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I remember the day that my grandfather sat me down at the age of 9 and asked me if I had a knife? Which of course I didnt because mom thought i was to young. He told me that every boy or man should carry a knife. Not as a weapon, but as a tool. I told him about how you couldn't have knives in school, which he said was a shame, because for him when he was in school, every boy in the class had a pocket knife on him. He proceeded from then to educate me on how to use, sharpen and care for a knife. He refered to a pocket knife as, "Man's real best friend, which should be taken care of and treated like a good hunting dog."
He was a traditionalist, he only swore by carbon steel blades and wood or cattle bone handles. He said stainless steel knives were a "lazy man's knife", but said none the less no matter what knife I get, treat it with respect and keep it sharp and properly maintained. I once mentioned using a knife as a weapon, and he took my knife from my hands, and said a knife should only be used as a weapon in a last means of defense, but by saying that, he didn't think I was ready for knife carry, for fear I was gonna use it as a weapon.
As I later proved to him I was ready, he gave me my knife back, and because of him I now know how to use, sharpen and care for my knives, and respect them. Back when we were growing up, most of us were fortunate to have this kind of lesson taught to us by our fathers and grandfathers. Unfortunatly in todays world, this is happening less and less, and thats why the world isn't looking at the knife so much as a tool anymore, but more as a weapon.
I believe if lessons like this were still taught today, than the thought of carrying a knife wouldn't make so many people or police cringe.
I remember hearing a saying from a long time ago, not sure who said it, but it goes like this,
"A man and his pocket knife, its a perfect combination. With his knife, he is ready to take on the world. Take his knife away, and he will surely die."
He was a traditionalist, he only swore by carbon steel blades and wood or cattle bone handles. He said stainless steel knives were a "lazy man's knife", but said none the less no matter what knife I get, treat it with respect and keep it sharp and properly maintained. I once mentioned using a knife as a weapon, and he took my knife from my hands, and said a knife should only be used as a weapon in a last means of defense, but by saying that, he didn't think I was ready for knife carry, for fear I was gonna use it as a weapon.
As I later proved to him I was ready, he gave me my knife back, and because of him I now know how to use, sharpen and care for my knives, and respect them. Back when we were growing up, most of us were fortunate to have this kind of lesson taught to us by our fathers and grandfathers. Unfortunatly in todays world, this is happening less and less, and thats why the world isn't looking at the knife so much as a tool anymore, but more as a weapon.
I believe if lessons like this were still taught today, than the thought of carrying a knife wouldn't make so many people or police cringe.
I remember hearing a saying from a long time ago, not sure who said it, but it goes like this,
"A man and his pocket knife, its a perfect combination. With his knife, he is ready to take on the world. Take his knife away, and he will surely die."
