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    Posted: 20 January 2008 at 10:43am
I need a new knife for just carrying. All the knifes I have are either illegal or too big in size. I have a few straight edges, so I would get a folding, preferably one I can open really quick. I never really carry anything smaller than a 4inch blade but it's a little too cumbersome, so what do you carry? I'm not sure if a 3 is too small, because I was looking at this, and 3inch is the biggest you can get (without getting serrated, I hate not being able to sharpen serrades)
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Why do you carry a knife now?
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right now i have a 3 inch knife, i normally use it for working on stuff, cutting garbage up and things like that. anytime i carry it, and someone calls me on it i just say "oh yeah i was working on some stuff before, i forgot all about that". I live in NY though so the knife carrying rules are different, but i'm not sure what they are
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Originally posted by carl_the_sniper carl_the_sniper wrote:

Why do you carry a knife now?

I always have, the one I carry is a little too big and bulky, and the other one I carry is a lot lighter and smoother, but it's a switchblade. So I need like a medium sized legal knife.
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I've got a 3.5 inch Browning that I carry pretty much everywhere with me. Its a pretty utilitarian blade. 
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I carry an inexpensive black folder. 2.5" blade with clip. Prior to this one, was an even cheaper 3.5" folder, but without a clip... wanted a clip.

Used to carry around my Gerber tool everywhere, but upon realizing that 99% of the time I was using it only for the blade... dumped the weight and the need for the belt pouch.   Blade is clipped inside my pocket. Cardboard, packing tape and plastic zip-ties seem to be what I use it on most.
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I failed to mention that i carry a leatherman kick everywhere I go as well.

Why a knife AND a leatherman? Because some jobs require a larger blade than comes on the multi tool, but I my leatherman has more than paid for itself by now.
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Mine is 4.5" but it's a butterfly knife. I don't really carry it on me much though, due to the fact that it's not legal.
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Originally posted by Dye Playa Dye Playa wrote:

Originally posted by carl_the_sniper carl_the_sniper wrote:

Why do you carry a knife now?

I always have, the one I carry is a little too big and bulky, and the other one I carry is a lot lighter and smoother, but it's a switchblade. So I need like a medium sized legal knife.

But why though?
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I always carry a knife and usually a zippo with me unless I'm at school.

I've been carrying this Kershaw for a few years now. I love it. It gets most all you little stuff done for you and it has SpeedSafe opening.



 
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Kershaw's Ken Onion Scallion offers high-performance styling and all the convenience of the SpeedSafe ambidextrous assisted opening system in a slightly larger knife. It's ideal for everyday carrying. The blade is built of high-carbon 420HC stainless steel for good edge retention and excellent corrosion resistance. For lighter weight, the Scallion series features anodized aluminum or polyimide handles. All Scallions include a secure liner lock to keep the blade securely in place until the user closes it and a Safety Tip Lock to keep the blade stored in the handle.
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Blade Length:  2 1/4 in. (5.8 cm)
Closed Length:  3 1/2 in. (8.4 cm)
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Weight:  2.3 oz.
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reb- just tried looking up the law on knives, but it doesn't say what length is legal...do you know off hand?
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As far as I know, the laws for concealed blades varies from state to state.

Edit: Yep

http://www.thehighroad.org/library/blades/knifelaws.html




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Originally posted by carl_the_sniper carl_the_sniper wrote:

Originally posted by Dye Playa Dye Playa wrote:

Originally posted by carl_the_sniper carl_the_sniper wrote:

Why do you carry a knife now?

I always have, the one I carry is a little too big and bulky, and the other one I carry is a lot lighter and smoother, but it's a switchblade. So I need like a medium sized legal knife.

But why though?


A knife is pretty much the most versatile tool like ever created. Why wouldn't you carry one? I use mine all the time. I work at a restaurant so I have to open boxes, cut zip ties, all the nonsense. If you have to pry something, you can, and you can fix a lot of simple stuff with it. And if the situation ever arose, it's also self defense. It's small enough where you can carry it in your pocket so it's also really convenient. And reb I know the blade length legality varies, I was asking more for a personal preference. I think most states it's gotta be less than 4 inches though.


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I carry a Gerber Paraframe. It's a 3 inch blade. I like having a half serrated blade.

There IS a way to sharpen serrated sections of knife blades btw. Lansky Sharpeners sell several different serrated blade sharpening tools in their kits. Their kits give a nice, consistent angle to your blade too, better than using a regular sharpening rod or stone.
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reb, i'm downstate ny, same laws 
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i broke all my expemsive ones so i bought a cheap one from walmart for $1. i cant break it. im lookin for a new one to.
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Mine is a 5inch folder.

I got it at a flea market.
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18 inches. I just carry my machete with me at all times now.
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1.5" on a gerber multi tool.




Before that I had a 3 inch folding blade.  The multi-tool is much more practical and useful though.
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