Favorite Quotes from non-knife people.

"why do you choose to carry around a weapon?"

"why do you have a sword in your room? What do you use it for?"

"isnt that... illegal?"

And one from a police officer looking at my edc
"Is this what you use to cut up blunts?"
 
"dude, I quit drinking about 4 hours ago"
lol, "pine-up, wankies" JK just kidding you all.
 
After using my griptillian 550 to easily open a box for a girl at work; she looked at it in dismay "Why do you carry a knife?"
I looked at her, then the box, the knife, and politely responded "Well it kinda just came in handy didn't it?"
"Good point" is all she could muster after that.
 
Trail Edge said:
That makes me want the spyderco ultra fine rods for the sharp maker even more. I strop after the "given" fine rods, but I hear there is a "given presence" with the ultra fine ones. I've heard people say that its worth it to buy them because the sharp level. "I haven't bought them yet"
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I think my knives are noticeably sharper if I use the ultra fine rods. My carbon Mora and Gayle Bradley in particular get scary sharp. The UF stones are also fantastic for quick touch ups to maintain the edge. I think they're worth the investment. I have no idea what grit they are but they seem to be much finer than the fine stone, even though by touching them you wouldn't really notice much difference. Make sure to keep the UF ones marked because honestly I don't think many people could tell them apart from the fine stones.
 
Trail Edge said:
That makes me want the spyderco ultra fine rods for the sharp maker even more. I strop after the "given" fine rods, but I hear there is a "given presence" with the ultra fine ones. I've heard people say that its worth it to buy them because the sharp level. "I haven't bought them yet"
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I honestly do not have any experience with the sharp maker. I use a series of wet stones to sharpen my knives. If I am away from my stones I use a cheap portable diamond stone to touch up. I can achieve shaving sharp with either process and a leather belt. I would like to try out one some day but right now this works for me. I still believe sharpening is much more technique than tool, but at the same time its what you are comfortable with!
 
In a universuty class, I was giving a presentation on the history of the women's self-defense movement.
When it came to the topic of armed defense, I showed a selection of knives, as well as some trainers; there were a few kubotans as well.

One girl asked, all aghast, "Why do you have those things?"

My answer:

"Well, I ain't gonna be getting raped.":cool:

After class, on of the girls asked where she coupld find one of the pretty blue aluminum kubotans I had demonstrated the use of...you never know who's willing to get on board.:)
I told her where they were available, and gave a list of local martial arts schools.
 
My wife used to be scared of my knives and always asked "Why do you have so many knives?" and such things, but last year I gave her a Buck Vantage Select. She started carrying it occasionally, then frequently, now it is EDC. The fear has been replaced with curiosity, which works fine because like most knife guys, I could talk for hours about my knives, knives in general, blade steel, etc. It is funny because now that she has her own knife, she hears a lot of these quoted from her friends.
 
I was using my EDC for lunch at work and one of the other employees said....

Did you get that knife at Wal-Mart?

The knife was a Spyderco Para 2 in CTS-20CP...
 
"why is your knife so sharp? Isn't that dangerous?"

" Can I borrow your knife? I need to unscrew something."

"Why is there a patch of hair missing on your fore arm?"
 
"This is sharp isn't it?"

"Nice switchblade" when i used my zt0400 at a local store to cut a tag off of my kid's shirt, by an employee.

Also got the same quote from the local engraver when i was getting my dads leek done for fathers day.
He actually started to say he didn't want to work on it because it was an illegal knife. I had to stop him right there and explain and show him how it was only speed safe assisted and that in theory he could go get one albeit cheaper version from walmart. All he said was "Oh" and proceeded to fill out the paperwork for it. I went back a couple of days later and he had a leek in his pocket!
 
Whether its a frame lock, liner lock, lock back, etc...

First I get the most confused look on their face.

"How do I close this?"
 
timbit said:
My dad is a tool and dye-maker. From a very young age, he would play "games" with me that involved figuring out how to accomplish a goal or overcome a problem. He'd give me a certain number of items that I could use. Generally, rope, string, building blocks, pliers, wire etc. Kept me busy for hours, and made me good at figuring out how to make do with what I have. I am truly amazed at how few people I come across can actually problem solve on the spot. I thanked him recently for teaching me problem solving at a young age. He would also play logic type games with me, which were always fun. I didn't clue in that he was actually teaching me how to think until I was much older. We never really played sports together, but I think what he gave me much more valuable.

My mom would play games that would teach me various things she knew how to do. Looking back, they were pretty smart parents. Every game they played had some kind of hidden lesson or purpose to it. They were always fun and engaging. It is too bad more people don't have that done for them.
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That sounds great. If I ever have kids, I'm gonna do that with them too.


My story: Not really a quote, since she didn't say anything stupid or amusing. I'd just bought a farmer's kukri at a large bazaar, while I was in Thailand(missionary trip), and this girl sees me inspecting it(which I should've done before I bought it; I had to leave in a couple of days and I was desperate to get any of the local knives) and asks if she can see it. I sheath it and hand it over to her. She sets it on the table and she tries to pull the blade out of the sheath with one hand. When she sees that it isn't working, she picks it up and slowly pulls it out. She pulls it out a couple of centimeters then yelps and drops it on the table. Apparently, she's just really afraid of knives. Made me wonder why she wanted to see it in the first place. I don't mind though. It was actually pretty adorable.
 
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When I get the "Why do you carry a knife?" question I usually feign a confused look and say "Knives are what separate men from monkeys." Usually that gets a chuckle. If it doesn't, I sometimes add "... that, and the ability to ask rational questions."
 
bad_juju said:
Also got the same quote from the local engraver when i was getting my dads leek done for fathers day.
He actually started to say he didn't want to work on it because it was an illegal knife. I had to stop him right there and explain and show him how it was only speed safe assisted and that in theory he could go get one albeit cheaper version from walmart. All he said was "Oh" and proceeded to fill out the paperwork for it. I went back a couple of days later and he had a leek in his pocket!
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Awesome!
 
EBHM4 said:
I actually have a couple positive ones from today! My co-worker watched me cut a box pretty effortlessly with my Para 2 and joked "Man get some cream and you can have a nice shave with that thing!" Then a family friend who was over and knows I'm into knives asked what I carry now. I hand him my Para 2 and he examines it (Surprisingly thoroughly) and hands it back saying "That thing is awesome!" I guess that one is kind of cheating because he owns a Kershaw I gave him so he has some idea what a good knife is, but it still made me feel warm and fuzzy.

I also do get "That thing is awesome" now and then now that I think about it. Anyone got anymore stories like that?
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My all time favorite positive comment was from a rather attractive young woman who apparently noticed I had my BM Mc&W D2 clipped into my front jeans pocket in the lobby of a theater. As she walked past me she kinda quietly leaned over and said "My dad always carried a knife. Love it." I just said "Um, thanks!"

Not sure what made her say that, but it made my day.
 
I was doing a small high school filming project with a classmate outside of school, and I happened to be carrying my cheap CRKT that I got as my first "real" pocket knife. We needed to prop something small up at an angle, so I had the idea to use my knife half-opened to do so (Oh the many uses of a folding knife!), so as I take my knife out and start to set up our little prop, she promptly blurts out, "YOU STAB PEOPLE?!" I was a bit dumbfounded at this question so I just replied with the most basic explanation I could think of, "It's a tool..." She felt pretty stupid after that.

I've also had my fair share of the standard quotes: "Why do you have a knife?", "That knife is sharp!", "Do you have your knife?", "How do you open/close this thing?", etc.
 
Not so much anymore, but when we first started dating and were getting ready to go out, I'd select a knife, clip it in my pocket and my wife would ask "expecting trouble?"
 
I was at the lake of the Ozarks and I went into a little pawn store to see if they had any good knives. They only had display after display full of bud-k like junk knives. As I was looking around a chubby pre-teen came in with his mom, he started looking at the knives and his conversation with the guy behind the counter went something like this.

"Looking for anything in particular"
"I'm just wanting to add to my knife collection"
"oh you have a collection"
"yeah I have like five or six cool ones, can I look at that one there?"
He points to a blue tanto tacticool POS
"Oh that's a cool one, it's got a throwing star right in the handle you can take off and use" as he proceeds to demonstrate
"ah that's awesome, I think I want that one mom!"
I facepalmed so hard
 
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