Daughter impresses old guys with knife

[DoctaD]

MAN, does this bring back memories. :thumbup: My dad was in Kiwanis and I used to CHOW down at those pancake breakfasts over at the Methodist Church. No knife content there, but as a kid, I also used to work with him when Kiwanis would sell Christmas trees as a fundraiser. Since I always had a knife in my pocket (even at school ) I was their go-to guy (at age - what!? - 9?) when anyone needed to cut the net they wrapped the trees in, or the twine they'd use to tie them onto the roofs of folks' cars.

Yeah, I remember working those Christmas tree fund raisers too, when I was in Key Club....way back when. It was a lot of fun! I can't remember whether or not, I had a knife, but if I had, I know it would not have been a problem. My how things have changed.
I can't remember at what age I got my first knife. I remember when I was in Cub Scouts wondering why they made such a big deal about earning the right to carry a knife (whittling badge, I believe), because I was confident and competent to carry a pocket knife before then. (And none of the knifes had locking blades).
My dad was an avid outdoors man, and trained me to handle knives and guns from the time I could follow instructions. I got my first 20 ga. shotgut at age 6! (it was the same gun that he got when he was 6 ). Interestingly, he would never let me have a BB gun, because he considered them too dangerous, and not respected by children.
Sorry for the rambling, I just got kinda nostalgic when I started thinking back on my youth.

 

[WILLIAM.M]

good for her. You raised 'em right.

yes sir

 

[Jeff Venture]

You know, my wife likes her Byrd knife a great deal to. Shes the go to girl for cutting at work as well. I wonder if more women like the looks of the Byrd line, maybey a trend?

 

[ChapmanPreferred]

Great thread.

 

[DoctaD]

You know, my wife likes her Byrd knife a great deal to. Shes the go to girl for cutting at work as well. I wonder if more women like the looks of the Byrd line, maybey a trend?

I got a Byrd rather than a Spyderco or another more expensive knife, because I saw it as a very good value. Well made, but not too expensive if lost. She chose the style, mostly for the diminutive size. She didn't want an assisted opening knife like my LEEK...as it kinda scared her. Plus, I would worry about it accidentally opening in her purse.

 

[jill jackson]

Girls with knives! What's this world coming to?

 

[smflorkey]

I got a Byrd rather than a Spyderco or another more expensive knife, because I saw it as a very good value. Well made, but not too expensive if lost. She chose the style, mostly for the diminutive size.

The other advantage of the Byrd Robin is that it is one of the few knives that meet both my criteria (not assisted, single-hand opening, big enough to hold and control, semi-reasonable steel) and California law governing what an adult who is visiting a school may carry (under 2.5" blade). I have to remember to take my usual EDC out of my pocket and replace it with a Robin when going to school events.

And I hope my 16 year old daughter turns out like your 17; she sounds like a good one. (And, for the record, yes, I am proud of my daughter.)

 

[Tripton]

Cool story!


Earlier this year, my sister was in Florida at a beach with a fairly large group of people, a mix of guys and girls.

Someone bought some Corona and a bunch of limes...but had no idea how they were going to cut up the limes while on the beach.

Sister pulls out the Kershaw Blackout that I gave her, everyone asks her why she carries a knife, to which she replied "To cut limes". So, beer that tastes like it was brewed through old socks, tasted a little bit limey that day...

 

[Uncle T Knives]

:thumbup:My girl now 18 is known in her circles as the redneck girl with a knife of some kind. She takes great pride in out doing the "little boys and airhead girls". She will always pull out a blade when needed . Sounds like your darling is a lot like her. There may be a downside to our girls being tough and sweet though. Sometimes she forgets that her 5 foot 94 pound body can not take the punishment she will inflict upon herself. Her upcoming Christmas break will include rotator cuff surgery and recovery after riding a
mechanical bull about a year ago. For her the best part is that she stayed on longer than everyone else. All the jocks and tough guys and a couple of other girls went down much sooner that she did. Thats my Girl!!!!!!!! Uncle T

 

[Phydeaux]

My daughter (in college) spent Thanksgiving at school one year. A bunch of her friends got together to make a Thanksgiving day dinner for those who didn't go home. she brought her own knife. Mostly because she is used to handling it and knows that it is sharp. She said she got some funny looks from people when she got it out to use it.

It also happened to be a knife I made just for her. 01 tool steel, black paper micarta handle with ss pins in the handle spaced on a logrithmic scale because she likes math (and chemisrty and physics)


Ric

 

[CUTS LIKE A KRIS]

Girls with knives! What's this world coming to?

I have no idea- must be the end of the world.


We have to train our kids right you know. My wife and I knew it was time to trust our daughter (2 at the time now three) to learn to cut her own food when she asked if she could hold a butterknife at a restaurant. She passed all of the questions (which part will hurt you, why, where do you hold) and from experience we know she has not touched knives without asking. I let her hold it and she proceeded to try and cut her dinner- properly!

Here she is using a knife for the first time on her own- Pizza Pops because she asked if she could use her knife.

I also love that my wife has a better collection than many men (in no small part to the quote "I really like that"), and knows that her ex was doing something wrong forging and not quenching the steel for a knife he made, and asked how he tested for hardness and he couldn't answer.

Girls- bless the good ones.

 

[DoctaD]

My daughter (in college) spent Thanksgiving at school one year. A bunch of her friends got together to make a Thanksgiving day dinner for those who didn't go home. she brought her own knife. Mostly because she is used to handling it and knows that it is sharp. She said she got some funny looks from people when she got it out to use it.

It also happened to be a knife I made just for her. 01 tool steel, black paper micarta handle with ss pins in the handle spaced on a logrithmic scale because she likes math (and chemisrty and physics)


Ric

NICE! I wish I could make one for my daughter....Hmmm...sounds like a good project.:thumbup: