Can you turn someone?

[jumpstat]

It was last February that I was in the same situation. Earlier, my big brother gifted me with a diving watch and when his birthday came up, I opted to gift him a premium folder. After due deliberation and consideration, I decided to gift him a midrange folder rather than a premium folder. Unfortunately, I have yet to see my brother edc the folder I gave him.

In my opinion, there should be some level of interest if not the appreciation level will not be there. Most probably to my brother, a knife is a knife and thats about it. Anyway we do share some interests but edge tools isn't one of them.

 

[Smooth_Operater]

To be honest, I wouldn't try to 'turn' anyone into a knife lover. IME, it doesn't work; I've tried it before, although not with anything near as high-end as a CRK. And truthfully, I don't think the average person who's not interested in knives could tell or appreciate the difference in quality between a Sebenza and, say, a Gerber. I'm not trying to discourage business away from CRK, but I would not buy one to give to a non-knife person. It's too much money, and they'd probably end up messing it up, losing it or leaving it in a drawer somewhere and forgetting all about it.

Personally, if I were to try giving him a good knife, I'd get one that's under $100 and see how that works out.

Jim

I agree with this. My brother is a budding knife lover. He carries a knife off and on, but he is careless and I wouldn't buy him a crk. The knife I plan on getting him is a kershaw. But to make it personal, I got it engraved with his name.