A JOB for a knife nut?

Well, how is your knife throwing ability?

There are a couple of shows getting ready to go on the road, so if you really want to I'm sure you could travel the US with the circus doing knife throwing.
 
You carry around five knives and you barely use one?

I'm the same age as you and I regret not finishing school. You should finish school and find a career that revolves around the skills you have, not the tools you get to use.
 
Beecome a geologist. My cousin uses folders and a fixed blade every day in the field. Opening samples, cutting tubing and pvc, and just being in the field all day he has many other random uses for his knives. Plus geology is cool!
 
Start a business as a wild game processor. Other than old school butcher shops/meat cutters, I don't know anyone other than guys who process wild game who use knives all the time.
 
Meat cutting would be a decent trade to get into. I understand not everyone is cut out for college.(Opps I said cut out, lol:D) Instead of focusing on a job that you use a knife a lot try to get into something where you can make some decent money. Try to get into a grocery store to get your foot in the door and work up to butcher if that is what you want. If you aren't into college at least try to get into a trade. That way when you start getting some real bills you will still be able to fund your hobbies.
 
Wolfjohn said:
Learn to be a machinist, it's a great trade, there's always a need and...you can learn how to make blades yourself.:thumbup:
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I've often thought that to be a very attractive career possibility. I'm 'between careers' now (as are so many, these days). I'll be 50 years old this year. I've wondered about how many job possibilities there are in this field, particularly with so many manufacturing jobs being shipped overseas.

Looks like a perfect path to becoming a knifemaker. I've always truly admired the design, engineering and attention to detail that goes into a well-made knife, or any other mechanical marvel. Machinists will always have my utmost respect. They do a job in which they get to see & feel what they've accomplished, at the end of the day. That's pretty enviable, I think.
 
I have got about 150 knives - both forlders and fixed blade. And I have a knife on me every time of a day. There are days when I use it - so it is good. That I call hobby.
I do not carry 5 knives and do not look for cutting staff 8 hours a day 5 days a week. Probably because it is just hobby to me. I believe that hobby is good, obsession is bad. Think about it!
 
Long term goal: get a job that isn't in a field that is shrinking/dieing or be have enough related skills/desire to move if it is.

Is cutting things the only thing you enjoy or find interesting? I think taking a personality/job recommendation test could give you some insight on some right paths for you. It helped me see I like analyzing and understand things; the test gave me a field I didn't know much about at first, but I decided to pursue it. Now, I love the things I am learning, very interested in the field, and can't wait until I get a job.
 
cziv said:
Those guys are at least Black Belts in the art of mallnijary.



+1 on that advice! I worked for the Railroad for a few years (a lifetime ago) and an old guy used to carry a minimum of 3 to 5 handguns per day on him in the place's headquartes in Wash. D.C.

You could see them bulging out of every pocket in his pants, ankle holsters etc.. all revolvers. One of the guys turned him in. He was almost fired but kept his job.

Later, he showed me a couple of his new, discreet, single "pistol" carries after that. His obsession was that he would kill any of "them" that tried to rob him. A mental case - but in a good way. :)
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An armed mental case is never "in a good way," especially someone who wants to kill "them." An unstable person with a pistol and, say, 31 rounds of ammo, is a tragedy waiting to happen.
 
Here is what I do for a living after a career in marketing:
Tour & Trail guide,Catering & off road chef ,commercial knife sharpener
As a hobby martial arts- specialising in stick, knife ,anti knife techniques.
A few knives in the area :)
If you have a will you will find a way.Its not easy and you may have to study
the hard part is to make a decision and stick to it
Good luck
 
ElectrikHellfire said:
Be a surgeon. Get to cut on people.
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Yeah and get paid a TON of money. When you get home you can dissect golf balls, do gardening with your super expensive "user knives" cut mooring lines for your small yacht and such. :thumbup:

I do not carry 5 knives and do not look for cutting staff 8 hours a day 5 days a week.
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:eek:

Hope that's a typo! :D
 
I would think the construction trades offers many opportunities to use a knife during the day - I know I do a lot of projects around the house and I am always using either a knife or multi tool.

Maybe a job with a remodeler? Someone who has their own people - and not subcontract everything out.
 
ElectrikHellfire said:
Be a surgeon. Get to cut on people.
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Nah, a coroner sounds better. Coroners won't get sued if a cut goes wrong:thumbup:.

JohnnyMayhem said:
Well, how is your knife throwing ability?

There are a couple of shows getting ready to go on the road, so if you really want to I'm sure you could travel the US with the circus doing knife throwing.
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There are members here that would have me assassinated if I did that, as knives are not for throwing:thumbdn:.


somber said:
You carry around five knives and you barely use one?

I'm the same age as you and I regret not finishing school. You should finish school and find a career that revolves around the skills you have, not the tools you get to use.
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I did finish school. I got an AAS in Welding before I finally figured out that it just wasn't the trade for me(don't get to use knives either;)). Don't want to repeat that experience again.

mmarkh said:
Meat cutting would be a decent trade to get into. I understand not everyone is cut out for college.(Opps I said cut out, lol:D) Instead of focusing on a job that you use a knife a lot try to get into something where you can make some decent money. Try to get into a grocery store to get your foot in the door and work up to butcher if that is what you want. If you aren't into college at least try to get into a trade. That way when you start getting some real bills you will still be able to fund your hobbies.
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That's pretty much what I'm doing right now, as my grocery store has a meat department. Though as I said, everybody wants to be a meat cutter, and nobody has a chance in hell of getting the position unless someone retires.

deepfry said:
Be a cook IN the Army!
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My coworker in the army suggested that too:D.

Toyz said:
I would think the construction trades offers many opportunities to use a knife during the day - I know I do a lot of projects around the house and I am always using either a knife or multi tool.

Maybe a job with a remodeler? Someone who has their own people - and not subcontract everything out.
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I would think so too and considered carpentry or electrician work. Though for woodworking I believe power tools are much more efficient and precise.

lklemz said:
Become a morning stocker at Costco. Tons of shrink wrap, cardboard (both double and single width), and plastic ties to cut. Only thing is work starts at 4am. If you can handle that you'll be in heaven cutting stuff.
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I've been applying every 6 months. I can typically work any shift during the day, and I particularly enjoy working from midnight to 8:30 in the morning:thumbup:. No customers:D.
 
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