OK Gary, here we go.
I carry the Emerson Karambit because I am really NOT sure what would happen If I shot someone at work. JUST because they are trying to escape does not mean you can automatically shoot them. With a knife I could claim I TRIED to not use deadly force but when they are within arms reach the tide turns. I think that most reasonable (around here) folks (Jurors) would accept that.
A SECOND folder, cause I don't want folks (potential bad guys) to know I have a "Defensive folder and the will to use it if need be".
The "Bushcraft" blade(s) even though I'm not "Bushy" I do upon occasion have a need for a blade like this, all the way up to a big Ole Choppa!
Whenever I am out in the woods, which isn't really all that much, I usually carry the Wardog, mainly because I like the sheath I have for it better than the one for the S5. The Bigger blades USUALLY stay in the truck until needed.
Randy,
This is a great dissertation on the knives you actually need. Like you, I have WAY more than is practical.
Adam is always searching for the perfect knife. I'm very guilty of this too. Unfortunately, I'm often reluctant to sell the "old" knife when a "new" option presents itself. My wife talks about "chicken math". Chicken math is a homesteader term for how people set out to have a few birds to provide fresh eggs for the table, but they end up finding that they keep adding birds (because they want to try different breeds, increase egg production, try culling for meat, etc). I think I have a case of "knife math".
