Knives: Tools vs Weapons

The cluster centers on debates about knives, especially kitchen knives, as useful tools versus potential weapons, including discussions on sharpness, regulations, carrying laws, and recommendations.

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ycombinator.com CA IKEA IMHO knife knives kitchen sharp cutting dull pocket cook plastic home

Sample Comments

coolcase • May 16, 2025 • View on HN

It's like a kitchen knife. Can be good or bad.

t0bia_s • Sep 5, 2024 • View on HN

You can use knife as weapon. Or useful tool.

pvg • Jun 22, 2025 • View on HN

Related knifery thread a few months ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42463295

qup • Nov 12, 2023 • View on HN

maybe the poop knife could work as a poop knife. the requirements aren't as rigid as normal knife work.

tosh • Oct 27, 2020 • View on HN

A swiss army knife isn't as good at cutting cheese as a cheese knife.

noja • Sep 5, 2020 • View on HN

All knives, or a certain size of knife?

Havoc • Jan 30, 2023 • View on HN

Acquired a utility knife with those cheap replaceable blades instead of abusing the kitchen scissors for everything

helix278 • Jun 24, 2025 • View on HN

So cutting edge you wouldn't even need a kitchen knife

UltraSane • Sep 20, 2025 • View on HN

Why do you think the knife is mediocre?

jamesblonde • Sep 12, 2025 • View on HN

It's another knife in the drawer.