I carry a 2nd knife to show/lend. Do you? Pics

I keep a Dozier Folding Hunter in my work bag that I'll loan out. It's built well enough to where I expect it will handle most knife tasks safely and effectively, and inexpensive enough to where if someone damages, breaks, or loses it, I won't be too distraught.

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nope. I have car keys, cellphone, wallet and 1 knife. I don't want to carry more crap. If I happen to have a cheap knife with me I don't care and could lend it BUT if I'm carrying a Hinderer, Sebbi, Strider I will not lend it.
One time a friend asked me to borrow my Spyderco Police and he hit the tip and broke it :-(
no sir, you can borrow my knife. Show me and I'll cut it for you
 
I agree it is a good idea to carry a 2nd knife to lend out esp. at work You don't want to come across as a snob if some ask to borrow a blade. I once let a co worker use my knife to open some boxes that was tied with "string" , however when he cuthe found out it there was a a thin copper wire in the middle. Instead of stopping he kept on going, put a huge chip in the middle of the blade. Then gave it back like "oh well". Luckily it was not one of my better knives. Lesson learned: Not everyone may share the same appreciation for knives. Since then I have a CS Lawman to lend out.
 
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Just yesterday I faced a similar issue. I was sitting at my desk working on a paper and one of my floormates came in asking if I had a knife he could use. Before he even finished his sentence he saw my small sebenza on my desk, grabbed.it and,saud:" ill be right back!". I told him to come back and took the sebenza and gave him my alox cadet instead. I could just seeing him come back with my sebenza all FUBAR.
 
I do remember this one time I was up camping right after buying my CRKT M16 which was the most expensive folder I had bought up to that point. someone asked me to borrow my knife to cut sticks for marshmallows. it can handle it no problem and now I wouldn't hesitate to do that now but I had JUST bought it so I replied: "you want to use my new $45 knife to carve sticks?" "um...no?" I suppose it came across a little ruder than I meant it but we were on a camping trip. who doesn't at least bring a knife camping? matter of fact last july I lent it to my buddy's wife while camping and she used it to work over a stick pretty good just because she was bored. by that time I had got all the new off it and then some so it wasn't a big deal. it was really freaking dull when I got it back though.
 
I carry a multi tool with me for the pliers and screwdrivers, if someone needs to borrow a knife I give them the blade on it. No way in hell is someone who hasn't proven themselves to be smart with knives am I loaning someone one of my expensive folders though. I made that mistake once and paid a little. Someone asked for a knife and without thinking I loaned them my Benchmade 950 Rift and look away. Then when I look back he's trying to use the sharp edge to pry apart a keyring! I immediately seized the knife back and gave him the flathead on my multitool. Luckily I stopped him before he could cause more damage than the couple tiny chips he put in the edge.
 
I also carry a classic. But mostly for myself, not really to lend out. I like to lend my knife as much as I want to lend my cell phone to someone. If I don't know you, you aren't using it.
 
Don't lend knives. Or anything sharp, for that matter. People who don't have their own cutting tools invariably don't know how to use them properly or safely.
 
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