Giving a knife from your collection to somebody who has none makes you warm inside.

For me, it's been hard to find someone to give a knife too. I've actually given more away out of state than here at home. Gave a Boker Subcom, Mora Robust and Real Avid Revelation to my father in-law, gave a few Bucks to some of my WV friends, too many knives to list have gone to the Mrs, I even gave an old friend a Bradley Kimura VII. I miss that Kimura more than any other. I found a Benchmade 47 when I was 11 at a rest stop in Florida. Learned all my tricks on it. I lost a lot of skin and blood to that knife but lost it a couple years later. Eventually found a Kimura once I was in college and relearned everything. My roommate at the time showed huge interest and so upon us going separate ways for a while, I reluctantly gave it to him. At the time it was tough but looking back, passing it on was the best thing to do seeing as it was free for me and started my current interest in knives. I'll get another balisong eventually, but now there is another knife knut out there with us because of it. Funniest part is, I've never been given a single blade, grew up in a household where they were forbidden and have had zero guidance with any of it. That makes this hobby all the more exciting for me. I learn more everyday, make wiser purchases every time and it all just feels great.
 
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stjohn24382 said:
We are not close friends or anything but we are neighbors.
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What a great story!

It's always good to lend your neighbor a helping hand. Even though you may only be acquaintances the fact of the matter is that you live next to each other and see each other pretty much every day. It's good to always have each others' back.
 
BOOYAH! giving away part of your collection is the best reason to buy new knives. i regularly give to a couple who aren't really into knives but they appreciate the beauty and craftmanship of those little wonders. they now have quite a collection, all from me. so there're at least two people who'll think kindly of me when i'm gone.
 
I gave a Bee L01-MCT to a coworker. I didn't like it as much as I thought I would, and he was talking about buying one, so I handed it to him at work the next day saying "Merry Christmas" (it was June). He was really excited about it, and I'm gratified to see he still carries it.
 
I went on a camping trip this weekend with a friend who turned 50. Decided to give him a custom fixed blade as a birthday gift and he was overcome by emotion. Truly is better to give...
 
I have a very tight management team of about 18 people and have given each of them a 210mm gyuto usually a hattori and a pocket knife usually a delica or BM grip. The kitchen knife is so i have a decent knife to use when I am invited for dinner
 
The fear of knives is somewhat high among the "city boys" where I live but most "country boys" have something traditional styled on them, buck knife or just a cheapie assisted opening. If it weren't for the lack of interest in knives shown by most people I am around I probably would give more knives. All the knives I purchase are more tactical than anything so I never thought it would be a good idea. I just have a small group of friends who like knives as I do. I have purchased a balisong for one of them after I noticed how interested he was in mine. Was a good feeling though.
 
The classmate of one of my kids signed up for the Navy a few years ago. He's a good kid from a broken home with little to show from life. I always felt a little sorry for him, and I'd taken a bit oif a shining to him.

When he was done with boot camp, he came back on leave to tell me he'd been accepted to S.E.A.L.s training.

I was proud of him, and I gave him my large Sebenza, telling him that if he took care of it, it would take care of him.

He smiled, shook my hand, and stuck it in his pocket.

He then headed to the airport, got in line, and let the TSA take it from him and throw it in the garbage.

Never again.
 
In High School I had a couple of good friends that were sorta audiophile/car stereo junkies, and during our lax Agriculture class (took place in a building with a well equipped shop) our senior year we'd screw with their cars, and I can't recall how many times they borrowed my knife, It was my Opinel 06 one of my friends became obsessed with, and he wasn't really a knife guy, and still isn't fanatical, but now carries an 08 Opinel that I gave him, and is in civilian flight school, and soon realized it was a great tool to have for mundane, to pretty serious tasks. My other friend I gave a Rough Rider Trapper for some reason or another instead of an Opinel. I dunno if he carries it, but he seemed touched. He's a hobbyist chicken farmer, and used knives pretty regularly, but I don't think he ever carried one. Felt great to give somebody a tool they found useful.
 
I have a very tight management team of about 18 people and have given each of them a 210mm gyuto usually a hattori and a pocket knife usually a delica or BM grip. The kitchen knife is so i have a decent knife to use when I am invited for dinner
 
farmboy said:
The classmate of one of my kids signed up for the Navy a few years ago. He's a good kid from a broken home with little to show from life. I always felt a little sorry for him, and I'd taken a bit oif a shining to him.

When he was done with boot camp, he came back on leave to tell me he'd been accepted to S.E.A.L.s training.

I was proud of him, and I gave him my large Sebenza, telling him that if he took care of it, it would take care of him.

He smiled, shook my hand, and stuck it in his pocket.

He then headed to the airport, got in line, and let the TSA take it from him and throw it in the garbage.

Never again.
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. :(
Great gesture though. :)
 
farmboy said:
The classmate of one of my kids signed up for the Navy a few years ago. He's a good kid from a broken home with little to show from life. I always felt a little sorry for him, and I'd taken a bit oif a shining to him.

When he was done with boot camp, he came back on leave to tell me he'd been accepted to S.E.A.L.s training.

I was proud of him, and I gave him my large Sebenza, telling him that if he took care of it, it would take care of him.

He smiled, shook my hand, and stuck it in his pocket.

He then headed to the airport, got in line, and let the TSA take it from him and throw it in the garbage.

Never again.
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Should have either given him a fixed blade he would have to pack or something less special that you wouldn't mind losing like a RAT1 or something. Clearly he didn't really understand what he had been given.
 
I've given folders to relatives and to folks I don't know. I'm happiest, I think, in giving knives to deployed military and to law enforcement officers. Folks who NEED a good folder.
 
The wife and I was eating today when this Soldier came in and sat near us. He ordered a Steak dinner with all the trimings and they brought him a knife ta cut his Steak with. I don't mean ta talk bad about a Steak House, but these knives are a joke!! I was using my Smith & Wesson Homeland Security knife ta cut my Steak and my wifes. He was strugling ta cut just the roll with Steak Knife they brought him. I got up, took my cane in hand and walked over ta him. I introduced myself ta him and gave him a Buck knife that I had in my pocket. I told him it was sharp for it will shave hair, he chuckled then cut his Steak with one pull of the knife.
He finished cutting his Steak and brought it back ta me, cleaned. I looked at him and asked him he'sdeployed yet, he said he will be next month for 18 months. As he handed me the knife I just said, "Son, keep the knife. Ya may need a good sharp knife around the Taliban. They carry knives too." He chuckled a bit and thanked me.
I gave him one of my Buck knives that I pick someone that is deserving of a knife. He fit the bill.
 
I gave a co-worker an Emerson CQC-7A. He had some cheap little pocket-knife
and I thought he should have a "real" one. It is his EDC.
 
farmboy said:
The classmate of one of my kids signed up for the Navy a few years ago. He's a good kid from a broken home with little to show from life. I always felt a little sorry for him, and I'd taken a bit oif a shining to him.

When he was done with boot camp, he came back on leave to tell me he'd been accepted to S.E.A.L.s training.

I was proud of him, and I gave him my large Sebenza, telling him that if he took care of it, it would take care of him.

He smiled, shook my hand, and stuck it in his pocket.

He then headed to the airport, got in line, and let the TSA take it from him and throw it in the garbage.

Never again.
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I've seen this before. Can't remember what thread.
 
I went camping this weekend and gave a brand new Cryo to my brother in-law. I've been reading how to refine my sharpening skills and improve on them while reading the sticky's in the tinker section of the board. And had finally figured out how to get a hair popping edge on the Cryo's thickish blade.

I gave it to my brother in-law and he was just beaming with joy. Although I soon later regretted it as he woke me up in the middle of the night, I was so surprised I jumped out of my tent in my skivvies thinking we were being attacked. Turns out it was a family of raccoons looking around the campsite for free eats. He had the Cryo opened in his hand in the stabbing position. Lol. I don't know what any affect he would have with that thing had it been a bear less a family of 5 speedy quick raccoons that can climb trees...began to make me worry about him and his new gift.
 
My brother has always had a certain amount of fun at my expense with regards to knives. "my $10 gas station POS will do anything your $100 Benchmade or CS, or Spyderco will do". Bear in mind that he's 44 and has never owned even a halfway decent folder. I have him a Kershaw Asset and a Compound (Woot $20 deal on the two) for his Bday. It's been like an epiphany for him, he raves about them, uses the crap out of them, then brings them too me to sharpen, about once a month. Next Christmas, I'm buying him a knife that'll hold an edge! It does make you feel good to turn people on to decent steel though. I keep an eye on WOOT.com every couple months they will have a special on one or more cheap, but decent knives. Whenever they do, I buy two or three and put them up as gifts. One buddy gave me an old dutch oven he had laying around the garage, another gave me some invisible fence wire he didn't need. Neither would take a dime for it. But you should have seen the smiles when I handed them each a decent little knife with a thanks so much.
 
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