Is anybody else scared to lend their knives?

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iambored388

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I one time let my brother(16) borrow my knife and a while later i find it in a bucket with huge chips in the edge and parts rolled over. It was also OPEN in the bucket. Another time i find out that my other bro(13) had stolen my knife and was trying to carve a peice of metal with it! Thank GOD it was not a very expensive knife with a rather soft steel.
 
I'm the same way., most people don't know how to properly use a knife and I'm always afraid they're going damage the knife or cut themselves(I keep 'em pretty sharp).

My solution, carry 2 knives. I carry this, that way I'll always have a blade if someone else needs to use one.
 
As a general rule, I do NOT lend knives to anyone. The exception would be in the case of fellow knife enthusiast or to the occasional friend whom I know will use and treat the knife as I would. I did lend my CS Master Hunter to such a person for use on a two week camping trip; knife was returned in the condition it was lent.
 
No one will handle any of my knives without me being around...I will not let it happen unless its a fellow knifenut
 
I don't usually have a problem with lending my knives out, especially when it comes to close friends or family members.

Generally, my thinking is that if I haven't managed to break it, they'll have to be on their A-game to do so themselves ;). Plus, I generally avoid 'babying' my knives - the more use they see, the better! That said, I don't carry any really expensive knives; I might think twice about lending out a Sebenza or even a top-of-the-line Benchmade or Spyderco.
 
If someone needs something cut, I'll usually do it for them. If they need to do some prying, I'll pull out a Gerber Artifact. If they need a screwdriver, I have keychain tools, as well as a Sears Craftsman 4-way driver. If they need to open a can, I have a P-51 in my wallet. Use the right tool for the right job.
 
I try to rotate as many expendable knives into EDC as much as possible. Not necessarily junk knives, just easily replaceable ones.

That way if something does happen, the loss is insignificant. Including lending it to someone who doesn't handle it properly.
 
I'll lend knives. I preface the lending by saying, "This is a ___$ knife, so if you screw it up you owe me ____$."
 
i wont lend mine out, like others said if it is someone that knows their knives then that is different, or i know them. otherwise that is too bad for them.
 
yup!
so as a force of habit and indeed norm, always keep borrowed knife firmly attached onto a very short chain/lanyard belt-loop combo kept permanently fasten to your belt...
 
I ask "What for?". If I don't like the answer, they get "Not with this knife you're not!". My experience, people who borrow, don't carry, probably want to use it to do something bone-headed, or just plain lose it(both reasons they probably don't have one). Best solution, have 2, loan out the 1 you are not that invested in, or just carry that one.
 
I always ask what they're going to use it for. If they have a reasonable use for it, and they aren't someone who I consider to be an idiot to begin with, I will allow them to use the knife on my Skeletool (NOTHING ELSE) WHILE UNDER SUPERVISION.

That's it. Too many people have asked to use my expensive knives as prybars and screwdrivers for me to be comfortable with anything else.
 
A lot of my friends are tool people. They can borrow a knife from me if they need one.

Some of my friends are not tool people. For them I offer to cut the item for them.
 
I will loan people at work my box knife. That's it as far a loaning goes. For my EDC away from work no one uses it but me. If they need and know how to use a super sharp knife, they should have their own. May be I'm selfish but I don't loan guns or vehicles either.
 
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