Ever show a non-knife person your knife?

thragdar said:
Why do you people surround yourselves with complete idiots?
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It's kinda like jumping in the ocean and expecting not to get wet. It takes a certain mindset to be able to handle knives, and it isn't imprinted at a young age anymore.
 
I always carry a leatherman wave along with my benchmade adamas. a buddy at work asks to use a knife so I handded him the wave, upon returning it there is blood on his hand and I asked what happened, apparently he picked it up by the blade and then says I keep my knives too sharp.
 
LeonJ said:
It takes a certain mindset to be able to handle knives, and it isn't imprinted at a young age anymore.
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Spot on. I've had so many discussions about this on other forums.

My first experience with knives came from Scouting. I'm 31, and when I was about… 8 or so when they taught me proper knife technique with a Victorinox Swiss army knife. I expect that's how most of us started along this journey. And I've carried a knife every day since then, and also use them daily and safely.

Nowadays, knives have a bad reputation. I actually talked to modern Scouts last year, and they told me that modern Scouts don't really carry and use knives like they did back then. They are only allowed to use them around a campfire and with supervision, but carrying it in your pocket on hikes like we did isn't allowed anymore. Because any knife, in any context, is considered a weapon first and foremost. Only thing I ever stabbed with mine was a marshmallow.

That attitude means kids today won't be able to learn about knives like I did. And if all you hear is 'knives are dangerous weapons', it's no surprise that people freak out about them when they're adults. My personal opinion is that safe knife handling should be taught by parents and in schools. As soon as your child can reach for a knife on their own, they should know the dangers and ways to use them safely.

It's funny that I share my hobby mostly with pensioners these days. At a christmas party, I was actually comparing my new BM Mini Grip with a nice locking pocket folder that my sister's father in law carries. He considers it part of his daily routine, just like his keys and wallet. As do I.
 
bjornkeizers said:
Nowadays, knives have a bad reputation. I actually talked to modern Scouts last year, and they told me that modern Scouts don't really carry and use knives like they did back then. They are only allowed to use them around a campfire and with supervision, but carrying it in your pocket on hikes like we did isn't allowed anymore. Because any knife, in any context, is considered a weapon first and foremost. Only thing I ever stabbed with mine was a marshmallow.

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Boy, that's too bad to hear
 
I show one of my friends every new knife I get, he likes knives pretty well and im teaching him as much as I can but he's still not a knife guy quite like everybody here on bf and I dont think he will ever be. When I got a cold steel xl voyager clip point he was messing with it and dropped it while it was open almost hitting my foot, I dont like to let him hold my nice knives cause he has a tendency to drop them when he flicks them open. I show my dad most of the new knives I get and he always says "that looks like all the rest of them" or "thats ridiculous" referring to the price so its pretty funny considering he doesnt know anything about the knife world but its always fun to bug him by flicking my knives:D
 
ausher said:
I will never let my wife use my knives... she likes battoning frozen hamburger by pounding the biggest knife she can find in the drawer with a hammer:eek:
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Guilty of that...
Although I tend to use a dull chefs knife for that, and replace the hammer with something wooden.

As far as lending out knives, I guess I've been pretty lucky. My fiancé knows all about my knife collecting (she used to order those fantasy knives and swords from mail order catalogues!). She uses them with respect, and knows which ones are for work, which ones are for use and which ones are for show. We've even started prepping food together with a sebenza!

My father on the other hand was a craftsman his entire life, and has NEVER owned a quality locking knife, which is surprising to me. I showed him my Spyderco Tenacious the other day after my ghetto stone washing job on the blade and clip. He tried to close it without releasing the liner lock so I showed him how to do it. He thought it was pretty cool, he mostly owned Swiss Army knives and buck fixed blades from his camping days.

I really feel for you guys who have had people abuse your knives. Never had that specifically happen to me, but I did have a coworker of mine redline the motor on my brand new sport bike after I JUST started it and was warming up. That pretty much pissed me off good.
 
bmz2678 said:
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I really feel for you guys who have had people abuse your knives. Never had that specifically happen to me, but I did have a coworker of mine redline the motor on my brand new sport bike after I JUST started it and was warming up. That pretty much pissed me off good.
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I probably would've punched the guy out.
 
Once when I was a teenager I showed a friend my SOG airweight. I told him to be careful that it was very sharp. He felt the edge and said "oh its not that sharp". Then proceeded to test the edge by giving his forearm a little chop. Bad Idea, his forearm fell open in a gash an inch and a half long and a quarter inch deep. Idiot!

Another friend asked to see one of my high end production folders. Can't remember which one it was but it was an expensive one. This particular guy fancied himself a martial artist and as soon as he got the knife in his hand tried to manipulate it and flip it to reverse grip and back. Well he is not quite the edged weapon expert he thinks he is and ended up dropping it on the concrete sidewalk. That pissed me off big time. but the knife was pretty much unscathed so it ended well but now I don't show him any new knives.
 
So i met up with a friend that i havnt seen in a while and he notices my knife. it was an Emerson Commander. He asks to see it and while looking at it throws it at a brick wall. The blade broke into multiple peices and the handle scale chipped. When i asked what the hell he was thinking he said knifes were dangerous and should be destroyed in the manner he displayed. I ended up having to sue him to get a replacement because he wouldnt pay me the money back. Now when ever people want to see or use a knife i give them a Vitorinox cadet.
 
LeviathanDivine said:
So i met up with a friend that i havnt seen in a while and he notices my knife. it was an Emerson Commander. He asks to see it and while looking at it throws it at a brick wall. The blade broke into multiple peices and the handle scale chipped. When i asked what the hell he was thinking he said knifes were dangerous and should be destroyed in the manner he displayed. I ended up having to sue him to get a replacement because he wouldnt pay me the money back. Now when ever people want to see or use a knife i give them a Vitorinox cadet.
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I really hope you have found better company since then.
 
LeviathanDivine said:
So i met up with a friend that i havnt seen in a while and he notices my knife. it was an Emerson Commander. He asks to see it and while looking at it throws it at a brick wall. The blade broke into multiple peices and the handle scale chipped. When i asked what the hell he was thinking he said knifes were dangerous and should be destroyed in the manner he displayed. I ended up having to sue him to get a replacement because he wouldnt pay me the money back. Now when ever people want to see or use a knife i give them a Vitorinox cadet.
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WTF? Was there drinking involved or is he just crazy?
 
LeviathanDivine said:
So i met up with a friend that i havnt seen in a while and he notices my knife. it was an Emerson Commander. He asks to see it and while looking at it throws it at a brick wall. The blade broke into multiple peices and the handle scale chipped. When i asked what the hell he was thinking he said knifes were dangerous and should be destroyed in the manner he displayed. I ended up having to sue him to get a replacement because he wouldnt pay me the money back. Now when ever people want to see or use a knife i give them a Vitorinox cadet.
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What a jerk. No matter your beliefs, any well adjusted person would think that was a ridiculously unacceptable thing to do.
 
When I first really started getting into knives I let my girlfriend borrow a Gerber fast draw while camping. She then went to go make me lunch, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.... She then closed the knife before giving it back to me with peanut butter and strawberry jelly still covering the blade. I was not happy when I saw it.
 
It depends on the setting, but generally whenever someone asks to hold one of my knives, I make a point of letting them know how important they are to me by adopting a sarcastic, pained expression and then gingerly handing them my knife almost like it’s a baby.

It’s a fun way to get my point across without seeming too obsessed about it.

As far as horror stories, my grandfather ruined my Spyderco Native years ago by using it as a pry bar when I wasn’t paying attention. He then casually handed it back to me like it was just some dime-store junk knife, and went about what he was doing. He was totally unaware of the destruction he’d wrought on its edge… and my soul. ha ha
 
I had a buddy check out an auto folder at a gun and knife show, everything was going smoothly till he closed it right on his fingers and blamed the knife.

i still dont get that mentality, theres only so many places for a folding knife to go.
 
At my old job a few years ago a friend of mine asked to borrow my knife to cut the tops off some boxes in the freezer, without really thinking i hand him my brand new Sage 2 (i just got it that morning). After a few minutes i check on him and see him zipping through the flaps on the box and slamming the edge right into one of the metal poles that support the shelves. He acted like i was the a-hole for getting mad and taking the knife back. Even though this same guy is one of the ones who like to see every new knife just to ask how much THIS one cost. Luckily there was only 2 little dents in the edge and they came out pretty easy.
 
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