How can a guy not be a knife guy???

So what if a guy isn't a knife guy? Doesn't make them any less of a man than you or I.

It's pathetic how this thread is full of snobbery and contempt for anybody who doesn't share in our interest. If you like knives, fine. Doesn't mean everybody else has to as well. Maybe some people have better things to do with their time than spend it hours on end scanning the net for info and deals on knives.

It would be like me saying that any of you who doesn't train in mma or have a rigorous workout schedule isn't upholding his duty as a man since you probably depend on police officers or your hand-held weapons to settle a dispute instead of fighting like a man.

This attitude is absurd. Seriously, some of you people really need to get over yourselves. How about doing something constructive with your lives instead of trying to put others down to make you feel special about yourselves just because you have a hobby different than others.
 
Bob W said:
Don't worry, I'm sure Outdoor_guy is lacking in some other "guy" categories.

Does he have a truck? How could a guy not be a truck guy?
A dog? How could a guy not be a dog guy?
Guns? How could a guy not be a gun guy?
A shop full of tools? How could a guy not be a shop guy?
Sportscar? How could a guy not be a sportscar guy?
Motorcycle? How could a guy not be a motorcycle guy?
Lawn tractor?
Blond and brunette girlfriends?
Full beard?
Big screen TV?

This topic was ridiculous, meaning literally "worthy of ridicule."
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HEY! That's me!!

Except it should be "have had blonde and brunette girlfriends." I stick to a brunette now.

Guess I am the manliest SOB here....
 
It's pathetic how this thread is full of snobbery and contempt for anybody who doesn't share in our interest.
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+1.

I don't even want 300 million other guys trying to out-collect me. It's hard enough just trying to compete with the 13,000 current Bladeforums members. :D

And if everyone else suddenly took up the hobby of accumulating pocketknives, I'd almost certainly lose interest.
 
outdoor_guy08 said:
Isn't it in our DNA as guys that we're knife guys?? Regardless of culture or upraising, I think there's a primal gene in our biology that makes us want to own a knife, hold it, use it, admire it, and get more knives.
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To take things in a slightly different direction, I think that maybe there is something to a primal "knife instinct." Cutting instruments were the first manufactured tools, afterall, and I would not be surprised if human beings have developed a sort of deep, ingrained, visceral response to knives. SOrt of like we have towards fire.
 
Bob W said:
Yeah, but I'm wondering about Outdoor_guy.
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And I have a boat too. (Albeit not much of one.)

Dont know anything about the OP...








Realistically though, most of the toughest guys I know could give a crap less about knives.

I hate football and I think UFC is the most boring cuddlefest tea party I have ever seen. To each their own.
 
Foilist said:
To take things in a slightly different direction, I think that maybe there is something to a primal "knife instinct." Cutting instruments were the first manufactured tools, afterall, and I would not be surprised if human beings have developed a sort of deep, ingrained, visceral response to knives. SOrt of like we have towards fire.
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Correct. There probably is something in our insticts that makes us want to covet tools. But with that said, there's also something in our instincts that makes us want to fight, kill, and even rape (for the sake of breeding). Doesn't mean we're any less of a man if we do not embrace and act upon those instincts.
 
I hate football...
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[snicker] Watching someone else play a game, I cannot imagine anything more boring no matter how much of a "guy" thing it's supposed to be.

I'd rather be fondling a pocketknife. :)
 
cbxer55 said:
I would question that. When I took my concealed weapons class back in 2002, the instructor encouraged everyone in the class to carry a flashlight and a knife, in addition to whatever firearms you were intending to carry. He proceeded to show some good Surefire lights and knives from various of the top companies.
To me it was nothing new. At that time I was already well into lights and knives, just fixing to add a gun or two to my EDC.
The reason he stated for carrying a knife, on the weak side, BTW, is in case some loser gets ahold of your gun and is trying to get it out of the holster, you can use your weakside hand with the knife to slash up his wrists.
And for those who don't know, power does go out in the day time. I have been in some rather large windowless buildings in broad daylight when the power went out. Yes they had emergency backup, but it did not come on for several minutes after the power went down. A flashlight sure came in handy then. A few folks question why I always have a light on my left hip. That is what I tell them. You all are familiar with the quote, It's better to have it-------? Case closed, next case.
So to me, they all go hand in hand. And that includes a good multi-tool as well.
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Yep, it works. http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1547843.html
 
It's the "Change you can believe in".
The pussafacation of the American male.
The hippies started it and now they all grew up and became liberals/socialists/pussies.
It's not enough for them to cower at home and let their women rule the roost and bang all their friends.
They know they're pussies and have enough of a soul left to feel guilty enough to cover their tracks and want to legislate all of us to be pussies too.
Now we have the first Arab/socialist/pussy President and the new laws are coming.
Guns,Knives,SUV,real dogs,meat,gay's in the military,NASCAR,Country Music,thought-police, your kids owned by the state and re-education camps.
America is changing.
Get use to it,stock up while you can.;)
 
Bob W said:
[snicker] Watching someone else play a game, I cannot imagine anything more boring no matter how much of a "guy" thing it's supposed to be.

I'd rather be fondling a pocketknife. :)
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Hear hear, on the spectator sports. I'm not much of a sports person, but I'd probably rather play a game myself than watch someone else doing it.

Men like all kinds of stuff, regardless of whatever culture they find themselves in says they ought to. The important thing is that those of us here enjoy knives and ridicule and ostracize those who don't. :D
 
IMO there is another way to look at this. There is a difference between not being a "knife guy" and being a guy who hates or fears knives.

I have friends who are into activities such as hunting, camping, martial arts (including blade arts) who are not what I'd consider "knife guys." They own a few knives, use them in their activities, and even carry them EDC, but they are not all that into knives. They don't collect them, read knife-related forums, know or care about having the latest steel or which custom maker makes the best knives, etc. They just get a knife that works for what they want to use it for and then use it. They just have a handful of knives to use and knives are not a hobby for them.
 
I can guarantee that guy checked out some blades at the shot show, who's he kidd'n. Knives rock!!!!:D
 
Some guys have had traumatic experiences with knives or sharp objects wounding them badly and can't help but subconsciously recall the event every time they see one. There's nothing wrong with that.
 
Tato said:
Some guys have had traumatic experiences with knives or sharp objects wounding them badly and can't help but subconsciously recall the event every time they see one. There's nothing wrong with that.
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Not being able to look at a knife because of a traumatic experience sure seems like it would be a statistically insignificant minority, whereas hating knives because of the acceptance of a wimpy social stigma surrounding them seems more likely.

If you arent into knives, so be it. If you are afraid of them, then you are an idiot.
 
Dang BoxANT, you are a figment of my imagination! Blonde and brunette? I guess I'll have to break down and get that big screen TV.

Greg
 
Ever since I was a little kid (a loooong time ago :-), I`ve been attracted to knives....knives and rope were my main obsessions as a young boy....my grandfather recognized this, and taught me to tie all the knots he knew (he was a merchant sailor back in the day), and gave me my first knife when I was around 6 or 7....a tiny, jigged-bone Old Crafty stockman....I`ve still got it, and cherish that little knife. Around 5 years later, I got my first fixed blade, a Mora hunter with a 5-inch blade and nice rosewood handle....the Mora has a lot of good miles on it, and now has the company of about 35 other knives, all of which get put into rotation from time to time.
My wife once said to me "Do you really NEED another knife?"....to which I replied "I probably have more than I NEED, but not *nearly* as many as I WANT !" She never mentioned it again.... :-)
 
Tripton said:
Except it should be "have had blonde and brunette girlfriends." I stick to a brunette now.
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Yep, far superior to the blondes;)

My girlfriend (a Colombian) has spoiled it for me, I don't think I could ever go with a blonde again:eek:
 
I know plenty of people who aren't knife guys. No biggie. I couldn't get by without mine, but to each his own.

I'm totally not a flashlight guy. I have one Inova T1 that I keep at my desk at home in case the power goes out, but other then that I just don't have a need for them. I honestly cannot fathom what people use their lights for when they carry them on a daily basis. It must be what I do and where I live but I can't remember the last time I really needed a flashlight when I was away from home. I guess some people probably feel that same way about knives, so I can relate.
 
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