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To your primary question, yes I've used a knife as a can opener. Many times.
Every occasion where this has happened was while I was in the military, using my military issued Leuku knife from Strømeng. That knife was used for everything, so edge damage wasn't a big concern.

As a civillian, this is a ...

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Tue Sep 30, 2025 2:44 pm

Marlowe Squail...........I dream about a Spyderco iteration of this model

This could be the cover of a spy novel.
I want to read more!

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Whittling project done start to finish with that Rex 45 Chief. I like it. I like it a lot.

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I like small knives for field dressing. Carried a Fällkniven WM1 for many years, but in later years the Native 5 salt has more or less replaced it.

I usually have a simple fixed blade in my backpack as a backup in case something unforeseen happens, but the small knife is my workhorse in the field ...

I'm blessed (IMO) that I hardly have to wear suits, for work or otherwise.
On the occasions that I need to wear a suit, knife tasks are few and far apart so what I'll usually carry is something diminutive like an alox Bantam, loose in the bottom of the pocket.
If I needed to carry something bigger ...

On paper I don't find Spy27 to be particularly interesting. I mean it's totally fine and I don't actively shy away from it, just seems a bit redundant. So while I wouldn't mind having it in a knife, I haven't gone out of my ways to get my hands on this steel.


This reminds me of Rex 45...not ...

It matters to me. There's a lot of variation in how folders are opened but I wouldn't call an assisted opening knife an automatic opening knife. We don't measure Behind the Edge thickness at the spine even though that is technically still a behind the edge measurement. If terminology doesn't ...

I was thinking hard about a Stretch 2 XL LW VG-10 CE but not this police has me second guessing myself.

Wanted something bigger for when I am in 5.11s and wearing my outer carrier but not something too expensive in case it gets lost or damaged from doing knife things a knife probably shouldn't. I ...

I’m both a bit disappointed as well as relieved that this reveal didn’t excite me much.

I don’t think it would have helped if the China/8Cr models were made elsewhere. Nothing really spoke to me.

Beyond always hoping to see a new and really exciting knife, turning the pages of a new reveal is much ...

I think this may be my first Police, besides a SS SE that I have in my reference collection. This will be the first one intended for real use.
The PD#1 sprint was on the table for a while, but by the time I made up my mind it was sold out.
I was worried about the corrosion resistance of PD#1 in my ...

What is the true definition of a so called tactical knife? Is it more about how the knife is used rather than certain design features? For example, can a Buck 110 folder or one designed for edc and hunting be a tactical knife, and can the reverse be true? A knife with combat like features be used ...

Well, that's a lot of questions SEF, and I'm almost out of coffee. Let's see how it goes


What about if cords and ropes get tangled, and for utility uses like opening containers and cleaning fish?

How should I explain this in a way that makes sense to someone else..?
I've always kept my ...

What is considered a good deployment time?


Depends on how impatient or unwilling the matter to be separated is, I guess.

Honestly it's not been a metric of concern. I'm more hung up on how reliably, easily and safely I can get a knife ready to cut and then back in pocket/stand by position with ...

Don't overthink it.
I did a bunch of rafting before getting into knives. Didn't bring one and never missed having one.

In later years I've pivoted my time on water more toward slower activities like kayak fishing and canoe camping and sold off all my white water gear.
For my current activities a ...

One doesn't need a knife to open everything.

Some things I can open 5 to 10 times before one could get out a knife, open it then use it to open whatever. ;)


This is true, and I try to make sure I don't use a knife when it's not necessary or even an advantage. That just looks silly.
That said ...

This thread delivered way above expectations.
Another interesting history lesson from mr. Janich and accidentally connecting (probably) one of the only persons in the world in possession of a rare, long since discontinued pocket clip with a member that had more or less given up on sourcing such a ...

I asked because I have an s110v in g10 with liners. I think I would prefer liners. But I get it … it’s cheaper to make and lighter.


Many cheap/affordable knives are made with liners, I don't think that played into the equation here.

Unless you're looking for the mental illusion of solidity ...

No experience.
It's an interesting caliber though.
It loosing out to 38 is probably part timing, part coincident and part misconceptions.

38 had a significant head start, so it was quite niche from the outset. 38 was widely available, widely chambered and affordable to shoot. 32HR offers lighter ...

It's funny, a brand new CRK was one among the 5 knives in my first deliberate knife purchase after discovering the world of folding knives about 9 years ago. Shortly before that I had bought two budget folders from a domestic store, just to get a sense of how it was to carry and use a dedicated ...

What am I missing?


I recall a thread about blade-to-handle ratio, where Sal said something along the line of "handles are made for holding". There need not be any tension about a long handle with a short(ish) blade. ;)

In fact, I prefer the longer handle of the UKPK. It is the smallest ...