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Rocker Knife,With Solid Handle $27.04 Rocker Knife,With Solid Handle |
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sog / ORANGE HANDLE KNIFE / OFSA6-CP $55.11 sog – ORANGE HANDLE KNIFE – OFSA6-CP |
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5 Ceramic Knife with Bamboo Handle $12.01 This ceramic knife uses bamboo handle for comfort grasp. |
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6 Ceramic Knife with Bamboo Handle $14.99 This ceramic knife uses bamboo handle for comfort grasp. |
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Victorinox 40520 Fibrox 8-Inch Chef’s Knife $24.72 Nothing is worse than going to cut with your cutlery, and having the handle slip around in your hand. To combat this potential for injury, Victorinox has created this Fibrox chef’s knife. The Fibrox® handle is textured and provides a firm grip, even when wet, and does not slip or slide around. It is comfortable and fits naturally to the shape of your hand, and provides an attractive and modern st… |
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Bodum Brazil 8 cup French Press Coffee Maker, 34 oz, Black The Brazil French Press coffee maker, designed in the early 80′s, was our first coffee maker and quickly became a symbol of what Bodum stands for. Attractive and functional design at an affordable price The Brazil has an ultra-light, heat-resistant borosilicate glass beaker and a polypropylene handle and base, which make the Brazil easy to use and easy to clean. The 3-part stainless steel plunger … |
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Ginsu 04817 International Traditions 14-Piece Knife Set with Block, Natural $27.88 Many associate Ginsu knives with the product’s kitschy infomercial from the â70s that begins with a karate kick to a watermelon and proceeds with a demo of these knives cutting through just about anything in the house. Like the original product, Ginsu’s International Traditions is designed for the home cook who is not attuned to the maintenance required of a more high-end knife. H… |
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ESEE Knives ISPC Izula Fixed Blade Knife with Skeletonized Handles $54.74 ESEE Knives – Izula Fixed Blade Knife with Skeletonized Handles. Model: ESISPC. 6 1/4″ overall. 2 3/4″ drop point blade. One piece 1095 high carbon steel construction with gray textured powder coated finish. Skeletonized handle with ring pommel. Black injection molded sheath with lashing holes. Includes survival information card…. |
A Look At A Variety Of Pocket Knives
A pocket knife is a folding knife with a blade that fits inside the handle and that is small enough to fit in a pocket, with blades no larger than 3 to 5 in. in length. These knives are very versatile tools, and can be used for anything from opening an envelope, to cutting rope, to slicing fruit.
Pocket knives can cost anywhere from $1 at convenience stores, to thousands of dollars for custom, hand-crafted pieces. Well-made knives start at around $20.
Most light duty pocket knives are slip joints, which means the blade does not lock, but once it’s opened it locks in place by a spring device that allows the blade to fold with a certain amount of pressure applied.
These knives often have more than one blade, (serrated, plain edged, saws) as well as a other tools such as bottle openers, corkscrews and scissors. A large tool selection is the signature of the Swiss Army Knife. These knives are issued to the army and sold to the public.
The German Army knife is large but light, with two blades opening from each side. It has hard plastic grips and aluminum liners. The United States Army knife used to have blades susceptible to rust and brass liners but now all Stainless Steel and very heavy and rugged. It has four blades opening from the same side. The handle, has rough edges, but can be rounded.
There are many traditional types of folding knives:
A pen knife: a small, thin knife with one or two pen blades, that does not interfere with the appearance of dress clothes, when carried in a pocket.
The Leatherman: similar combination of tools compete with multi-bladed knives, but most of these are too large for carrying in a pocket. The “main blade” is typically a pair of pliers and there is typically one non-locking Knife Blade.
Locking Knife: medium-sized lock back knife with deer-antler grips, nickel-silver bolsters and brass liners
Locking Pocket Knives became popular in the 1900′s. Companies like Buck, Benchmade, Camillus, Gerber, Kershaw Letherman and Spyderco, to name a few, have created a wide range of products with locks of all types. This most popular form is similar to a slip joint, except that instead of the user releasing the blade with pressure, the user has to press on a lever on the back of the knife handle to release the blade, adding a level of safety. There are other types of locks; some of the more popular ones are the liner lock, the frame lock, and the Axis lock.
Even the Swiss Army knife has adopted the locks on some knives. Leatherman tools are now available with locking blades. Most locking knives have only one blade, as large as can be fit in the handle. An electrician’s knife typically has a locking screwdriver blade but a non-locking knife blade.
Nearly all pocket knives are legal to own, but they increasingly face legal restrictions on their use. While pocket knives are almost always used as tools, they do have the potential to become weapons. In many places it is illegal to conceal knives larger than a certain size, or with certain locking or opening mechanisms.
They are often banned or heavily restricted in secure areas, such as schools and airports. Switchblades and other “auto-openers” are banned from interstate shipment by the U.S. Government and prohibited entirely in many places, including 37 US states. Nevertheless, they retain a significant following, associated with those who enjoy camping, hunting, fishing, and so on.
Gregg Hall
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1-1/2in Flex Putty Knife $2.5 Half tang construction, heat-treated, sand polished and chrome plated, high-carbon steel blade with plastic injection handle.. |
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1-1/4in Stiff Putty Knife $5.6 Full tang, high-carbon steel blade, individually ground, polished, mirror finished, and clear coated, runs from working edge to end of nylon Projection-Interlock handle (with hang hole). Uses Flo-Lock fasteners with fishhook thread for a stronger blade-to-handle hold than conventional rivets.. |