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It’s for people who like to carry around an expensive item. If you need a knife for your work, odds are that a box cutter is the best choice since you don’t hav

by woah 6y ago

It’s for people who like to carry around an expensive item. If you need a knife for your work, odds are that a box cutter is the best choice since you don’t have to worry about dulling the blade. This is what I used to carry. Most people with the expensive EDC knives work in an office and use them for cutting open packets of m&m’s

gautamcgoel 6y ago
There is some truth to what you are saying: 95% of people really don't need a fancy knife with a high end steel. On the other hand, I think there's more to it than just wanting to "carry around an expensive item." I enjoy the craftsmanship and engineering that goes into making a nice knife. I find that a three-inch knife blade is useful in a way that a one-inch box-cutter blade is not, for example when I want to peel an orange or sharpen a pencil. I also carry a knife since I believe a knife may be helpful in an emergency situation - imagine, for example, you are in a car accident and your seatbelt jams. With a good knife you could easily cut yourself out - much harder to do with a boxcutter.
unwind 6y ago
Perhaps ... I was not trying to value-judge the carrying of expensive knives for non-critical everyday tasks; that's fine. I was questioning recommending newcomers to spend so much to find out if they enjoy knives. :) Personally, if Morakniv [1] made a folding knife[+], it would probably be just right for me. :) [1] https://morakniv.se/en/ https://morakniv.se/en/ [+] And someone made carrying a folding knife legal in Sweden ...
- int_19h 6y ago
  How about Opinel?
  - unwind 6y ago
    I have one smallish for picnics and such, but haven't tried their larger knives. I think I personally would lean towards something a bit more "modern-feeling"/technical. I guess if money was no object, and I were more of an actual "knife-guy", I would try something from Fällkniven [1]. [1] https://fallkniven.se/en/home/ https://fallkniven.se/en/home/

by woah 6y ago

gautamcgoel 6y ago

There is some truth to what you are saying: 95% of people really don't need a fancy knife with a high end steel. On the other hand, I think there's more to it than just wanting to "carry around an expensive item." I enjoy the craftsmanship and engineering that goes into making a nice knife. I find that a three-inch knife blade is useful in a way that a one-inch box-cutter blade is not, for example when I want to peel an orange or sharpen a pencil. I also carry a knife since I believe a knife may be helpful in an emergency situation - imagine, for example, you are in a car accident and your seatbelt jams. With a good knife you could easily cut yourself out - much harder to do with a boxcutter.

unwind 6y ago

Perhaps ... I was not trying to value-judge the carrying of expensive knives for non-critical everyday tasks; that's fine. I was questioning recommending newcomers to spend so much to find out if they enjoy knives. :) Personally, if Morakniv [1] made a folding knife[+], it would probably be just right for me. :) [1] https://morakniv.se/en/ https://morakniv.se/en/ [+] And someone made carrying a folding knife legal in Sweden ...

int_19h 6y ago
How about Opinel?
- unwind 6y ago
  I have one smallish for picnics and such, but haven't tried their larger knives. I think I personally would lean towards something a bit more "modern-feeling"/technical. I guess if money was no object, and I were more of an actual "knife-guy", I would try something from Fällkniven [1]. [1] https://fallkniven.se/en/home/ https://fallkniven.se/en/home/