Just like deciding which razor to use in the morning, my daily carry depends on my mood or what I'll be doing during the day. I like slip-joint folders, but also have some of the more updated folders with a pocket clip.
A stockman is my favorite style, but I find that I like carrying a trapper, too. A working knife for me is a sodbuster style.
For pocket clip types, I like my Kershaw vapor and Gerber paraframe II (not expensive, but handy).
When I go places where showing a larger knife may be intimidating to some, I still carry a peanut or small stockman. I was at my daughter's show choir competition (at a school) and several kids had hems in their outfits that had been taken up too much, and they hadn't tried them on before. A couple of the moms had needle & thread (and a little time) to re-do the stitching, but no way to pick out the hem. Took me about 20 seconds each to "undo" the hem with a well sharpened peanut. A couple folks still made commentary about carrying a "weapon" into a school. :roll: I told them it's a tool and that I'm a trained professional.
If I'm playin' in the woods behind my house, taking down limbs, chopping wood, or if a boy is showing up for my daughter, it's fun to carry a khukuri. :D
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