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I have been lurking around and popping my head up here for a while now but I have a cool story that i think yall will enjoy.
I am 19 years old and a college student. I always had a interest in knives and guns but because of a low income (single mom) and age i never had a chance to really enjoy knives the way i wanted. The summer after my senior year i started to pick up some Kershaw's and a CRKT and started to turn to the internet, specifically Youtube for knife reviews and philosophy. Needles to say i started to get into "tactical" knives and the like. After I moved to college I bought from Spyderco and a few more kershaws and to be honest i still love them, i really do. But i did feel like something was off. I bought a SAK and fell in love with the thing IMIDIETLY. Then i saw nutnfancys review of the Case booth at SHOTshow and I started looking in this forum and became infatuated. I didn't have any money so my new found love was limited to pictures and stories here. I soon found a job and a fast food joint famous for its tacos and a certain breed of small dog. I carried a Delica at work and it worked great, but it felt answered, because it was a "tactical" color. I saw on the exchange that someone was trading their Case Navy Blue bone Med SS Stockman so i traded my Delica for it and after i fixed the blade grind i started cariing it and liked it. Then, i joined the cult. I bought a CV Yellow Delrin Peanut and a Sodbuster in the same setup. And the way i thought changed. Fast forward 2-3 mouths to about a week ago and a coworker and I were breaking down boxes. By this time i have became known for always having a knife on me. I was using my sodbuster and he was using a disposable box cutter:barf: . He was having trouble even though is was new and sharp. I offered him my knife and he looked skeptical even though i was going much faster than him. We traded and the first cut slid right through the box and he yelped in surprise. Now my old Delica would have done just as well but the fact that the soddie didn't look like what a lot of people consider a "real" knife any more it held a huge surprise for him. After we finished he handed it back and we started talking knives. It was a dead night so we went out to his truck and i started telling him what i carry and why and where he could pick up a good knife (he kept some no name, dull piece of crap in his truck) and why he should carry one all the time. I quoted jackknife (at least i attribute it to him) with "A knife is just a tool that makes you life a little easier" and it only is worth having if it was sharp and on you. He thanked me for all the advice and we clocked out and since yesterday was my last day it i probably will never see him again but i hope that i helped some one to have a little easier life be cause they carry a knife. I hope yall feel the same way and have oppertunitys to do the same. I hope you enjoyed my little story.
I hope you always have enough.
I am 19 years old and a college student. I always had a interest in knives and guns but because of a low income (single mom) and age i never had a chance to really enjoy knives the way i wanted. The summer after my senior year i started to pick up some Kershaw's and a CRKT and started to turn to the internet, specifically Youtube for knife reviews and philosophy. Needles to say i started to get into "tactical" knives and the like. After I moved to college I bought from Spyderco and a few more kershaws and to be honest i still love them, i really do. But i did feel like something was off. I bought a SAK and fell in love with the thing IMIDIETLY. Then i saw nutnfancys review of the Case booth at SHOTshow and I started looking in this forum and became infatuated. I didn't have any money so my new found love was limited to pictures and stories here. I soon found a job and a fast food joint famous for its tacos and a certain breed of small dog. I carried a Delica at work and it worked great, but it felt answered, because it was a "tactical" color. I saw on the exchange that someone was trading their Case Navy Blue bone Med SS Stockman so i traded my Delica for it and after i fixed the blade grind i started cariing it and liked it. Then, i joined the cult. I bought a CV Yellow Delrin Peanut and a Sodbuster in the same setup. And the way i thought changed. Fast forward 2-3 mouths to about a week ago and a coworker and I were breaking down boxes. By this time i have became known for always having a knife on me. I was using my sodbuster and he was using a disposable box cutter:barf: . He was having trouble even though is was new and sharp. I offered him my knife and he looked skeptical even though i was going much faster than him. We traded and the first cut slid right through the box and he yelped in surprise. Now my old Delica would have done just as well but the fact that the soddie didn't look like what a lot of people consider a "real" knife any more it held a huge surprise for him. After we finished he handed it back and we started talking knives. It was a dead night so we went out to his truck and i started telling him what i carry and why and where he could pick up a good knife (he kept some no name, dull piece of crap in his truck) and why he should carry one all the time. I quoted jackknife (at least i attribute it to him) with "A knife is just a tool that makes you life a little easier" and it only is worth having if it was sharp and on you. He thanked me for all the advice and we clocked out and since yesterday was my last day it i probably will never see him again but i hope that i helped some one to have a little easier life be cause they carry a knife. I hope yall feel the same way and have oppertunitys to do the same. I hope you enjoyed my little story.
I hope you always have enough.
