My partner asked me for a recommendation for a EDC because I own and care for my kitchen knives. But I know nothing about pocket knives, so I’m hoping you all can recommend something lest they walk out with a 8 inch chef’s knive peeking from their pocket.

I had a look here, but I just got lost in all those choices.

It doesn’t need to be super durable as I should be able to sharpen it for them, but it should be easy to handle. The purported usage is self defense, but I think it will mostly be used to do chore related tasks.

Any solid choices there?

EDIT: after the replies pushing back on using this type of tool for self defense, I’ve had a talk with my partner and went through the arguments here. They didn’t take much convincing that it was a bad idea. Thank you all for pointing it out!

  • @[email protected]English
    4•5 months ago

    Hmm, self defense? Do they have hand-to-hand training?

    There’s a couple I’ve carried over the years - the current inexpensive single-hand-open style has been very convenient. I’ve broken the tip on them a few times using them to pry, but don’t really care because I never spend more than $20 on one.

    Being slim, they fit in any pocket (usually have a clip) without feeling like you’re carrying something.

    Was recently gifted one that holds 4 screwdriver bits and has a hex shaft to use them… And it’s no thicker than the other ones I’ve carried.

    So I guess it really depends on use-case.