Topic: I just don't understand what's going on??

[Multiveg]

Thinking back to knives - what sort of knives do you use down the plot (keep in the shed?).

[grawrc]

You won the lottery Cleo?

[djbrenton]

I keep buying Sabatiers every time I find one I haven't got. I'm thinking of trying hypnosis.  ;D

At the lottie I've got a pen-knife that used to belong to British Gas, a multi-tool (cheap garage bought one) and a bloody great machete ( for cutting down sunflowers and interlopers).

[scotch-mist]

 ;D Everyone thinks I'm weird (or deranged :o)

because I carry a stanley knife in my handbag.

(What can I say, it is so handy) and it folds and locks like a pen knife.
Good job considering the amount of cr*p I have in there   ::)  ;D ;D ;D

[Jeannine]

I have a Swiss Army knife in my handbag, always have, am I weird too...don't answer that!!

Sounds like someone should be growing Bloody Butcher tomatoes.

Oh and Tim, I just paid £28 for a paring knife.

XX Jeannine

[cambourne7]

if u were stopped by the police u would be arrested for carring a consealed weapon!!


i have a japanese samurai sword under the bed and thought that was going far. wouldn't but anything in my handbag...

[Froglegs]

i have a japanese samurai sword under the bed and thought that was going far

 :o :o :o Just what do you get up to in your bedroom. ??? ;)

 The only thing I've got under mine is this....... :-X :-[    ;D

[djbrenton]

You drink that much tea in bed???

[star]

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Its a tea recycler ;D ;D

[Froglegs]

;D ;D ;D ;D

Its a tea recycler ;D ;D

The wife told me it was for soup :o :o :-X :-X :P :P :'( :'(

[Multiveg]

;D ;D ;D ;D

Its a tea recycler ;D ;D

The wife told me it was for soup :o :o :-X :-X :P :P :'( :'(

Soup then recycled soup?

[Baccy Man]

I ordered a set of Jean-Patrique knives through a similar offer some time ago within a week of receiving them I dumped them in the local charity shop. They are cheap knives made in China. The "exceptional degree of sharpness" seemed to be missing as was the "long-lasting cutting edge" & the claim "Each knife is forged to give you the perfect weight, balance and handling" makes you wonder if the person who wrote that has ever picked one up. I am sure they're worth a tenner but the regular price of £125.75 is harder to believe.
Mind you I use Kyocera FK Series ceramic knives & Global GF-Series so maybe my expectations from a knife are too high.

[ACE]

;D Everyone thinks I'm weird (or deranged :o)

because I carry a stanley knife in my handbag.

(What can I say, it is so handy) and it folds and locks like a pen knife.
Good job considering the amount of cr*p I have in there   ::)  ;D ;D ;D

I have one of these in the van. A very good tool for all sorts of uses. I have been informed by a policeman friend that as they 'lock open' they are illegal to carry about. I told him that it was in my locked toolbox, still illegal. So in your handbag is even worse.

When I pointed out they can be purchased in B&Q he said there is no problem with home use, you just cannot carry them around even in  a van or toolbox. So how do we get them home when we buy one? I can just see a keen young copper handing out asbos to all the pensioners outside B&Q next wednesday.

[tim]

Baccy Man - amazing how one can be fooled?

Two of the Oriental ones could not cut an onion. Even after sharpening, they are not up to a £1.50 knife I have! The smallest of the 3 is actually very good - cuts well & nice to handle. And the scallops do seem to shed the food. The Cleaver is a joke.

In the other set, the Bread knife if one of the sharpest knives I've tried - but I hate straight blades for anything, one reason being that few cutting boards are dead flat. The 2 'paring' knives are quite nice to use & the Cook's knife is quite a good shape.

This is during a trial period. The 4 'offer' ones are in the middle of the top rack.

[tim]

And while we're on the subject, I think that the Granton knives that I gave one Daughter have a very good principle - the scallops go, alternately, right to the edge. This gives stiffness to a very thin cutting edge.

[djbrenton]

What You Can Carry ...
The Criminal Justice Act (1988) says that you may carry a knife with a blade length of 3.0" or less so long as it is capable of folding. That means no fixed blade knives. But use your loaf - a knife has no place at a football match, in a pub, nightclub or school and becomes an offensive weapon in these circumstances in just the same way as a screwdriver, or any other innanimate tool.

But I NEED a Bigger Knife ...
If you wish to carry a larger knife then you must have 'reasonable cause'. That means that you must be able to prove that you had a genuine reason for carrying the knife.

You may carry a larger cutting tool if it is associated with your work (for instance a chef may carry a 9.0" butchers knife roll to and from work), or if it is associated with your sport, (for instance a fisherman may carry a 6.0" fillet knife, or a hunter may carry a 4.0" fixed blade hunting knife).

Don't forget it's there though. If you stop off in Tesco's for a can of beans on your way home take the knife off of your belt and lock it in your glove box, or your local Bobby will be unimpressed at your excuses. When transporting a knife by car keep it locked away in the glove box or securely stored in the boot of the vehicle. Do not slip it into the door side-pocket, under your seat or in a centre console, this is a dangerous practice, and if stopped by the Police this gives the impression of keeping the knife close to hand.

[tim]

In all events, keep them sharp!!

[asbean]

I have a Malay parang under my bed.  I keep the cricket bat next to the front door.  8) 8)

[saddad]

Lock me up and throw away the key, RIGHT NOW... I'm a teacher and carry a small penknife/army type in my trouser pocket...
 ::)

[grawrc]

I was going to ask what a Malay whatsit is but Google told me.

Me too Saddad - I have a Swiss army knife which I use for minor repairs round the classroom. The kids' eyes are as big as saucers when I take it out to tighten a screw somewhere or, in the old days, to splice a broken tape. Given the area i work in, I don't think they'll grass me to the cops. ;)