A day in the life of an EDC knife.

[Sld1959]

Yesterday, my birthday, was like most days since I started carrying a knife oh 54, 55 years ago, and just like all those days the chores performwd by the blade where pretty pedestrian.

Day started out filling bird feeders

Then moved on to cutting zip ties to add faux ivy to the snowglobe.

Then I watered the hanging plants with plant food.

Then I made some pool noodle bumpers for beams in the garage and car ports to save car doors.

And the day ended with a nice steak dinner and the blade was used for its most pleasurable task.

A typical day for my EDC knife, and not a single tactical bad guy defensive use, again... oh well it's ready if it ever occurs, even though it's chosen for it ability to perform mundane chores more than some of the more martial designs.

 

[Bassbob]

Yesterday, my birthday, was like most days since I started carrying a knife oh 54, 55 years ago, and just like all those days the chores performwd by the blade where pretty pedestrian.

Day started out filling bird feeders

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Then moved on to cutting zip ties to add faux ivy to the snowglobe.

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Then I watered the hanging plants with plant food.

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Then I made some pool noodle bumpers for beams in the garage and car ports to save car doors.

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And the day ended with a nice steak dinner and the blade was used for its most pleasurable task.

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A typical day for my EDC knife, and not a single tactical bad guy defensive use, again... oh well it's ready if it ever occurs, even though it's chosen for it ability to perform mundane chores more than some of the more martial designs.

And I'm over here all PO'ed because 6 days after I ordered my UTX-85 and 5 days after they shipped it, not only is it not in today's mail, but USPS has no tracking info on it. Priority shipping too.

Man, between Blade Ops and Midway I'm about to re-think everyone I do business with. Don't these people understand that crap shipping is a huge deal breaker for me? Y'all charged my card, I want my .

That reminds me though, I need to refill the bird feeders and the hummingbird feeders.

 

[Sld1959]

Sorry to hear that. I have used Knife Center of the internet with excellant results in the past but never Blade Ops. It sucks when you are waiting on sonething. Hope it shows up soon.

 

[Bassbob]

Well, as it turns out my woman was at the post office and ran into our mail guy who informed her he had a package for her. So I got it today after all.

Have to say I am impressed. Much better made than the Cobratech and Bokers I have. Came shave ready.

https://imgur.com/irKt2g4

https://imgur.com/eRvgYE3

https://imgur.com/YtjJbox

 

[Sld1959]

Well, as it turns out my woman was at the post office and ran into our mail guy who informed her he had a package for her. So I got it today after all.

Have to say I am impressed. Much better made than the Cobratech and Bokers I have. Came shave ready.

https://imgur.com/irKt2g4

https://imgur.com/eRvgYE3

https://imgur.com/YtjJbox

Congratulations, enjoy your new blade. It should serve you well.

 

[HayesGreener]

Very nice knife. We grow attached to them like an old friend.

I was issued this Kershaw more than 20 years ago and has been sharpened so many times the serrated part is gone. It works great on horse and dog food bags and wine foil and baler twine and just about anything I want to cut, pry, scrape, or hammer.

 

[Bassbob]

Very nice knife. We grow attached to them like an old friend.

I was issued this Kershaw more than 20 years ago and has been sharpened so many times the serrated part is gone. It works great on horse and dog food bags and wine foil and baler twine and just about anything I want to cut, pry, scrape, or hammer.

I have a few old timers like that myself.

 

[Sld1959]

Very nice knife. We grow attached to them like an old friend.

I was issued this Kershaw more than 20 years ago and has been sharpened so many times the serrated part is gone. It works great on horse and dog food bags and wine foil and baler twine and just about anything I want to cut, pry, scrape, or hammer.

That's all you can ask of a blade.

 

[Bassbob]

Congratulations, enjoy your new blade. It should serve you well.

I think so. I'm really happy with it.

 

[Bassbob]

I'll tell ya one thing. I thought I could sharpen a knife pretty good. I was wrong. This one makes every knife I have seem dull.

 

[Sld1959]

I'll tell ya one thing. I thought I could sharpen a knife pretty good. I was wrong. This one makes every knife I have seem dull.

Yeah they come pretty wicked sharp, and hold an edge well.

 

[Onewolf426]

And I'm over here all PO'ed because 6 days after I ordered my UTX-85 and 5 days after they shipped it, not only is it not in today's mail, but USPS has no tracking info on it. Priority shipping too.

Man, between Blade Ops and Midway I'm about to re-think everyone I do business with. Don't these people understand that crap shipping is a huge deal breaker for me? Y'all charged my card, I want my .

That reminds me though, I need to refill the bird feeders and the hummingbird feeders.

That is why I will pay the extra and avoid usps like the plague. After they stole my leather mag holsters, I will never again use usps. Fedex, UPS, even DHL.

 

[Recusant]

I bought my son an automatic knife several years ago to carry when he is on duty. It's for when SHTF and he needs a last line of defense. Yours looks like it would serve that purpose as well.

 

[PacNWvike]

No auto knives allowed in my state. Which stinks because I think the OTF is awesome. But I did just order a benchmade mini bugout, finally going to replace my kershaw.

 

[Annihilator]

Yesterday, my birthday, was like most days since I started carrying a knife oh 54, 55 years ago, and just like all those days the chores performwd by the blade where pretty pedestrian.

Day started out filling bird feeders

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Then moved on to cutting zip ties to add faux ivy to the snowglobe.

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Then I watered the hanging plants with plant food.

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Then I made some pool noodle bumpers for beams in the garage and car ports to save car doors.

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And the day ended with a nice steak dinner and the blade was used for its most pleasurable task.

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A typical day for my EDC knife, and not a single tactical bad guy defensive use, again... oh well it's ready if it ever occurs, even though it's chosen for it ability to perform mundane chores more than some of the more martial designs.

Happy belated birthday!

 

[Sld1959]

Happy belated birthday!

Ty, still trying to figure out how I made 64 lol.

 

[Bassbob]

Ty, still trying to figure out how I made 64 lol.

Not sure how I missed it. Probably because I was scrolling through all the pictures of your bad ass knife. ANyway, happy belated birthday.

 

[Sld1959]

Not sure how I missed it. Probably because I was scrolling through all the pictures of your bad ass knife. ANyway, happy belated birthday.

Ty Bob. They are sweet knives for sure.

 

[Sld1959]

Mondays tasks where just as boring, no bad guys just plenty of small tasks. Cut open burlap bags holding the roots of several trees I planted in the am.

Then opened bags of fertilizer to help them get settled and growing. Next it cut twine to use supporting them while they are small.

Next it cut a piece of cardboard for a free sign to get rid of an old mower.

Lastly it was used to open the days mail.

 

[kenpomaniac1958]

Yesterday, my birthday, was like most days since I started carrying a knife oh 54, 55 years ago, and just like all those days the chores performwd by the blade where pretty pedestrian.

Day started out filling bird feeders

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Then moved on to cutting zip ties to add faux ivy to the snowglobe.

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Then I watered the hanging plants with plant food.

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Then I made some pool noodle bumpers for beams in the garage and car ports to save car doors.

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And the day ended with a nice steak dinner and the blade was used for its most pleasurable task.

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A typical day for my EDC knife, and not a single tactical bad guy defensive use, again... oh well it's ready if it ever occurs, even though it's chosen for it ability to perform mundane chores more than some of the more martial designs.

Nice knife.
I train/teach Filipino Martial Arts and part of the training involves the use of blades like Machetes and knives. I have training blades but will sometimes put duck tape over the blade of a live blade to train, but not on a student...
I have a few blades in different shapes(Karambit, Spearpoint, Butcher). I even have a OTF(Out The Front) knife.
Part of the training we do are techniques where the folding knife is closed and we use the metal ends to strike pressure points and other targets. It's advanced training but I used it a few times in self-defense and was able to avoid having to cut someone. The beauty of these techniques is that you can also do them in a pinch with a folded newspaper or AARP magazine...
Since I don't like to make civilians nervous, I usually carry folding knives in public. I will carry a smaller fixed blade sometimes but not usually a Karambit as those knives sometimes draw a little negative attention. I prefer to fly under the radar as much as possible.
3 of the blades in the picture were bought at a local pawn shop used for under $35 each. I have a couple of Benchmade knives that were gifts, but I only carry them when I'm wearing a suit and tie which isn't often anymore...