Etiquette

Lycosa

Lycosa

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Hi gang. I now have to ask peeps not to flick my knife open when I show it to them. I would never do this if I was shown a knife. Does this lack of etiquette bug anyone else?
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It's right up there for rudeness, with spinning your wheelgun and flicking the cylinder closed, gangster style! :mad:
 
I just don't show people my knife. If they ask about it, I'll just tell them the brand or who made it. More questions warrant less answers, unless they happen to be a fellow knife-enthusiast.

I did show an electrician my Rockstead once though, but I knew him well enough that he wouldn't try anything funny with it. I let the same electrician use a couple of my knives before to cut wires and stuff.
 
jill jackson said:
It's right up there for rudeness, with spinning your wheelgun and flicking the cylinder closed, gangster style! :mad:
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Both bad, but the revolver thing is a MUCH bigger deal IMHO. That kind of dumbassery will definitely degrade the timing/lockup of a wheelgun. Of course I cannot imagine handing one of mine to anyone I didn't have confidence had the requisite knowledge to prevent such abuse.
 
A buddy of mine calls it the maturity test. If he hands over one of his display swords in sheath, he wants to know what your instinct is. Most people ask what they should do and he is willing to teach. But anyone who draws without asking doesn't handle anything else. Generally its, Ask, part draw, then full draw. Knives is the same thing. Even if its a friend, I'll open it, and hand it over handle first, especially if its a type they are not familiar with.
 
I carry a knife to use when I need it. I don't "show" it to anyone unless they are into knives and initiate a conversation and want to know what I am carrying (which is extremely rare). Same thing goes for my other hobbies; unless someone is interested and initiates the conversation I am not a show and tell type person.
 
Never let others touch, use or 'check out' your knife.

Its not that they bear any ill will (in most cases), but most are simply not knife persons and will think nothing of flicking open, prying with the knife, cutting or slicing something which might damage the knife.

After experiencing people not knowing how to properly handle borrowed knives, Ive simply stopped lending anyone my knife and/or multitool (unless its to a knife person, whom I trust).
 
When I hand anyone a knife or firearm I tell them the ground rules beforehand. I just don't hand expensive weapons over to individuals and expect them to know the etiquette.
 
fetzer85 said:
What's the big deal? Am I missing something?
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I assume Lycosa is refering to someone flicking open a folder with heavy wrist-action, much more than what might be necessary. Kinda like someone who slams-shut the door on your brand new car.
 
I believe you can void your CRK warranty by flicking open your knives.

For me it has to be a persistent pattern which is why I don't lend out expensive knives.
 
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If a knife can't handle being forcefully opened on occasion I don't want it.
 
Its like showing someone your expensive watch and watching them shake it to hear the rotor. Don't show people your tools unless they have proved themselves to have the same appreciation for these things as yourself.
 
This is like letting the slide shut on a 1911 with an empty chamber. Before the tool is handed to anyone, the blade is opened or the slide is shut after a safety check. And if I ever hand a gun to someone who, even just saw me safety check it, doesn't do the same, then they don't hold onto it long. Same with all kinds of stuff, if someone can't see me take steps to keep an item looking nice and working well, as well as safe, then I won't generally hand it to them. I might show it, but not hand it to them.
 
I was taught not to ask to see a firearm or a pair of binoculars, for example, but to inquire or comment on the item(s). Then, the person would ask, would you like to handle my pistol? I then would not rack the slide unless he said I could do so.
Manners need to be taught.
 
I have a few guys at work that are "into" knives. There is one that will always wrist flick whatever i show him. It doesn't bother be that much but is Perplexing as to why people are so adamant on doing it.

Almost every knife salesman at Cabelas or Bass pro has ALL flicked open knives like that. Even boutique type shops have staff that do that. It's like some unspoken assumption that if you know knives than you have to show that you can handle them all flashy and such and flicking a knife with arm/wrist action is the way to do it.
 
Lycosa said:
Manners need to be taught.
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Sure. But now days you can't expect that. Manners need to be demanded by those of us who have them.

I don't have a problem with a person flicking my knives open. If I did I would certainly tell them. That said, I can count on two hands the amount of times someone has asked to see a folder of mine.
 
Well said, buddy.^
And, I was taught to always use a cutting board and I do. lol!
 
I don't normally show people my pocket knives in general. I did show a good friend some knives I had just recently bought, but he is also into knives and was very careful in his examination of them. He didn't even let the assisted opening flippers snap open, but instead eased them open to look at the blades and then carefully closed them before handing them back. So, clearly a "knife gentleman." But again, a good friend I have known for years and who is a knife aficionado as well.
 
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