I wonder if they use the chicago style format on the menus as a dead giveawy.
Needless to ay some knives are illegal in some places. I donāt just mean federal buildings or school campuses. Before sharing check your local laws. Switchblades, assisted opening, double sided or edged, length, concealed or mandatory wasit sheath carry, belt clip in pocket, decpetive types in canes, pens, lipsiticks, butterfly etc.
As a rule I might carry a small hard to open blade that might be in a mutlitool or like a scraper and not redily accessible like in a pouch with other tools or nail clippers etc., but usually I never carry a knife with me.
I donāt know if a knife in backpack is considered concealed. I think fast deploy makes it more unpredictably brought into play.
You might want to move that pizza post to the food thread. I never heard of a chicago scillian pizza, I didnāt know focaccia was used for deep dish.
This is a very good point. Early in this thread some months ago, I posted about a Benchmade Saibu and then found out it was illegal in Canada unless I modified it so it wouldnāt gravity-open.
In Canada, generally speaking flippers and thumb-studs are ok, and blade length doesnāt matter at all, but anything with a button/spring is illegal and gravity-openers are also illegal. Fixed blade knives are always legal as far as I can tell so I may just throw one of those in the backpack. I like the idea of a rubberized handle and might shop for one of those when I get back to Canada. This Gerber StrongArm looks quite nice with a rubber handle. Iām always torn about the black PVD blades. I own one tiny Gerber with that blade and it has held up really well so Iām not against adding another one. $70 USD.
I think some knives which are ilegal im some states or provinces can be owned in the home like a collection or display although I have heard of some laws preventing you from having any type of knife kept in your bed.
I dont want to tell any stories here, but I believe it can be argued a fixed blade knife with a ridgeback for cutting branches might be considered double sided.
I wonāt ask you any questions, but if anyone ever got in trouble for that, I think itās stupid. Knives are not guns. Knives have infinite uses, almost all of which are entirely legal. We also have no real problem in the world with stabbings. Yes, they happen, but about as frequently as lightning strikes. I am in favour of very permissive knife laws. To me itās silly to let me carry that giant Gerber above but throw me in jail if I carry a pocket knife because the Axis-lock Benchmade uses can be called a gravity-opener.
No wrong info, check UK statistics on knife attacks and fatalities. I think not having personal guns increases knife crime with a need to make up for lack of guns.
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In 2018 (the last year where numbers are available) in Canada, there were 183 stabbing homicides and approximately 100 cases of lightning striking humans.
Mark is right. When you can have a gun, a knife is next.
I donāt think so. For well thought out premeditated murders, sure, a knife would be the next choice. Most homicides arenāt well thought out premeditated murders. Guns make it easy for small disputes to escalate into murder. Very few small disputes escalate to knife-murders because itās just harder work to kill someone with a knife. The proof is also in the numbers. Most countries that have strict gun laws donāt see correspondingly high knife murder rates.
This is an interesting video. S35VN is a darling steel in the knife community. It holds an edge and it almost never rusts. ESEE, a famous knife maker, finally gave in and started using it for a few blades. Nobody understood why they stuck with rust-prone 1095 steel for so long. This video explains it. Iām very impressed with the honesty.
These Dutch bisexuals hate ESEE so it must be good.
You mean like the 15 posts about lawnmowers in the car thread?
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This guy takes sharpening to a new level. Iām in awe.
The reel and base blades of my sun joe are sharper and no need for reverse lapping.
You need some basic knife skills.
I am looking at sharpeners lately. This ceramic one by Spyderco is very interesting. $70. I like the idea of ceramic as it doesnāt need to be wetted down so minimal mess. Just do it outside with a paper towel to clean up and youāre done. Some suggest using Windex on the sharpener to keep the metal from clinging. Thatās it, though.
Hereās another one that has fine/coarse sides. Also by Spyderco and also ceramic. $35. Itās much smaller, though, and couldnāt really be used for larger blades (like kitchen knives). It might be a very good travel option, though. I like the idea of buying from Spyderco as their knives are excellent.
EDIT: This Fallkniven sharpener (also by a well known knife company) is another option for $23. Itās also ceramic and also has medium/fine sides.
What does that cost? I would probably do that, too. I canāt imagine it needs to be done more than once a year.
Iām not sure if you were just messing with Mark but in case you were serious, I didnāt know that existed. I donāt know any tech on an Android phone that would let it sense density behind drywall. Good studfinders are gold. I would only buy on Amazon or some other place where I could read reviews.
10 USD to get them sharpened.
I was serious about the studfinder. It worked horribly though.
For sure Iād do that, too. Why get dirty to save $10 USD?