• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    32·
    4 months ago

    One time I brought a watermelon to a picnic so that I could show off my fancy butterfly knife and I ended up cutting myself so badly that I had to wrap my hand in duct tape to stop the bleeding while someone else distracted the children. Worth it.

      • wake@lemmy.world
        40·
        4 months ago

        What’s hilarious about this pic is the thing you’re supposed to be using to keep your hands safe is sitting off to the side

        • toynbee@lemmy.world
          12·
          4 months ago

          That’s true! That was the one included safety device I used right before cutting off my finger tip.

        • ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          3·
          4 months ago

          Tbf with many mandolins those things are utter garbage especially if you need to go fast, not waste 20% of your food, and aren’t into dulling the blades when you slam metal prongs into them which is 40% of why you never see professional chefs use the guard in videos (the other 60% being “I’m a super cool chef” bullshit which is why they also never wear the protective gloves either

      • ksigley@lemmy.world
        81·
        4 months ago

        I don’t see how anyone could look at this device and be like, “yeah, that seems safe.”

        • toynbee@lemmy.world
          8·
          4 months ago

          Nor do I. It wasn’t for me.

          However, I was unfamiliar with its operation. There was a guard, which I did use; but apparently it was supposed to interface with rails, which I didn’t know about or use. Also it’s commonly used with blade resistant gloves, which I didn’t even own at the time.

          So yes, it’s a potentially dangerous device, but there are ways to make it less so.

      • RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
        5·
        4 months ago

        Happened to my mother. She sliced her palm very badly, sibling had to take her to emergency care.

        Sibling got me metal slicing gloves when they got me my mandolin lmfao

  • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    4 months ago

    I think I’m beyond help at this point. When I’m not at work I EDC a pocket knife, a leatherman, and a Swiss Army knife. Probably overkill but I’ve never been in a situation where I thought “I wish I came less prepared to this”.

      • Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world
        5·
        4 months ago

        I have an expensive knife and try and use any chance I get. I bought it for a tool and not for looking at. But maybe I’m different.

        • dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          4 months ago

          I ripped out my SOG Kiku XR and handed it to my buddy when he didn’t have a can opener for his corned beef hash at a football tailgate. The quality stuff should be BETTER at this sort of abuse then the cheap stuff. If it breaks, you gotta get something more up to the task.

          The only thing in my EDC is that knife, and it’s all I usually need. That short and fat bastard can do work. That said, I’m not into pretending it’s a screwdriver.

      • seathru@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        7·
        4 months ago

        Oh, no. Cheap knockoff SOGs. The knife is there for everything you shouldn’t use a knife for. Screwdriver, pry bar, toothpick, etc. Keys are in the same pocket tho and are usually the first thing I find.

        • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
          2·
          4 months ago

          Yep, mine was $12 on Amazon, has a screwdriver built in with a holder for bits. Poor blade… gets used for everything.

  • grue@lemmy.world
    2·
    4 months ago

    I have a keychain mini-multitool (Gerber Dime) with a dedicated “retail package opener” and it’s by far the function I use the most. It’s actually getting worn down and needs to be resharpened.

    • bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip
      22·
      4 months ago

      My family always gives me shit for always having my Gerber on my belt, until it’s Christmas morning or any of the other times someone needs a knife or pliers.

      • NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
        61·
        4 months ago

        Your family Christmas morning sounds vicious. You should try getting everyone to sit down and have the youngest child hand the presents out one at a time.

        • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
          14·
          4 months ago

          See, in america every holiday and social event is an opportunity to express your individualism and lack of empathy. Usually there’s a competitive game people assault each other over, like Uno, Spades, or cornhole. A common phrase here is “I just don’t like other people”.

  • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
    1·
    4 months ago

    You can rip apart an Amazon box with your baby toe, those things are made to be easily ripped up. Tell that to my neighbours though, the shared recycling bin is always overflowing with uncut Amazon boxes

  • ooterness@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    4 months ago

    Can confirm. I once had a letter opener made to look like a tiny katana, with a scabbard and everything. It was fucking awesome.

  • NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
    3·
    4 months ago

    This is like when you go round someone’s house for dinner and they ostentatiously get out the “Japanese steel” to chop the vegetables with, which you have to ceremonially bloody on your palm every time it comes out of the block. Later you see the shitty little serrated knife they normally use while helping load the dishwasher.

    • rnercle@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      4 months ago

      probably, they used the “shitty little serrated knife” for something that needed serrations.

      Just because you have a nice Santoku, doesn’t mean that you won’t be using other knives for specific purposes. Our Nakiri cuts nothing but vegetables, fruits, nuts and herbs. I won’t use it for anything else.

      I have knives that only cut apples for decades now.

      • NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
        1·
        4 months ago

        Not everyone’s climbed to the top of the forbidden peak to learn the correct Zendatsu technique from Kendo Nagasaki to use those holy tools though.

  • AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip
    6·
    4 months ago

    Okay, if there’s ever tape on the box, the box cutter comes out because I ain’t got time for that bull.

      • peoplebeproblems@midwest.socialEnglish
        3·
        4 months ago

        Man I don’t edc anything, or simultaneously, everything.

        If I put my keys, wallet, or phone down outside of my pocket or bedside, it’s lost until I’m late to the next thing.

      • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
        9·
        4 months ago

        I actually don’t edc it anymore. I have an office job now, and half that giant belt clip doesn’t really fit in with the business- casual attire.

        But I do keep them in my car, and happened to be using them today in time for those pictures because we’re moving offices this week and I was using them to take apart monitor arms, cut boxes, etc.

        • jago@lemmy.world
          8·
          4 months ago

          I was using them to take apart monitor arms, cut boxes, etc.

          … disassemble the corporate helicopter fleet, clean the salmon & beef steaks for the team’s BBQ lunch, tighten the bolts on the hatchway to the HVAC-access roof, recalibrate our GPS markers for the DST changeover… just the usual.

          • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
            6·
            4 months ago

            Yeah, when I carried it all the time I was fixing shit left and right.

            What it’s really good for is all the little annoyances you notice day to day that aren’t worth a trip to the garage in the moment.

            Door knob slightly loose in the back bedroom? Fixed next time you walk in. Drawer sticking? Take care of it now instead of forcing it and forgetting about it later. You don’t even realize how much of that stuff there is until you have the multitool handy at all times.

            And the bit driver really is a game changer. You can get a ratcheting version now too.

        • kindernacht@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          4 months ago

          Dude, where did you get that holster. I’ve been looking for one that would carry the bits and blades for my surge.

          Edit: looks custom printed, nice

          • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
            4·
            4 months ago

            Bought it years ago on Etsy. Just looked in my email history, and it looks like it was from a user named HoldMyGear. Looks like they’re still active, and they have a version for the ratcheting bit driver too.

            I have a 3d printer, but it doesn’t look like the stl is available anywhere. It’s printed really well, though. I don’t know what material it is, but it’s held up a lot better than standard PLA or PETG would.

            Edit: looks like he has one for the Surge as well.

      • Romulon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        4 months ago

        Open source doesn’t properly describe the Roxon Flex multi tools. CAD files are available for making custom implements but the drawings for the frames they are used in are not available.

        Regardless of this I think the Flex series seem like great tools and I am considering buying a Flex pliers tool. The thing holding me back is the price because in Europe and most of the world you can’t buy the frame only and implements are only available in sets.