Barely legal EDC?

[KenThis]

I wonder what kind of use did the legislators have in mind when it was decided what could be a 'legally ok to carry' knife?
Because, to be fully honest, we do not need to carry a knife!
Nobody uses a pensil, use strings, and so on.
Of course the trades that need a knife are allowed to carry whatever design and blade length suits them!

I think I must be the Last Boy Scout because I am always prepared. I don't/can't leave my house without being prepared for 1,000,000 things unlikely to happen to me. I carry and use pencils, string, fruit, even a small bit of fatwood (as a keychain) etc...
In reality though most times I've used a pocket knife away from home have been food related but also cleaning nails, removing splinters, pencil sharpening, turning fallen branches into impromptu walking sticks (and swords), whittling, making pooh sticks, collecting flora and once fixing a kite.
Granted most of these aren't necessary but it's nice to know I have a pocket knife in case I need it.

 

[Janne]

I carry both Visa and MasterCard.
Takes care of all the possible and impossible situations a man can encounter....

 

[daveO]

I carry and use pencils

I've never seen the attraction of pencils over pens for EDC. You can't write in the back of your hand and you can't just chuck them in a pocket because the lead is sharp and brittle.

I have the memory and attention span of a goldfish so I carry a small pad and pen everywhere to keep notes. Last night I was walking the dog at about 9pm and a client of mine stopped me in the street to ask me to email him something in the morning. If it wasn't still written on the back of my hand I would have forgotten (hand notes are more urgent that pad notes...)

 

[Highbinder]

Do you somehow struggle to process the fact that I replied means I entered a discussion? I even expanded on my reason.

As for your assertation on my character ref. should I have chosen a Police career, I'll instead leave my impressions upon your character which are formed based upon your numerous postings in this thread to one side.

Mate you replied to say you didn't feel the need to justify your opinion.

Your other comment, well, you're basically saying you judge people on their appearance. Whether someone has a 'zombie slayer' (weather they slay zombies or not) or 'taliban slayer' (whether they slay taliban or not) patch, camo'ed up, or whatever, it shouldn't make the tiniest iota of difference to the legality of a pocket knife they're carrying.

As I said this thread is really about friction folders and not really about this particular knife, and to get caught up in how it looks is a mistake you and unfortunately a lot of police officers seem to make.

Put it another way: my 3 edc knives are a Spyderco UKPK, a SAK, and a F&F sodbuster. They're all slipjoints. They're all under 3" in blade length. If I'm going into the city I reach for the SAK, but if all three are equally legal, why do I do this?

 

[KenThis]

I've never seen the attraction of pencils over pens for EDC. You can't write in the back of your hand and you can't just chuck them in a pocket because the lead is sharp and brittle.

I carry pens as well, but I mostly use pencils when drawing and writing in certain journals. I personally find pens too definite sometimes, they are great for reminders and to-do lists. Sometimes I often have thoughts/ideas I want to keep but are too ephemeral to really use pens. I like that pencil can easily be written over or rubbed out, especially if/as the thought changes.

 

[sunndog]

Pencil for me cos it writes on paper, steel, wood, or stone

 

[Highbinder]

I carry pens as well, but I mostly use pencils when drawing and writing in certain journals. I personally find pens too definite sometimes, they are great for reminders and to-do lists. Sometimes I often have thoughts/ideas I want to keep but are too ephemeral to really use pens. I like that pencil can easily be written over or rubbed out, especially if/as the thought changes.

You can always throw away or burn the paper. That's how I keep my journal, it all goes in without order and pages come out as necessary.

I like all writing instruments but especially fountain pens, even the cheap £1 jinhao from ebay are decent these days! The disposable nature of bics and even pencils bugs me a little. I'd very much like to try my hand at harvesting my own oak galls to try my hand at making some iron gall ink, also.

 

[Nice65]

You can always throw away or burn the paper. That's how I keep my journal, it all goes in without order and pages come out as necessary.

I like all writing instruments but especially fountain pens, even the cheap £1 jinhao from ebay are decent these days! The disposable nature of bics and even pencils bugs me a little. I'd very much like to try my hand at harvesting my own oak galls to try my hand at making some iron gall ink, also.

Do not, whatever you do, look on Cultpens website. I'm on their own version of a mini Kaweco fountain pen with Diamene inks, Koh-I-Noor pencil, and a Rhodia paper notebook. I also have a lovely rough cardboard bound Atoma notebook. Oh, and some very good Zebra rollerballs. Don't look ok? It's bad for the wallet.

 

[Highbinder]

Do not, whatever you do, look on Cultpens website. I'm on their own version of a mini Kaweco fountain pen with Diamene inks, Koh-I-Noor pencil, and a Rhodia paper notebook. I also have a lovely rough cardboard bound Atoma notebook. Oh, and some very good Zebra rollerballs. Don't look ok? It's bad for the wallet.

It's too late. I buy my Rhodia pads from there and usually throw in a bottle of ink or two. Somehow I'm up to 10 bottles of ink. It's like knife-GAS but with stationary!