How do YOU define "beater knife"?

[yablanowitz]

A "beater knife" to me is the one I reach for when I *know* what I'm about to do will trash the edge. For a couple of years, that was a Sprint run S90V/CF Military. Others have filled that role over the years. Price, materials, maker, country of origin are all irrelevant, it's just the knife I'm using at the time. I can always put a new edge on.

[TkoK83Spy]

A "beater knife" to me is the one I reach for when I *know* what I'm about to do will trash the edge. For a couple of years, that was a Sprint run S90V/CF Military. Others have filled that role over the years. Price, materials, maker, country of origin are all irrelevant, it's just the knife I'm using at the time. I can always put a new edge on.

I agree Jack, great user knife a lot of people tend to baby. I get it, with such nice materials...but it's made to work!! I wonder if the CF offerings with S90V make these exclusives/sprints "seem" more luxury than user/edc? S90V wants to be used!

[SpyderEdgeForever]

That Millie needs some TLC

[Manixguy@1994]

A "beater knife" to me is the one I reach for when I *know* what I'm about to do will trash the edge. For a couple of years, that was a Sprint run S90V/CF Military. Others have filled that role over the years. Price, materials, maker, country of origin are all irrelevant, it's just the knife I'm using at the time. I can always put a new edge on.

I agree Jack, great user knife a lot of people tend to baby. I get it, with such nice materials...but it's made to work!! I wonder if the CF offerings with S90V make these exclusives/sprints "seem" more luxury than user/edc? S90V wants to be used!

You guys nailed it ! I try to prepare my knife needs I morning . Regardless of knife it will be used if needed . Dan

[Evil D]

A "beater knife" to me is the one I reach for when I *know* what I'm about to do will trash the edge. For a couple of years, that was a Sprint run S90V/CF Military. Others have filled that role over the years. Price, materials, maker, country of origin are all irrelevant, it's just the knife I'm using at the time. I can always put a new edge on.

I agree Jack, great user knife a lot of people tend to baby. I get it, with such nice materials...but it's made to work!! I wonder if the CF offerings with S90V make these exclusives/sprints "seem" more luxury than user/edc? S90V wants to be used!

You guys nailed it ! I try to prepare my knife needs I morning . Regardless of knife it will be used if needed . Dan

This is a really summed up description of the kinds of knives I favor the most, I want to be prepared for anything by not having prepared at all. I want whatever I carry to be about to handle being used hard regardless of whether I'll need to or how often I ever need to. They say failure to plan is planning to fail but if all of your options are capable of worst case scenarios then they'll handle every lesser scenario too. It's minimal effort preparedness lol.

[Bill1170]

I have an older SAK Tinker with a chunk of one handle scale missing. It is otherwise in excellent functional condition, although it looks old and worn. That’s the backup to whatever Spyderco I’m carrying most days, and one I’ll consider loaning to a responsible friend. It’s the closest to a “beater” knife that I carry.

In my wood shop I have a 9C19Mo Mule Team with a nice canvas phenolic handle that’s a shop beater, for times I need a blade longer than a retractable utility knife and a chisel won’t do.

I also have an old Forchner bread knife that gets used for gnarly tasks needing a long blade I can lay flat against a surface.

[Bolster]

I'd consider cutting sandpaper the job of a beater knife.

I'm guessing Yab and Tko would not hesitate to cut up sandpaper with an expensive Spyderco.

I have so many knives, it's easy enough to reach for a downscale knife for cutting sandpaper. That keeps me from constantly resharpening my better knives.

[jmj3esq]

I define it as a knife that I wont mind too much if I break it in use.