this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2026
20 points (91.7% liked)
PocketKNIFE
1669 readers
1 users here now
This is the place for talking about all things pocket knives, and knife adjacent things. Folders large and small, multi-tools, sharpeners, even fixed blade knives are welcome. Reviews! Advice! Show off your Knives!
Also home of the incredibly loquacious Weird Knife Wednesday feature.
Simple Rules
- Don't be an asshole.
- Post any bigotry or hate speech and we'll cut you.
- No gore or injury posts.
- Keep politics out of here, unless it's knife related.
- Brand/model/maker/etc. elitism is highly frowned upon.
- Shilling your brand or product is OK provided that's not all you do and you make other contributions.
- For sale and trade posts allowed, but site admins and mods are not responsible for the outcome.
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Open boxes, cut straps/twine, carve up fruit for a snack, alter the shape of a chopstick (make it pointy, oblong, whatever is needed; chopsticks are another tool), removing those annoying plastic bits that hold tags on clothes, shave those lint bits off clothing, use the spine of the knife to open a bottle, letter opener, open plastic packages (those form-fitted nightmares), pry out staples, stripping and cutting wire, do you fish?, and of course you can use a pocket knife to shotgun a beer (if you're in a frat).
It's weird you never have a use for a knife. Maybe think about ways that using a pocket knife can make life easier for you.
90% of the time when I want to do one of these things there's a better tool nearby. A box cutter, a bottle opener etc. Maybe it's the fact that I spend 90% of my time in an office :d
Or it could be I grew up with a pocket knife, and to me, that is the "better tool". You do you.