I have a tiny Leatherman and use it all the time
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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.
I used to have a knife with me most of the time as a kid. It was cool and useful.
But when I had to store it in security when in festival I more often had to remember to not forget about it than I used it.
I made this for opening boxes.
Does it work?
I miss doing iaido. I still have my practice sword though, that shit was expensive
People without pocket knives when they want to get into a box:
It's part of the experience.
Lol, it's literally why they're carried in a lot of cases.
people without pocket knives when they need to cut something ☞
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.
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.
See, in america every holiday and social event is an opportunity to express your individualism and lack of empathy. Usually there's a competitive game people assault each other over, like Uno, Spades, or cornhole. A common phrase here is "I just don't like other people".
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.
Nope, but they recently loosened the rules so you can bring nail trimmers again.
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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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.
Mine has been rusted shut for ages. I wish you could disassemble and clean them
I think threeme was supposed to respond to you but replied to the parent comment
The Cybertool really is the best of the Victorinox knives. Unfortunately, I lost mine 😢.
My condolences
"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.
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.
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
Tbf with many mandolins those things are utter garbage especially if you need to go fast, not waste 20% of your food, and aren’t into dulling the blades when you slam metal prongs into them which is 40% of why you never see professional chefs use the guard in videos (the other 60% being “I’m a super cool chef” bullshit which is why they also never wear the protective gloves either
that's what the cowboy hat is for
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.
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
This is the only reason I own a pair of cut resistant gloves. Makes the mandoline actually a useful and safe kitchen tool.
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I'm way more insufferable:
I'm also insufferable.
Let me introduce to you the open source and modular multitool
Open source doesn't properly describe the Roxon Flex multi tools. CAD files are available for making custom implements but the drawings for the frames they are used in are not available.
Regardless of this I think the Flex series seem like great tools and I am considering buying a Flex pliers tool. The thing holding me back is the price because in Europe and most of the world you can't buy the frame only and implements are only available in sets.
thanks!
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I'm usually like, ooh, I have a Swiss army knife in my pocket. And another on the keychain.
...Except when I'm home, the keys go to the tray and I switch to indoors pants, so when I actually need the damn things I usually need to take extra effort to go grab them anyway.
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