Who carries a jackknife ?

[Pygmy]

I have carried a pocketknife all my life...I use it for something EVERY DAY, or nearly so...I can't imagine gardening, working outside, doing chores around the house or property, or most any outdoor activity without having a blade handy to cut a piece of twine, slice some cardboard, whittle a piece of wood, open a can of snuff, or a couple hundred other little tasks.

My current knife is a Case XX Sod Buster Junior. It has a 2 3/4" single blade. At 3 3/4" overall, it is slightly larger than ideal for carrying in my pants pocket, but not so big as to be cumbersome..

Some of my friends tell me they don't carry one because they LOSE them..Well, I'm no exception there, I've lost my share over the years..When I lose one I just get another one.. A feller just ain't DRESSED properly unless he has a jacknife in his pocket...

Who else feels NAKED unless he/she has a pocketknife..?..

[phade]

I go cheap cause I lose them. Since I work in white collar industry, I rarely have it on person. I like the small folding models that can tuck in the key/change pocket of my jeans.

[Lawdwaz]

I have a couple I carry. Depending on the attire and prospects of the day. If I'm having a normal work day with no heavy use expected or I'm wearing dress clothes, I carry this one......

If I'm expecting to do some heavy duty cutting, prying or scrapping, I carry a Chris Reeve Sebenza.

I shouldn't say this but.......................I haven't lost one in years and I always, always have one (or two) on me.

I do enjoy knives.

[growalot]

I have several one on my key chain....a few single and a couple of multi tools...I carry the multi tools most...and have a pair of bypass pruners I carry as well....

[WNYBuckHunter]

I have been carrying one for years, and have lost 1 or 2. I currently carry a Browning 8503 folder I got as a package deal with a new head light. Its inexpensive, but is a great size and holds an edge pretty well.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Always carry one while working. I either loose or break them, so go with that cheap China junk. Problem is our old cars are coming back as jack knifes, Don't hold an edge very long.

[Gthphtm]

I carry one all the time one of my years of buying ,el chepo in the tractor tool box,little 2" Schrade folder in dress pants,either my lerterman multi tool or my 2 - 1/2" benchmade depending on what I am doing that day.

In my back pack for hunting I have my 6"Schrade Old Timer for cutting bone if I have to,My 4" Benchmark and 6" dexter filley knife for opening up the cavity and gutting.

[Pygmy]

I have several one on my key chain....a few single and a couple of multi tools...I carry the multi tools most...and have a pair of bypass pruners I carry as well....

I figured that you would certainly carry a cutting instrument of some description, Growie, due to all the gardening, carpentry and other outside work that you do.

[Pygmy]

I carry one all the time one of my years of buying ,el chepo in the tractor tool box,little 2" Schrade folder in dress pants,either my lerterman multi tool or my 2 - 1/2" benchmade depending on what I am doing that day.

In my back pack for hunting I have my 6"Schrade Old Timer for cutting bone if I have to,My 4" Benchmark and 6" dexter filley knife for opening up the cavity and gutting.

I know several guys who carry a filet knife solely to use as a "bunghole knife" while field dressing.

[Early]

I always have a knife in my pocket. My favorite, by far: A Schrade (USA) Uncle Henry Signature stockman.

[Gthphtm]

Pygmy,Your right about the bunghole knife that is the first thing I bought it for and it works good.

[fasteddie]

I always carry a knife and have lost several . My latest is a Bear Grylls knife .

I had to give up a knife when we went to Staten Island . They caught it on the scanner .

[5.9cummins]

I always have one but for the past ten+ years its been a leatherman.

[adirondackbushwhack]

always carry a pocket knife.

[growalot]

I figured that you would certainly carry a cutting instrument of some description, Growie, due to all the gardening, carpentry and other outside work that you do.

Yep.... but funny thing is I always end up needing pliers more...that why I have a couple of multi tools...one always stays in my hunting fanny pac...I always have a Schrade folding knife in my vehicle..along with wire cutters ,a hammer ratchet straps and nails...lol ....never know...and I'll tell ya....the plastic container that nestle powdered chocolate comes in....make great ratchet strap holders perfect size

[Deerthug]

I always carry my trusty swiss army pocketknife. Had it since i was in the boyscouts. I keep it sharp using my dremel and knife sharpening attachment and it cuts better than my newer winchester hunting knife.

[MuzzyLoader]

I've carried a pocket knife since I was about 15 years old. Had and lost many over the years. Currently I'm carrying a Smith & Wesson First Edition folder. It has an ~2-1/4" clip-point and a 2-1/4" razor blade. It holds a mean edge!

I was at a tool show and this guy was selling knife shapeners and asking people to give him their knife and he'd show them it couldn't cut paper. Well I gave him mine... he cut the paper without any hesitation and then just handed it back to me - quickly. (It was too sharp for his liking... I told him. "If you think this is sharp, you should to see my hunting knife!").

[covert]

Never leave the house without a knife, a handkerchief and a way to start a fire. I've been carrying a Kershaw Scallion for the last ten years now.

[Lawdwaz]

I've carried a pocket knife since I was about 15 years old. Had and lost many over the years. Currently I'm carrying a Smith & Wesson First Edition folder. It has an ~2-1/4" clip-point and a 2-1/4" razor blade. It holds a mean edge!

I was at a tool show and this guy was selling knife shapeners and asking people to give him their knife and he'd show them it couldn't cut paper. Well I gave him mine... he cut the paper without any hesitation and then just handed it back to me - quickly. (It was too sharp for his liking... I told him. "If you think this is sharp, you should to see my hunting knife!").

A sharp knife is a safe knife!

[Pygmy]

You are right about that, Larry...

One of the biggest scars on my body is on my left thumb...

I got it when I was about 12 years old, trying to skin a coon with a dull knife...

[biggamefish]

My knife is like an appendage. I am carrying an 3 blade old timer. It is small but it gets the job done. I have actually cleaned a deer with a pocket knife before. Hate it when you forget the real hunting knife.

[Early]

I have dressed many deer with a pocket knife...Schrade Old Timer middle man. No need for a big knife to work on a deer.

[dave6x6]

Knives are cool. My current carry weapon is a Buck Special Edition. I've lost a bunch of knives over the years. Some i really miss to this day, some i never want to see again.LOL And working the stone is almost therapudic. When i'm super stressed or board, putting a new edge on the blades seems to make things better.

[Skillet]

I carry a little folding Buck that I found when I was a kid. Feel lost without it.

Edited July 20, 2012 by Skillet

[defrazzle]

I carry my Swiss Army Hunter knife 95% of the time. I bought the red one in Germany about 15 years ago and using the gut blade and saw does wonders on a Whitetail deer. Best knife I ever had besides my Buck 110! That's a quarter next to the knife to give a size comparison. The deer on the knife is a Roebuck.