Chapter 20 · Tools and knife
20.11 Common mistakes
- Buying a huge “tactical” knife instead of a useful multitool.
- Cutting toward your body or with the piece between your legs.
- Using the knife as a pry bar or screwdriver.
- Letting the edge go dull “because it's safer that way.”
- Splitting firewood with people nearby or without clearing overhead.
- Not knowing where the shutoff valve is until the water reaches your ankles.
- Shutting off the gas with no leak and then trying to turn it back on yourself.
- Relying on duct tape for a pressurized water leak.
- Storing tools wet or in the car trunk in summer.
