can't go back to wearing any other brand, theyre just not the same

Lufkin stick rulers are the dogs bollocks!

Old school elegance

They are handy tools. And easy enough to use, you can teach kids basic carpentry skills.

@RevStench haha yes. Only the best carpenter autists use these!

Those things are cool. That metal slide in the middle comes in handle.

Slide rules are the last implicit stand of nerd identity

I was given a swiss army knife when I was around 5, used it ever since. I use the plastic toothpick more than anything. Browse here to pick the one with the tool assortment you want, then buy on Amazon.
https://www.victorinox.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Medium-Pocket-Knives/c/SAK_MediumPocketKnives

Scroll down to the bottom to see the oldest designs. Here’s mine:
https://www.victorinox.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Medium-Pocket-Knives/Camper/p/1.3613

Swiss Army rocks

Bench made is badass too. They have a policy where u can send them ur knife and then will clean and sharpen it, just have to pay s/h. I have an Adamas auto by them and it is built like a tank. Carried it on me all the time when I was overseas.

As for multi-tools I’ve had multiple expensive leatherman models break on me. Only one that is still working great for me is one of their cheaper base models. That is with daily hard use.

My favorite edc knife if a bench made

I used to carry a Benchmade but the damn blades are hard, which is good for holding an edge, but you can't pry with them, they snap in half. But I do EDC a Benchmade.
I carry SOG for work. I can hit the spine of the blade with a hammer on a regular basis, it has no damage done to it and it holds an edge really well too.
Kershaw makes good knives too. Morakniv's are really good for smashing with a hammer. Plus they have some chisel ground knives.
Unless you're buying a cheap knife, all knives are pretty good. You don't have to sharpen your knife a lot, stropping is all you need to do, unless you need to reshape the blade.

These have become my favorite sharpener. I carry one everyday too, no dull cutting utensils for this guy.

https://youtu.be/JZpwDm6ltSo

My everyday carry

Work everyday carry

@RevStench Damn that SOG is thin as hell

I also like to carry a benchmade for EDC, a Griptillian with a modified sheepsfoot blade

It's sweet, I think it's called the Boot knife.
I can't remember what my Benchmade is, it's just a 3 1/2 inch folder with that sweet assist Benchmade has. Neither of those are liner locks.

@RevStench Nice, yeh the Adamas that i used overseas is a little heavy but it was an auto... after i got back to the states I had removed the safety lock from it (was a pain in the ass to do btw)

I've worn that SOG out, the lock is really loose and it's on the spin, but I don't hit often like I thought I would. I guess you push on the jimping more than the handle. So I feel safe giving it hell. Haha
Why did you remove the safty?

@RevStench I removed it because it seemed pretty unnecessary because of the stiffness of the deploy mechanism AND because the safety was a part of a piece in the spine of the knife that (when dropped, which I did multiple times) caused the blade edge to be marred (which needed to be sharpened out mutiple times)

Oh ok, I thought damn bro you trying to cut off a finger haha.
Do you use a stone to reshape and sharpen? @lonewolf19d

@RevStench I actually used a cheap portable knife file, kind that has a rough and smooth side. It got the job done, but there was a guy in our platoon who had a nice sharpening system that would get knives SUPER sharp

Oh right on, was his system something like this? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01C5EWS58/ref=mp_s_a_1_77?ie=UTF8&qid=1514416460&sr=8-77&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=knife+sharpener&dpPl=1&dpID=41DcCufF0TL&ref=plSrch

That one is shit, but I want a nice system for home.

@RevStench Looked very similar

@RevStench Believe it was this one actuallyhttps://www.amazon.com/Lansky-Professional-Sharpening-System-Serrated/dp/B001KN3OKO/ref=pd_sbs_469_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B001KN3OKO&pd_rd_r=4HF8SWDFNFQWZHNVTPCV&pd_rd_w=rgRL3&pd_rd_wg=0weCK&psc=1&refRID=4HF8SWDFNFQWZHNVTPCV

Oh word. Pretty much the same thing without the stand. I almost bought something like that, then I saw that Sharpens Best sharpener, dude turned a butter knife into a razor in less that 10 minutes. But it's a field sharpener and shaper. So if you were lost and lost your knife, you can turn any piece of thin metal into a knife. And I carry it on my key chain, so I always have a sharpener on me. Might have to look into a system like that for home.

@RevStench So u own one of those Sharpens Best? I was watching that guys videos on Youtube seems pretty legit

@lonewolf19d hey sorry, I didn't see this. But yeah I bought the 4 pack of sharpeners. They are great. Everything I own that cuts is super sharp. I highly recommend them.

Once you figure out the right pressure to use it's just like using a stone. I never use the V, only for reshaping. Most of the time it only takes a few light brushes and I have a soild cutting edge.

I use that one a lot

Where are my Electricians? Forget about Klein lineman pliers.
Get some Milwaukee, almost half the price and have more features in one pair.

Crimp, ream, fish tape puller. The milled face is deeper for a better grip. These are the 9in

I use Klein just because it's an industry standard. It's what I've been using since day 1, so it's what I use now

I feel you bro. I used to use Klein but times are changing haha. They feel really good in your hand too