Random knives that you own?

[Rayner]

Over the past few days I've been honing and cleaning some of the knives I own? As usual I'm left wondering if I'm the only one that's owns as many knives as I do. I'm wondering what knives the rest of AC own are? Anyway The knives I own are

BenchMade 940 Osbourne

A 3 blade penknife made by Oldtimer (340-T is the model number I think)

Buck 55

Buck 112

Opinel No. 8

Lastly I guess it counts I own a leatherman Wave

 

[Rayner]

Somewhere in a box I have a survival knife (Rambo style), a chrome Balisong, a few Buck knives, and a samurai sword, if that counts. The odd black knife in the image is made out of fiberglass. I used to carry it when I traveled since it can't be detected by a metal detector, but the x-ray machines they use now, as well as TSA groping, make it detectable. So, it stays in a box with the others:

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I fiberglass knife that's pretty neat. I like the aesthetics of the Bucks particularly 55,110,112 with brass hardware and wood handles but they are quite heavy since the are made from brass.

 

[Rayner]

I picked up the fiberglass knife years ago. They call it "The Executive Letter Opener." It can be sharpened and when the point is fine, it will go through 1/4" plywood. My Buck is fairly heavy, but is good looking. I just need to find which box it's in . . . UGH. The Bowie I bought from Kennesaw Cutlery. It hangs on the wall as an ornament, as it's actually too big to carry . . . even out in the woods.

"The executive letter opener" I find that to be hilarious. I let me get a picture up my buck 112. It's a great knife its just super heavy especially at work. Sense my tool pouch is all ready heavy enough.

 

[Rayner]

I just checked and much to my surprise, The Executive Letter Opener is available on Amazon:


I know what you mean about a heavy tool pouch, as I used to carry one at work. Between it, a huge ring of keys, and a radio, I had to start wearing suspenders to keep my pants up. I quit carrying to pouch and attached it to my tool cart.

It work I wear a tool pouch on each side of my body. I work as a framer for a company in east Texas. We are current building industrial sized greenhouses. You're lucky you can use a tool cart, I have a larger toolbox that holds tools that I don't need in my pouches witch works great when I can bring it close to where I'm working. I'm a pretty skinny guy, I'm 5 foot 10 inches tall about 133 pounds. I also have really long arms and legs. Due to my physical build. I get volunteered for jobs up on scaffolding Riggs where I have to be minimal about how many tools i have with me. Primarily Because of space and weight constraints, but also the move weight I on me the less nimble and free moving I become.

 

[Rayner]

Ah, that explains the large tool pouch. I take care of university dorms, so I have to "go loaded for bear" when I go about my daily routine. I have a huge cart that used to be a maid's cart loaded with all my tools, spare parts, a ladder, A/C gauges, and sometimes a bottle of Freon. The kids call my cart "The Beast" since it's so large and they can hear me rolling it down the hall.

That's neat that must be a lot of stuff in your cart. I wear two tool-pouches on each side of body on a thick stiff leather belt around my waist. I use a set of stretchy logger style suspenders to help balance the weight of each pouch. My pouches are made from a combination of nylon and leather. I wear a hammer loop above my right back pocket. I wear my hammer loop there so if I fall my hammer won't be directly underneath my spinal cord. My toolrig with hardware can weigh anywhere from 20 to 40 pounds that's along with my helment (hard hat) and a 10 inch steel toed boots with a lugged soles.

 

[Rayner]

Ugh, that sounds like a lot of weight. I don't envy you. I'll see if I can get a picture of "The Beast." It's not really that impressive, but it is the largest one in our department. I don't like going back and forth for tools or parts, so I take everything with me.

When I first started working it was really heavy for me but over time I physically became stronger witch helps a lot. The way you carry your tool in your pouchs as a lot to do with how the weight effects your balance, aglity, and level of fatigue.

 

[Rayner]

Right now I'm 17 years old I turn 18 in August. I'm aware that i won't always be in the condition I'm in now. I do the best I to take care of my body.