Embarrassing knife stories?

22-rimfire said:
I was at KSF's store and asked to look at a CRK folder... frame lock. I don't own any frame lock knives and I asked that they open it for me. That was a little embarrassing actually considering I have so many knives.
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LOL. I did that too at a local retailer before I had a frame lock. :D

Even worse was recently asking an 80 year old Walmart worker how to open a Kershaw Leek flipper I was looking at. Damned thing wouldn’t “flip”. First blade lock knife I have ever handled. Bought the knife, never use the lock.;)
 
Randanator said:
The other week I dropped my Leatherman Sidekick on the floor at church because i was bored and playing with it, which made a huge noise and caused a few heads to turn. Do you guys have any embarrassing knife stories?
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Heh! that's funny!
RBid said:
Things get embarrassing for me every time I try to thumb a front flipper. I put on quite a demonstration of ineptitude at the Olamic table at Blade West. Busker 20, Ryan 0.
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Dude you are not alone! I could not get it! Not even once. It might have had a stronger detent... prob not... butter fingers.
 
Back in the 70s I had a Gerber FSIII folder. Beautiful knife. But, if you snapped the blade open hard, the lock would jam. I got in the habit of tapping the lock on the heel of my shoe to free it. Well, me, being the chivalrous (and more than a little awkward) guy I am, used my knife to open something for a damsel in distress. I then demonstrated my great knife prowess by stabbing myself in the thigh while closing my knife.

Yes, I am that cool.
 
Tried to catch this guy on the way down... oops.
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We had the kitchen knife block moved to the top of the fridge for some idiotic reason, and even though I had said something like "don't put that there, someone will kill themselves if they fumble a knife" I managed to snag the handle of a tiny little hawkbill paring knife with the heel of the petty I grabbed and it bounced, flipped in the air, and landed like a lawn dart in my forearm for a moment before falling to the floor.

There was so much blood that the kitchen looked like one of those scenes in a police procedural where the blood spatter expert starts waving his arm around to show how the victim was slashed. Good times. ;)
 
Let's see...

I've cut the tip off my thumb sharpening a machete when I was 12 and my dog ate it. Stabbed a stockman straight through my foot playing mumbledy peg. Stabbed an old timer cave bear into my friend's foot playing stretch.

I was cutting a branch off the tree in the front yard once with my Ontario marine combat knife and somehow it firmly stuck me right in the sternum. My ol lady was talking to the neighbor lady in the front yard at the time.

I was whittling one time watching the super bowl and whittled a long, deep cut into my thumb that took lots of stitches to close. ER doc had to report it as a knife wound and told them I was not intoxicated (when I clearly was).

A person who shall remain nameless was doing something stupid in a fit of rage. I reached in to grab the knife and almost lost the tip of my other thumb. The cut went right through the nail, took many stitches.

I tried to "hacky sack" my Rinaldi LEO when I dropped it so it wouldn't hit the floor tip down. It cut a chunk out of the top of my foot and still hit tip down and bent the tip.

I've stabbed several knives right through leather sheaths (once very recently). I once cut right into a school book slicing an apple on it.

I had a Spyderco harpy on a long cord with a monkey fist on the end. I would hold the monkey fist in my hand and whip the cord around my hand a couple of times until the knife wound up in my hand and would flick open. I used to do it flawlessly all the time, and it was pretty cool until I flung the knife into the side of my wife's head one night when we were walking. Thank the good lord it hadn't opened and didn't hurt her at all.

I once dropped the folder I was carrying on the concrete and kicked it no less than twice trying to pick it up. I had just bought it.

All of this stuff was extremely embarrassing to me. I am sure there are more stories I don't remember, or tried hard to forget. The only good thing is I have learned a lot of lessons. :D
 
Got bit by a Kershaw Launch 2 at the counter at Going Gear a few years back (drew some blood but basically a paper cut). Wasn't terribly embarrassed by it and, of course, I bought the knife.
 
Lol absolutely, I sliced my pinky finger pretty darn good tonight with my Benchmade grip, right in front of my girlfriend, love of my life. Felt like a complete IDTIOT when I had to ask for a 2nd bandaid :-/ ugh a couple drinks will do that to ya
 
AntDog said:
Let's see...

I've cut the tip off my thumb sharpening a machete when I was 12 and my dog ate it. Stabbed a stockman straight through my foot playing mumbledy peg. Stabbed an old timer cave bear into my friend's foot playing stretch.

I was cutting a branch off the tree in the front yard once with my Ontario marine combat knife and somehow it firmly stuck me right in the sternum. My ol lady was talking to the neighbor lady in the front yard at the time.

I was whittling one time watching the super bowl and whittled a long, deep cut into my thumb that took lots of stitches to close. ER doc had to report it as a knife wound and told them I was not intoxicated (when I clearly was).

A person who shall remain nameless was doing something stupid in a fit of rage. I reached in to grab the knife and almost lost the tip of my other thumb. The cut went right through the nail, took many stitches.

I tried to "hacky sack" my Rinaldi LEO when I dropped it so it wouldn't hit the floor tip down. It cut a chunk out of the top of my foot and still hit tip down and bent the tip.

I've stabbed several knives right through leather sheaths (once very recently). I once cut right into a school book slicing an apple on it.

I had a Spyderco harpy on a long cord with a monkey fist on the end. I would hold the monkey fist in my hand and whip the cord around my hand a couple of times until the knife wound up in my hand and would flick open. I used to do it flawlessly all the time, and it was pretty cool until I flung the knife into the side of my wife's head one night when we were walking. Thank the good lord it hadn't opened and didn't hurt her at all.

I once dropped the folder I was carrying on the concrete and kicked it no less than twice trying to pick it up. I had just bought it.

All of this stuff was extremely embarrassing to me. I am sure there are more stories I don't remember, or tried hard to forget. The only good thing is I have learned a lot of lessons. :D
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You win.... and I would strongly suggest you don a full bubble wrap suit when handling knives in the future. :p
 
SharpieB said:
You win.... and I would strongly suggest you don a full bubble wrap suit when handling knives in the future. :p
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Lol, I've learned far too many things the hard way. I've always been hard-headed and I guess it comes with the territory. I've learned my lessons well and I'm very careful with knives at this point.

This ain't my first rodeo, and I mainly posted my (100% true) experiences so you all could learn from my mistakes. Plus, it was a laugh and cringe filled jaunt down memory lane.

Be careful out there, never let your guard down, and treat those knives with respect.
 
AntDog, I suggest you take up a new hobby; maybe collecting different colored cotton balls. ;) If someone starts a thread on embarrassing firearm stories, please do NOT participate. :eek: You sure keep your guardian angel busy.
 
C'mon, you know me better than that, Lou. Like I said, "lessons learned". Hard ones, but learned none the less.
 
Way back when I loved cold steel knives.
Tried testing the lock on a rajah III. Thought a spine what test would be cool.

Well finger unannounced to me was right over the lock bar. So first strike knife held. Second, Finger actuated the lock, blade being brand new smashed right into my knuckle. Cut to the bone. Probably should have gotten stitches, but it healed up ok. It nicked the tendon or cut through parallel with it. Finger still works as normal. Just a scar and a tiny lump of scar tissue on that tendon.

I learned a lot that day.
1. Spine whacks are dumb.
2. Dont be an idiot/dumbass.
 
AntDog said:
Let's see...

I've cut the tip off my thumb sharpening a machete when I was 12 and my dog ate it. Stabbed a stockman straight through my foot playing mumbledy peg. Stabbed an old timer cave bear into my friend's foot playing stretch.

I was cutting a branch off the tree in the front yard once with my Ontario marine combat knife and somehow it firmly stuck me right in the sternum. My ol lady was talking to the neighbor lady in the front yard at the time.

I was whittling one time watching the super bowl and whittled a long, deep cut into my thumb that took lots of stitches to close. ER doc had to report it as a knife wound and told them I was not intoxicated (when I clearly was).

A person who shall remain nameless was doing something stupid in a fit of rage. I reached in to grab the knife and almost lost the tip of my other thumb. The cut went right through the nail, took many stitches.

I tried to "hacky sack" my Rinaldi LEO when I dropped it so it wouldn't hit the floor tip down. It cut a chunk out of the top of my foot and still hit tip down and bent the tip.

I've stabbed several knives right through leather sheaths (once very recently). I once cut right into a school book slicing an apple on it.

I had a Spyderco harpy on a long cord with a monkey fist on the end. I would hold the monkey fist in my hand and whip the cord around my hand a couple of times until the knife wound up in my hand and would flick open. I used to do it flawlessly all the time, and it was pretty cool until I flung the knife into the side of my wife's head one night when we were walking. Thank the good lord it hadn't opened and didn't hurt her at all.

I once dropped the folder I was carrying on the concrete and kicked it no less than twice trying to pick it up. I had just bought it.

All of this stuff was extremely embarrassing to me. I am sure there are more stories I don't remember, or tried hard to forget. The only good thing is I have learned a lot of lessons. :D
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Man... great post and stories! You sir made my day.
 
My wife received a package from amazon and I proceeded to open it with my razor sharp Rat 1. After cutting the security tape I realized that I had also cut her new jacket that came in the box. After 6 years she has still not been able to forgive me. P.S. I had to order and pay for a new jacket ...
 
I had just gotten my newest spyderco, and first 250+ knife, the slysz bowie. Picked it up off the porch, where I waited dangerously close to the time I'd need to leave to get to work on time. I grabbed it and booked my way to work, and left it in the car impatiently waiting to finish my shift.

I finished that shift and hauled ass back to my car, tore open the package and carefully toyed with the knife. Flicked it, closed it...*schink* oh shit. I had dished the top of my thumb clean off when closing it. So I drove home finger bleeding profusely with some paper towel to try to staunch it. And then treated it at home. Didn't even have the knife in hand for a minute before I had to put it back down!
 
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