Father's First Knife

[Ethelred]

So, I was just looking at some balisong pics and my father meanders over to the computer and stands there...I glance at his pockets, I find that since I have started carrying a knife regularly I check other peoples pockets to see if they have something clipped to their pocket, and I see a knife clipped there. I am amazed because this is the first knife I have ever seen my father carry. It is nice to see the parent folk become less scared of knives. Mmm, now they might encourage me to purchase knives...

Anyone else ever have something similiar to this occur?

Edit: It was a Gerber knife.

 

[allyourblood]

i also find my eyes gravitating toward the pockets of others. i have a feeling they might sometimes think i'm a thief or a weirdo! unfortunately, when someone does have a knife clipped on, and i politely ask to see it (and offer to show mine to them), more often than not it's a piece-of-junk swap meet knife!

one day at work i noticed that my boss had a clip showing in his pocket and i asked to see what it was: i was so stoked when he produced an SE Delica!! that was a nice change of pace, and i actually respect the man a bit more, seeing he has good sense in the tools he relies on.

abe m.

 

[rev_jch]

similar, but not quite the same.

However, the last church I ministered at, I just happend to "rub off" on some of the members and before too long. One guy began learning to make knives, a a few others who began to buy pockets knives and one of them starting collecting. Hmmmmm..... I have no idea how that happend?

Although it was quite amusing

Most of them had never seen a minsiter carry a pocket knife, especially a hershaw avalanche!!! That was a real shocker fo them!!!

The SAK never drew mouch attention, but the others did. What was especially interesting to them was that I made knives also. A couple years ago one of the members offered me 24 deer legs as handle material. He borught them to church in the winter time and we put them in the snow outside the front doors to "keep them on ice" (literally) and someones asked me, "John what are those?" I said "you really do not want to know Im sure", The person, said, " yes what are they?" I said, "there are 24 deer legs in the bag". The person laughed and said, "no way!" I said, yes, yes way!! In fact you can look if you really want too, but I would not encourage it" Well this person did look, only to regret it :barf: !!!

You no this kind of thing never happend in Arkanasa!!! Never drew any attention, here in Ohio? Different story, different world (I miss the south )!!!

In Arkansas there would be those at church that left for deer camp right -after the service, it was normal.

Then there were the cook outs!!! Everyone would bring their game in, from fried squirrel to deer stew....just getting hungry thinking of it, hmmm some fried pickles and pickled okra sound good tooo!!!