How public are you with your knives?

[Henry Beige]

At work, I use a knife daily in the break room to cut up an apple, peel an orange, or cut a cigar, often in the presence of managers. There is a posted rule against it, but no one has ever complained. On my school bus, I often use a knife to sharpen pencils, but never in the presence of the kids. I am sure if a kid ever reported seeing a knife, there would be hell to pay.

One day I pointed out to my safety manager that the Opinel he was using to cut an apple was a violation of the posted rule. His response: "Yeah, I printed out those signs." A couple of weeks later, he sought me out to tell me about a new Opinel he had just bought.

"...a custom more honor'd in the breach than the observance."

 

[davek14]

I have a number of very small knives, including a Vic Classic which I will often watch pocket carry if I'm out shopping or such like. I'll use such a knife in a checkout line or another close, public place without hesitation.

At work, I'm always using my (bigger) knife for some task or another. Any comments or looks I respond to with, "It's my work knife.". People just get used to seeing you use it as a tool.

I brought my supervisor a small U.S.A. Schrade a few weeks ago as a gift. He was thrilled.

 

[Jens Schuetz]

At work, I use a knife daily in the break room to cut up an apple, peel an orange, or cut a cigar, often in the presence of managers. There is a posted rule against it, but no one has ever complained. On my school bus, I often use a knife to sharpen pencils, but never in the presence of the kids. I am sure if a kid ever reported seeing a knife, there would be hell to pay.

One day I pointed out to my safety manager that the Opinel he was using to cut an apple was a violation of the posted rule. His response: "Yeah, I printed out those signs." A couple of weeks later, he sought me out to tell me about a new Opinel he had just bought.

"...a custom more honor'd in the breach than the observance."

I think he wants it to be honored so he has the coolest knife around.

 

[b yond]

I don't shy away from using knives in public. I think sheeple won't fear them as much if they see them used properly more often.

As for letting people in on my obsession with them... only people I know well or think would also be interested.

 

[ichor]

I don't shy away from using knives in public. I think sheeple won't fear them as much if they see them used properly more often.

QUOTE]

EXCELLENT point!!!

 

[`br4dz-]

Anyone here that are bashing "sheeple" are just as bad, if not worse, than people afraid when a knife comes out, especially this day in age. It may be a tool, but it can also be a deadly weapon, such as a hammer or an axe, etc. There are plenty of people that never need to use a knife out in public, so they are unsure of your motives to pull yours out, or have one at all. Not everyone's lifestyles are the same. I carry a knife around with me at all times, but rarely use it. It only gets carried for an emergency situation (doesn't necessarily mean self defense, could be cutting myself or someone else loose from a seatbelt or the likes), and for the super rare occasion that I absolutely need to cut something at that very moment. Knife people that feel they can do whatever they like without considering other people or their surroundings disgust me.

 

[ichor]

Overly judgmental people are the ones who disgust me.

 

[ostanley99]

With all that said, I'm going to Oaks Park in Portland, Oregon tomorrow and intend to take my Benchmade Griptillian and Victorinox Super Tinker. I have a deep pocket carry clip from BM on the Griptillian. I plan on dropping the Griptillian deep in my pocket at the front gate and if anyone says anything, I take it back to my car. Once I get in, I'll let the deep pocket clip ride and don't anticipate anyone to even notice. Most people don't even realize what a pocket clip means if they can't see the handle to go along with it

 

[on_the_edge]

Like most folks here, I use it wherever and whenever I feel I want or need to. I have never had an issue with using a knife in public. In fact, I will use a knife I am carrying over a knife that is provided for me, for eg. if I am eating at a restaurant like Outback. I've never had so much as a second glance.

 

[b yond]

Anyone here that are bashing "sheeple" are just as bad, if not worse, than people afraid when a knife comes out, especially this day in age. It may be a tool, but it can also be a deadly weapon, such as a hammer or an axe, etc. There are plenty of people that never need to use a knife out in public, so they are unsure of your motives to pull yours out, or have one at all. Not everyone's lifestyles are the same. I carry a knife around with me at all times, but rarely use it. It only gets carried for an emergency situation (doesn't necessarily mean self defense, could be cutting myself or someone else loose from a seatbelt or the likes), and for the super rare occasion that I absolutely need to cut something at that very moment. Knife people that feel they can do whatever they like without considering other people or their surroundings disgust me.

Well, you're certainly entitled to your opinion, even though when it comes out some people may not want to hear it.

How do you feel about censorship? Is that just for knife use and words like "sheeple?"

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[`br4dz-]

Well, you're certainly entitled to your opinion, even though when it comes out some people may not want to hear it.

How do you feel about censorship? Is that just for knife use and words like "sheeple?"

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No one is talking about censorship, the discussion is about common courtesy and situational understanding, something so many people lack this day in age. You can be a decent human being and carry a knife with dignity, respect, and common courtesy, or you can be a tool and act like you can do what you feel, cuz' 'Merica. All that does is lead to more people afraid of knifes. A complete lack of feeling the need to follow a social order is the biggest reason we have so many issues in this country.

 

[Harayasu]

In general I don't present myself as a knife enthousiast, but my family and friends know I am. I use my knives and multitools when needed and especially when I'm hiking or camping, they regularly show up in photos.

I live in the northern part of the Netherlands, which is mostly a rural area. Never had problems with knives here.

 

[upnorth]

Most folk don't know that I carry, 98% of the time. My experience has been that even in isolated northern communities, people will eye lock on a belt knife for a second or two. Probably part of a primal threat assessment for a stranger coming toward you. How you look/act weighs heavily in the assessment. I keep most cutting tools out of sight when not in use. I have zero desire to spook a young family beside us in a regional park having a bar-b-q.

 

[Pomsbz]

This question comes up a lot in one form or another & it would seem there are mostly two types of answers here.
Discretion, respect & awareness of possible public reactions & I don't give a rats patut how the public may react.

When I was 22 ( a really long time ago) I loaded up a Triumph 650 with tent & fly rod and headed off to a state trout stream to spend a couple days fishing. Three hours later I got there, only to be turned away. Motorcycles had been banned. This was a stock bike, stock mufflers and I was not dressed like a stereotype biker.

The nice old gentleman told me there had been just to many bikes with straight pipes, riding around unnecessarily and coming in after the regular campers and gone to sleep.
So all motorcycles had been banned. I was there just two months before and motorcycles were allowed.

The public reacted, it didn't matter that I didn't fit the image they were trying to keep out.

I have read several times when someone says they whip out or deploy there xxxx knife, just because they like the resounding clank when it locks up.
Would it really hurt anyone to just open a knife in a more deliberate fashion, to do what ever intended task was at hand. Or perhaps use a not so large knife, when you are around Jane & John Q public.

It's is for now a free country and you can do as you please.
But for all those who don't care about the public reaction, or who try to get a reaction from Jane & John Q public, beware what you ask for.

The public can react and we knife nuts are a minority.
Keep pushing for a reaction or not caring about the reaction and the reaction will lead to more restrictive knife laws.

If that happens don't come back post a complaint about the new restrictive laws, if you were the one who didn't give a rats patut about Jane & John Q public.

Fully agree in every way. If someone is carrying anything that could be used as a weapon and especially one designed as such (tactical knives and similar marketed for 'self defence' or 'combat') then I am going to be aware and careful. That doesn't make me sheeple, it makes me not stupid. That said, pulling a fixed, tactical or combat blade here in Jerusalem will likely get you shot. No questions asked. People are being stabbed with them in terrorist attacks regularly. On the other hand a leatherman will not get a second glance as everyone has one. Context is key. So is profiling inside your head.

 

[!Michael!]

No one is talking about censorship, the discussion is about common courtesy and situational understanding, something so many people lack this day in age. You can be a decent human being and carry a knife with dignity, respect, and common courtesy, or you can be a tool and act like you can do what you feel, cuz' 'Merica. All that does is lead to more people afraid of knifes. A complete lack of feeling the need to follow a social order is the biggest reason we have so many issues in this country.

"Be a tool" " cuz'"Merica" REALLY... Who's name calling now. You don't get out much do you? Take a breath and try not to be so thin skinned. You do your thing, I'll do mine. That's how it's supposed to work. I'm not offended by anything you say or do UNTIL you start trying to tell me what I'm supposed to do or how to act. As I stated earlier, I will not intentionally offend anyone but what they want or need is no more important than mine. If you view a knife as a weapon before a tool I hate it for you but not my problem. I'm ranting again, now I should take a breath


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[pinnah]

I'm obviously a "knife nut," but if I saw someone carrying a tomahawk around a city or in a store, I'm going to look at that person strangely. In the woods or on a farm, it probably has a purpose. But have no idea why someone would carry a tomahawk in any other scenario.


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I'm a knife nut too and have the same reaction to people carrying a fixed blade for EDC.

Openly carried fixed blades makes sense to me on a job site, work context, or when hunting or fishing. But other than that, even when hiking or camping, they strike me as an unnecessary and juvenile display - chip on the shoulder as if trolling people to see if they're brave enough to say something about it.

Knives are weapons and everybody knows this. Even knife nuts know this. Especially knife nuts should understand this.

 

[pinnah]

Well, where I live can be very confusing, since I live in New Hampshire, which is an extremely knife friendly state. You can literally carry anything you want. So in New Hampshire it's not a concern at all, and if it scares someone, then they just walk away. Only time I would use my knife in public is if I really need to, cause I don't want to potentially hurt someone having my knife out a lot. But I live very close to Massachusetts, which is not nearly as knife friendly, and recently it has become worse than California in terms of gun control. I won't get into detail of the ridiculousness that recently occurred there, I'll leave that up to you. But in Massachusetts, I discovered that the famed idea that your blade must not be bigger than the width of your palm is a complete myth. The blades can't be either over 2 inches or 2 1/2 inches (I've gotten both reports from multiple vendors selling knives in Mass, so idk which one is true) and any and all spring assisted/automatic knives are also banned, I'm pretty sure. So when I travel through Massachusetts, I usually carry my small Gerber pocket knife (forget the model name, but it is made in the US and is only about $25 at walmart) or I carry an SAK. Otherwise, I carry my Benchmade 550 around with me everywhere in NH. But in terms of scaring people here in NH, it's not at all a problem, unless they're not from the area. But in Massachusetts, I've never tested that theory because the people in Massachusetts can get very over exaggerated about topics like knives and guns and all that. That being said, I don't try to hide my knife at all, I just have it clipped to my right pocket, and if it shows then it shows, no one really cares here in NH. But in Massachusetts it's it's a completely different story that I still don't entirely know all of the details to, since it is quite hard to get a complete understanding of the (in my opinion) ridiculous regulations against knives and guns there.

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As you've said, you have no idea what is true or not.
http://www.knifeup.com/massachusetts-knife-law/

Boston had a local ordinance limiting folding knives to 3".

If Portsmouth were the size of Boston, NH would likely end up with similar knife and gun laws. I'm a MA gun owner and have zero problems with our gun laws.

 

[QuarantinedDuck]

As you've said, you have no idea what is true or not.
http://www.knifeup.com/massachusetts-knife-law/

Boston had a local ordinance limiting folding knives to 3".

If Portsmouth were the size of Boston, NH would likely end up with similar knife and gun laws. I'm a MA gun owner and have zero problems with our gun laws.

Thank you for correcting me on my misinformation on knife laws, but have you not heard about the recent law that banned all semiautomatic rifles in Mass?

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[22-rimfire]

If Portsmouth were the size of Boston, NH would likely end up with similar knife and gun laws. I'm a MA gun owner and have zero problems with our gun laws.

Ah... Pinnah, liked you up until now.

Some people get a bit testy when it comes to what they consider their rights (guns and knives). That's where you get the Sheeple and Fudd comments. The Sheeple term doesn't really bother me, but I absolutely hate the Fudd term. Stick to the Leatherman Squirt and nobody will be offended. I carry one now all the time, but I carry my SAK too and often a modern. Just depends on how I feel, but the SAK stays regardless.

I certainly notice folks that appear to edc a fixed blade outside the context of a work or woods situation. Doesn't really bother me, but I notice. Any fixed blade are just fine camping or hiking. There has to be somewhere you can carry these hunks of iron and nobody cares.

 

[gonebad395]

No one is talking about censorship, the discussion is about common courtesy and situational understanding, something so many people lack this day in age. You can be a decent human being and carry a knife with dignity, respect, and common courtesy, or you can be a tool and act like you can do what you feel, cuz' 'Merica. All that does is lead to more people afraid of knifes. A complete lack of feeling the need to follow a social order is the biggest reason we have so many issues in this country.

Couldn't agree more