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I am looking to get myself a Street Beat for winter EDC. I have been carrying the Street Bowie around just to get the feel of having a fixed blade on me when sitting, standing, working, etc.

For the guys that usually carry a fixed blade as an EDC how do you like? How is it when you unsheath the ...

And I guess only grumpyphil approved use is the standard? :p

You probably don't need your seat belt or your airbags because you don't drive dumb?

So I guess spyderco has been making knives for dumb people all these years? Sure must be a lot of those.

Oh, one more thing. I guess you buy only ...

I'm sure this is a dumb question, but I was looking through my knives today and noticed that all of them locked open. I know this is supposed to be a safety feature, but how? I've owned knives that didn't lock in the past and never had any issues. It seems to me that when you're cutting, the ...

Because chopsticks, while perfectly suited for puncturing eardrums and eyeballs, are unsuitable for dismemberment.

Not good at tip down

I am a toolmaker by trade and I have to say, it is more than a bit appalling to me what some people consider to be the legitimate use of tools. I've witnessed people who purport to being mechanical engineers using tiny screwdrivers as pry bars on giant parts. I've seen every imaginable sort of ...

Two Mules in a double Mercharness.

If you think the French guy is a great designer, just look at the PPT, and then look at the David Mosier Trigonaut. Not a good job Spyderco in supporting a French thief. I bought the knife anyway because I love the MOSIER design, but come on Perrin, get real!!!!!!!!!

I'd bet if you were bright ...

I generally buy **** near every one that comes out that is A) left hand friendly and B) Tip down clip position. If it doesn't meet those two criteria, it's immediately out of the running.

My standard reply is "if you want to rent tools go to U rent. I don't loan mine."

I think you have to understand that a karambit is something that would be REALLY frowned upon in most jurisdictions by the police. Clearly it is A) a weapon and B) it's main use is "SD" OR committing mayhem.
Obviously, that's not the WHOLE story but in the real world that's what you are dealing with ...

I always have either my Streetbeat or a Mule in a mercharness. I use them as I please and that if I'm handed anything less sharp. Interestingly, the better the restaurant, the less of a problem that is. But it's really never been much of a problem.

Alright guys, I'm having some rust issues with my M4 Manix 2 :( This bothers me quite a bit being more of a collector than a user. So, since I first took it out of the box, the M4M2 has had pitting around the Spydie hole and the :spyder: logo area on both sides of the blade. Obviously this is due ...

Other than being tip down and lefty, I'm open to whatever they come up with. If it's not tip down and lefty, it's a non-starter for me. Manix is a prime example. Love the knife but I don't NEED it as configured.

What Spyderco or Bryd knife would you use as your EDC and why?
Start by setting up parameters:
1) From a LEGAL standpoint, what are you comfortable with?
2) With #1 in mind, what are the extremes that you might encounter for EDC?
What do you need to do with this instrument? Cut coupons or throats ...

I'm loving my Navaja, and praying I don't get the "broken carraca spring" issue that I read about. However, I am experiencing a different issue.

I switched the pocket clip from the stock Tip-Up configuration to Tip-Down. Unfortunately, the left and right screws on the pocket clip seem to have ...

Streetbeat
Navaja
Gayle Bradley
Police SS
Poliwog SS
All of my Mules
I tend to favor fixed blades. Most days I'll have one or two of those on a mercharness and one of those folders in some pocket but on days when I think there might be several tasks I'll add as necessary.

clovisc wrote:regarding the WWII case pilot's knife... see here... http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showt ... tid/94078/

Thanks! Nice to know more about it.

VashHash wrote:Grumpy I would llike to see pics of that

OK Vash, here ya go:

A while ago, I bought what was being sold as a "WWII Pilots knife" on eBait. I have no idea if it really was used by pilots but it was cheap and I appreciate the oddity of it. It's about machete size and shape and is a folder. It was made by Case. I think the scales are Bakelite and the blade is ...