Knives Save Lives | The Cutting Edge https://blog.knife-depot.com/category/knives-save-lives/ The official blog of Knife Depot Fri, 07 Apr 2023 17:37:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://blog.knife-depot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cropped-kd-favicon3-32x32.png Knives Save Lives | The Cutting Edge https://blog.knife-depot.com/category/knives-save-lives/ 32 32 Knives Save Lives: Knife at a Gunfight https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-knife-at-a-gunfight/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-knife-at-a-gunfight/#respond Wed, 26 Dec 2018 16:39:28 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=14265

It’s been a while since I’ve published an entry into my long-running series called Knives Save Lives. Basically, I find stories in which knives have been the catalyst in a life-saving situation. Some of the top entries into the series include the time a man had to cut off his own hand that was trapped […]

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My thoughts on knives as poor defensive weapons is well documented. That being said I often carry a knife for self-defense. I live in a neighborhood where packs of large dogs are often roaming around unleashed. On top of that, I frequently take my young kids out for walks. Carrying a large stick is impractical […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-the-rabid-coyote/feed/ 6 Knives Save Lives: Agitated Boa Constrictor vs. Pocket Knife https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-agitated-boa-constrictor-edition/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-agitated-boa-constrictor-edition/#comments Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:33:11 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=10310 “I have a boa constrictor stuck to my face.” That was what one Ohio woman shouted frantically to a 911 operator last week after a massive 5 1/2 foot boa constrictor she had rescued managed to wrap itself around her neck and bite her nose. You can hear the panic and fear in her voice […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-agitated-boa-constrictor-edition/feed/ 2 Knives Save Lives: Benchmade Rift vs. Overturned Car Edition https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-benchmade-rift-vs-overturned-car-edition/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-benchmade-rift-vs-overturned-car-edition/#comments Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:08:04 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=10251 Insurance agents probably aren’t best known for their physical strength or life-saving capabilities. But, with the help of a pocket knife, almost anyone can be a hero in a split second. Insurance agents Cheyene Robertson and Nick Greb were driving across Iowa in June to sell insurance to seniors when they noticed an overturned car in […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-benchmade-rift-vs-overturned-car-edition/feed/ 2 Knives Save Lives: Bird Edition https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-bird-lives/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-bird-lives/#comments Fri, 07 Jul 2017 16:23:55 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=10178 It’s been a while since my last installment of Knives Save Lives, a series exploring the many ways knives have been used to save people’s lives over the years. While nearly all of those stories involved human lives, sometimes knives can be used to save animal lives (such as the Spyderco Whale Knife). In a […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-bird-lives/feed/ 5 Knives Save Lives: Rescue from an Overturned Car in a Creek https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-rescue-from-an-overturned-car-in-a-creek/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-rescue-from-an-overturned-car-in-a-creek/#comments Fri, 13 May 2016 21:10:24 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=8085 Sometimes the only thing standing between life and death is luck. Back on July 29, 2014, Charles Devowe drove from Michigan into Canada en route to a fishing trip in Ontario. He noticed debris on the road, including some strewn at a 45-degree angle. He traveled for about two miles up the road until he decided to turn around. […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-rescue-from-an-overturned-car-in-a-creek/feed/ 2 Knives Save Lives: Spyderco on a Capsized Boat https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-spyderco-on-a-capsized-boat/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-spyderco-on-a-capsized-boat/#respond Wed, 02 Mar 2016 19:35:20 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=7625 Nature is a beast. From the highest mountains to the lowest canyons, nature is constantly trying to kill you. But, if there’s one thing that strikes the most fear in me, it’s the ocean. The ocean is a vast wasteland of the unknown. The sea is mercurial. One moment, the surface is still as glass and […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-the-unrelenting-escalator/feed/ 3 Knives Save Lives: "Do you have your knife?" https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-do-you-have-your-knife/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-save-lives-do-you-have-your-knife/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2015 00:21:01 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=6161 The car is normally our companion, transporting us from point A to point B without asking much in return. The car and its driver work together to navigate the road and react to unexpected situations. But when things go wrong, the car can quickly become our enemy, a two-ton hunk of metal that aims to crush […]

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