What's your EDC blade?

[Rolling]

Agreed, < 2" blades are not exactly ideal. But I will most likely carry my Kershaw when out and about and use this auto for chores around the property, neighborhood, range, etc. I want to remain legal so I can't go over 2" for an auto in CA.

 

[pawngal]

Always in my purse, Benchmade Phaeton OTF. If I'm carrying a really small purse I have a small Chinese knockoff in the same style.
I really like the spine fire type autos.

 

[6518John]

Agreed, < 2" blades are not exactly ideal. But I will most likely carry my Kershaw when out and about and use this auto for chores around the property. I want to remain legal so I can't go over 2" for an auto in CA.

Kershaw makes a two inch auto you might like—I love the little knife and it is extremely handy and easy to carry. It is very reasonably priced too.

Kershaw 7500BLK Launch 4 AUTO Folding Knife 1.9" CPM-154 Black DLC Blade, Aluminum Handles - KnifeCenter

 

[Onomea]

Like most, I have a variety of knives, including the stainless Kershaw Leek. I like knives. Wouldn't say I am a collector, but I have quite a few, pocket and fixed blade.

But, as I have posted before, this SAK Waiter model is my favorite EDC:



It's small, thin and light enough to be unnoticeable in the pocket, but with a blade big enough to handle cutting, say, a sandwich in half. Perfect for opening letters and boxes, cutting string, etc. Corkscrew, combined bottle/can opener screwdriver, tweezers and toothpick. $17 delivered off Amazon. I added the eyeglasses' screwdriver.

Small enough to use as/on a keychain.

If you forget and it's in your pocket at the airport, as I have, at $17 its not a great loss. In general, SAKs are an excellent bang for the buck, and I think this true of this model especially.

I like 'em so much I have two in their boxes for back up in my tool box.

 

[6518John]

If you forget and it's in your pocket at the airport, as I have, at $17 its not a great loss.

You just brought up one of my sorest subjects. I had to throw away a Benchmade Torrent at the Denver airport about ten years ago and it still makes my blood boil. I would bring back the 9/11 terrorists from hades if I could and string them up with an asbestos rope!

 

[Honest-Ab]

Emerson 3" very sturdy blade.

 

[6518John]

^^^Honest-AB—Which Emerson with a three inch blade?

 

[mustangman]

EnZo Necker

 

[Erocksmash]

Leatherman wave, never leave home without it

 

[ContinentalOp]

EnZo Necker

Oooh...me likey.

Does it work as an actual neck knife?

 

[Mister X]

I picked up a Spyderco ARK to add into the mix. I wasn't all that sure about it before I ordered it, but I really like it. Super lightweight and rust-proof H1 steel.

 

[BubbaBlades]

This Buck folder with a Randall Made blade works well but most of the time I carry various models of Swiss Army Knives.

 

[FUBAR-M1A]

Black Kershaw Cryo 2 around the house & Spyderco paramilitary 2 on-duty.

 

[Donn]

A Victorinox Swiss Army of one model or another since the early 70's. These days, it's an Evo 11.

 

[Bugkiller99]

Kershaw Launch 4 at work. The previously discussed legal in CA automatic at 1.9 inches. Weight is a premium at work.
Get home, and it's a Benchmade Mini Barrage, often accompanied by a Victorinox Tinker

 

[old tanker]

Kinda been here before, but it used to be if a boy couldn't be trusted with a pocket knife by the time he was eight or nine years old he was considered a wastrel by adults and a failure among his peers. I have been carrying a some variation of the classic Scout knife for better than 65 years, mostly a GI Camillus. When I have to dress "nice," I like something a little smaller in the pocket like the Buck Cadet.

 

[CH4]

Depends on the day's mission and my mood.

 

[MCorps0311]

Nothing like a good Buck knife.

 

[Bugkiller99]

Kinda been here before, but it used to be if a boy couldn't be trusted with a pocket knife by the time he was eight or nine years old he was considered a wastrel by adults and a failure among his peers.

Old tanker reminded me of a time in my youth.

Small town, small school. There was an "Incident" in one of the upper grades, and the local police were called. They came into my elementary school classroom, and told all the boys to pull their pockets knives out and put them on their desk.

Thump, thump, thump was all you heard, as knives hit the desktops. They were gathered up, and taken to the principals office, to be picked up after school, on the way home.

No one got in trouble. Parents were not called. Boys were expected to have a pocket knife. That was just the way it was.

Times have changed

 

[culito]

Benchmade Rukas and Benchmade Bugout