Favorite Quotes from non-knife people.

"why do you use a knife to open every thing?" "because this is the USA and i can and i don't feel like cutting my fingers on this clam shell plastic bull%#^!"
 
New one from work the other day:

My manager was trying to cut the seal off of the top of a little bottle of steak sauce with one of our giant mostly dull serrated steak knives, with one of her fingers directly in path of the blade, she then saw me look at her with a shocked look on my face.

"This probably isn't correct knife usage is it?"

"(Sigh)...Let me see it.
 
I had a great one awhile back from a crazy wannabe special ops guy who I was told was a section 8 discharge from the military. I showed him one of my reverse tanto wharncliffe designs, and he pretty much laughed in my face when I told him I had designed it for self defense.

"Where's the saw?"

"um....what?"

"The best knives for self defense have saws on the back. So when you stab, the saw goes through the ribs and causes more damage. See, this knife is way too small, and it's lopsided." (Referring to the chisel grind) The best knives have metal handles too."

"Haha ok thanks buddy. You have a good day. I'll keep that in mind."

It's terrifying to me where some people's minds are when it comes to things like this. You don't have to have mental health issues either. I'm willing to bet that most everyday regular people have disturbing thoughts and practices when it comes to knives and cutlery.
 
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Josh Mason said:
It's terrifying to me where some people's minds are when it comes to things like this. You don't have to be certifiable either. I'm willing to bet that most everyday regular people have disturbing thoughts and practices when it comes to knives and cutlery.
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wow.....yes, it is terrifying that people think like that. The saw would be much better for offense (yes, I am joking).

As for the very day people having disturbing thoughts/practices with cutlery, that is true....I have seen it, and you can see it reading through this thread. Its worse when you date someone who is bad...not as bad as some, but bad none the less. wasn't very safe while cooking with them, nor with a gerber paraframe that she kept in her purse (took it from me lol, before I started buying benchmade, zt, etc...). what bugged me most though was the fact that she wouldn't let me sharpen her kitchen knives, and they were dull.
 
Josh Mason said:
I had a great one awhile back from a crazy wannabe special ops guy who I was told was a section 8 discharge from the military. I showed him one of my reverse tanto wharncliffe designs, and he pretty much laughed in my face when I told him I had designed it for self defense.

"Where's the saw?"

"um....what?"

"The best knives for self defense have saws on the back. So when you stab, the saw goes through the ribs and causes more damage. See, this knife is way too small, and it's lopsided." (Referring to the chisel grind) The best knives have metal handles too."

"Haha ok thanks buddy. You have a good day. I'll keep that in mind."

It's terrifying to me where some people's minds are when it comes to things like this. You don't have to have mental health issues either. I'm willing to bet that most everyday regular people have disturbing thoughts and practices when it comes to knives and cutlery.
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And you think these Ops people should know better (lol....NOT!)
 
I like people asking about knives, because it shows they're interested in the hobby in one way or other. The only question I'm not prepared for is about why my knives are so large, and other than "Because I like it/it's cool," what would you guys say to refute to that?
 
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Pug-butter said:
I like people asking about knives, because it shows they're interested in the hobby in one way or other. The only question I really don't like is about why my knives are so large, and other than "Because I like it/it's cool," what would you guys say to refute to that?
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A lot of edge gives you different places to cut with. Therefore spreading out the use and keeping it sharp longer?



Also known as BS, I just like the knife.

But I could see non-knife people buying that in a heartbeat, I may have to use it lol
 
Fellow Engineer: Dude! You carry a knife? What for?
Me: Uh, you know, to cut things, open stuff, make lunch . . . what do you use when you do those things?
Eng: When I have to open stuff, I just use my keys.
Me: What about blister packs?
Eng: Oh, I just use the scissors over at the copy machine.
Me: I see. And what about cutting up food for lunch?
Eng: I just use those plastic knives in the break room.
Me: Dude, you're an engineer, right? In all your training, all your growing up at home, did NO ONE ever teach you about using the right tool for the job? Keys? To open boxes? Seriously? Plastic knives? To make a freakin' salad? You're an engineer already!


At another company, the admin assistant discovered that I was the guy who always had a knife . . . and pliers . . . and a screwdriver . . . and whatever. She dubbed me "the gadget guy" and directed anyone who needed a tool in my direction. "See Arfin, he's got something for that."

*Sigh*


Only ever had one person do that "oh, you have a weapon" thing.

Me: Weapon? Seriously? This? You're trying to tell me you'd defend yourself with something like this? No way, man. If my life is on the line, there is no way I'm gonna defend myself with something the size of a kitchen paring knife. Get real.


Most of the guys I've worked with have been mechanically inclined (even in software engineering shops), so it's never really been a problem.

Well, that . . . and the fact that I always have a "civilian-friendly" knife for those "polite company" moments.

 
I can't get enough of this thread....lol

I had a guy come to my office and install a brand new computer system. He came in the door with this huge dolly/hand truck full of boxes. The guy looked like he should have had some tools, or something like a small leatherman or SAK or something, but proceeded to "cut" (scrape) open the boxes with his car key. I was stunned. I offered a small Kershaw I keep on me, and he looked at it very nervously. He really made me feel like I had something unnecessary and dangerous, taboo etc, and that really made me feel bad. It shouldn't have, but it did.
 
I watch a colleague pull a knife from his pocket, and proceed to talk about how much he knows about sharpening knives, evening going as far as critiquing me on my methods, saying that I'm going to dull my knife sharpening the way I do. He then showed me his knife, a Ruko, a very dull one at that. This knife he said he can get sharp enough to shave with, and does it all the time. (The steel this blade was made from looked like tin foil. And after watching him try to sharpen it, realized he wasn't even apexing his edge, and not getting any results, he was still very satisfied in how much sharper he had just made his knife.) Oh people...
 
"I think it's a little freaky that you carry a knife all the time."
- A friend of mine, who bikes around the city every day on a "fixed gear" bike, that doesn't have any brakes. :rolleyes:
 
Expert

On trade fair guy is checking one of my damascus fixed blades:

Guy: < Looking at knife on table > Nice blade, how many layers on it ?

Me: According to ..< his friend "Expert" arrives >

Expert: ...Let me see it...< taking knife from table and inspecting it for 2.5 seconds > ... ammmm.. that's not damascus steel

Me: ????? really

Expert: Yes, blade must be marked as damascus and certificate of authenticity must be enclosed.

Me: Thank you, I'll mark all blades and print certificates as soon I arrive home. Have a nice day.
 
Last x-mas I was called "the knife man" (as in "you shouldn't carry knives") after using a Ladybug to cut the string off packages and opening toy packages for my niece and nephew. It was the adults who said that. The kids were just happy that someone could get their toys out quickly.

This Easter I went to visit my parents again and my dad was cooking and complained that the kitchen knives were getting really dull.

My dad: "I should just take a day and sharpen all knives". (electric sharpener)
Me: "I brought my Edge Pro" :D (I had thrown it into the bag "just in case")

I sharpened two knives and he seemed very pleased with the results. Before sharpening, one of the knives wouldn't even have been able to tear news paper if it weren't for the chips in the edge.
 
And just the other day I overhear a buddy at work say, " Hey, John's got a knife", and I'm going "what do you need?", and he's got a hard plastic box that got broken and needed to be pryed apart. I'm thinking........."ummmm, no." I said, here, l can just pop that open with my mini pry bar in my bag. ..........right tool, right job.
 
After a day of teaching cub scouts the safety rules for handling a knife, I was now entertaining ideas from the parents on knive their boys could carry. That's when and over eccentric father ask me would it be okay for his son to carry a boot knife or some form of dirk. at first I thought it was a joke but living as close as we do to medieval reenactment fair I realized he was not kidding, I calmly said no and showed him some examples of knives that his son could carry of thepocket knife variety. without hesitation he asked me how could he possibly throw 1 of those to defend himself? what do you say in a moment like that without laughing it's just cub scouts.
 
Here is a response to "why do you need a knife so sharp?"

Think of it like this would you want your breaks on your car to work really well or just barely work? I want my breaks to work well and stop my can and I want my knife to cut things well.
 
Here is a response to "why do you need a knife so sharp?"

Think of it like this would you want your breaks on your car to work really well or just barely work? I want my breaks to work well and stop my can and I want my knife to cut things well.
 
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