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[freeman7]

1)Blade length=3.0 to 3.5"
2)Open letters, cut baling twine, open bags of pine shavings and sometimes cut cardboard.
3)First carried knife regularly at age 10 as Cub Scout.

[fractoichi]

____Correction___________

Sal:

In my reply, please note the year of my injury was the second week of September, 2001, not 2000 as I misstyped.

Sorry.

[Manchu]

1. 3" - 4"

2. everyday cutting chores -- mail/packages, rope/string, tape, plasticized foil, etc.

3. since I was about 8-y.o.

[thorin hammer]

A 4” blade is the average leingh.

General purpose chores: Cutting food, opening packages, cutting tape, string etc.

I began carrying a knife when I was 11 years old.


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[EarthDog]

I'm not sure if this will help, but it seemed in the ball park.

This is an assignment from my daughter's high school World History text book,

"Imagine that you and a friend are stranded on a large uninhabited island. You have no tools except a pocket knife. ...You must survive until rescued,..." from World History, The Human Experience. 1997. Page 19. Mounir A. Farah and Andrea Berens Karls. National Geographic Society. Glencoe/McGraw Hill, Columbus, OH.

EarthDog

[jaxon]

Hi Sal,

Sorry I haven't checked in but......

1.) I have so many knives (mostly Spydies) well you know the range of blade lengths, like approximately from 1-1/2" to maybe 8".

2.) Anything and everything that needs cutting.

3.) I've been carrying knives and guns all my life, say 59 years since I could walk.

Best luck. Keep us posted when you can.

Jaxon


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[roys101]

1. What size (blade length) knife do you normally carry?

4" Spyderco Military PE, etc.


2. What do you use your knife for?

Opening letters, boxes...


3. At what age did you begin carrying a knife?

15 (?)


Chris.
Oregon.

[i.v]

1. 2-3 inches (usually a cricket)
2. general utility
3. since age 18

[berzerker]

Blade length 3 to 4 inches. Longer for camping.

Money clip; opening boxes, shrinkwrap, and cartons at work; repairs around the house and yard; cutting sandwiches for my young son, making toys for same; cutting leather, cord and string for costume-making; removing wood and metal splinter; I can't think of a limitation, because I always carry a large pocket knife, and use it when it's needed.

12 years old (that's 36 years ago). Everyone in my family (going back generations-on both sides) carried/carries a pocket knife. They were millers, farmers, craftsman. My mother (in her late seventies) still does. None of those people would have ever been without one.

Good luck! Always let us know when/how we can help.

[John F Jensen]

Sal,

1 - EDC 3 5/8" (C55)
2 - opening boxes, tape/rope cutting, yard work, garage work, fishing, hunting, camping.
3 - approx 8-9 yrs (Cub Scouts) now almost 70

Good "courting". If I can help please ask.

Your Friend


John Jensen, (619) 475-3633, www.johnfjensen.com

[jaids]

1:3 and 1/8 inches
2:everything where it is proper to cut something, except self defense
3:8

[Observer]

1. 3 1/8 (Native II) to 3 3/4 (Endura)

2. Packages, binding materials, general utility, rescue tool, and self defense.

Started carrying a victornox every day in grade school. I believe that I was 8 or so. Carried a knife at 6 for camping and outdoors stuff.

[Warui Gaijin]

1. 3.3" (in uniform at "work&quot<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>, 4.1" (in civvies/utilities)
2. Cutting things.... every try opening a box with your fingers or "cutting" rope with your teeth?
3. Age five... might of started earlier than that but I can't remember that far back too well.... been carrying a knife since before I could read.

[Jeff/1911]

1 4"

2 - work chores - opening boxes and cutting tape and wire insulation. Home chores - cutting food, opening packages for my kids and wife, sharpening pencils, cutting zip ties.

3 - Age 10.

Best wishes, Jeff/1911.

[pmel018]

1- 3 to 4 inch blade
2- Cutting food, paper, repairing small items
household chores
3- first knife was Xmas present 35 yrs ago, I was 10(still have the knife)
Good luck Sal

[Tbirdjoe]

1.EDC 2-3"(folder), Hiking 5-7"(fixed)
2. Anything and everything
3. 18

[Ilan]

1. 3-4 in
2. Opening boxes, cutting rope and cables.
3. Age 14 (1984), my first spyderco (Mariner).

Glad to Help

[hodad]

My EDC is a Cricket which I use as a utility tool. I have carried a knife since I was 14 or 15 years old.

Hope this helps Sal.

[sotyakr]

1. about 3" (A Native CE)

2. At work, typically opening bales of hay or straw and bags of animal bedding materials. Cutting animal food items. Breaking down cardboard produce boxes. Various other cutting tasks as needed.

3. Probably about 13.

Edited by - sotyakr on 9/11/2004 7:01:28 PM

[Al]

3" Blade, opening packaging and any other tasks requiring cutting.

Age I regularly started carry a pocket knife - 32