Ever show a non-knife person your knife?

Had a sort of managerial person ask to borrow a knife. We worked in a warehouse so everyone carried some sort of blade on them. I handed him my CRK closed. I do not walk away when someone is using THAT knife so I just stood there. At first he was like man this is a cool knife, all while trying to open it. Of course he couldn't. Then I opened it and handed it to him. His eyes got all big. My god, this could be used as a weapon. Granite, it was the Startac so it is a little more intimidating than a Sebenza but I just stood there and said did you need a knife or what. He used it and to my surprise actually cut what he needed to cut using proper knife handling skills. However, when he "attempted" to close it, he became all rookie again and gave it back holding it like it was about to fire off a round. That was about 8 months ago and was/is the last time ill let someone use the CRK.

If I'm carrying one of my cheaper knives I wont mind letting someone use it but after reading some stories Ill be more hesitant. I could care less if someone cuts them self. I would only let an adult use my knives so going forward, Its expected they act like one and use proper caution. You dont have to be experienced or even and old geezer to be taught at some point during your existence that they can cause injury if used improperly.
 
I keep it discreet, though I let a few competent neighbors handle my BM's and a PM2, to look at them you would have thought they had a live grenade in their hands.
 
I keep it private, but sometimes it just happens. Last fall I had my good fixed blade on my belt under my shirt when I sized myself up for a new shirt at the store. I took off my jacket and heard someone close by gasp. I looked over to the worried looking woman and said, its okay I am from outside rural area and we dress like this, and said a quick sorry. She smiled and understood the situation and all was fine after that.
 
OP, if you knew they were non-knife folks, why pull the knife out and hand it to them. Something stupid always come from that. I would have publicly, and loudly berated the crap out of the idiot who stabbed it at you, then put it away. Gerber guy was respectful, so who cares what his faves are (BTW, I still like some of Gerber's knives, so don't look for Gerber insults here). Your real offenders were 1: You. Some people just can't resist flaunting what they carry. If you already knew idiot boy broke his own knife, why hand him yours. You brought the subject up, too. You were too anxious to show off. And 2: Idiot stabbing Boy: Once he did that, he should be banned from touching knives again. You, again, prompted the idiot to ask for a knife to play with, and you knew that he broke his own. Maybe a good reason NOT to let him touch it.
Unless you know the person is a fellow knife respector, keep it put away unless you need to use it.
 
RevDevil said:
It's amazing how so many people think that it's a good idea to run their fingers along the blade. Why? No idea, but the results are usually always the same.
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I do it. I've never cut myself, but it's usually testing my OWN edge to make sure it's up to par. I'm always gentle because i know how sharp a knife is capable of being.
 
Nope, never. I've heard enough stories here to know you DON'T lend out your knife to anybody unless they've proven themselves to be competent.


P.S. I'm stunned and baffled by how many stories there are of these people running the blade into their hand. What is WRONG with these people? When I was FOUR I knew that Knives = sharp. I just can't figure it out!
 
singularity35 said:
Yup, well.I do have a gun and I did get.my knife back. I wouldn't have wanted to wrestle the punk for my knife. What do you suggest I have done?
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I would never point a firearm at someone unless I was willing to kill them. That is what firearms were invented to do; kill. I don't think a knife is worth killing for.
 
I would never point a firearm at someone unless I was willing to kill them. That is what firearms were invented to do: to kill. a knife is not worth killing for.

singularity35 said:
Yup, well.I do have a gun and I did get.my knife back. I wouldn't have wanted to wrestle the punk for my knife. What do you suggest I have done?
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I am a machinist by trade, and some of the guys in the shop with me really got into knives about 2 years ago after seeing some of the knives I carred. They are all very respectful and I had no problem handing over some pretty pricy blades. Now some of them are sporting knives that I will probably never own. The one of them came into the office last friday, while I was working on some programming and handed me a new Todd Begg Bodega to check out. I was floored. That kind of stuff really makes my day. Also we have all realized how much customizing you can do to your own knives working in a machine shop.
 
When I was on a two week canoe trip last month, on the third day my friend asked to borrow my knife. He , like myself, always has a knife on him, but he said he wanted to use mine. I stupidly let him, and he came back later with melted tree sap all over the blade! The sap stayed there for the next 10 days, and I didn't get all of it off until I got home. I barely managed to get the main glops of it off!
 
I let a guy see my Tremor at work not too long ago. I told him it was assisted opening and he said cool then went to open it. Apparently he didn't know what an AO was and was too macho to ask. As soon as he pressed the flipper, it shot out, he screamed a little and dropped it on his foot. Put a nice hole in his shoe but he was ok.
 
I've been practicing freehand sharpening. When I visited my parents, I checked their kitchen knives, and the majority of them were not very sharp. I offered to sharpen them, and my dad told me that he doesn't want them too sharp or my mother might get hurt really bad if she cuts herself. I just said "OK" and left them alone.

At work, a guy I knew pretty well asked to see my Leatherman flipper. I told him that it was very sharp. He used the flipper to open it, but it didn't open all the way so he proceeded to use his thumb to push against the cutting edge to open the knife the rest of the way. I told him to stop and give me back the knife. I was shocked and told him that it's probably best for him to stick to using a disposable box cutter.

I know of two people that have told me that they no longer carry a knife on them because they had cut themselves. The funny thing is both of them had flippers with pocket clip set up for right hand carry and decided to carry the knife in their left pocket. Obviously they got a nasty surprise when they went reaching into their pocket.

I no longer let anyone "see" my knife. I might reconsider if the person can name the knife that I have within a few seconds of seeing it. I know that I can.
 
Jasonsdman said:
I've been practicing freehand sharpening. When I visited my parents, I checked their kitchen knives, and the majority of them were not very sharp. I offered to sharpen them, and my dad told me that he doesn't want them too sharp or my mother might get hurt really bad if she cuts herself. I just said "OK" and left them alone.

At work, a guy I knew pretty well asked to see my Leatherman flipper. I told him that it was very sharp. He used the flipper to open it, but it didn't open all the way so he proceeded to use his thumb to push against the cutting edge to open the knife the rest of the way. I told him to stop and give me back the knife. I was shocked and told him that it's probably best for him to stick to using a disposable box cutter.

I know of two people that have told me that they no longer carry a knife on them because they had cut themselves. The funny thing is both of them had flippers with pocket clip set up for right hand carry and decided to carry the knife in their left pocket. Obviously they got a nasty surprise when they went reaching into their pocket.

I no longer let anyone "see" my knife. I might reconsider if the person can name the knife that I have within a few seconds of seeing it. I know that I can.
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I had someone do that with my brand new Benchmade Grip. He didn't even feel it cut into his thumb
 
ALLHSS said:
So you don't flick your Spyderco back locks? For fear of damage?
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Well, I'm not a big fan of flicking knives in the first place.
But, yes. It is my favorite, and most expensive knife. While I DO use it without much hesitation, I'm using it slowly.
I don't want lock deformation, and I don't want to have the pivot and other screws loosen for something unnecessary.
Probably wouldn't hurt anything, but not worth the risk in my eyes.
 
jimh0220 said:
OP, if you knew they were non-knife folks, why pull the knife out and hand it to them. Something stupid always come from that. I would have publicly, and loudly berated the crap out of the idiot who stabbed it at you, then put it away. Gerber guy was respectful, so who cares what his faves are (BTW, I still like some of Gerber's knives, so don't look for Gerber insults here). Your real offenders were 1: You. Some people just can't resist flaunting what they carry. If you already knew idiot boy broke his own knife, why hand him yours. You brought the subject up, too. You were too anxious to show off. And 2: Idiot stabbing Boy: Once he did that, he should be banned from touching knives again. You, again, prompted the idiot to ask for a knife to play with, and you knew that he broke his own. Maybe a good reason NOT to let him touch it.
Unless you know the person is a fellow knife respector, keep it put away unless you need to use it.
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Yes, you are right.
I knew they hunted and enjoyed outdoor sports, so I was hoping that they would have some knife appreciation.
And, again, yes. I was anxious to show it off. I only have 1 person in my life that also enjoys knives. I was hoping to have a couple more.:o
Guess I learned my lesson.
 
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redsquid2 said:
I would never point a firearm at someone unless I was willing to kill them. That is what firearms were invented to do; kill. I don't think a knife is worth killing for.
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Haha, there's a logical fallacy there somewhere. You are now equating what I did with the statement that a knife is worth killing for. Something about taking an argument to an absurd level. I did what I had to do to stop from getting robbed. What would you have done?
 
There was this one barely twenty year old guy who I saw there for the first time. When it was his turn to handle the knife, he just put it in his pocket and woulnd't give it back despite the exhortations of the group. I wound up also showing him my glock(barrel end towards him) for him to give it back.
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i don't want to make our filipino compatriots look bad but this is a bit of a trait for some of them. When I was working down south, i kept buying a new small box cutter (for sharpening lead and colored pencils) because my samplers and mappers kept filching the old one, even the spare blades. one guy asked for my balisong with the promise to pay but never did. in carlos bulosan's book "the laughter of my father" he wrote of poor farmers eating at a diner for the first time. they only knew how to use spoons. with forks, they often chipped their teeth or have the tines stuck in between. with steak knives, they often cut their lips but always ended up pocketing them.
 
I like showing 'knife people' knives theyre not used to.

nearly every knife nut loves my yanagi.


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hank_rearden said:
i don't want to make our filipino compatriots look bad but this is a bit of a trait for some of them. When I was working down south, i kept buying a new small box cutter (for sharpening lead and colored pencils) because my samplers and mappers kept filching the old one, even the spare blades. one guy asked for my balisong with the promise to pay but never did. in carlos bulosan's book "the laughter of my father" he wrote of poor farmers eating at a diner for the first time. they only knew how to use spoons. with forks, they often chipped their teeth or have the tines stuck in between. with steak knives, they often cut their lips but always ended up pocketing them.
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It is sad but true brother.
 
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