very sharp edge for this purpose, and reserves a "beater" for use in opening boxes, cutting apples, paring fingernails, etc. Why? It seems that the actual cutting tool is the one you want to be very sharp. A fighter doesn't need to be like a razor. It will be used with some force, and anything reasonably sharp should be plenty sharp enough. Hell, it may be mostly a stabbing implement, and not do much slashing, in which case super sharpness would seem even less critical. In short, why isn't fairly sharp sharp enough for a fighter? Save the scalpel for the actual cutting tasks.
I agree. I usually carry one of my traditional Great Eastern Cutlery folders in a front pocket, and a ColonelBlades for defense. The CB is designed for a punching style use an not slashing. |
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| I carried two identical ones in the same pocket yesterday.   I carry that little yellow Case in my front pocket every day. At some point I misplaced it and bought another, then found the old one. So I keep the spare on my desk. I must have used it at some point and put it back in my pocket out of habit. I was out and about yesterday and felt odd... "Why does it feel like there's so much stuff in my pocket? Reach in an pulled them out side by side. Duh! 
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| I often carry 2 plus a leatherman. The first knife is a nice one (Spyderco, Benchmade, Hogue). The second knife is a cheap one (CRKT Squid usually) which is used for opening boxes or when a friend/coworker says "Can I borrow your knife?". Then I always have a Leatherman Rebar in my pocket or for certain work situations I'll have a Leatherman Wave on my belt.
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