Funny things non knife people say.

[SCWillson]

Many of these comments are the reason I try not to take my large carry folder out for most daily chores, unless I need it. I've been carrying a buck prince in my pocket with my other pocket crap for years and it serves well for boxes and envelopes, I can hand it to others without the usual knife comments and if they do something stupid with it before I can stop them, it doesn't break my heart.
If I need my big folder, it certainly gets to work, but there are plenty of chores the buck is fine for with a lot less attention.

That's exactly why I carried both a Spyderco Dragonfly SS and a G-10 Police for years. The first was for those little everyday tasks we all use a pocketknife for and the second was for... more serious business.

 

[9blades]

"stop flipping that damned butterfly knife so close to me, i dont want it to fly out of your hand and stab me in the neck"

I've had similar comments...an inverted arial does funny things to people. :/

 

[erikusmc]

That is totally true!

 

[unvisible805]

Sounds reasonable actually. I'm a knife guy and don't want people flipping crap near me and my family.

well the funny thing was, i was a good 12 - 15 feet from him.

 

[Ernie1980]

Non knife person - "theres no reason to carry a knife"

Me- "how do you cut things"

Non knife person-"scissors"

Me- " you realize thats essentially two knives hinged together "

Them-"...."

For this reason TSA puzzles me. I knew to toss my knives into my check luggage, but I had a pair of 5" shears in my computer bag. My bag gets flagged and they open it and then I remember what was in there. I thought, there they go into the trash. They looked at it, and didn't even think about it before putting it back into my bag and telling me to have a safe flight. Yet if I had brought a SAK they would have taken it in a heartbeat.

 

[C_Becker]

Imagine if you brought a five inch knife

 

[Pharmagator]

I had my Spyderco Military in my pocket at work... had to go to the main office... a smart-ass sees the clip outside my pants-pocket and asks if that is a knife... I reply "yes it is" he says "you gonna open it?" I say "no, I don't need to cut anything" he says, "Then why are you carrying that... are you expecting trouble?" I say "If I were expecting trouble I would have brought my 9mm."

 

[9blades]

I had my Spyderco Military in my pocket at work... had to go to the main office... a smart-ass sees the clip outside my pants-pocket and asks if that is a knife... I reply "yes it is" he says "you gonna open it?" I say "no, I don't need to cut anything" he says, "Then why are you carrying that... are you expecting trouble?" I say "If I were expecting trouble I would have brought my 9mm."

Well played sir!

 

[Neil2323]

For this reason TSA puzzles me. I knew to toss my knives into my check luggage, but I had a pair of 5" shears in my computer bag. My bag gets flagged and they open it and then I remember what was in there. I thought, there they go into the trash. They looked at it, and didn't even think about it before putting it back into my bag and telling me to have a safe flight. Yet if I had brought a SAK they would have taken it in a heartbeat.

Theres no making sense of the TSA.

 

[NeilB]

Theres no making sense of the TSA.

Actually, there is. They are useless in terms of actual security at an airport (the TSA has failed every test since their inception), but they do intimidate the crap out of the regular public. That can be useful, if you happen to be a highly authoritarian person in power. But, I am digressing into politics, which is nasty. I will go shower right after this.

My girlfriend is a knife person. I have been ordering one or two a week. I save up the package throughout the week and on Tuesday nights we sit down (she sits on my knee) and she gleefully opens each one. She get to be the first to fondle it; the first to open it, flip it, whatever. She always has this smile on her face that makes it wonderful for me. She has opened my ZT0600, 0801, 0550, 0560CBCF, Northfield #54 whittler, Kershaw Wild Turkey and Double Cross (the discontinued damascus versions), Damascus Leek, Spyderco Matriarch, Lil Matriarch, Centofante Memory, and others. She gets a kick out of it and it's something we share together. I usually get many kisses after.

Still, you should have seen her smile when she pulled out the Case Equestrian I got for her (she's a horse person). That knife is a piece of art, really, or at least the one I got. Wow. It also sharpens up incredibly well once you reprofile the edges a bit (nothing extreme, 25 degrees--50 total included angle). She loves that thing!

I also keep her work knives sharp. She usually carries a Delica and every week, I make sure it's shaving sharp. Cutting bandages will dull a blade, even a VG-10 blade, surprisingly fast. I even sharpen her boss' knife (a Spyderco Dragonfly--sweet little knife).

So, it's not all "sheeple" and knife-haters out there. There's hope.

 

[Redmasta]

"Whoa let me see it!"
"You are seeing it"
"Nah man i mean hold it!"
"I dont think so"

Happened more than once.

You should let them hold it...but before giving it to them wipe it off, then when they hand it back grab it with your shirt sleeve, drop it in a plastic bag, say thank you and walk off.

 

[sgn230]

... How this guy ever got a Y chromosome I'll never know.

Classic! I will find a way to use this before the day is over.

Fred

 

[sgn230]

"You should let them hold it...but before giving it to them wipe it off, then when they hand it back grab it with your shirt sleeve, drop it in a plastic bag, say thank you and walk off."

Redmasta that could be fun...

**********
NeilB you are a luck, luck man...

Fred

 

[Charlie_K]

The sad part is I can understand two of the most common questions asked: Why do you carry/need a knife that's so big? And you spent how much?

The size question makes sense from my perspective because for a lot of the everyday tasks I encounter where a knife is needed, rarely is the full length of the blade ever utilized and a lot of the stuff could probably be handled by the Gerber EAB.

And then there's the matter of price. Granted quality costs money but sometimes I find myself wondering if the reason some folders cost $400 has less to do with the quality and more with the brand name. Sometimes it just strikes me as a status symbol type of thing. What is it that makes a Spyderco, Sebenza or similar knife so much better and more desirable than one made by Kabar, Buck or even Cold Steel? What makes their warranty and choice of blade steel the better choice, especially if we're not talking assisted opening knives?

 

[Adrenaline_6]

I went in for my annual review for work. My boss and supervisor are my buddies, so they were joking, but before I came in to the review they told me to leave any knives I had on me outside the review...lol.

 

[benchwarmer380]

And then there's the matter of price. Granted quality costs money but sometimes I find myself wondering if the reason some folders cost $400 has less to do with the quality and more with the brand name. Sometimes it just strikes me as a status symbol type of thing. What is it that makes a Spyderco, Sebenza or similar knife so much better and more desirable than one made by Kabar, Buck or even Cold Steel? What makes their warranty and choice of blade steel the better choice, especially if we're not talking assisted opening knives?

That is an entirely different discussion.

My coworker used my BM 710 tonight to cut up some linoleum sheeting. He had been trying to use this beat up old plain edge steak knife looking thing that I saw him run across a file for a minute before use. Yep he went from sawing to slicing in no time. All he said was that's easier and thanks.

 

[fetzer85]

"Be careful with that thing..."

...as if I just found it lying in the street a few minutes ago and stuck it in my pocket? lol

 

[freewheeling]

Yeah haha my freind's sister will spend $60 on a pair of flip flops and, one time she asked me how much i paid for a knife (ZT 0200 i think) and I tell her "oh I paid *X amount*" for a it and she seem's shocked....the you try and explain how it was a good deal who needs shoes? I'm going bare food

I don't know if you meant to say that, but I'm using it!

 

[freewheeling]

For this reason TSA puzzles me. I knew to toss my knives into my check luggage, but I had a pair of 5" shears in my computer bag. My bag gets flagged and they open it and then I remember what was in there. I thought, there they go into the trash. They looked at it, and didn't even think about it before putting it back into my bag and telling me to have a safe flight. Yet if I had brought a SAK they would have taken it in a heartbeat.

Shears are OK up to 4 inches. Not that I understand the logic behind two connected blades being less dangerous than one but I guess they figure the only thing you can do with scissors is put your own eye out.

 

[freewheeling]

And then there's the matter of price. Granted quality costs money but sometimes I find myself wondering if the reason some folders cost $400 has less to do with the quality and more with the brand name. Sometimes it just strikes me as a status symbol type of thing. What is it that makes a Spyderco, Sebenza or similar knife so much better and more desirable than one made by Kabar, Buck or even Cold Steel? What makes their warranty and choice of blade steel the better choice, especially if we're not talking assisted opening knives?

I can answer that, but it doesn't help me resist it. At least, not much. And you don't really want to know the answer, anyway. I've only met two people in my life so far who did.