Awkward knife carrying moments...

im not sure where you are but i know a lot more people that freak out on a sheath knife than a folder
-matt
 
I disagree that a folder is more sheeple friendly as I have had more questions over folders than FB's- as you have to open it, it seems to draw more attention.

I am getting married July 19th and I reeeaaaly hope that somebody has a problem with someone having a knife. Just because I am making the cake knife, 3 groomsmen knives, my fiancee's garter dagger, and I will be wearing a sword that I am making. I have to respect my Viking ancestors. no??
Although it will probably be her side of the family if anybody as my family should know better by now.
 
First of all: Awesome thread! Second: One of my good friends ask me when I took out my Byrd Robin SS if it was for stabbing people. I didn't really know whether he meant the knife or a just a part of it (maybe the thumb rest?). It's kinda strange, your sheeplefriends only focus on the knife, they totally forget whom they are talking to. It's almost like they just discovered your "dark" side...:mad:

I've never been discriminated for anything, but this thread offers the perfect answers for those ignorant people. Thanks guys!
 
CUTS LIKE A KRIS said:
I disagree that a folder is more sheeple friendly as I have had more questions over folders than FB's- as you have to open it, it seems to draw more attention.

I am getting married July 19th and I reeeaaaly hope that somebody has a problem with someone having a knife. Just because I am making the cake knife, 3 groomsmen knives, my fiancee's garter dagger, and I will be wearing a sword that I am making. I have to respect my Viking ancestors. no??
Although it will probably be her side of the family if anybody as my family should know better by now.
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dear god that almost makes me want to get married again. Almost. lol. Just dont' tell my wife.

LOL I can just picture the look on peoples faces when she pulls the dress up for the garter and there's this awsome dagger. You should definitely take pictures for us.
 
my swisschamp is more tools thank knives so i take it everywhere. if a place wont alow my knife. then i dont need to support their business and i wont go in. and use their facilities
 
doshin said:
Be carful about how you respond to a challenge. If a cop stops you and asks if you have a weapon and you say "I have a knife" you may get in trouble. In court they will say you thought of it as a weapon. Always say it is a tool.
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That is dumb as hell. In court they will say that you blatantly lied to a police officer.
 
More than once I have reached for my wallet exposing my fixed blade on my belt while at the checkout and I hear the next customer in line behind me gasp when they see the knife expecting a 'holdup'.

I usually keep my wallet in the oposite side of the fixed blade, but sometimes I forget to do this. I usually make some quick small talk just to help clear the air, and move on.
 
My most awkward moment was years ago when I was working on an ambulance in Massachusetts. I carried a few knives, usually a folder in my pocket or Buck 110 on belt, but always carried Gerber Guardian boot knife in my hi-tecs. One day was on a call in Newton Mass. , which is even more liberal than most of mass, police helping carry IV bag out and from kneeling knife worked out of my boot and plopped on hallway floor, luckily cop pointed it out for me unluckily double blade concealed knives are verboten is Mass. luckily cop didn't make an issue out of it, then again we had 911 contract with his town, he probably wouldn't want to see me at an accident scene if he arrested me
 
My brother got married last month. I showed up for the rehearsal dinner (My wife helped cook it) and was showing off my newest knife. He asked if he could carry it the next day for the wedding. So, I lent him my new CRKT Lake's P.A.L.

I'm really enjoying this thread. I've gotten quite a few ideas for responses. Luckily I've not had any situations where I had to justify my need for decent tools.

DD
 
CaptInsano said:
That is dumb as hell. In court they will say that you blatantly lied to a police officer.
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When an officer asks you "Are you carrying any weapons" the correct answer is "No sir, but I am carrying a pocketknife in my right front pocket" (or wherever the location happens to be).

This way you're telling him that you don't see it as a weapon even if he might, you're telling him where it is, and you're being open and honest. If he asks you WHY you're carrying the pocketknife, provide an answer that applies to your own life.
 
CaptInsano said:
That is dumb as hell. In court they will say that you blatantly lied to a police officer.
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agreed, i would probably go with the phrase "no officer but i do have a pocket knife". there you still declare it but not refer to it as a weapon
-matt

^^ the_mac you meat me to it
 
At my wedding reception I cut the cake with my RAT Cutlery RC 3 no one said a word. Everyday at my job I use my Blade Tech RIJBAK and my RC 3 for various tasks and no one thinks anything strange of it. My Leatherman Charge TTi probably gets used the most, but not for the knife. College however is a different story. I pulled out my old EDC a Spyderco military a girl in my class freaked out. I am from a rural southern background and thought nothing of it. Well I wanted to draw less attention so I purchased a Para Military this weekend. Sure enough my professor asked to use my knife. I handed it to him and the same girl so oh what a cute little knife. This sounds strange but the black blade seemed to make her more comfortable because she didn't think it was metal. I do not understand sheeple and probably never will and honestly I really do not want to. They like things done but they do not like the tools, they want to be safe , but they do not like guns. Logic seems to be what they are short on.
 
I've been to so many military weddings, many times the cake is cut with the guy's sword - love it! I know someone that uses his HI Khukuri to cut the watermelon in summers - the grandkids love it...

I have a family reunion every year in rural midwestern farm country. About 10 times a day while we are setting up, one of my Aunts will turn to the nearest man and say, "Let me use your knife." Note that they aren't asking if you have one, that's still a given in certain parts of this country. Gotta love it!
 
jlfletcher83 said:
At my wedding reception I cut the cake with my RAT Cutlery RC 3 no one said a word. Everyday at my job I use my Blade Tech RIJBAK and my RC 3 for various tasks and no one thinks anything strange of it. My Leatherman Charge TTi probably gets used the most, but not for the knife. College however is a different story. I pulled out my old EDC a Spyderco military a girl in my class freaked out. I am from a rural southern background and thought nothing of it. Well I wanted to draw less attention so I purchased a Para Military this weekend. Sure enough my professor asked to use my knife. I handed it to him and the same girl so oh what a cute little knife. This sounds strange but the black blade seemed to make her more comfortable because she didn't think it was metal. I do not understand sheeple and probably never will and honestly I really do not want to. They like things done but they do not like the tools, they want to be safe , but they do not like guns. Logic seems to be what they are short on.
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the same reason the State Trooper that puled me for speeding didnt say boo about my paintball marker that was in my passenger seat probably because it was lime green but i bet if i had one of the cheaper markers you can get at walmart that are all black that more than likely the trooper uses for pepper balls he would have at least asked.

i just sit here and laugh at the things people dont fear at all when they are probably more dangerous but most people use them all the time... a car fr instance

-matt
 
SR_matt said:
i just sit here and laugh at the things people dont fear at all when they are probably more dangerous but most people use them all the time...
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I had a police officer ask me if I had any weapons on me, so I handed him my walking stick - the all-metal 3 foot lower portion of a Crawford Survival staff - and patted myself down. Nope, no weapons. He handed me back the staff and left. Not a clue.
 
A sharp pocket knife(tactical folder to some) is good for emergency shaving when out and about.
Before one of my classes today, I noticed I'd missed some spots when shaving in a hurry. The Buck/Strider/Tarani folder worked great for shaving now that it's sharpened to 30 degrees inclusive.
The correct answer to people's annoying questions is one of your own; "why AREN'T you carrying a knife?"
Next time someone asks for a knife to open a box, tell them to cut it open with the sharpness of their mind.:D
 
Working a lot of industrial jobs, I got used to carrying my Sebenza, or a similar-sized knife. I've yet to stop, since, as has been said earlier, it quite simply makes my day easier. Any time I need to open a box, an envelope, a twine, slice anything, cut anything, pick or scrape at anything...any time I so much as felt the whim, there was my knife.

I had a few negative reactions here and there (often from family and co-workers) so for awhile I carried a sheeple knife as well, usually a more 'reasonably' sized knife like a CRKT M16EDC or an all-black mini-grip, or sometimes just a wee $20 buck knife. But these days, out of principle, I only carry one knife. Usually it's the Sebbie or something of similar size, and sometimes it still gets looks, good and bad. I'm willing to accept this; some people may get antsy when I pull a mid-size Sport Utility Knife (:D), but if it ever became apparent to those same people that I were carrying two knives...

I remember Scott Adams once saying that the reason engineers archetypally carried so many writing utensils (nearest he could tell) was so that they'd have emergency backups. This logic is harmless, if questionable, but I doubt the anti-knife community would be so forgiving.

Fair or not, this is a relevant consideration. I'd rather they not look down at me because I carry a knife, but even less would I want them to ask why I carried a pair. My rhetoric in this matter is practiced, but I just don't think I could explain myself to someone who were self-righteous about it. And again, fair or not, this can have consequences.

In Canada, where knife-users are constantly wary of LE getting involved, it's of highest priority that you explain what you're packing. I can explain one Sport Utility Folder - I've known several rational excuses to satisfy cops, especially when used in conjunction:

-I use it at work.
-I find it makes my day smoother.
-I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
-It's good for emergencies, if I ever had to cut, like, a seatbelt, or something.

But I just don't know if these would work if you're carrying two knives. Unless you can somehow explain to a cop how and why you'd need to use two knives at once, it's probably a bad idea to carry two at once. You could try saying that you'd like multiple draw points in case an arm were disabled, but I wouldn't. Not only does it seem insanely unlikely, but I'll bet most people who carry two knives have them both made for the same hand.

Plus, I'm done catering to sheeple. I don't like the word (because many of the anti-knife community's concerns are reasonable) but find it works anyways (because so many people let their feelings get the best of them, especially when blades come out).

I like that new 'Sport Utility Knife' thing as well. It's every bit as vague and disdainful as the term 'Tactical Folder' was, but it sounds so much less sinister. Already I've defused a 'why-do-you-carry-that' scenario by calling it a Sport Utility Knife. :D
 
15 years ago I was on a service call in an elderly ladies home and I was sitting on a pail in the kitchen using a small knife. From some distance away and mostly behind me, she asked if it was a pocket knife. I replied that "Yes, it is a pocket knife". She then stated, "All real men carry a pocket knife". She then approached me from behind and asked me if she could hug me. Without moving I said "yes". She gave me a bear hug that lasted an awkwardly long moment and said "thank you". A few days later I started carrying TWO pocket knives.
 
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