dealing with friends who are not knife persons....

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Bushman5

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sooo, how does one deal with people who are not knife people? I have a fairly large collection of knives, stored in the largest Pelican rifle case they make. All of them are users, and i carry a blade every day, its just a tool to me.

My friend (we'll call her Jess) introduced me to someone recently....jess told her that "he has this HUGE collection of knives and axes all over his house". Needless to say that really freaked out the person and she asked that i dont ever come in contact with them.

second scenario: I had two friends over and they saw my rifle case on the bed and asked "whats that?". Being a person that likes to display his collection i opened the case up and gave a detailed description of each blade. They were quiet and did'nt really say much. A few days later i ran into Guy and he said "Allie was really disturbed and freaked out by the fact that you had all those knives, she does'nt want us to hang around with you anymore" WTF?

Has anyone experienced this? does your collection of blades or the fact that you collect blades make oither person uncomfortable or scared?

the last thing i need is to be labelled as a nutbar, psycho etc etc etc. I'm just a person that collects and uses blades in everyday use andin the woods.

some people collect hats or dolls, i find that disturbing, but i sure as hell dont end friendships over it.

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EDIT: also, from a legal point of view, could this be construed as anything? i'm NOT collecting illegal weapons.........but is there ramifications to such "collecting' behaviour?
 
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If people are freaked out by my knife collection, they're not friends anyway...

So I don't really care about people like that. I've lost friends that way, but if they don't appreciate the knives, they don't appreciate who I am.

Kind regards,

Jos
 
Some people are weaklings, and not worth my time. I've had people react like that because I have guns. It hasn't happened *to me* because of knives, but I can see it.
 
Sheeple! I have had people at work who think I am a freak because I own an AR15..."What do you need THAT for?!"
 
I hide my knives and keep friendships that way. I only have 4 knives but i don't need to display them to enjoy them.
 
mongomondo said:
I hide my knives and keep friendships that way. I only have 4 knives but i don't need to display them to enjoy them.
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i dont generally display mine either,...there locked up in a case. But my firends KNOW i own a collection, and went and pretty much described me as a 'interesting person" with "knives everywhere" to a person she had introduced me to.....that girl was right freaked out....

it this kind of blathering by by my friends that is hard to deal with....
 
If they're willing to end a "friendship" over something as trivial as a hobby of knife collecting, they weren't friends to begin with. And I'm sure they are all 100% PC...Next time you have plans to have them over for drinks or whatnot, put on Silence of the Lambs and ask if they'd like to see the new "skins" you're making...sewing is a very PC hobby, unless you use baby seal skins, but then again, you're in BC, so who knows what the hades those nuts are thinking!

What is a socially acceptable hobby to them? I'd ask that question face-to-face. If they have no strong opinions or valid arguments against your hobby and start to whimper mumbo jumbo, tell em to go suck on a squidscicle and save a tree or whatever else up there needs saving, and don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya on your way out.

But the best reason to show off your knife collection IS BECAUSE YOU CAN! Screw em if they don't appreciate it!

Ahhh...I now see your edit. If they're illegal, I agree with enderwiggin...tell the blabbermouth to keep quiet! Some of my friends know I have a large gun collection that includes some ah, er...well, illegal pieces in it. I don't advertise the fact, and the ones that know about them are smart enough not to talk of it in certain circumstances or around "acquaintances". The hard part is knowing who are friends and who are acquaintances.
 
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Bushman5 said:
sooo, how does one deal with people who are not knife people? I have a fairly large collection of knives, stored in the largest Pelican rifle case they make. All of them are users, and i carry a blade every day, its just a tool to me.

My friend (we'll call her Jess) introduced me to someone recently....jess told her that "he has this HUGE collection of knives and axes all over his house". Needless to say that really freaked out the person and she asked that i dont ever come in contact with them.

second scenario: I had two friends over and they saw my rifle case on the bed and asked "whats that?". Being a person that likes to display his collection i opened the case up and gave a detailed description of each blade. They were quiet and did'nt really say much. A few days later i ran into Guy and he said "Allie was really disturbed and freaked out by the fact that you had all those knives, she does'nt want us to hang around with you anymore" WTF?

Has anyone experienced this? does your collection of blades or the fact that you collect blades make oither person uncomfortable or scared?

the last thing i need is to be labelled as a nutbar, psycho etc etc etc. I'm just a person that collects and uses blades in everyday use andin the woods.

some people collect hats or dolls, i find that disturbing, but i sure as hell dont end friendships over it.

:mad:

EDIT: also, from a legal point of view, could this be construed as anything? i'm collecting illegal weapons.........but is there ramifications to such "collecting' behaviour?
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I'd be more upset at the loudmouth friend than anything else.

It's nobody's buisness what you have or don't have in your own house. I know I would be pretty livid if I found out one of my friends was running around telling people: "Hey, he's got a pretty big flatscreen in his house, and a bunch of computer equipment, and ipods and stuff laying around!" or whatever. "By the way, here's his address, and he's usually out of the house in the middle of the day!"

Great. Thanks friend.
 
good point, never thought about it from a theft point of view... :(

edit: btw, it should read "i'm NOT collecting illegal weapons"
 
The only negative thing my friends have mentioned is just not being ableto rationalize buying any knife over 20-30.00 bucks, and having more than one. But its more a "why waste your money" thing.
 
I try the education scam on them . I tell them about knife artists I know and show them my various customs. Damascus is always a favorite since most folks have no idea how it's made. Just explain it to them and see if they bite. You might make a knife connection.
 
We need sheeple to through in front of the gunman so we can return fire! LOL But seriously I don't care what people think of me. I am what I am. If you don't like it then leave and stop sucking in my air.
 
samhain73 said:
The only negative thing my friends have mentioned is just not being ableto rationalize buying any knife over 20-30.00 bucks, and having more than one. But its more a "why waste your money" thing.
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Same here.
 
Bushman5,

I live in BC too and have an unique situation regarding knives and sheeple,
in this case my co-workers.

A little bit of background info first.

For the most part, whenever I purchase a knife, I get it shipped to my work
as it's just more convenient for me to do so.
We have one fellow who works the front desk and receives the mail. This
fellow handles the knives when they arrive. He has a bit of a problem with
the fact that I get the knives shipped to work and is a little bit uncomfortable
with the whole thing.

To arrive at a solution to this problem, I've taken a pro-active approach to
the situation, and have developed the habit of opening the package in front
of him, showing him the knife and actually letting him hold it.
I'll ask him questions about the knives.
Things like how does he think it feels, hows the balance, does it feel blade
heavy or handle heavy...mostly general questions, and I always take a sincere
interest in his opinions. I'll talk about the steel that the knife is made of, the
types of handle material, etc. Sometimes, I'll ever get him to test the
sharpness by cutting paper, which usually brings a smile to his face.
It's taken him a bit of time, but he's losing his apprehension when it comes
to the knives.

Also, whenever I get a new knife, I make a point of showing it off to everyone
at work, and even let them hold it if they want. I think that this sort of
pro-active approach has alleviated many of the fears that my co-workers
have. My boss thinks I have a weird hobby (collecting knives), but then I just
remind him that he collects motorcycles, and that my hobby is less expensive.

Things have progressed to the point that whenever I'm around, and a box or
something needs to be opened, my co-workers usually bum one of my knives
to do the job. :D


I know this has been a sort of long winded post, but I think that how you
present the fact that you collect knives has much to do with how
you are perceived by the average person that you come into contact with.
Sometimes, the wrong impression is given, and it takes effort to overcome
those initial impressions.

My 2 cents worth anyway.

Dave
 
new co-workers always have the same reaction when we get around to talking and I mention I make knives for a hobby.

Knives? What are you some kind of whacko ?

I then ask them how they cut their dinner , or prepare their food.

One guy in the lunch room always referred to me as the knife nutt. oh look out , here comes the knife guy , he might snap.

One day as the room was crowded and he was trying to tear open his burrito wrapped with his teeth , and I merely used my PT CC to cut open mine , I looked at him and said " who looks like the wild animal now ? ".... he aint said $hit since.

Take the time to educate people on the finer aspects of knives , you will find you get the response that Dave gets , which is where I am at with my co-workers now.

Educate, instead of making them believe they are zombie killin tools.
 
I must be really unsociable. I don't hang around with people who are so diametricly opposed to me when it comes to knife or gun collecting. On the other hand I'm pretty quiet about my stuff. I don't think anybody even in my family really knows about everything I have. My son is likely the closest as he is going to be executor of my estate, and inheritor also. He currently keeps his guns here as he has friends come over drinking in his apartment.

I couldn't imagine pulling out my knife collection around somebody strange enough to me that I wouldn't know if they were going to geek out about my knives. Joe
 
D. Filgate, thanks for the post! BTW, check out Regional communities, i'm thinking of a Vancouver get together soon.
 
I think you need to have a quiet talk with your friends about them not mentioning your knife collection at all to anybody in the future. I firstly can't possibly see how it's anybody else's business what you own or don't own, and second of all prepackaged foods and microwave meals have made knives redundant in a lot of peoples' lives; they don't see a need for them anymore, and therefore there's a chance they'll think your a fruitcake if you have one. OMG especially if you have a collection. Laying around the house ready for you to strike with!!!!

They probably visualize you sitting at home cutting yourself, planning your next murder. It's quite silly really.

Frankly it would be the same if you collected barbie dolls or crossbows. Nobody but your close friends needs to know this. You would be judged by some people either way, and neither collection...hmm....means that you are more or less prone to craziness. I'll bet most serial killers only own one or two knives, and certainly nothing in damascus.

That goes for dating too; if you go out with a girl bring something very people friendly. If you have to cut something, do it very nonchalantly, and gradually build up to your more aggressive knives after she trusts you. There's no need to scare a perfectly nice girl off just because she doesn't understand knives very well.
 
I going to go out on a limb and identify these people as younger more left of center people? Combine that with the typical reaction of females to all things martial (Yes Im generalizing).

Its a fair assessment that they will not likely change their mind about this even with the most patient of explanations and gradual exposure. Its like politics, you are just not going to change their minds.

My primary collecting activities revolve around firearms...imagine how your friends would feel about that?

Isnt this where the term Sheeple comes from?
 
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