It's supposed to be sharp.

Only a couple of folks I let use mine. My boss is one of those who has to run his thumb down every edge. He waned to see one of my scandi's I use at work, I think it was my enzo, I told him not to put his thumb on the edge, he grinned, ran his thumb down it, then asked if I had "anymore of that super glue for skin stuff left in the FAK" . He almost ruined a maple cabinet from blood stains. Luckily it was getting stained a dark color. He doesn't ask for my knives anymore. I made him a skinner for Christmas last year, he hasn't used it for fear he'll take a finger off :) What makes this so bad? He's a knife collector!!! He has many old Case knives, Remington Bullets and stuff like that. I guess pattern knives is what you'd call em.
 
Amazing - when knives are sharp.

I tossed a bud my knife - AND warned him - he still nicked himself.

He then said - 'It IS sharp!'.

I was like - no shit dude - that is the way they are supposed to be.

TF
 
knifenut1013 said:
If I had a dollar for every time I told someone that and the still cut themselves I'd be rich.
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Ditto.. ... I guess the problem is that people are mostly used to the run of the mill semi "sharp" knives that almost everyone has. so when a properly sharp knife is given to them the instinct is to use too much force... case in point this thread.... i ALWAYS tell anyone that might borrow my knives that they are sharp...
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I stopped loaning out my knives to most people except a few close friends. I don`t care if others cut themselves, they`ll learn. But I`m tired of them F-ing up my knives.:mad:
 
My cousin was wanting to split up some small pieces of wood for a fire, not too many months ago. He ask if I had a knife he could use. I directed him to my CS Bushman (actually, it wasnt even as sharp as it should have been, but still pretty sharp). I wasnt paying attention, I was busy cleaning the doves we had just bagged, and suddenly I heard him cry out. I looked over in time to see him drop the knife and grab him left hand. Apparently, he had been trying to -hold- a piece of wood with one hand and -chop- at it with the other. :eek: End result, he took a good chunk of his thumb off, including almost the whole fingernail. It was bad. He learned a lesson that day, and so did I.
 
As many have shared here I always get, "why do you keep your knives so sharp" after they haved borrowed and cut themselves. My response is, "knives are supposed to be sharp so as to cut well. What good is a dull knife"? And "the problem isn't the knife being too sharp--just keep your fingers outa the way, you idiot." I always tellpeople beforehand to be careful as it is really sharp.

Natural-Outlaw
 
I loan knives out with a mixture of enthusiasm and trepidation. After all, I appreciate knives and I like to share my interest with friends - especially in a wilderness setting. This has led more than one person to invest in their own quality camp knives. It has also resulted in practical demonstrations of the first aid portions of my PSK (Thankfully nothing serious!).

I don't know about you folks, but one of my favourite survival movies is The Edge. Great film! I mention this because lately, when I hand over one of my knives, I get this flash of Anthony Hopkins' character giving his folding hunter to Harold Perrineau's, who promptly using his thigh as a cutting board with predictable results.

All the best,

- Mike
 
The thing is, if I tell them it's sharp and then they cut themselves, it's on their dime.
 
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