The only reasons I can see for carrying a dedicated knife -along- with a SAK is for fast blade deployment and/or not wanting to damage your SAK's blade(s). Am I missing something here? Why would/do you EDC a dedicated blade along with your SAK?
No one has mentioned this;Self defense!
I'm having second thoughts on a knife as a self defense weapon. Yes, it's better than nothing, but in most cases you will be facing a bad guy with a gun. I carry a neck knife for self defense but I feel it would be useless unless it was a one on one situation where no gun was involved.
Yeah, what they said! I normally carry several folders in addition to my SAK, for all the reasons listed above plus I just like carrying more knives. I tend to use the tools on the SAK and the blades on the other knives as appropriate for the cutting task. The SAK blade is kept sacred in reserve, so I know that no matter what other knives I am carrying or what cutting I have been doing, I always have a scary sharp blade for precision cutting. Most days I have these in my pockets.(Image removed from quote.)Scibeer Stayglow Abrasive Yo-Man, Boker DP Trance, Spyderco Ladybug3 (does most of my actual cutting chores around the office. (Image removed from quote.)Case 6292 with CV blades and brown jigged bone scales (roughly 4 inches overall so very comfortable for lots of heavy cutting).Lately I have also added added a Rough Rider Faux Tortoise Peanut. It has been enlightening to be reminded how much you can do with a really sharp little bitty knife. The blades are so then at flat that it cuts like a little laser. (Image removed from quote.)re: resharpening - I strop my knives on odd bits of cardboard pretty regularly, and I find that does wonders to help keep them cutting. Most 'tactical' knives appear to get dull fast because the bevels are too thick, so once the sharp edge blunts you just have a fat wedge to push through things. The SAK / slipjoint blades tend to be ground more for slicing and less for chopping through bricks / telephone poles / car hoods, and as a result often keep their cutting efficiency better as they dull.
Brief review on that Trance please ....looks like a nice knife.
I carry nothing for "self-defense" because; 1. I might use it2. I'm not trained in self defense with knives and guns3. I'm not a mall ninja
Quote from: cgk on October 15, 2008, 06:55:33 PMBrief review on that Trance please ....looks like a nice knife.[Detour]The DP Trance is the one 'tactical' knife that finds its way into my pocket more than any other (I have quite a few, and most were way more expensive). It is solid and flat yet fills the hand comfortably with a very secure grip. The blade is ground thin and cuts well. The flipper doesn't really flip for me, but it does provide a very secure low guard to keep my fingers off the blade (since one of my fingers has had about $11K worth of surgery to get it back to roughly 70% motion, protecting the other 9 is very important to me!) Overall a very well thought out and executed knife. I prefer the drop point blade, but there is very little practical difference between the two other than aesthetics.[/Detour]
This has gone way off topic but I want to add this. I have been a involved in Martial Arts of one kind or another for over 16 years and even teach knife play, the only thing I can recommend is: do not get into a knife fight! The chances of not being seriously injured are very slim. Run away; give them your wallet or whatever. It takes no practice whatsoever to stick a knife in someone; it takes lots of practice to stop them from doing it to you. In the end, if it did come down to it, I would prefer to have both hands free to defend myself with. Just my 2p worth.
QuoteThis has gone way off topic but I want to add this. I have been a involved in Martial Arts of one kind or another for over 16 years and even teach knife play, the only thing I can recommend is: do not get into a knife fight! The chances of not being seriously injured are very slim. Run away; give them your wallet or whatever. It takes no practice whatsoever to stick a knife in someone; it takes lots of practice to stop them from doing it to you. In the end, if it did come down to it, I would prefer to have both hands free to defend myself with. Just my 2p worth.I've got over one thousand hours of Mortal Kombat on the Nintendo, I can take anyone in a fight!