New York Times: Knives are a Fashion Statement

[wsm0807]

I keep my lm in a sheath on my belt. My collar is blue as it gets and that's the way I like it.

[captain spaulding]

I keep my lm in a sheath on my belt. My collar is blue as it gets and that's the way I like it.

 

[Kampfer]

I keep my lm in a sheath on my belt. My collar is blue as it gets and that's the way I like it.

[smiller43147]

Ok,so now I'm annoyed.

SAKs are only suitable for small jobs. Liner locks are the bee-all and end-all,and I need to spend about $100...

Tw&t

No, now it's gotta be a frame lock!

[shark_za]

The original NY times article is cool;

Just for the record, I have a HEST, Chapparal and Victorinox, this is not me reporting

[magentus]

Speaking of fashion statement, sheath carry MT screams "BLUE COLLAR!!!".
  No offence.

Home depot is the only place I see people carry MT on their belts.

Blue Collar workers make the world go round.

+1

[Don Pablo]

HUMBLE SAK?
Does the Swiss army carry any of your fancy folders and fixed blades? Can a fixed blade do half the things that a Sak can?

Say your car breaks down in the desert..
Would you rather be stuck there with technical expertise, duct tape and a fixed blade OR would you rather have technical expertise, duct tape and a Sak? I thought so. 

Rant off

(Coming from someone who has never owned a dedicated folder or fixed blade and does not wish to. He realises that those knives are better than a sak for some stuff though.  )

[Grant Lamontagne]

There is a certain creek you would find yourself in if you just had a $250 knife with a fancy bottle opener and you needed to tighten a screw.  I'll take my not so special $30 SAK any day of the week over some trumped up, over priced semi custom, limited to 80,000 piece special ops knife designed by some guy who plays too much HALO and pretends he's a real black ops guy.

That having been said, I do like tactical style knives, especially Spyderco, Benchmade and CRKT.  I really do.  I certainly have enough of them to prove that.  I have never been "fashionable" and that is something I am quite proud of overall, although it seems that finally, with the "dad bod" (yes, that's a real thing) and carrying knives I am now uber sexy.

This could be a good thing...

Def

[magentus]

There is a certain creek you would find yourself in if you just had a $250 knife with a fancy bottle opener and you needed to tighten a screw.  I'll take my not so special $30 SAK any day of the week over some trumped up, over priced semi custom, limited to 80,000 piece special ops knife designed by some guy who plays too much HALO and pretends he's a real black ops guy.

That having been said, I do like tactical style knives, especially Spyderco, Benchmade and CRKT.  I really do.  I certainly have enough of them to prove that.  I have never been "fashionable" and that is something I am quite proud of overall, although it seems that finally, with the "dad bod" (yes, that's a real thing) and carrying knives I am now uber sexy.

This could be a good thing...

Def

Def, I think I speak for everyone here when I say, we've always found you uber sexy. Even before it was fashionable.

[ducttapetech]

HUMBLE SAK?


Would you rather be stuck in the middle of nowhere with a broken car, technical expertise, duct tape and a fixed blade OR would you rather have a Sak? I thought so.

Rant off

A roll of duct tape and fixed blade or a SAK, I would actually would have to think about that one if I was forced to choose.

Nate
That's us mobile

[Don Pablo]

Lol. I did not word it very well. It should be duct tape and a sak.
Edited, thanks. 

Which would you choose now? 

[ducttapetech]

Lol. I did not word it very well. It should be duct tape and a sak.
Edited, thanks. 

Which would you choose now? 

I would choose Powerlock or Surge, fixed blade and duct tape. But get where you are coming from.
Like Grant, I like my Tac folders too and I love fixed blades. Most people hear Tactical, think mall ninja and blah blah blah.  They are still very, very useful blades. Just because its black, does not mean it useless for edc stuff. Don't get me wrong I love my SAKs and have a few of them myself, but I do find the blades on them a little lacking. But never carried a SAK or multipliers for the blades anyways. I carried them for the tools.

Nate
That's us mobile

[zoidberg]

HUMBLE SAK?
Does the Swiss army carry any of your fancy folders and fixed blades? Can a fixed blade do half the things that a Sak can?

Say your car breaks down in the desert..
Would you rather be stuck there with technical expertise, duct tape and a fixed blade OR would you rather have technical expertise, duct tape and a Sak? I thought so. 

Rant off

(Coming from someone who has never owned a dedicated folder or fixed blade and does not wish to. He realises that those knives are better than a sak for some stuff though.  )

I will take the fixed blade thanks.

[anditsgone]

When hipsters start stabbing eachother to death my hobby/edc tool gets banned by the goverment because most people these days dont have common sense.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Wouldn't it be great if common sense became fashionable and everyone tried to outdo each other by being sensible?



Def

[Don Pablo]

It would be great! 
What about manners? If they became fashionable...

[captain spaulding]

There is a certain creek you would find yourself in if you just had a $250 knife with a fancy bottle opener and you needed to tighten a screw.  I'll take my not so special $30 SAK any day of the week over some trumped up, over priced semi custom, limited to 80,000 piece special ops knife designed by some guy who plays too much HALO and pretends he's a real black ops guy.

That having been said, I do like tactical style knives, especially Spyderco, Benchmade and CRKT.  I really do.  I certainly have enough of them to prove that.  I have never been "fashionable" and that is something I am quite proud of overall, although it seems that finally, with the "dad bod" (yes, that's a real thing) and carrying knives I am now uber sexy.

This could be a good thing...

Def

The "dad bod" plan finally worker! Shhhhh, don't tell anyone. Let's ride this out as long as we can. 

[captain spaulding]

When hipsters start stabbing eachother to death my hobby/edc tool gets banned by the goverment because most people these days dont have common sense.

Hipsters are to hip for murder. Not to mention they don't want blood on their $200 skinny jeans. 

[Aloha]

My first thought was hipsters buying expensive knives then the "trend" ends and on to something else, inexpensive knives hit fleabay     

[kirk13]

When hipsters start stabbing eachother to death my hobby/edc tool gets banned by the goverment because most people these days dont have common sense.

Hipsters are to hip for murder. Not to mention they don't want blood on their $200 skinny jeans. 

You are kidding about the $200 dollar jeans,arn't you?

No,your not

Excuse me,I need to have a beer

[captain spaulding]

When hipsters start stabbing eachother to death my hobby/edc tool gets banned by the goverment because most people these days dont have common sense.

Hipsters are to hip for murder. Not to mention they don't want blood on their $200 skinny jeans. 

You are kidding about the $200 dollar jeans,arn't you?

No,your not

Excuse me,I need to have a beer

Oh i'm sure some of them are wearing $100 - $200 jeans.

I personally hate even spending $30 on a pair of jeans.

[kirk13]

When hipsters start stabbing eachother to death my hobby/edc tool gets banned by the goverment because most people these days dont have common sense.

Hipsters are to hip for murder. Not to mention they don't want blood on their $200 skinny jeans. 

You are kidding about the $200 dollar jeans,arn't you?

No,your not

Excuse me,I need to have a beer

Oh i'm sure some of them are wearing $100 - $200 jeans.

I personally hate even spending $30 on a pair of jeans.

I'm so with you on that!

[AimlessWanderer]

Me too 

[David]

Wouldn't it be great if common sense became fashionable and everyone tried to outdo each other by being sensible?

(Image removed from quote.)

Def

Yes, it would be great but considering the state of the world we live in............. ..............It will be a long wait before it happens again.         

[Megan]

There is a certain creek you would find yourself in if you just had a $250 knife with a fancy bottle opener and you needed to tighten a screw.  I'll take my not so special $30 SAK any day of the week over some trumped up, over priced semi custom, limited to 80,000 piece special ops knife designed by some guy who plays too much HALO and pretends he's a real black ops guy.

That having been said, I do like tactical style knives, especially Spyderco, Benchmade and CRKT.  I really do.  I certainly have enough of them to prove that.  I have never been "fashionable" and that is something I am quite proud of overall, although it seems that finally, with the "dad bod" (yes, that's a real thing) and carrying knives I am now uber sexy.

This could be a good thing...

Def

Are you saying I have Daddy issues?
 

That being said I am not seeing a ton of this here in Nova Scotia. I do try to promote the carrying of knives and MTs as a way to be useful. I promote both a lot of twitter and it is catching on a bit.

I carry whatever I feel will be most useful for my day. I always have some sort of knife, MT or SAK so if I am at a formal event I will choose something a little nicer I guess.

[David]

I remember back in the day when almost every biker worth his salt wore a Buck 110 or 120.         

[Singh]

Speaking of hipsters...

I carried a knife BEFORE it was cool.

*WIN*

[anditsgone]

If i am not mistaking there is a law in Switzerland that you are not allowed to carry a knife in public unless it is an SAK. 

[Don Pablo]

Or if you are one handed!

[pfrsantos]

I opened this page with the title "Knives Are A Fashion Statement And The New York Times Is On It" and the first picture I see shows anything but fashion. A guy in jeans, out in the wild, with an old baseball cap and a huge machete-like blade...

I'd say we're off to a good start. On with the reading...