Thread: EDC Knife

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Brother-in law told me there is a store in Chattanooga that sells all the knives and such taken from airline passengers.

I was flying back from the truly great Carmel CA area car week (3rd week in Aug). I had a cool cork screw with a dull 3/4" foil cutting blade gotten from
a winery in my carry on bag. It was confiscated by the airline. Had I, an old man, tried harm anyone with that my ass would have been beaten beyond
recognition. I agree, things have gone way too far.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Brother-in law told me there is a store in Chattanooga that sells all the knives and such taken from airline passengers.

So, basically this means the airlines are selling what they take from you. Good thing, their profit margine is way to low

Originally Posted by Dieseld

So, basically this means the airlines are selling what they take from you. Good thing, their profit margine is way to low

This is actually a fact, but I think its TSA agents. Look through ebay and you will see what I mean.

I have been carrying this knife for a while now. It has become my favorite pocket knife. I have been an Opinel fan boy for years.

It is light in the pocket has a thin sharp blade that does most of what I want a pocket knife to do. It will cut cheese (like me), slice an apple, open cardboard boxes and spread mayo or mustard.

It may be a child's safety knife, but it suits me well.

Charlie, those opinels are gorgeous and timeless knives. Been wanting to get one for a bit. The price point is pretty tempting. But, I've been carrying this Leatherman FREE T4 I got for Christmas. Everything is easy 1 handed operation except the blade, which is a decent safety feature.

I've been carrying a buck 110 slim profile since x-mas the neon green G5 scales help to find it when I set it down and it holds an edge well enough for me. I have re ground it from original right off the bat. It opens easily with one hand and is light enough I dont notice it at all in or rather on my pocket.. It has definitely taken over the bulk of use from my k bar neck knife, Which I still wear every day anyway. Being an old time buck 110 fan this smaller lighter version has been a great addition to my collection and it's not so pricey as to make me hesitant to carry it.

This one is on my belt every day.


Schrade 152OT Old Timer Sharpfinger
Florida is a concealed carry state which I have covered but the "concealed" part also conceals the deterrent. Though this is a tool first and foremost it also serves the purpose of visual deterrent. Since I work in the security industry and situations can sometimes get rather......tense it is good to have something to invoke further thought before rash action forcing me to defend myself.
Oh there's also the Leatherman Surge on the belt and the Victorinox Officer in the magazine pocket

Para3 “Lightweight” sporting the S110V blade out of my old “Blurple” model. This steel suits my purposes very nicely, despite all the litany of “feedback” available wherever one might look. I simply swapped the blades and the BD1N is now running in the blurple scales.


This was a very straightforward upgrade in my case. Maybe I got lucky, I haven’t researched much about switching blades on Para3’s. Both setups run perfectly and the S110V wearing Lightweight shoes is one of my all-time favorite EDC knives.

I’ve been carrying a spyderco para 2 for a little while. I got it at an online “factory seconds” sale for only 53 bucks and I couldn’t find anything wrong with it when I got it. I would recommend it as an EDC; the S30V steel holds a good edge and I haven’t had to sharpen it since I bought it a few weeks ago. I’ve never owned a knife with G-10 handles either and they seem to provide a strong grip. It’s an overall great knife.

I've carried my Leatherman for quite a few years. Over 10 at least