What Preps are you doing this week? Part 8.

[Arzosah]

I have some pretty little Spyderco knives that I've hardly ever used, but I used the tiny 1" today: I had a pair of walking shoes collapse on me last week, and before I threw them in the bin I used the knife to cut through the leather and get to the D rings - I'm sure they'll be useable for something else.

[Yorkshire Andy]

I have some pretty little Spyderco knives that I've hardly ever used, but I used the tiny 1" today: I had a pair of walking shoes collapse on me last week, and before I threw them in the bin I used the knife to cut through the leather and get to the D rings - I'm sure they'll be useable for something else.

Did you keep all your fingers?

Guessing it's the little set

[Arzosah]

I *did* keep all my fingers, yes - I guarantee you that if I hadn't, I'd be yowling and yowling and yowling about it on here, for quite a long time

And yes, that's the set! Very cute

[diamond lil]

My god arzosah I'd be lethal with them. I'd have no hands left, nevermind fingers!

[Arzosah]

They are sharp, it's true. I tried to use scissors to cut through the leather holding the D rings, but it wouldn't budge. Knife was necessary - and scary, yes. All fingers were kept well away, and direction of travel of the blade was very secure. I still use scissors whenever I can

[jansman]

They are sharp, it's true. I tried to use scissors to cut through the leather holding the D rings, but it wouldn't budge. Knife was necessary - and scary, yes. All fingers were kept well away, and direction of travel of the blade was very secure. I still use scissors whenever I can

That is an interesting little exchange Arzosah. Knives ( and fire) are the most basic tools ,which arguably, built civilisation.I take knives for granted I suppose,as I use one,literally,hundreds of times a day. We ( first world society)appear to be at the stage of our evolution,where ( most) have moved away from using manual tools,and knives in particular. This move away from such tools appears to have made Society ‘afraid’ of that Sharp Edge.I see the look sometimes on customers’ faces ( horror) when I am swiftly cutting their orders. Please don’t misunderstand me, I am not criticising anyone,it is an observation I have made over time.

Knife- related assaults don’t help matters either. A knife is like fire; A good slave ,but a bad master. Oh yes, those little Spyderco knives look lovely by the way.

[Arzosah]

I agree totally, jansman - I was an office worker, then a counsellor, never had a physical job in all my working life, so knives are completely foreign to me in that respect. I've used manual tools when doing voluntary conservation work - scythe, saw, fence strainer, that sort of thing. It's why I posted the original little description of what I was doing -"preppers" can sound like they're all experts, and learning to use such a tiny knife is where a lot of people are, in reality, as new preppers or existing preppers, come to that

As you describe, the move away from manual has made things like this totally foreign to most people - maybe I like learning to use this stuff partly because I remember going to real butchers when I used to eat meat - the speed of the knives was amazing, and the guys were obviously so skilful, it was amazing.

Love that saying too: "a good slave, but a bad master".

[jansman]

I agree totally, jansman - I was an office worker, then a counsellor, never had a physical job in all my working life, so knives are completely foreign to me in that respect. I've used manual tools when doing voluntary conservation work - scythe, saw, fence strainer, that sort of thing. It's why I posted the original little description of what I was doing -"preppers" can sound like they're all experts, and learning to use such a tiny knife is where a lot of people are, in reality, as new preppers or existing preppers, come to that

As you describe, the move away from manual has made things like this totally foreign to most people - maybe I like learning to use this stuff partly because I remember going to real butchers when I used to eat meat - the speed of the knives was amazing, and the guys were obviously so skilful, it was amazing.

Love that saying too: "a good slave, but a bad master".

If it’s any consolation,I am totally crap with computers.

[Arzosah]

If it’s any consolation,I am totally crap with computers.

My first computer experience was when my boyfriend bought a ZX81 - you had to instal the *operating* system, from a cassette, each time you used it And at work, at the same time, there was one word processor, in it's own room opposite the big boss's room (Brian Rix, the French farce trouser dropper, if your memory goes back that far) and everyone had to book time on it in a big book

[jansman]

If it’s any consolation,I am totally crap with computers.

My first computer experience was when my boyfriend bought a ZX81 - you had to instal the *operating* system, from a cassette, each time you used it And at work, at the same time, there was one word processor, in it's own room opposite the big boss's room (Brian Rix, the French farce trouser dropper, if your memory goes back that far) and everyone had to book time on it in a big book

Brian Rix! Yes, my memory does extend that far… sadly.

My computer skills are confined to my IPhone and iPad; user friendly for my browsing ,fishing videos on YouTube and buying fishing gear on eBay ! My Boss expects me to be a bloody accountant/ IT expert, on top of what he employed me for. Is that the same for other trades?