All About Pocket Knives

Because you never know when you're going to need one. Plus, they're just cool.

dcgm4 wrote:Because you never know when you're going to need one. Plus, they're just cool.

I think that sums it up better than anything. I got my first pocketknife when I was a cub scout in about 1954. It was blue, and I thought it had too many oddball tools and not enough cutting blades, like the one my Grandad had, which was a stockman. About a year later I got a Case yellow handled stockman knife which I loved. I was up in a TiltaWheel at the county fair about 1956, and the guy down below kept rockin' the cars. After I got down and walked off, my knife was gone, along with my change, and I realized what the guy had been up to. I have cut my left index finger so many times whittling, that it goes numb when it gets cold enough. Right now I have a Schrade 880 stockman in my pocket, but it might be a 858OT, a Northfield 23, or a 1930's Craftsman 4 blade cigar cattle knife......

Gotta have atleast one if you're fishin, if you catch fish,you're gonna need another one.
Leatherman Wave is a good tool w/ the pliers an all, but the blades are the handiest and most usefull.
Even dressed up in a suit, a gentleman should always have at least a small pen knife, or maybe a little something extra for protection.
Emergency personnel know the importance of being able to cut someone out of a seat belt or clothing,quickly.And if we are driving a car, we should be able to do the same thing.
I would hate to be caught unprepared. Just a few thoughts !

I'm new to the knife collecting, thanks to my grandad's old camillus. I can only imagine that if you don't carry your knife all the time you won't have it when you need it most.
BTW- I looked up Burdizzo's, - that's not rite!

Bernhard

Bernhard wrote: BTW- I looked up Burdizzo's, - that's not rite!

Bernhard

ROTF!!!! The poor lil calvies don't like it when ya cut them things either.

I have no reason really - I just have always carried a pocket knife - even way back in grade school. I don't wear a watch nor my wedding ring (many jobs I did could mean the loss of my finger in the event of an accident), but have always felt naked without a knife.

They makes pretty good vittles, breaded and deep fried.

They are handy, when I was five my uncle taught me to swim. I used my Barlow to cut the
gunny sack.

Hey Stock....... Now that is just TOO FUNNY!!

stockman wrote:They are handy, when I was five my uncle taught me to swim. I used my Barlow to cut the
gunny sack.

You must have been a fast learner.

tongueriver wrote:They makes pretty good vittles, breaded and deep fried.

Doug's Peach Orchard. Terral, Oklahoma. Been chowin' down a many a platter o' nuts since about 1980.


We nick named it the Grease Orchard.

What did I miss here?????????????????????

tongueriver wrote:They makes pretty good vittles, breaded and deep fried.

You forgot the white gravy and fried taters!
I'm from TEXAS too, there a must with calf fries. Atleast when your sober.

I like 'em with ketchup and fried taters.

Lee Marvin?????

To cut something and if the chips are down.........someone.

Havin' been in the latter situation when the chips were way down, next time, I'll shoot the SOB, if I can't do that I'll run over him, if that fails, I'll write him a check.

Did anyone see on the news the other day about that burning SUV with a child trapped inside? You can hear on the video someone yelling "Get a knife"! Well they said there were 2 off duty fireman that arrived, and had a knife on them. They crawled in the burning SUV and cut the child free from the seatbelt. Good thing they had a knife

useem wrote:Here is my current lineup of edc knives. The ORVET Schrade was the one i used on wedding day.

What did you do, CUT the garter off?? Around here guys use their teeth!!

dcgm4 wrote:Because you never know when you're going to need one. Plus, they're just cool.

There are several good answers here and a lot of thought but I think this one fits me best.

THEY ARE JUST COOL AND THEY ARE A TOOL NOT A WEAPON.

I use it all day I work with my hands and in my yard after work.

Also because I can, and defensive, a knife can really neutralize a bad situation quick