Has this happened to you yet

I work in a fairly large plant and use a knife alot.if I'm in an area where other workers don't know I'm into knives I'll carry a small lockback. this puppy is slightly larger than a quarter when closed.people will see it and say "what a cute little knife".other places in the plant I can use an ultratech and nobody would say anything.when I'm in public I'll carry a CRKT K.I.S.S. as a money clip.I try to make my knives look like part of my everyday thing unless I'm on a jaunt thru possibly shady territory. then I clip on my cold steel AK47.
 
I carry 2 rather largish knives everyday with no fuss at all----I am very discreet----I never tuck in my shirt--usually a polo of some sort---and the Buck 110 on my belt never shows---a fullsized Griptilian in my right front pocket---a cell phone rides right next to it--so the clip goes un-noticed.

Part of the fear of a blade is egged on by the mass media----just last night flipping channels---I come upon Desparate Housewives---the villian neighbor is shown whipping out his knife to cut wedding decorations off the car----gal across the street sees him and has a spaz attack.
 
I don't usually worry about what other folks will think of my knife.
I typically carry a locking single blade folder with at least a 3" blade, usually longer (over the years....Pacific Salt, Atlantic Salt, Buck 110, Griptilian, 710, Chinook, Military, G-10 Police, Endura, Endura 4, M16, M21, etc....) and I've never had anyone freak out about it.

I also sometimes also carry either a multi-tool or a swiss army knife.
But if I need to cut something, the large lock-blade is the primary one I use.
 
Don't you realize by now that most people are stupid, in the sense that they gave away their God-given ability to make decisions based on their own intelligence? Most people just blindly follow the dictates of whatever society and/or the current political climate deems to be the "correct" attitude and behavior.
Most of these sheeple wouldn't be able to survive for a week, if they didn't have the comforts and institutions of society to depend upon.
- Screw their opinions.
 
JGarth said:
2) Three knives, kinda overkill. I'd give a person like that a rather negative look too. Again, no info on why you need to carry three knives.
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In addition to 2 or 3 knives , I carry a 1911 with a spare magazine. Guess I really only need one knife and one bullet ??? :D

I carry 3 knives , an office knife , usually a Case Whittler , Case/Bose Trapper , or Strider PT , also carried but seldom seen ( by anyone else ) , BM210 or Rinaldi Matrix , most times I have both the PT and a Case , or a Strider AR and a Case of some sort.

Alot of it has to do with the way a knife is handled in public ( this is not towards the originator of the thread ) , but I have seen plenty of people whip out a large folder with a " schwack " open , in a crowd of people. That will always draw negative looks , its like the racking of a shotgun. While the users appreciate the sound , the outsiders get the deer in crosshairs....er I mean headlights look.
 
When someone asks why I carry, I tell them "because I have false teeth". Seems to work for me. I have also had people expect more from me. Once, I used a very small fixed blade in the presence of a friends-friend. Her exact words were, "with the biker thing going on, I expected you to have a bigger knife." I felt kinda small.....
 
aj1985 said:
Hey guys how are yah


Do you guys carry 1 or more knife for the many sheeples . I always carry a CLB boker fixed blade, CLB Boker subcom and Sog Trident.

The more and more i would like to use my other two knives for tasks that are a bit bigger I use the Subcom due to the fact that people do not freak out. A person asked me why do you carry THAT it's so dangerous. She was commenting on the subcom.

Why can not people just understand a knife is a tool, & that I like to be prepared.

aj
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that lady probobly have dull kitchen knives :rolleyes:
 
the way i usually deal with it, is i tell them how useful it is, and then offer to give them one, some kind of lower end one that i no longer need or i got free with some order or something

i think it is a case of haves and have nots

the havenots are scared of the haves, but when you offer to give them one, then they take a totally different attitude

by this method i have "converted" at least 10 to 15 people

only one of them have turned from hoplophobic into a semi knife knut, most of them just find it is somewhat useful, even if they don't carry every single day, or in their pockets all the time
 
I carry multi-tool with knife blade but mostly for tools: Victorinox Spirit X or Victorinox CyberTool 34

My one hand knife is either Benchmade 940 or Spyderco UKPK. Satin blade and colorful handles help tone down and make them look less weapon. I've been in situation where I've really need one hand opening knife to save me from tricky situation or injury.

My no-knife-people/sheeple knife I carry is either Northfield 250109 burnt Stag 3" barlow jack or Queen Dan Burke small Barlow with amber saw cut bone handles and D2 spear main blade with small wharncliffe blade.

I just want to be prepeared for any kind of situation. But I usually carry one modern folder and one traditional folder. Both are still usually way faster to use than knife on my multi-tools. People do not scare traditional folders as much as they might be affraid of Benchmade's or Spyderco's. Though I personally have not gotten in such situation. Everyone knows at my work place I have a knife, which people in work place usually borrow (:eek:) to open their letters under my careful supervision. That's one perk when you live in smaller town instead big city where some people only touch for nature is park, knives are still considered mostly as tool.
 
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I often carry a small slip joint to minimize the BS when I need to use a knife where other people can see. Fortunately most of the ladies I work with still have husbands or fathers that carry knives. I'm not sure any of the men I work with do, but I don't really interact with them a lot because they almost all work in a different division.

I'm a bit of a smart a**, so I have a whole range of sarcastic replies I use, depending on how well I know the person. A common one is: "If you know what I could do with a rolled-up newspaper, you wouldn't be worried about this knife."

Should I ever have to explain my knife to a total stranger, especially one who's a uber-liberal busybody (we all know the type) then I'm fully prepared to use their own political correctness against them with this zinger: "I need this knife to perform a very specific type of gay sex ritual that my boyfriend likes. What are you, some kind of homophobe?"

Or perhaps; "My (insert religion here) faith requires that I am never without a knife" Since people can get away with doing almost anything in the name of religious freedom if they are in a 'protected' religion the PC types would trip all over themselves to apologize. You just have to choose the correct religion for the circumstance. I'll leave it to the reader to determine which religion is most protected from criticism at the moment.

I'm not trying to be political--just pointing out that the PC attitudes that make people criticize you because you have a knife are the same ones that make PC types accept certain other behaviors without question. Might as well use that to our advantage!
 
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Here's a few anecdotes from living in the most PC city in this country as a knife user (San Francisco):

People often times don't react to the size of the knife. If you asked the average city person how long the blade on an average folder is, their answers would be all over the place. Most NKP's don't have a solid idea of how long a knife blade should be. That said, they DO see a difference in a black blade serrated blood grooved knife compared to a gentleman's folder.

Pick your colors and styles wisely.

Be discrete.

Don't look like a mall ninja.

There is no way I'd have gotten a Spyderco Military if they didn't come out with the orange version. The reason is because I can carry it and the orange makes it look far more utilitarian than tactical. Not to mention it looks nice.
 
I only use my SAK in public. Most people associate it with a little kid knife anyway so know one cares.

I have to admit that when I see someone with a fixed blade in public it kind of raises an eyebrow.
 
bucktwofive said:
I only use my SAK in public. Most people associate it with a little kid knife anyway so know one cares.

I have to admit that when I see someone with a fixed blade in public it kind of raises an eyebrow.
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yeah same for me. I only really use a knife for packages, and a SAK does fine for that.
 
Personally, I'm trying to decide whether or not I'm comfortable with carrying a fixed blade on my belt because I wonder what people might think of it. A folder clipped to my pocket goes under the radar most of the time, but I wonder if someone sees a peek of a little black knife riding in a little black sheath on my belt and how they might react. In my state I'm not allowed to carry a defensive knife, but it just so happens to be easier to access from my belt than from a neck lanyard, which is why I'm considering it.

Anyways, I almost always have 2 knives on me, and I don't consider it overkill at all. Having 3 or 4 or 5 knives is fine by me, as long as you're not attacking people with them. I do think it's a good idea to have a more "traditional" looking knife so as to not scare the NKP'ers, so don't worry about it if that means you are carrying multiple knives.
 
Years ago when I worked in an office every day I carried a small innocuous folding knife to open packages around people I didn't know well in addition to a larger and sturdier knife. However, I quickly found that people who are bothered by the sight of someone pulling out a knife are bothered by any knife, no matter how small and inoffensive. I also noticed that they were only bothered by the fact that I carried a knife on my person--the same people had no problem at all using a gigantic serrated blade that must have been over a foot long to cut up their bagels every day in the kitchen.

Once I realized that, I stopped worrying about carrying something inoffensive. When those people commented, I just explained that I was using my own knife so I wouldn't get their Bagel Sword dirty. ;-)
 
JGarth said:
There are a number of things you should start considering.
1) Your appearance probably does not portray itself as someone who would be using a knife on a regular basis. Atleast you do not give any info on that aspect.
2) Three knives, kinda overkill. I'd give a person like that a rather negative look too. Again, no info on why you need to carry three knives.
3) Perhaps, instead of "wondering" why people are reluctant to be more positive regarding your knives, you could develop a positive dialog with them, instead on wondering.
4) Possibly, restrain yourself on bringing that knive(s) out every time you have to perform a common task. I sense a bit of "attention seeking" here, and all that resulted was negative comments. Put this in lessons learned column.
5) Be more aware of others feelings/opinions prior to "whipping" out one of your three knives when they are not really needed. Basically, use some common sense when around people.
Last) I have no idea what that word "sheeples" refers to, and I really don't care.

Take Care,
JGarth
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Every forum member should print this out and memorize it. You summed it up perfectly. This way, we go from being "that creepy guy" to "Ambassadors of Steel"
 
I grew up with my father who always carried and used a knife. The first time I met a man who had to ask for a knife to cut something it made me think, what kind of man doesn't carry a knife? It happened again at a firearms competition. It was and is an alien concept to me because I always have a use for a knife.
I carry more than one knife for that scenario that hasn't be discussed here, when someone asks to borrow your knife. That awkward situation when they know you have a knife, you can't maneuver a way to cut it for them and you're faced with how to not seem like a complete a**hole by not handing over your $200 folder. That alternate knife, in my case currently takes the form of a Skeletool, a very handy, useful and relatively innocuous tool. It is the primary for most cutting chores and does so quite nicely. Few people notice I carry a full size folder in the other pocket.
As far as you guys that have a separate "food" knife, wimps! I used to cut bait and then use the same knife to cut lunch later that day.:D
 
Meh. I have had a few negative reactions, but looking back I realize those were all brought on by using the knife in a little bit too flashy of a way. The most notable was when I spydie dropped my Tenacious to open, to hand to a lady friend to cut something, I already knew her basic mindset would probably not fall in line with that little display....

I find most of the time now that two knives are just really unnecessary for anything I have to do, unless I'm out in the woods or on the trail. Most of my "tactical" folders are right around the 3" mark, maybe 3.5". That's small enough to where, if you are more discreet in presenting it, most people won't bat an eye. Yet large enough to handle most any cutting chore. Now, if I felt the need to carry a knife like the Military, or anything around that size or larger, I could see pairing up with a slipjoint or something.
 
Troop said:
Don't you realize by now that most people are stupid, in the sense that they gave away their God-given ability to make decisions based on their own intelligence? Most people just blindly follow the dictates of whatever society and/or the current political climate deems to be the "correct" attitude and behavior.
Most of these sheeple wouldn't be able to survive for a week, if they didn't have the comforts and institutions of society to depend upon.
- Screw their opinions.
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