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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

0 that I can find. Maybe 5-10 that are lost in the void.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They're not lost, they're just surprise knives for future you.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, 1, but we also have scissors.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If you can always find it, one is plenty!

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably like 40-50 my rommate has a weird fascination with them. At some point they brought home a box if like 40 of the cheap ones. I assume it was part if some art thing they planed then never bothered with. Now they are all over the apartment.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh. Oh my. So, when a blade gets dull, you don't replace the blade... you replace the whole knife? That's some next-level utility knifing!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

None. I just use a pocket knife.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Not nearly enough box cutter for a properly seasoned house.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Several, and I'll have you know they're not "squirreled away." They're stored carefully next to the bolt cutters and tarps.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

In my house, if they're not carefully hidden around the house, they're (a) never handy, and (b) prone to getting relocated such that they're (a) not handy.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

1 in the garage, 2 in the basement. Plus a pocket knife on each floor.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You must open packages with the knives, and keep the utility knives for the big jobs.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When I worked in the supermarket, I would easily would have 4 hidden in different pockets and drawers.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At this point, there are probably at least 12 in various states of lost/found. I can currently locate 3.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This is a sign of dedication. Yours is the superior count.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never heard of a box cutter.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A.K.A. utility knife. One of those knives with replaceable blades.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've always called it a Stanley knife, I guess I've never come across the generic name.

I have one.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I should have 3 but 2 are missing somewhere.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Box cutters are elusive creatures. Cloths hangers and socks are rank amateurs in comparison.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm down to one, and it's just a small ceramic blade one.
I miss my old g6

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ceramic blades are nice for keeping an edge. Do you find it durable enough for the rough use it must get?

I eventually started buying more expensive carbide blades - they last far longer than regular steel, and I worry less about chipping.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's alright. It still cuts after a year. But I'm not as confident with it doing heavy stuff.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So sad, many tears.

Why not? No interest? No need?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

2 that i return to their designated space after using. I think there's a third hiding somewhere

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