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IS A KNIFE ALSO A TOOL

I have been talking to others to see what their opinion was on this.. some says a knife is just that a knife. i have a different take on this .do you? i have seen and also used my knife for many other things besides cutting.have you?i have used my knife for many things.i have used them for a pry tool and wire strippers, bottle opener,hammer and i know im forgetting a few things .so i would think this would put a knife in the tool category.for many years a knife was used to help build a cabin in the wilderness,to help cook food and later to even help fix cars.so i would say a tool.what is you all's take on this? is a knife also a tool?

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Comment by stephen tungate on October 6, 2011 at 21:38: thanks for every one coming to this site to put their two cents in.it is people like you guys who will get these bad laws abolished.every one needs to know that you can make any thing a weapon.not only a knife and a gun.but it is used as a tool every day.

Comment by Jan Carter on October 6, 2011 at 19:20: AKTI is the organization that works to preserve our right to carry a knife, this is good advise to all of us

That's why I urge y'all to join the AKTI at least as a "grass roots supporter" (which won't cost you a cent) but there is strength in numbers and rest assured that knives will be the next thing under fire.

Comment by KENT GABLE on October 6, 2011 at 18:10: Jan, Lee and those of you who love knives as I do- I have been in contact with the AKTI (American Knife and Tool Institute with whom "I am a grass roots supporter", in the hope of getting them to challenge Florida's absurd law that considers a knife to be a weapon just like a gun. Right now they are busy challenging other equally asinine knife laws and could only suggest getting a conceal carry permit which I already have.

I conveyed that to them how important it is that this law be struck down not only because it is vague and subject to interpetation but because it also criminalizes law abiding sportsmen for wearing a hunting or filet knife. I also offered my services in any way to help abolish this law but have not heard back as of this writing.

Remember that if left unchallenged, it is only a matter of time before laws such as ours will be instituted in your state or county as well. Regardless of whether you consider a knife to be a tool and not a weapon, Big Brother knows better and just as it is with anti gun laws, we have to continually fight to protect our constitutional rights.

Without organizations like the NRA, you wouldn't be allowed to own a pop-gun and the same will soon be true for knives. That's why I urge y'all to join the AKTI at least as a "grass roots supporter" (which won't cost you a cent) but there is strength in numbers and rest assured that knives will be the next thing under fire.

You might ask what's going to be made illegal next? How about axes? An axe could be a weapon? What about chain saws? They could be deadly too? Better make hockey masks illegal too as they might, might I say, inspire someone to commit a crime with their chain saw? Machetes? Uh-uh. Definately out. I think there was a movie about them too? This is the kind of insanity that we are up against and we need to pull together and let our legislators know, not just talk about it among ourselves.

Comment by Lee Smith on October 6, 2011 at 15:46: I have never used a knife for anything other than a tool. If I want a weapon I'm going to get a gun.

Comment by Tom Cai on July 12, 2011 at 11:01: Depends.

I've always though a good knife can just cut things and maybe keep on cutting (so that means every single knife on the market is a good knife :D). A great knife, however, can have more uses than just cutting things. You might just need to learn a few good techniques. In many cases it is a balance of the rights tools and enough experience and information that gets the job done.

You can be the best physicist in the world, but without a chalkboard and chalk (and probably a collider, some scanners, some lasers, you get the idea), you might as well be the average person on the block.

I'm also fairly certain most traps (more intricate than your average deadfall) are made quicker and more easily with a knife than your modern multi-tool.

In fact what is the right tool for making traps? I mean you can make simple traps by just using what you find in the woods (all you need to do is find some sticks and a heavy rock or downed tree).

It's is hard to really criticize someone for not using the "right tool for right job." The right (and best) tool is the equipment that you have at the time (again this is in relation to actually owning the right tool and carrying it with you knowing that you will need to use it: preparedness). If I don't have a knife with me in the woods (fancy that!) and I need to cut some food, you know what, I think I'll be perfectly happy using the edge of a rock, or the plastic liner in my backpack, or what ever I can find that might have an edge.

What makes humans unique, is the ability to adapt and use objects to accomplish certain tasks. It's only until know that we have the capability to develop, what we define as, task specific tools (and this is only in conjunction with development of task specific objects, i.e. screws + screw drivers). [Think about it, Native Americans used stone/natural (sea shells) tools to make canoes, what defines a tool is the user].

Remember, a good knife just cuts. A great knife, however, can do so much more. At least, that's how I think it ought to be.

Comment by charles taylor on June 28, 2011 at 16:34: it is a tool ,reason being if your unlucky enough to be stranded somewhere in a survival type situation then a knife becomes almost a makeshift anything

Comment by Billy Oneale on June 28, 2011 at 15:28: It is a tool. A person should use the right knife for the right tasks, just as you would a power or hand tool. A knife used improperly can be disastrous, usually for the person using it.

Comment by Jan Dox on June 27, 2011 at 8:20: Hi,

for me all knives are tools. (not all tools are knives)

Allmost every trade has its typical knives : the Chef has his cooking knives, the electrician his knife to strip wire and open wrapping of the elements he has to install; the soldier has his knives, sometimes referred to as weapons, but they are the tools of his trade.

the fact that some people use knives to do bad things, doesn't change the fact that they are tools.

jan

Comment by stephen tungate on June 24, 2011 at 21:38: thanks guys for your thoughts im glade people agree with me.i also think of my knife as a tool...

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 23, 2011 at 18:18: Two and a half million years ago the first tool humans came up with was a knife. I don't think anyone should be able to tell some one what kind of knife they can carry.