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Post by randomnobody on Dec 1, 2009 10:11:39 GMT
I keep one for fruit (I eat a lot of oranges; my favorite snack), one for meat (if I get a steak at a restaurant, more often than not the knife they give me will be terrible...), two or three for utility work (different jobs are best done with different sizes), another for back-up (the fruit knife is covered in orange and I want [other fruit] etc.) and then the multitool because you just never know when you might need a ________.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2009 14:13:46 GMT
I carry a karambit and a rescue knife; when I remember to carry them, that is.
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Post by sparky on Dec 1, 2009 22:05:06 GMT
Oh yeah, I forgot cutting up Mc Donald's cheese burgers for the little kids.
I'm an electrician so I use all different kinds everyday. Though I've carried a knife everyday since 9 or 10 years old.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2009 23:14:46 GMT
Measuring from the top of my back to hand with my hand over my head and wrist flexed as if to draw, I measured 27 inches. I'm 6 feet tall with long arms. So for me, the maximum blade length of a sword able to be drawn from my back would be around 25-26 inches I figure at maximum depending on how it is positioned on the back.
Interestingly, shorter "shinobi" katana such as the Cheness Oniyuri (which has a 23" blade) would be feasibly able to be drawn in such a way by individuals of a greater range of heights and arm lengths. However, for a standard katana, it's pretty much out of the question.
Safety wise, I'd be _very_ careful drawing or sheathing a sharp from my back. This is a major point where accidents can happen with a conventional side suspension, and not being able to see the blade and drawing it from an awkward angle only compounds risk.
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