@iamlucky13 Your user name says it all…
… It has been like 50 years since I cut the heck out of the first two fingers ( 10 stitches to close them up) on my right hand. Maybe I would do better today, but it doesn’t matter because I just refuse to use slip joint knives. I have several, but they live their lives in a drawer or box somewhere.
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You need a Spyderco UKPK in your life. No lock, but it can’t shut on you if you’re gripping it right.
UK law doesn’t restrict sub 3” non locking folders for daily carry. Locking knives or fixed blades are legal, but must be carried with “good reason”, like use at work or out camping, fishing etc. I’ve had a bad cut from a Swiss Army folding shut when I was a kid. I still use one, but I do it while being aware of how it can and can’t be used. Like, don’t stab open your dad’s shotgun cartridges to try and make your own fireworks. 
A slip joint Elementum would definitely be a problem because my most used knife is the liner lock flipper and my muscle memory of how I use it would guarantee I’d be in trouble with a slippy.
Sharp things can really hurt, I do try and be aware of the capabilities and limits.
I have the Spyderco Roadie XL - smaller, different shape but the same finger choils so it’s harder to close on ones finger…
I also have a Real Steel Luna, which has a different approach - it does have some room at the blade tang for your finger, but it also has a ⅓-stop rather than a ½-stop.
The nice thing with this Elementum is they have enlarged the sharpening choil a bit. Not quite enough to fit a full finger when the knife is open (you can get a “trigger finger in there”), but enough so that all the way to the half-stop, you have some room to spare:
But, as with any of my non-locking knives - it’s being careful to use the knife appropriately. I have had to get stitches because I wasn’t careful how I was cutting and I’ve learned to be cautious. This is a nicely designed knife that I would never use in a lot of those cases which might lead to injury… but that’s pretty par for the course with most knives in my collection. Plus - I rarely have just one on me anyway. If I need to use something larger & safer, I have that on me as well.
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I got pocket checked by some other EDC guys. Today was the epic YJGDCN CN021 by Rihe Design as part of a big folder and little fixed blade combo with the Mini Canary.
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I like the Real Steel Luna, though I went for a Stella Premium as I got a good deal and also I love the teardrop symmetry of it when closed. It also has that definite 1/3 stop to add security. I’ll grab it out later, it can be today’s pocket knife.
I’ve worked for a Dutch manufacturer of rather expensive SS table knives. A high-end store in town built a large display where they stuck some of these knives in lemons. And these knives corroded like hell!
You seem surprised that putting acid onto a tool steel causes corrosion. I had a Lionsteel Rasul where I used thin slices of lemon laid on the blade overnight to etch the pattern into the blade steel. Some of the Luna’s are D2 tool steel, which corrodes easily. It’s not really the fault of the knife. If your usage criteria includes exposing the steel to acids for long periods, you choose your steel accordingly.
The yellow UKPK above is a Magnacut Salt, ie it’s less prone to corrosion. But your high end SS table knife steel is not going to hold a good working edge for long so it’s unfair to compare. Well, if that’s what you were doing, I’m not sure I got the point?
Edit: Found a pic of my heavily modded Rasul. I think that was yellow mustard etch because I can’t see the lemon slice pattern, and this one looks very grey as it was straight out of the etch wrap and just rinsed and air dried. The lemon came out well on another Rasul, an Italian knife with Sicilian lemon etch. I was daft to sell those Rasuls.
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I’m not surprised by the fact that it happened. I was very surprised that the manufacturer, who has been in that trade since 1866, did not know that. Well maybe the technicians knew it but the sales people didn’t know OR the salespeople just didn’t warn the retailer that this could (eh would) happen.
Are you meaning specifically the Salt with the Magnacut cos I’m still not too sure what you mean? Exposure to salt, in a marine environment is what the Salt range are for, and the steels chosen over the years just offer better corrosion resistance, not complete resistance.
I must admit to being a bit surprised seeing Magnacut on a Salt myself, though it does offer excellent corrosion resistance, it’s not H1. Maybe it’s because it’s flavour of the month? 
Steels with carbon are pretty terrible for acids, they’ll all go, some very quickly if you’ve ever lingered over an apple with an Opinel Carbone.
Got new pants for this Asher Lil Buddy Wharncliffe. Jungle Wear is probably my favorite Fatcarbon.
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I find these Asher knives to be very well priced, given the materials and what I’ve seen in reviews… An S90V or 3V pocket fixie at those prices is really nice!
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Yes. Of course, these are budget blades and I don’t expect that you’d get the same level of heat treatment as you would from Spyderco or a custom maker. Also, it’s worth noting that there is no skeletonization to reduce weight under the scales on this one. Still, for the price, they’re awesome. Now I’m left wondering if I paid more for the custom scales than the knife itself…
I carried it again today, alongside another budget blade in “super steel”: the Kizer Yorkie.
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As a friend of mine likes to say, we need fine knives to open fine boxes. In this case, a modified Mini Momo and a Picaroon JackTar in MagnaCut.
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Still recovering from a sinus infection though, going with something silly and sweet alongside this Dragonfly.
Carrying some stuff today, including a Kizer Aggressor and a custom from Gollik.
Smith & Wesson 642 airweight?
