Help finding a new suitable knife!!!!!! - Page 4

BamaSteve · July 23rd, 2009, 10:19 AM

I've seen several posts now referring to going to a tailor and getting some pockets altered. This is something I never really have thought about, but I wonder if a mini pocket could be made closer to the mouth of the main pocket? And I also wonder how this would work? This might allow me to carry a slightly larger knife without it fumbling around in my pocket.

njr · July 23rd, 2009, 10:28 AM

I would talk to the tailor and the sheath maker and explain what you want. I would imagine the balance and heaviness of the knife, the weight of the pocket material and how high you placed the mini-pocket would be factors to consider. eg, you wouldn't want to place the pocket too high or the handle/knife might flop over, causing the pocket to twist up.

Wouldn't you want to carry a larger knife lower down for conealment and b/c there would be more grip to grasp, so you wouldn't have to reach as far anyway? Plus, less chance of the knife flopping.

Anyway, with slacks, a Delica or some kind of light folder sounds like the best way to go- it's light, you don't need a sheath, you don't have to worry about slicing your pocket or yourself on the draw, etc.

BamaSteve · July 23rd, 2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by njr

I would talk to the tailor and the sheath maker and explain what you want. I would imagine the balance and heaviness of the knife, the weight of the pocket material and how high you placed the mini-pocket would be factors to consider. eg, you wouldn't want to place the pocket too high or the handle/knife might flop over, causing the pocket to twist up.

Wouldn't you want to carry a larger knife lower down for conealment and b/c there would be more grip to grasp, so you wouldn't have to reach as far anyway? Plus, less chance of the knife flopping.

Anyway, with slacks, a Delica or some kind of light folder sounds like the best way to go- it's light, you don't need a sheath, you don't have to worry about slicing your pocket or yourself on the draw, etc.

This would all be for a folder. I don't want to carry multiple knives to a clients office in business casual attire. So I was hoping that the mini pocket towards the top of the pocket would work alright for me? No idea though, just thought of it with you guys' help.

Also, the mini pocket would probably be the length of 3/4 the knife so it held it in place well.

junkman · July 24th, 2009, 03:58 PM

my EDC is a Spyderco delica wave.

its just under 3" blade which makes it legal just about anywhere in the US, and the wave opening is faster than a switchblade but without any sort of springs (which cause legal issues in some places)

Knife review : Wave/Delica

psychophipps · July 24th, 2009, 07:58 PM

And for those who are interested in a non-wave Delica, they have a straight edge basic model at Wally World for $54 via their website. No in-store sales on the Spydercos, but they have some of the more basic smaller models on the site. Noted that they have many of the SOG models as well.

roninroshi · July 25th, 2009, 05:08 PM

I like and carry an Emerson Karambit w/the Tanto point...

wjh2657 · July 29th, 2009, 08:27 PM

Spyderco Endura 4 is part of my daily life.

heylin · July 29th, 2009, 09:30 PM

+1 on the Kershaw Leek 1600, I dont carry one but my friend owns a gun store and its his most popular knife.

Not to mention ive read at least 2 other posts on this forum of people reccomending this knife.

mtnclimber · July 30th, 2009, 12:18 AM

I carry the Kershaw Leek plain edge. It has been a great AO knife!

psychophipps · July 30th, 2009, 01:16 AM

My new EDC folder is a Kershaw Skyline. Fairly cheap at $35 from Wally World, sharp as a razor, a Hugh Jass can't miss rotational opener stud on the back, an ambi side of blade thumb stud backup opener, just over 3" blade so it's long enough to do the deed but not get me proned on GP, and the rotational opener stud makes for a really nice near-vertical stop for my hand if I give something the good news with a thrust and hit a bone or something.

July 23rd, 2009, 10:19 AM	#31
BamaSteve Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 663	I've seen several posts now referring to going to a tailor and getting some pockets altered. This is something I never really have thought about, but I wonder if a mini pocket could be made closer to the mouth of the main pocket? And I also wonder how this would work? This might allow me to carry a slightly larger knife without it fumbling around in my pocket. __________________ Smith & Wesson M&P9cCrossbreed Supertuck EDC Light:Nitecore EX10 R2 EDC Knife:Remington Sportsman Series “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.” --Thomas Jefferson 1816

July 23rd, 2009, 10:28 AM	#32
njr Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 108	I would talk to the tailor and the sheath maker and explain what you want. I would imagine the balance and heaviness of the knife, the weight of the pocket material and how high you placed the mini-pocket would be factors to consider. eg, you wouldn't want to place the pocket too high or the handle/knife might flop over, causing the pocket to twist up. Wouldn't you want to carry a larger knife lower down for conealment and b/c there would be more grip to grasp, so you wouldn't have to reach as far anyway? Plus, less chance of the knife flopping. Anyway, with slacks, a Delica or some kind of light folder sounds like the best way to go- it's light, you don't need a sheath, you don't have to worry about slicing your pocket or yourself on the draw, etc. __________________ By the forests, behind the guns/In the streets and in the houses/Between the tanks, by the roadside/At the hands of the men, of the women, of the children/In the cold, in the dark, in hunger.... Bertolt Brecht, "To The German Soldiers In The East", stanza 9.

July 29th, 2009, 08:27 PM	#37
wjh2657 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lafayette, Tennessee Posts: 541	Spyderco Endura 4 is part of my daily life. __________________ " A man has got to know his limitations!" Inspector Harry Callihan, SFPD

July 29th, 2009, 09:30 PM	#38
heylin Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 371	+1 on the Kershaw Leek 1600, I dont carry one but my friend owns a gun store and its his most popular knife. Not to mention ive read at least 2 other posts on this forum of people reccomending this knife. __________________ ------------------------------------------------ War is not about dying for your country, but making your enemy die for his. ------------------------------------------------

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July 24th, 2009, 03:58 PM	#34
junkman New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NC Posts: 3	my EDC is a Spyderco delica wave. its just under 3" blade which makes it legal just about anywhere in the US, and the wave opening is faster than a switchblade but without any sort of springs (which cause legal issues in some places) Knife review : Wave/Delica

July 24th, 2009, 07:58 PM	#35
psychophipps Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Washington State Posts: 381	And for those who are interested in a non-wave Delica, they have a straight edge basic model at Wally World for $54 via their website. No in-store sales on the Spydercos, but they have some of the more basic smaller models on the site. Noted that they have many of the SOG models as well.

July 25th, 2009, 05:08 PM	#36
roninroshi New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MT Posts: 11	I like and carry an Emerson Karambit w/the Tanto point...

July 30th, 2009, 12:18 AM	#39
mtnclimber Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 55	I carry the Kershaw Leek plain edge. It has been a great AO knife!

July 30th, 2009, 01:16 AM	#40
psychophipps Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Washington State Posts: 381	My new EDC folder is a Kershaw Skyline. Fairly cheap at $35 from Wally World, sharp as a razor, a Hugh Jass can't miss rotational opener stud on the back, an ambi side of blade thumb stud backup opener, just over 3" blade so it's long enough to do the deed but not get me proned on GP, and the rotational opener stud makes for a really nice near-vertical stop for my hand if I give something the good news with a thrust and hit a bone or something.