Can I borrow your knife?

Vlade said:
You mentioned your wife
I have a work Sharp tri stone diamond sharpener system, I tried to sharpen my wife's knives but she's very old-fashioned and sharpens her kitchen knives with a file no less. I don't have any idea where she learned how to do it but it actually works. She does not want a super sharp knife. Oh well keeps my diamond stones in better condition I guess. I just shake my head in disbelief it could be a Puerto Rican thing.?
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That’s certainly how I remember most people in the island sharpening their machetes.

Likely translates well to carbon steel butcher knives. You get that toothy, scary sharp edge, won’t shave or push cut paper but will carve meat all day long.
 
OrangeJoe said:
That’s certainly how I remember most people in the island sharpening their machetes.

Likely translates well to carbon steel butcher knives. You get that toothy, scary sharp edge, won’t shave or push cut paper but will carve meat all day long.
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Yes Sir that's what she does with it. I could put a really really nice edge on her blades but she does it the old-fashioned way and I'm not going to argue over it. As long as she's cooking dinner I'm happy:)
 
I will loan my knife. The catch is you get a history lesson about the company that made it, told why the steel is so good compared to others, why I chose that model over others, the best place to get one with price comparisons, and how best to sharpen it. After an hour you can then borrow my knife. And yes, a tour of Bladeforums is in order.
 
Every time I get a new guy at work I ask day one to see his knife. If he doesn’t have one I tell him to buy one that night and bring it to work every day. I don’t want to see him without it. Most of them buy the cheap Milwaukee folders or those ones with replaceable blades, but whatever, at least they will have one when they need it.
 
Idaho Jarhead said:
Every time I get a new guy at work I ask day one to see his knife. If he doesn’t have one I tell him to buy one that night and bring it to work every day. I don’t want to see him without it. Most of them buy the cheap Milwaukee folders or those ones with replaceable blades, but whatever, at least they will have one when they need it.
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For most of my career the company I worked for issued a Buck 110 for every employee. But there was a catch, if you lost it it was on you, if you broke it the company would just replace it. We had one guy in the machine shop whose job was to use the lathe and other machining equipment. When he had slack time he would spend that time sharpening our knives for us. So when it got dull you're a supervisor would give you a work order you would drop it off at the parts department by the end of the shift it would be ready and sharp as hell. I think that's why I never learned to sharpen knives that good. I'm getting better now but it's taking a long time. I do not know how he sharpened them but they would slice like a Dickens when he was done with them. Not too many companies do these things today. I guess I got lucky.
 
First ask why. Most of time if it's a cutting task I can lend the leatherman micra from my key chain. If they need a screwdriver or pry bar I tell them sure but I need to get that tool from my daily carry bag. If they need a knife most of the time I give them a workpro folding box cutter with disposable blades. Then when they ruin the blade it's no problem I just change it out.
 
This has nothing to do with knives. 3 months ago I loaned my son in law and my jumper cables. I'm still asking for them. I'm going to go buy a new pair because I know I'm never going to see them jumper cables again. People don't care about your stuff. Why? Because they didn't pay for it. It's a dog eat dog world. I won't loan nobody anything anymore especially after a stinking pair of jumper cables. From now on I'm just going to have to say NO! I still haven't learned. I had them jumper cables for 20 years. And with my luck I'll need a jump and won't have any jumper cables. Kind of makes me mad
 
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EricT64 said:
I too ask, “What for?” If I loan it, I tell them if they damage it, they buy it. I have had a few refuse after they asked, “How much”. 😵‍💫
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That's funny how much does that knife cost boss? Oh that's one of my cheap ones $200 Lol
 
I always ask why and I usually end up cutting it for them depending on the task. The knives I carry aren’t cheap so I’m always cautious with them and I haven’t run into any issues this way.
 
Vlade said:
good morning gentlemen,
Curious if any thing like this has ever happened to you. We was on the job and the superintendent asked me can he borrow my knife. I said okay and gave him my knife. About an hour later he comes back with my knife. It was destroyed. I asked him, boss what did you do to my knife, he said I had to dig through some asphalt to do a density test. From that day forward if anybody ever asked to borrow my knife I would definitely always say NO. Buy your own.
. So what do you say when someone asks you if they can borrow your knife? Sometimes I find it hard to say no. But not after that experience.
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This is going to happen on the regular if 1) you are known as someone who carries a knife, and 2) you have at least one friend or associate who fails to carry their own.

Long ago, I started carrying yet another "extra" to use as a loaner for when such occasions arise.
 
First is why do you want my knife??? second is hell nah!!!!!

boss , baby jezus, mom , dad , bros always the same question, same reply.
 
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