What are The Uses and Benefits of A Pen Knife?

While the term "pen knife" can refer to any small pocket knife, it most typically refers to a specific type of folding knife known for its size and compactness. This type of knife typically features a non-locking blade, meaning that the blade cannot be locked into an open position. This knife is designed for light-duty cutting needs such as slicing empty boxes and tape, removing price tags from store items, or marking pieces of wood. 

While not intended for heavy-duty use like chopping wood or carving intricate designs in large blocks of stone, some people find them indispensable tools because they're so easy to carry on one's person. In addition, their small size means that they can be easily carried in a pocket, making this knife an everyday tool.

Key Uses and Benefits:

The uses and benefits of a pen knife are a subject that many people are curious about, but few know the answer to. This knife is used for all sorts of different tasks from peeling clothes off unwrapped presents on Christmas morning to opening jars or even cutting open boxes. A good knife is thinner than most knives, making it perfect for working with delicate materials like paper or cloth while also being easier and safer to carry around than bigger-bladed knives. Below, we will discuss some of the uses and benefits of this knife:

Function 1 – Cutting

A good pen knife has a variety of different blades for different purposes. The main blade is usually a thin stainless steel blade. These types of blades are commonly used for cutting free from paper or cloth and opening boxes. 

However, the most common functions performed with this type of blade is when opening heating appliances such as heating pads or food packaging such as envelopes. They are also great to have in your toolbox for other types of household chores including loosening items like nuts or bolts while repairing screw heads on small items around the house and even cutting open boxes to get at their contents.

Function 2 – Chopping

Chopping is one of the most common uses of this knife. The thin blade of the knife makes it easy to make quick work of items like rope and plastic or string that is wrapped around an item you wish to open. This type of blade is also suitable for quickly cutting soft materials, such as cardboard or tape. Making quick work of these types of materials saves you time since you do not have to worry about removing them and making a mess.

Function 3 – Stretching

Another common use for this knife is to stretch items out such as plastic wrapping or tape. A thin blade makes it easy to stretch plastic wrap around your purchases for storage or even around your gift boxes for a cleaner presentation. The small size and weight of the pen also make it easier to travel with and don't take up much room in your toolbox.

Function 4 – Carving

Carving is a great use of a pen knife when you are in the kitchen making bread or even carving meat. The thin blade makes it great at carving smaller pieces of meat and is good at digging into soft cheese, like goat cheese or cream cheese. It is also great to have sitting around the house when you are separating eggs or ham from their packaging.

Function 5 – Identifying Edges

Another great quality of the pen knife is that its sharp blade is great for use after cutting holes or wrapping an object in the paper. By using the same blade on the opposing side of the hole or tape, you can distance yourself from any chance of accidentally cutting yourself on a sharp edge of plastic, metal, or paper. 

Function 6 – Letter Openers

Letter openers are relatively common uses for a good knife. The thin, long blade is excellent at getting into envelopes and packages and pulling out letters without damaging the contents. Some people also use them instead of larger knives when they are opening cards to avoid making a mess or ripping up the card itself.

Self-Defense with a Pen Knife!

Knives have always been popular for self-defense, but many believe that the pen knife is the weapon of choice. The most popular argument given for this assertion is that a knife can be easily hidden on your person so that you are never really unarmed, which means it can't backfire against you

Well, let me tell you something: This knife cannot be easily hidden on your person because it's too large to carry around in a pocket and sometimes too heavy to carry around in general. It also won't give you any protection if someone has a stronger weapon like a gun with them. The knife's small size does not make it any less deadly than any other medium-sized knife, and the penknife is actually more durable than most pocket knives. 

In addition, this knife has a large blade because it's designed to be used for slicing through boxes and sharpening pencils, so it can be used for cutting through all sorts of flesh. (Remember that this is only the pros of this knife; there are cons too.)

Many people say that having this knife will give you some form of protection in case your assailant is armed with something stronger.