Handing people knives

5DoorEstate said:
My teenage son knows knives from playing with my collection. He’ll engage knifemakers in any conversation and really has a reverence for them. Especially design elements - he appreciates good design, and is impressed by the makers.

However, his hands are still small so some frame locks are challenging for him. There are few things funnier than him at a knife show casually dismissing a very expensive custom because of what he decides is a lock stick problem. He’s never been entirely wrong either. Most makers are of course gracious about it, but the guy that really does have a problem always blames him.
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That is super adorable, love the straightforward nature of it. Awesome dad!
 
Therom said:
I made a rule for myself not to handle my knife to anybody
I usually carry a SAK that I can lend
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LOL! I carry a Steel Warrior for anyone that wants to borrow a knife from me. I lent it last Sunday as a matter of fact. And I still watched him like a hawk.... what is wrong with me?
 
You like your knives, nothing wrong there from my POV. I do the same, by the way. I keep some knives for my Dad (who is willingly a knife ignoramus) because I know he will persistently saw into the plate, with tip and belly. No mercy. It still makes me cringe. But, hey, it's Cold Steel stuff. Easy to mend.
 
RustyIron said:
I no longer work, so I rarely carry a pen. But when I was working, I'd cringe when some ill-prepared fool would ask to borrow my pen.

First off, people are gross. I don't want someone's booger remnants on my writing tool. Then covid came around, and I was vindicated.

Secondly, my pen costs more than many people's good knives. I don't want a goofball jamming up the tip. Invariably, if I loaned them my pen, they'd be all, "Urrrrgh... umphh... mmfff... Isn't this what John Hancock used to sign the Declaration of Independence? I don't think it works... How to you write with one of these?"

I guess fountain pens and locking knives just aren't for everyone. Luckily, I never had anyone stab themselves with one of my pens.

To me, asking to borrow my knife is like asking to borrow my gun. Asking to borrow my pen is like asking to borrow my underwear. You'd better be a really good friend before trying either.
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Three things I don't lend out: toothbrush, comb and EDC blade! If someone asks if I have a jack knife, I'll usually just say no. But if (s)he adds what (s)he needs it for, there's a possibility I might let him/her use my EDC, which is a Victorinox s557 that I sharpen about once per month. I had this one for about three years now, so I'm a little attached and protective.

And I love a good fountain pen! It lets you write with your whole arm. But you can't just go purchase a box of ten for $10. Fountain pens are more expensive to make decently than ballpoints. Cheap ones drop ink. Do you use disposable ink catridges or a refillable pen?
 
I don't give people my knives unless I know they know how to handle them, like my dad or brothers. Otherwise, if someone needs something cut, they hand me the object needing the snip and I do the work with my knife. I've never needed to even request this. People in my life know I'm a knife guy and don't think twice about it.
 
RustyIron said:
Cartridges. And one obscure color that I picked out around the year 2000 and have used exclusively since then.
My favorite pen is one that I made out of exotic wood.
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I Have to admit, I wouldn't know how to make my own fountain pen. IMPRESSIVE
 
I normally would rather make the cut for someone rather than hand them a knife.

If I do want them to have a knife I set it on a table and let them pick it up. I ask they do the same when I want it back.
 
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