ever let anyone use you knife?

I went to best guy the other day to pick up a projector, and the employee that offered to help me was struggling to open a box. Not thinking about it and not wanting to wait for him i handed him the sage 2 i was carrying. He opened it, opened the box and then handed it back to me. All he said was "nice knife, i wish my boss would let me carry one". I often will lend my knife to someone, but I will always keep an eye on it.

~Robert
 
I'll loan out my Stanley box cutter at work, but that's it. As far as loaning out a Spyderco, ZT, Benchmade, etc., no way. They can buy their own, don't loan out guns either.
 
i have a couple times at work, but as im handing it over for use i always like to tell them how much i spent on the knife. they seem to be a bit more cautious with the use then,:D .
 
I no longer led out knives or let anyone (except my long time friend) touch them. I had a family member STEAL a multitool from me and it broke at the pivot when SHE was using it, needless to say I was pissed :mad:. Then another family member took my S&W folder and used it to CUT AND STRIP WIRES and zip ties....its not the fact that I had to take 3 hours of my time to re-profile the edge on my cheaper knife, its the fact that I wasn't asked if they could use my knife. Then I had one friend ask to borrow a knife and stupidly I said sure, they wanted to see if it could be used as a throwing knife...we are no longer friends :mad::grumpy::mad:. In conclusion, I never let anyone touch my knives and I keep them in a Sterilite Container that has cable locks around it.

I'll loan out my Stanley box cutter at work, but that's it. As far as loaning out a Spyderco, ZT, Benchmade, etc., no way. They can buy their own, don't loan out guns either.
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I don't lend out guns either, I had a PRISTINE Winchester .22. Again, without asking my dad took it to go shoot sage rats and pigeons. Breaking the bolt handle off and not cleaning it when he brought it home...he put over 1,000 rounds through it that day... sorry to get a little off topic.
 
People don't know I carry a knife so they don't ask. Although recently on a hiking trip my friend needed to cut something and asked if he could use my knife because he knew I had one on me, I straight up said, "NO". I've told him numerous times to bring his folder with him when we go hiking/camping but he never does. When I asked him why he didn't bring his he said, "Oh I thought I could just use yours".

EEEEEHHH!!! Doesn't work that way buddy boy.
 
Someone asked me for a knife before to cut a rubber tube of sorts,all I had was my halo v,but I let them use it for cutting. They didn't know how to close it however,and I turned around to see them pressing the blade into the floor to push it back into the handle. I almost cried,but no damage was done.
 
My answer, NO!

My response is simple; I ask "what do you have that's $150, $200, $300 etc and tell them they can use my knife if I get something of theirs that meets the dollar value criteria. Even close friends get asked this question, because you never know what they plan on using the knife for... Lots of good (terrible, abusive, knife misuse) examples in previous posts. :grumpy:

It's suprising how quickly this question will make people stop and think before asking you again... :eek:

You want to pry? Get a crowbar/prybar.
You need a screwdriver? F*ckin' get one...
You need a shovel? It should be obvious that's the tool you need, not my knife.

end of rant... :D
 
Great thread.

Once this girl at work needed to borrow my knife (back when I let people borrow them). She started cutting some cloth with a steel surfaced table as her cutting board. I about passed out right there.

My new view goes something like this.

THEM "hey can I borrow your knife"
ME "wheres yours?"

after that, I'll either cut whatever they need myself, let them borrow the small blade on the Multi-tool (if I have it), or just tell them no.

"Sorry you're SOL"
 
euroross said:
Once, just once.
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Exactly, it only took once for me to learn my lesson. I work in a lab and one day a chemist asked if she could borrow my knife. Not even thinking I passed it on over. About 30 min later she brings it back to me and says "you don't use this knife for food right?" ...uh......why? Well she had dumped a bunch glass bottles full of all manner of random hazardous chemicals and then proceeded to use my knife to scrape the labels off of the bottles.

Nice: kill the edge and contaminate it!

From then on my answer is "sure what do you want ME to cut for you?"
 
I have used kinda reverse psychology to get people to stay away ...
" Next time you come over , Ill borrow your knife to pry that skirting board off .... " result ? dirty look and I dont see that guy any more at my house :)

I have , as a kid , let people use my knife , it never came back in good shape . Nowdays , I dont let people use it , my own family tho dont ask , they get me to cut stuff for them , they dont mind sharp knives but they differentiate between sharp and scary sharp .
 
Tyronethepro said:
I no longer led out knives or let anyone (except my long time friend) touch them. I had a family member STEAL a multitool from me and it broke at the pivot when SHE was using it, needless to say I was pissed :mad:. Then another family member took my S&W folder and used it to CUT AND STRIP WIRES and zip ties....its not the fact that I had to take 3 hours of my time to re-profile the edge on my cheaper knife, its the fact that I wasn't asked if they could use my knife. Then I had one friend ask to borrow a knife and stupidly I said sure, they wanted to see if it could be used as a throwing knife...we are no longer friends :mad::grumpy::mad:. In conclusion, I never let anyone touch my knives and I keep them in a Sterilite Container that has cable locks around it.



I don't lend out guns either, I had a PRISTINE Winchester .22. Again, without asking my dad took it to go shoot sage rats and pigeons. Breaking the bolt handle off and not cleaning it when he brought it home...he put over 1,000 rounds through it that day... sorry to get a little off topic.
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w...t...f dude. That is so disrespectful. I can't believe your family treats your stuff that way. I'd seriously bust a nut and DEMAND repayment if that sort of thing happened to me. Then again, my dad is a tool and dye maker, my brother is a machinist...they respect tools. Sorry to hear about your frustrations!


I personally only ever really carry a tenacious around with me. I keep it anywhere between sharp and shaving sharp. Even though it is a cheap knife, I still value it as a useful tool. I don't let anyone use it, but I will always offer to cut whatever it is they need cutting. All my friends know that if they abuse my knives, I abuse their face.

Tim
 
I keep my knives in my pocket, like my small sebenza in its leather slipcase. No one knows I have it, so its not an issue to say "Nope, don't have one." I tend to not carry larger knives because I quite frankly don't really need to pry or do anything with such a large robust blade. Sure a large sebenza is nice (I have one, its a great size) but nothing I can't do with my small. I really only let my gf use it, and I have no problem with that. She knows they are expensive and that I sharpen the thing till it'll pop hairs off and treats it accordingly. She knows how much they cost so she doesn't abuse them. Heck, I've even shown and let her disassemble/reassemble and clean my sebenza.

On another note, if something really needs cutting, I'll offer to do it. A familiar knife in a familiar hand leads to less trouble.
 
Good for you,I do NOT let others use my real knives.

I do have a few blades that I would lend,but they are not blades that I use,they are "truck" blades if ya feel me here.
 
I will lend out my knives on occasion but the opportunity rarely happens. However when I do lend one, I do keep a close eye on the user. I'm surprised every time someone uses a knife in a completely inappropriate way!
Most of what I have and what I carry were inexpensive ($35 and below) acquisitions to me. They are well built folders such as old Camillus, Schrade, Kabar and LF&C's but they still have a lot of life left in them and most have beautiful old bone handles. I really like the old stuff! Anyway, I've given away a few to folks that have shown an interest in the blade I happen to be carrying that day. The last knife I gave away was to my son who admired the old black-as-black-can-get celluloid handled LF&C folder that I had bought for $18 at an antique mall. Nice little-used knife made decades ago but still retaining excellent snap and full blades.
I never know when I'll have a chance to kick start a new knife carrier/collector!
Kim
 
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