>I need this expensive gucci knife to open amazon packages and cut miles of cardboard at my off-ACKWhy do dorks larp as if anyone serious would actually use some le epic $150 super steel knife to do tasks that we just use razor blades for?Cutting tool thread I guess.
>>2880561>knoife threadNiceAlso it’s a $189.99 + tax knife, not $150.
I still have boxes of the little cheap box cutters from the last office i worked at, plus tons of other stuff. It's just a folded metal sleeve with an insert that slides in and out. I had a rubbermaid of maybe like 150 pairs of scissors, which went crazy fast
>>2880561you're an order of magnitude out
>>2880561I have a Sheffield pocket knife. Cost me $10.I never knew there was a city named Sheffield in Guangdong province, China.
>>2880613Those box cutters kill me. They dig into your hand bad if you try to cut anything more than packing tapeSnap off are pretty nice, $9 for Jappo made, can’t complain
>>2880636Where is your wife’s NT Cutter????
>>2880636I use them for tape, I have a utility knife with hook blade for straps
>>2880637Oh those things are great, they live in the cupholder on my workbench. Olfa in my pocket right now, babby Esee fixed blade on my belt.I want to try a Tajima. that company makes some dope tape measures and stuff, but it’s like $30 for one of their aluminum snap blades whem Olfa and NT are like $8-$14
>>2880561got banned on your containment board? eh?
>>2880652No, I thought I was in /diy/, clicked catalog and searched knife thread but a only after posting I did I realize it wasn't /diy/
>>2880561My gucci box cutter btfos the fuck outta that POS
>>2880664>not even Made In Japan
>>2880670But it’s red. And red is fastah.
>>2880676I have a black 18mm too. I actually bought two black NTs, one with the button and one with the thumbwheel. I wanted to try the thumbwheel out but I found it kinda awkward, so I gave the better button one to the father in law for Xmas with some blades and Xuron mini pliers, and put my black wheel one in the toolbox as like the 3rd backup. I think I have 4x 18mm and 3x 9mm jappo snap blades in different places because they’re the best when you need a real sharp blade
>>2880691I can't use those as makeshift hammers and therefore they are trash.
>>2880691>put my black wheel one in the toolbox as like the 3rd backupCome on now. Do you even believe your own bullshit at this point? Everyone knows the only thing you do is spam this board all day every day.
>>2880561>Retractable bladePussy
found one of these on clearance at bomgaars a year ago for $15 and picked it up. Luv me chode blades. Cheap chinkslop but you're right, all I do is cut plastic and cardboard packaging with it, and it does that fine.
>>2880749Living in a delusion is a blast!
>>2880664I love swinging open my fast back.I live swinging it shut on my finger and cutting off the tip.
>>2880877I suggest balisong training
>>2880561That knife is like $15, OP.
>>2880773that looks utilitarian affist bump
As a former supermarket wagie that used mine all day long, i liked this style the best. I've bought "better" more expensive ones and they're just slower to use.
>>2880664For me, it's the original. Solid aluminum body, wire belt clip, tapered end to catch a pocket, slimmer profile since no blade storage.
>>2881104This is why you get the Esee knoives. They’re from dudes who run survival training camps. They make them from carbon steel so you can depend on it if you need to fashion it on the end of a stick as a spear, and then you can sharpen it on a brick if it gets dull.For years the knife collector fags were like “please please please make a supersteel collector knife!” and Esee was like “No!” and then the knife collectors said “We will pay all the money in the world!” and Esee finally said “Fine. But nobody should buy this knife, do not go in the woods with it. All of our carbon steel knives have a lifetime warranty, but this supersteel collector knife does not. We would not trust our lives with it.”So yea, go get yourself one of the old school 1095 Esee blades and use it daily because they work.
>>2881121Izula is their only good knife, and they still fucked up the grind.
>>2881123I like the Candiru. Had the Izula first. Having a fixed blade mounted horizontally on the belt is so much faster and easier to access all day than a folder in the pocket, and you don’t even notice the knife is there because it rides parallel with the belt. It goes in between the belt buckle and my left pocket with the handle pointer inward so I can grab it with my right hand. And with the babby Candiru, when I’m using the thing in front of normies, it’s so small that it doesn’t look like I’m pulling out a tacticool weapon. Only time I have a folder on me now is when I’m dressed nicer and have my shirt tucked in, otherwise it’s one of the two Esees on my belt.Main downside with that is it’s so easy to forget that sometimes if I’m going to a place with security, I have to run back to the car and take it off my belt.
>>2881130>Having a fixed blade mounted horizontally on the belt is so much faster and easier to access all day than a folder in the pocket>has never used a Fastback
>cheap as hell, 3 pack for 20$ years ago>small, lightweight>broken tip filed into flathead screwdriver>couple more sharpenings till dumb blade shape is goneI feel nakey ithout it.
And the dress knife. For when I need to class up the joint.
>>2881157Fixed blade is still faster. No digging in your pocket or pulling the clip off the belt and then unfolding and folding up again when you need to put it away. Fixed blade is one step in and out,
>>2881178This is the weirdest metric for usefulness ever. Like, keeping your silverware in a drawer and opening cabinets wjll cost you far more time and effort over a lifetime than opening a pocketknife. Having a fixed blade is spergy as hell. A pocketknife is clearly a tool, you blurring the line is so tryhard. The speed you can access them matters not.
>>2881183Ease of use and speed is definitely not a weird metric.I used folders and box cutters and stuff before, and being able to get the fixed blade so fast is a gamechanger, especially when one hand is holding something and you need quick access to a blade. Plus the thing may get used dozens of times a day at work. When I got the first small fixed blade, I thought I would only carry the thing while fishing. But with the kydex sheaths that hold the knife in whatever direction, I realized it was way more convenient than weighing down my overfilled pockets with another item that could be hidden on the belt.If you have never tried it, you wouldn’t get it.
>>2881183>Having a fixed blade is spergy as hellThis is why I thought I would only use the thing while fishing. I didn’t want to walk around with a knoife on my belt like Crocodile Dundee or something. But when you get a small fixed blade with the right sheath and mount it the way I’m talking about, nobody even notices that you’re carrying it. It’s far less sperg-y than flipping open a tacticool folder all day. Trust me, I use the thing around normies and old women and there’s less of a reaction to the small hidden fixed blade than flipping open a folder, especially any of the fast assisted folders.
>>2881184I'm pretty particular about my pockets if I can be.Empty, if possible, knife clipped on right pocket. Wallet in right jacket pocket, phone in left.Wallet in right pocket of pants, phone in left of pants if necessary. phone really should be kept near but not on the body due to data harvesting metrics and radiation. Your argument is so anecdotal, and doesnt seem real. Seems like a reach. Fumbling has never occurred, ever. Just is what it is, this is the simplest easiest solution. I dont need to carry a sheathed knife on a belt to decide i hate it. I dont change belts between pants, and I like having many of the same knife, the knives stay on the pants unless I do laundry. But "faster" with only a lense on pulling it out and usng it when is a weird metric. Especially with a sharp as hell blade. You lose just as much time switching your spergy shit between pants as any normal person has ever spent opening a single blade. This is smaller, lighter, stored in a similar location and could never conceivably become a bladed projectile in a rollover crash for a weird metric, if we get to cherry pick things that matter above all else
>>2880561i have a pocket knife that i sometimes carry whenever i notice a retard walking his dog off its leash.
>>2881187Moving it from one belt to another takes about as long as a folder. And if I had to pull the belt through, it’s only one loop in. It’s faster and less spergy than flipping folders. I’ve used both and seen the normies react.
>>2880561EDC farm carry and processing knives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyXJfzeO9d0>snaps in half kwab
>>2881178>Fixed blade is one step in and out,No, it's>reach for knife>grab knife>move knife to point of use>use knife>move knife back to sheath>secure knife in sheathWhereas a Fastback is>reach for knife>grab knife>flick knife open while moving it to point of use>use knife>flick knife closed while moving it back to pocket>clip knife to pocketNotice that this last step doesn't involve an exposed blade, so it can be done faster / with less attention. You can run the knife down your pants so it catches in the pocket, for example. As I said, it seems that you haven't used a Fastback. The hinge swings freely like a pendulum when the button is pressed. It opens one-handed about as fast as a switchblade, and closes just as fast.
I want a kephart knife to larp as a grandpa but holy fuck are they overpriced to hell
>>2881341I think you messed this up. The folding knoife is everything included with the fixed blade plus 3 steps… open, unlock, and close. Flicking still counts as opening and closing, and doing that makes you look like way more of a sperg than a small fixed blade. And getting a fuxed blade black in the sheath is exactly the same thing as trying to get the clip on a folder over your pocket. It’s muscle memory after a day or two and you’re not going to have issues with a sharp tip unless you’re shitfaced drunk.Fun fact is I’ve carried both on the daily and arguing from that perspective. You’re commenting without having done one and don’t understand. That’s not a great position to argue from.
>>2881351>plus 3 steps… open, unlock, and close. Flicking still counts as opening and closingAnd since these are all done while moving the knife to/from the point of use, they do not represent a delay. This is a speed equivalence for the Fastback and the fixed knife.>you’re not going to have issues with a sharp tip unless you’re shitfaced drunk.Or doing something else at the time, which you can with the Fastback since it doesn't have an exposed blade while it's being stowed. You can, for example, start doing something with what you just cut. This is a speed advantage for the Fastback.>Fun fact is I’ve carried both on the dailyYet you don't seem to understand how they're used. Post pic if you have one. It's not among the knives you've posted so far.
>>2880561My knife is also a 1" chisel, I love this thing
>>2881364>3 extra steps aren’t extra steps because I said so and I’m such a mallninja that you can’t even see it coming!Anon, next time maybe blur your face when you post it to reddit. You wouldn’t want to reveal your true power level. Normies get real weird when you start switchblading in front of them, they fear the dragon!
>>2881364Not sure what you want to see. I ran the Stanley box cutters for a few years. I got 2 of em because I left one at an account, bought another, then got the original one back a month later. The main thing I dislike about those knives is they’re super sharp for a day, and it’s real easy to slice other stuff when moving quickly, and then it’s super dull by day 3. On board blade storage is nice but makes the knife fat. I prefer the fixed blade that’s not surgically sharp, but stays sharp enough for a couple weeks.And I could flip those open with one hand. And they have a thumb stud. And I’ve got some assisted opening stuff. Normie women get weirded out when you do the flip, so you end up doing the basic thumb stud opening or carry a regular box cutter or snap blade, and then we’re back to my point about a fixed blade being way faster to grab when I’m using it a dozen or more times a day, and I can palm the Izula and Candiru so it never ends up looking like some 8”+ tacticool folder.As I mentioned, I never thought I would carry a fixed blade for anything more than fishin. I needed a strong knoife for stabbint snakeheads. But the super versatile kydex sheaths plus the small size negate any of the drawbacks I had previously found with fixed blades.And it I want a super sharp utility blade, I use the snap offs because sliding with the thumb is pretty fast, although the fixed blade on the belt is faster.
>>2881364>>2881415In case you doubt that I actually got use out of these. Had other folding box cutters than these in the past too, but the Fatmax fit my hand well
>>2880670It was made in the Republic of China so good enough
>>2880664flippers think they're all cool until it comes time to bum a blade off the stanley guy.
>>2881409>>3 extra steps aren’t extra steps because I said soI pointed out the actual steps involved to correct your statement here >>2881178.>Fixed blade is one step in and out,And the steps you listed >>2881351>open, unlock, and close.aren't even how you use a Fastback, again indicating that you have not actually used one.But that's a tangent from the original point about speed. >>2881130>Having a fixed blade mounted horizontally on the belt is so much faster and easier to access all day than a folder in the pocketThis is incorrect in the specific case of the Fastback, a folding knife designed and named for speed of use. Any number of steps done WHILE DOING SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S TAKING THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME IN BOTH SCENARIOS is unrelated to the question of whether a fixed blade is on fact "so much faster than a Fastback". And the answer is that it isn't.>>2881409I'm not the one preoccupied with how others view my use of a utility knife. This is the fourth time you've mentioned that in this thread.
>>2881415>Not sure what you want to see.A Milwaukee Fastback of yours, since you said here >>2881351 you carried both (a fixed blade knife and a Fastback from context), when it's clear from your ignorance that you have not used a Fastback. From your later posts, it seems that you regard all folding knives as interchangeable in this context, which is odd since I was specifically pointing out the speed of use of a particular kind of folding knife made for speed of use, mentioning the specific name repeatedly. It's also odd that you seem to think I've never used a fixed-blade knife.>The main thing I dislike about those knives is they’re super sharp for a day, and it’s real easy to slice other stuff when moving quickly, and then it’s super dull by day 3.I usually use carbide-coated blades that last a while, but this is the general idea of a disposable-blade knife. The blades are cheap and abundant, so whenever one is no longer as sharp as you'd like, you can swap to a new razor-sharp blade. No need for sharpening or replacing entire knives as the blade wears out with repeated sharpenings. And with regards to "slicing other stuff when moving quickly", that seems to contradict your earlier comment about not needing to slow down to be careful when familiar with a knife with an exposed blade. At any rate, I would think it's preferable to use safe behaviors rather than rely on your knife not being sharp enough to cut things.>Normie women get weirded out when you do the flip, so you end up doing the basic thumb stud opening or carry a regular box cutter or snap blade, and then we’re back to my point about a fixed blade being way faster to grabSo you alter your work behavior to be less efficient because of how you imagine onlookers think of you.
>>2881656>>2881657Extra steps are extra steps. It’s not even worth reading that longpost. Good blades stay sharp a bit longer than shitty blades, until you cut the first thing that isn’t soft and then they’re useless and you can swap it out and have beefy on board storage or never have extra blades when you need them.And if you don’t care what normies think when you try to show them your one handed flick, then your point about looking like a sperg with a fixed blade is moot.Grabbing a fixed blade is less steps than grabbing a folder + opening it before use. No amount of mental gymnastics will make me think the swimmer William Thomas is a female or that opening a folding knife isn’t actually a thing.And life is about compromises and a small fixed blade is by far the fastest and easiest cutting tool to use all day compared to the alternatives which are either slow and/or so sharp that they’re overly risky and then dull after half a dozen cuts and/or make normies think you just pulled out a weapon.
>>2881656>>2881657>>2881698…and don’t get me started on annoying locking mechanisms on folding knives. Some are multiple movements and steps to fold the thing before putting it in a pocket, meanwhile the fixed blade is one smooth motion into the sheath until it clicks. This big black…… knoife has such an annoying double lock. Meanwhile the fixed blade has zero risk of folding closed on my fingers, and also zero moving parts to break or get gummed up amd dirty like a folder.
>>2881698>until you cut the first thing that isn’t softWhich is why I use carbide-coated blades, as I said.https://youtu.be/711IWHCljVk?t=604>then your point about looking like a sperg with a fixed blade is moot.That was a different anon. Notice how we disagreed with you in different ways. And again you're conceptualizing the use of a utility knife as a performance for onlookers rather than labor to accomplish some physical task.>less stepsAgain, this doesn't matter for speed.>a small fixed blade is by far the fastest and easiest cutting tool to use all day...Except for the aforementioned Fastback, a folding knife designed for speed of use, which is similarly fast. You know you can still acknowledge that you haven't used one, right? >>2881157>so sharp that they’re overly riskyA sharp knife takes less force to make a cut, and is therefore safer than a dull knife. Knife safety is about control and mindfulness.>>2881699Since you seem to be entirely unaware of how it works, I'll describe the Fastback mechanism to you. The handle and blade section pivot on a pin, and lock both open and closed by a spring-loaded button on the side. With the button pressed, the blade section can swing freely in the manner of a butterfly knife.Supposing that the knife is carried clip-out in a pocket, you deploy it with the following actions: Grab the knife with thumb and index finger. The thumb will catch the blade release button since it sticks out. As the knife is removed from the pocket, it pivots in the hand to the use orientation. The thumb naturally stays on the release button, and as the handle is gripped solidly, the button is pressed and the knife is flicked, opening the blade (and locking it open, since the lock engages automatically when not pressed). The loose tolerances that allow the free swinging of the blade section mean that dirt can simply fall out rather than gumming up the mechanism.https://youtu.be/68KGTeGxq48?t=43
Knife threads: autism guaranteed
>>2881889Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?
>>2881885Let me describe it to you: opening a switchblade or wrist flicking or even thumb tickling an assisted opening knoife is still an extra step beyond a fixed blade which is ready to go as soon as you grab it. Same goes when you want to put the knoife away, except there’s a locking mechanism on most folders that adds yet an extra step.And those extra steps, the faster you do them, the more it makes normies unfomfortable if you ever need a blade somewhere outside of a jobsite with exclusively blue collar dudes. And it’s not always great to make these old women take a step back because they have a reaction like you are using a weapon when you do your tacticool flip in front of them and sperg out about how it’s almost as fast as grabbing a deboning knife from the knife block in your kitchen.>>2881889Pull-thru sharpeners are all you really need!
>>2881899>still an extra stepTHE NUMBER OF STEPS IS NOT THE SAME THING AS THE TIME IT TAKES>a fixed blade which is ready to go as soon as you grab itYOU STILL HAVE TO MOVE THE KNIFE TO THE POINT OF USE>because they have a reactionWHY DO YOU CARE?
>>2881899I have the work sharp hen onion with the grinding attachment. Love that thing. fixed several knives with broken tips and am able to get a really good edge.
>>2881902the number of steps between realizing you need a knife and cutting something with said knoife definitely correlates with how fast and easy the tool is to use.And if you care about building relationships with other human beans and you don’t live alone in the woods, the latter part matters.
>>2881699Bro, are you actually trying to brag about being too clumsy and incompetent to use a pocket knife?
>>2880561Stanley is great, but you want the quick change.It's a waste of time to have to unscrew and reassemble every time the blade gets dull.
>>2881405This isn't the worst idea. I've damaged my share of utility knives pushing them limits as chisels.
>>2881909>the number of steps between realizing you need a knife and cutting something with said knoife definitely correlates with how fast and easy the tool is to use.If you need to walk from one place to another, does it take longer to get there if you chew bubblegum while walking? Does it take longer to use a knife if you whistle while you work?>And if you care about building relationships with other human beans and you don’t live alone in the woodsYou were talking about random "normies" and "these old women" being "weirded out" and having "a reaction like you are using a weapon". So strangers with line of sight to you as you go about your business in public, who apparently don't even notice you for longer than the second or so it takes to identify the knife as a replaceable-blade utility knife, or that you're using it for some utilitarian cutting purpose. But this isn't "always great" somehow. Are you in the habit of walking up to strangers and doing knife tricks as a conversation starter?
>>2882006If you need to walk from one place to another but you need to put on shoes first, that takes longer than the same walk if you were already wearing shoes. Now maybe you have the most badass greased up Crocs and you can jump into those bitches so fast that it makes your grandma’s panties wet, but that’s still an added step.
>>2882007>>2881364>And since these are all done while moving the knife to/from the point of use, they do not represent a delay. This is a speed equivalence for the Fastback and the fixed knife.Humans can flick their wrist while moving their arm. No, it does not take longer to walk to a place while chewing bubblegum.
>>2880561This is the best knife ever. Solid blades that don't break like a snap off when you're cutting hard, auto retracting without that faggot "retract the blade when the cut is done" shit, faster to change blades than one that uses trapezoid blades, spudger end for opening control panels and hoist remote batteries, and nobody steals my blades because they don't fit their knives.
i like this. bought it since it was the only decent looking knife at the store. I have had it ever since. pouch is Chinese garbage, but the handle is heavy and solid the folding mechanism is smooth and locks securely.
>>2882009But it takes longer to open a folder while chewing bubblegum than it does to grab a fixed blade. And don’t even get me started about putting the knoife away, you have to put your hand on a sharp blade to push it back into the body of the knife before putting it back in your pocket. Meanwhile a fixed blade with a kydex sheat can be effortlessly slid into the sheath
>>2882006tripfags can't multitask, newfriend
>>2882145They can't read what people write, or watch videos either.
>>2881947I've always been a sucker for chisel-tip knives, and this one is actually designed for (light) duty as an actual chisel.Once they get their production/supply stabilized and it's no longer a preorder mess, I'll likely buy two or three more to keep in storage in case this one gets lost or grabbled at a security checkpoint.
>>2882145True. Which is why when need a knoife to cut something, I prefer a fixed blade because it’s 3 steps:1) Grab knoife from sheath2) Cut3) Slide knoife back into sheath until it clicksIf I had to use a folding knife, it would be many more steps:1) Dig around in pocket to locate knife in between keys and newports and lighter and some change2) Remove knife from pocket once located3) Flip open knife with tacticool wrist flick or button on a switchblade or thumb stud assuming it’s not a Victorinox style two handed opener which requires more steps4) Cut5) Unlock blade6) Fold blade closed7) Put knoife back into pocketTime is money! I can’t be adding 4 extra steps every time I need to cut something. Plus the added danger of folders and the difficulty of cleaning them when they get gunked up with crap.>>2882156I can’t do your mental gymnastics where Bruce Jenner is “Woman of the Year” and “Opening a folding knife” doesn’t count as a process or step that needs to be completed before you need to cut something with said knife. There’s no magic you can do that doesn’t require that step. You can have the smoothest assisted opening knife and the best wrist game from decades of beating off middle aged men, but that still requires an extra motion beyond sheath to cut.
>>2882222https://youtu.be/68KGTeGxq48?t=43
>>2882392Ok, here’s what you’re video shows:Fastback:>Grab folding box cutter from pocket>change grip to get thumb on the right spot to press button>press button>flick wrist to depoly blade>cutAnd here’s what I do with a fixed blade:>Grab knoife from sheath>cutI wasn’t overlooking the wrist flick of the above posts. Pressing the button and flicking your wrist to open that knife are two distinct extra steps, no matter how fast you do them. There’s no natural “pocket to cut” motion that’s going to deploy the blade ready to cut without an extra step. The fixed blade on the contrary is ready to cut as soon as you pull it from the sheath. It’s always in the perfect position with the handle out and blade down.Also the cool thing about having the babby flxed blade the way I do… I can grab it with both hands far easier than if I were going to try to reach in my right pocket with my left hand to grab a folder that may or may not have a button designed for right hand only use. Babby fixed blade beats folder again!
>>2880561Last time I worked at a wagie warehouse I had to give up on keeping a box cutter on my cart. Browns kept stealing mine. So I took a pair of shitty scissors and split them in half. Now I had two box cutters that worked better than the box cutters I had been using before. And since it looked like broken shit, browns didn't steal them.
>>2881249I have a knife similar to one of yours. Was my grandfathers knife and the one that usually goes with me. Older image of it, probably needs sharpened again.
>>2880561what I don't understand is why people use all of this cutting edge fancy fucking powder metallurgy steels on tacticool knives instead of the kitchen knife I use every fucking day
>>2882494Where do you think steel toughness shines more? in the kitchen cutting washed vegetables or in the field cutting dirt encrusted rope or vines.
>>2882498in the kitchen cutting vegetables being manhandled by retards who leave knives in the sink, rubbing against plates and dishes, slicing over a cutting board sometimes hundreds of times in one day?
>>2882498Statistically the kitchen knives probably see a lot more use
>>2882498Being bored and hacking at random weeds and twigs in the backyard with the knife you got for your birthday doesn't count as being "in the field," Andrew
>>2882504youre projecting your own lazy ass onto other, uncloging the crumbler on one of these is no fun after its been wound with 100 squaremeter pure, fresh and green rape
>>2882498We process our own lambs. I can get through a whole lamb with sv90 steel and cant with a 420HC buck. SV90 still needs sharpening after one lamb though. That is not quartering its nothing but skinning.
>>2880561Prior to George Bush bombing those Silverstein's insured towers, I never saw that tool, the utility knife, used to cut cardboard boxes or referred to as a "Box cutter." Only carpet and drywall. "Box cutter" sounds like something a New York white collar scumbag who never worked a day in his life, like Silverstein would call it when he was inventing his alibi, for the scumbags on MSM to lie about.I have shredded tens of thousands of boxes apart and have never found that tool, other than the hilt, to be useful. Gloves is best knife.
>>2882431
>>2883026Maybe you didn't work where there were boxes to cut. I did that job for several years and yeah, we called it a box cutter from at least the mid 80's, and we still do. So fuck off, dumbass.
>>2883493gay fucking bracelet
>>2880623I keep a Sheffield rigger's knife in my toolbag just in case a sailing ship springs forth from the desert. Good gear.
>>2880561OK. After years of pretty hard use, I lost a screw for the pocket clip on my Elishewitz folder. Dumb question, but what size are the screws on these little clips? I know they are some metric size but can't quite figure it out.
so whats an easy foolproof way to sharpen a knife without getting oversold on fancy stones or whatever unnecessary bs?
>>2883507bottom of a ceramic mug or plate It will sharpen it, just not nicely.
>>2883493Wow, if he had a fixed blade, that 2 second video wouldn’t exist because he wouldn’t have to do the extra step of “tacticool flip” before cutting something with the knife.
>>2882392wire stripper and gut hook eliminated? pass
>>2883525That's the "compact" version. Eliminating those things allows a shorter knife, since those areas can then be used for the grip.
>>2883521>the extra stepIn that clip, opening the knife took 6 frames (1/5 second), and closing it took 5 frames (1/6 second), with a few inches of movement each. Do you think you would be unable to do that while the knife is moving between the point of storage and the point of use?
>>2883752What a waste of time
Is this fucking retard still bragging about being too clumsy to use a folding knife?
>>2884052I’m superior in my efficiency. No fumbling around with the knoife as I grab it from my pocket and try to position it properly to do the tacticool flip. I grab the handle of the fixed blade and I’m immediately ready to cut with zero steps in between.
>>2884227Bro. Its a box cutter if it takes you .5 seconds longer to attack the box or cut the calking or whatever who cares? Its not a tactical knife it a box cutter/utility knife, only a retard would use a box cutter as a tactical knife. So who cares how fast it opens. I care more about how easy the blade changes are and how easy it is to carry. Plenty of fixed blade tactical knives on the market made for navy seal shit.
>>2884234>I care more about how easy the blade changes are and how easy it is to carryThis is what I’m saying, not only is the small fixed blade faster to deploy, but it’s also more comfortable to carry because it rides right along your belt with the horizontal carry, and you don’t need to do constant blade changes because the thing stays “sharp enough” for a couple weeks of use, while utility knife blades have that annoying thing of going from surgical sharp to incredibly dull very quickly, and it’s hard to get in a rhythm with them because you have to treat the surgical blade different than a dull blade. There were times I would leave a dull blade in the box cutter longer because you have to be so careful not to barely touch anything unintended with a fresh blade.
>>2884052Apparently.
>>2884381My belt is full. Key ring for fence gates and outbuildings, glove keeper, leatherman. Carry my knife and fastback using the pocket clips.
>>2884403You coulda said that in the beginning, you’re using a less effective tool for yhe job because of belt issues.
Used this at a buddies house. Switches between a razor and scraper with a button that moves it through this incredibly smooth and satisfying action. The entire thing is well made. I almost went abs bought one until i learned it takes proprietary blades that have a little hole punched in the middle. No thanks. I just use a normal olfa for like 7 bucks.
>>2880561Funny thing is these hipster knives for white collar dorks is just powdered steel pretty much as strong as sintered metal So it’s not even nicely trained like a forged knife Has grain structure like sintered parts
>>2880647I have that ESEE folding blade they sold but then they discontinued it and stopped honoring their warranty Not impressed with their knives or service The guys on the knife forums told me that ESEE or expat or whatever they go by this week was a good company too
>>2880676>red and fastah
I just buy packs of snappable 18mm or 25mm blades, which I use all the time.And I have an expensive knife which I never ever use.
>>2884227Fumbling? So you are too incompetent to use a folding knife.How many bandaids do you have on your fingers right now from your eppic tacticool marine combat belt knife, Fumbly? Because I have zero with my ultra complicated hyper dangerous PHD level folding knife of danger and mystery.
>>2884467I think their folders were cheap outsourced $20 blades tho, right?>>2884488>How many bandaids do you have on your fingers right now Zero from the knoife, because it’s a small fixed blade and it’s super easy to handle and the edge is predictable unlike box cutters that go from 30 on the Project Farm sharpness scale to 450 after two cuts.The utility knife blade issue isn’t all about the fingers either, it’s that a fresh blade is so sharp that you will destroy anything you unintentionally touch with it. And then when the blade is dull before lunch, you have to force it to cut. So when you run with a dull blade for a couple days and build muscle memory with it, as soon as you switch to a sharp blade, an accidental cut is bound to happen. IME a real knoife blade is far more predictable and easier to build that muscle memory with, and I’ll use the snap blades when I need that surgically sharp blade.
>>2884493Probably, I’m not really impressed by “knife culture” Those are the types of dudes that finally were old enough to buy a handgun then started Ricing out their glocks And work in offices but dress in hiking gear 24/7
>>2880561Aside from multi-tools, this is the knife of choice I carry.
i use pic related, i bought it because i was getting a load of garden stuff for a mates new house and the ikea outdoor furnature was all strapped together and he didn't have scissors. it was $15 and came with a box of 10 spare blades, and the only thing i wish it had was somewhere to store a spare blade.i've kept using it because i can fold the blade way and leave it in a bag, or pocket without cutting something.i dont want a belt sheathed knife because im not some open carry quick action knife guy that gets surprised by my need of a cutting implement, when i need the knife i go get it, open the 400 computer boxes, usually leaving it unfolded on a table between uses, then fold it up and put it back into my toolbag or pocket.
Pic related is the gucci way to break down cardboard boxes for recycling or whatever.
>>2885142That’s a letter openerThose things are always gay because sometimes you want to cut something more than packing tape
>>2885142based canary cardboard knife chad
Yes in fact I need even less.See pic
>>2884493>when the blade is dull before lunchI've been using the Lenox bi-metal blades for years now. I bought a big pack of 100 about 20 years ago and still have a few left.
>>2881909>tripfag>utterly retarded, batshit insane post
>>2881945>Stanley is greatyeah, I have their snap-off knife and it was the only one I could find that had all the features I wanted, i.e. quick blade release, a spare blade compartment, a screw clamp to tighted the blade, a rubberized grip and a blade snapper (couldn't find it though and didn't care enough to check when I had pliers nearby), and it was like 8$
>>2881947> I've damaged my share of utility knives pushing them limits as chiselsit isn't foldable, but this thing is indestructible. I've been using it as both wood and concrete chisel. the blade goes all the way through the handle too. they also have a foldable one, but I don't know if it's nearly as good
>>2888048>this thing is indestructible.Don't test me
>>2880561I never don't have these on me. It's literally all I need day to day.
are you guys even trying?
>>2883026afaik box cutter is a small disposable knife with a curved blade enclosed in plastic, these are indeed called carpet or utility knives. the other type with a longer snap off blade on a slider is called a wallpaper or a snap off knife.
>>2884438looks great and I really wanted to buy it, but then I read it needs custom blades, which seems like a hassle
>>2888087why do you need a scraper, or whatever it is, so often?
>>288897599% sure is uses standard blades
