A lesson re-learned: "Oh, here, you can use my knife...."

[Pseudonym]

Wow, it sounds like some of you should be carrying better knives! I doubt he would have even come close to breaking the Kershaw on carpet. I have a Skyline and Salvo and use the crap out of both with only routine sharpening. I've cut everything from drywall to carpet to whittling down lumber with them. They're not the best looking knives, but they work. Unless you're carrying a knife as a fashion accessory rather than a tool, then you shouldn't worry about having someone use it. (yes, there are times a knife makes a good fashion accessory rather than a cutting tool )

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...get the right tool for the job. In defense of this guy (who is obviously not a knife guy) he doesn't know that a knife has a limitation of not stabbing into carpet and pulling it up. From the point of view of a non-knife guy, what the heck is the point of carrying a knife if you can't use it to do the things you need it to do?

'nuff said.

 

[Joben]

You loaned a guy a knife so he could pull up carpet...and he used it to pull up carpet. Shocking!

I think I must be missing something about this story...

 

[Cynic2701]

My favorite is when you loan a knife out to someone, admonish them to be careful with it, and they reply back with something along the lines of this: "Oh, don't worry, I know how to use a knife, I was in Boy Scouts."

Thirty minutes later you go hunting for your knife, and you get it back with the tip all scraped up and it's dull as a spoon. What were they using it for, cutting open car hoods???

 

[stabman]

You loaned a guy a knife so he could pull up carpet...and he used it to pull up carpet. Shocking!

I think I must be missing something about this story...

Guy probably didn't say what he was going to do with it. They often don't.
I'll cut stuff FOR people, but there are too many people who are mentally impaired when it comes to using a knife for me to ever loan one out.

 

[grapey]

Because it's used for camp chores and clearance, I'd say it was more of a broad slasher than a cleaver.

The only time loose is a verb is when you're talking about dogs or arrows.

not true-another example is your mom. In all seriousness though I only lend opinels or other non scary, non valuable knives

 

[crafty]

Note: lose means no longer have -- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lose

Oops I got a typo there, but I guess you got the point tnx anyway for the suggestion, appreciated.
Officially it's not an axe or hatchet indeed, sort of cleaver seems correct but this one is designed for garden activities/camp chores like light chopping, making kindling, cutting bushes. Quite effective and lots of control.

On a side note, do computers not come with spell check installed and turned on anymore?

Yes they do, but it recognizes both loose and lose

In all seriousness though I only lend Opinels or other non scary, non valuable knives

Well I find it sometimes quite scary if someone is borrowing my shaving sharp Opinel, lets say the Opinel wins in most cases

I think somebody else here said it best:
If he has a knife, he doesn't need yours
If he doesn't have a knife, he won't know how to use yours

Guess that's often very true

 

[P1GEONPOO]

I bet you went from to to to :grumpy: to to :barf: and finally:jerkit:

 

[Ankerson]

My favorite is when you loan a knife out to someone, admonish them to be careful with it, and they reply back with something along the lines of this: "Oh, don't worry, I know how to use a knife, I was in Boy Scouts."

Thirty minutes later you go hunting for your knife, and you get it back with the tip all scraped up and it's dull as a spoon. What were they using it for, cutting open car hoods???

Nice one. LOL

Likely they were digging with it or something.

 

[HotSteel]

I aggree, never led your knife out
unless it is to a friend who is as much of a knife nut as you and they forgot theirs (or the TSA took it)

The TSA must have the world's finest knife collection by now. They have one of my Kershaw's. :grumpy:

 

[FlaMtnBkr]

Yes they do, but it recognizes both loose and lose

I actually wasn't really talking about that, I was referring to all the typos in all the posts in this thread, at least up until I said that. I'm just wondering because my screen would be lit up in red from all the typos.

 

[Magnaminous_G]

Hallucinousis, you are a better man than I am. If a contractor came up to me and said he had no tools, that would have sent alarm bells off that this guy is a tool.

Heheh. Was that pun intentional?

 

[stoffi]

I leant my brand new Leatherman Squirt PS4 to a buddy at work for the first and last time. He used the knife tip to scrape at some metal stuff. I stopped him and gave him a screwdriver, but the damage was already done. It wasn't a lot, but the tip was bent out of place, although very slightly. I try to never lend my knives to anyone, but sometimes you have no choice.

 

[smflorkey]

The TSA must have the world's finest knife collection by now.

You can find a lot of them on eBay. I found a Buck Whitaker with a lot of pocket wear but a good blade for very little money.