Another don’t loan/lose your knives thread

Certainly the scales and internals could have been retained. Sell them on eBay, give them to someone here, etc...
 
I have not leant my knives to anyone yet and I won't. They want one they can buy their own honestly. Too many horror stories and non-knife folks have no idea what some of them cost.
 
Friends are more important to me than things. I lend to my friends freely. I do get burned, occasionally, but, again, friends are more important to me than things.

JMHO
 
To some people, knives are no different than a cheap hand tool. Knife-guy treatment of knives is relatively uncommon - I can’t tell you how many Case knives I’ve seen with the tip snapped off from using it as a screwdriver.

That’s one of the real risks of becoming known as a “knife guy” somewhere you frequent or work - someone will eventually ask to borrow one, and you have to make a decision as to how much you trust the person with your knife.
 
No one gets to use or borrow my knives. If someone needs something cut I’ll do it for them. If you’re a knife nut like me and have very expensive knives then I will probably feel comfortable enough with letting you see it.
 
shinbone said:
Friends are more important to me than things. I lend to my friends freely. I do get burned, occasionally, but, again, friends are more important to me than things.

JMHO
Click to expand...
I value my knives much more than friends....people who you think are your friends are not your real friends most of the time.
 
True friends are rare ... yes some are fair weather friends or some may not be your friend at all but just fitting in ... but Ive yet to find an object so valuable that Id ever say it was valued more than a friend ... Id hate to go through life thinking any object meant more than a friend ... just a poor countryboy's humble opinion ...

JJ
 
If you choose to loan a knife to someone when they ask for one, why not also carry a $5 Stanley utility knife and hand them that?

I personally don't hand other people my knives anymore, friend or not. Well, I take part of that back. I know a couple people who are very respectful in that regard. I actually began distinguishing the difference between 'friends' and 'acquaintances' some years ago. I came to realize that my TRUE friends are very good ones, but relatively few. And of course, some are closer than others.

Obviously, true friends don't value 'things' over friends, BUT true friends also don't disrespect friends' property by damaging it through lack of respect or consideration. That's only one of the factors in determining who is really a true friend worth keeping or not (IMO).

Jim
 
Last edited:
[QUOTE

Obviously, true friends don't value 'things' over friends, BUT true friends also don't disrespect friends' property by damaging it through lack of respect or consideration. That's only one of the factors in determining who is really a true friend worth keeping or not (IMO).

Jim[/QUOTE]
I agree, and a real friend will replace something they lose or break, even a knife they think cost too much. ;)
 
I call very few people my friends and I have given knives to all of them. A person like you described has no place in my life. On the other hand, if I promised to move far enough away, I wouldn't have to pay anyone to help. Plenty of people would load my goods for free just to make sure I leave.
 
[QUOTE="Reitwagen, On the other hand, if I promised to move far enough away, I wouldn't have to pay anyone to help. Plenty of people would load my goods for free just to make sure I leave.[/QUOTE]
LMAO :D
 
There is an opportunity here, keep a cheap loaner or 2 available at work or when you expect someone will ask to borrow a knife, like moving day.

I would have had a few Opinel #8 or #6's ready for this duty. Dual bonus: no big deal if they do get trashed since they are around $10 or $15, and you can gift them to a moving friend as part of your thank you if they really like them or get the 'eyes' : -)

fwiw, to the OP, you are nuts to have loaned out such a high end knife... I don't own a pm2 in cru, but it's been near the top of my 'to acquire' list for a while

(just to add a few more decent loaners to the list, spydy bug is $13, kabar dozier is $20, CRK kasper is $18) etc etc
 
Last edited:
Just go through a divorce, you'll find out who your true friends are.

Did you not give your friends knives over the years? I have one friend that I have given about six knives to over the course of our friendship. He never took care of them or carried them. Now, he finally gets it. He carries a CRKT M16 in his pocket and a SAK in the car. Come to think of it, I gave him the car.


Also, it's not just friends; it's friends and family that you don't loan knives (or guns) too.
I learned that the hard way.
 
Last edited:
There's a reason why my dedicated 'work' knives cost about $25.

My 'personal time' knives cost aa good bit more, and the people I'd loan to out of my sight is pretty short...limited to a friend or two that knows how much they're worth and smart enough to not abuse them.

It is absolutely amazing how crappy people can thrash other people's gear. And sometimes their own as well...there's no appreciation...in there brain there's really no difference between a $5 hammer and a $400 folder.

Had a person I'd paid to help me move handed me back a knife I'd loaned him for cutting tape in that condition, I'd probably say no problem, I'll text him a link for purchasing me a replacement and please have it to me in 10 days...thanks. Perhaps that might help him 'get the picture' a bit.

A true friend wouldn't have thrashed your knife...a stand up guy would make it right.

Boss
 
The one time I let a co-worker use one of my knives at work, he used the blade of my Alox as a flat head screwdriver. Too bad they didn't come equipped with one :rolleyes:. Ever feel like smacking somebody? Haha.
So the other day, a different fella at work asked to borrow a knife. I asked him what for, ( knowing my response was already) and he said he wanted to use it to pry out all of the giant staples from the box in front of him :eek:. I politely said no and drove away on the lift. Was just a good reminder to NEVER loan your knife to anyone.

Thread needs a pic. Thin tips like this are not for removing staples like these...(at least for me)

 
Knifeoholic said:
The one time I let a co-worker use one of my knives at work, he used the blade of my Alox as a flat head screwdriver. Too bad they didn't come equipped with one :rolleyes:. Ever feel like smacking somebody? Haha.
So the other day, a different fella at work asked to borrow a knife. I asked him what for, ( knowing my response was already) and he said he wanted to use it to pry out all of the giant staples from the box in front of him :eek:. I politely said no and drove away on the lift. Was just a good reminder to NEVER loan your knife to anyone.

Thread needs a pic. Thin tips like this are not for removing staples like these...(at least for me)

Click to expand...
That is why I have a multi-tool.

I guess it takes all kinds. I once watched someone use his Tanto folder to tighten a screw on a hose clamp. I know for a fact that a multi-tool was also available. Go figure.
 
Murphjd25 said:
No one gets to use or borrow my knives. If someone needs something cut I’ll do it for them.
Click to expand...
That.

I worked as a cook and then chef for 14 years. You use your own knives, or the cheap ones provided by the place you work. You don't use another guys knives. The saying goes something like "Don't touch my ****, don't touch my knife."

In a perfect world, you'd be able to trust someone to treat your knife like you treat it, but I know from kitchens there are savages who will take someone else's expensive chef knife and open a #10 can with it. Game over for the knife.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top