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When whittling or cutting with a pocketknife, which way should the blade move?

Away from your body.

  1. Toward your thumb for control
  2. Toward your chest for power
  3. Away from your body ✔

Why: If the blade slips while cutting toward you, it ends up in you. Scout Life lists cutting toward your body as a major no-no, along with throwing a knife.

Huh, didn't know that: Scout Life also lists using a dull or dirty blade as a knife no-no.

The dad joke
What did the whittler say about his carving? It was a little sketchy, but he whittled it down.
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Sources

  1. Scout Life (Scouting America): Pocketknife and Multitool Buying Guide https://scoutlife.org/outdoors/4126/pocketknife-and-multitool-buying-guide/

Test yourself in the game

Outdoors & CampingBefore using a knife or axe, how big is the safety circle you clear?Outdoors & CampingWhich is more dangerous to use: a sharp ax or a dull ax?Outdoors & CampingYou're lost on a hiking trail. What do you do?

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