Knife Loaning Horror Stories

Sorry, people just don't know how to handle knives. If someone EVER wants to borrow my knife, even my beaters (which are still usually at least $50) I ask them what they need cut, and I cut it myself if I feel that it won't dull or damage the blade. IT'S MY KNIFE, I PAID FOR IT, SO, DAMMIT, I'M GOING TO BE THE ONLY ONE THAT ENJOYS USING IT. :D
As many have said before, if the sheeple won't spend $5 on a cheap knife, do you really think they deserve to use yours'?
 
It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do when you say "It is sharp" when you hand (reluctantly) your pocketknive over to someone who asks to borrow a knife.
I have even watched when (she)wiped the blade with a kitchen towel with the sharp edge to her left palm. She didnt think it could be "That Sharp" Fourteen stitches and the end of the friendship.
That was twenty years ago and I learnt my lesson.
Do not trust anybody with YOUR knife.
 
what I do:
them: hey, can I borrow a knife?
me: what for?
them: I just need to __________.
me: here, I'll do it.


and then I have no problems! :D
 
We were leaving a job in Sterling IL which is about 2 hours from home.

Oh man! We forgot to replace that one ceiling tile in the back room!

My guy jumps out of the truck to go back in the store to take care of it....Tools are all packed away...need to cut the ceiling tile piece to fit.

He says, let me borrow your knife so I can do this quick.

I say, OK and hand him my new stainless steel Endura...And I do mean new...had it maybe a week. Ceiling tile is soft...cuts like butter so no worries.

He comes back and hands me my knife back minus about 1/8th inch of the tip.

Said it broke when he was cutting the tile...:rolleyes:

You know he dropped it off the ladder or something....:mad:
 
Heavy said:
We were leaving a job in Sterling IL which is about 2 hours from home.

Oh man! We forgot to replace that one ceiling tile in the back room!

My guy jumps out of the truck to go back in the store to take care of it....Tools are all packed away...need to cut the ceiling tile piece to fit.

He says, let me borrow your knife so I can do this quick.

I say, OK and hand him my new stainless steel Endura...And I do mean new...had it maybe a week. Ceiling tile is soft...cuts like butter so no worries.

He comes back and hands me my knife back minus about 1/8th inch of the tip.

Said it broke when he was cutting the tile...:rolleyes:

You know he dropped it off the ladder or something....:mad:
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I would have killed him!!! okay maybe make him pay for it. I have had people ask to use my BM43 and all I simply say is "no" they ask why and I tell them "you can pay X amount and get on yourself" When you tell them the price they usually just forget about it.
 
about a year ago my friend asked to use my knife (EKI commander with a high polished edge) he was cutting some heavy material with a sawing action and complained that it was not sharp. after he was done cutting I told him he was using the knife wrong and with his extreme stupidity he ran his finger across the blade. when the bleeding and crying stoped he finally admited it was sharp. I love people that don't listen
 
Liam McNulty said:
Don't lend anything you're not willing to lose or have broken.

If they didn't pay for it, why should they respect it?
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Because they respect *you*, your friendship, and a good tool.

These stories are kind of funny but I don't have any similar stories of my own. With my friends it's safe to lend things, they tend to be more knife people than I am, and even if not they have common sense and respect for property. And if I borrow something from a friend, I take better care of it than if it were mine (my tools are users, borrowed tools get baby'ed).

And with people who aren't friends- they can get their own. (If they don't have one, they probably don't know how to use it anyway.)
 
I had a lady in the shop a few years ago who asked to handle a Spyderco Civilian which was on display.

After handing over the fully serrated knife to her with the warning that the edge was very sharp, she immediately ran the thumb of her right hand lengthwise over the edge, after which she proclaimed the knife was not sharp at all.

The lady handed the knife back to me with her left hand, and asked to see another knife.
She wasn't noticing that the knife had cut her deeply and the blood from her right thumb was dripping on our carpet.
I told her what happened and she quickly lifted up her right hand to see for herself, spraying our nice white wall with her blood while doing so.

She was shocked to see her own blood and almost fainted.

She did not buy a knife that day.
:D
 
I usually edc a multitool and to avoid idiotic knife/tool abuse, I like to extend the appropriate implement for the task when I hand it to someone.
 
When I was younger I worked in a Kitchen that had an opening where the waitstaff could reach threw to our cutting boards.One day this moron decided to reach threw and grab one of our knives to show his "knife Skills".after he was threw twirling the thing around ineptly for a few moments he reached back threw and stabbed the knife into a cutting board.As he wasnt gripping the knife tightly his hand slid down the handle and threw the length of the blade.All the tendons of his fingers were severed and because he was acting negligently(like an a-hole)workmans comp didnt cover the surgery to repair the damage.They simply covered the stiches .Needless to say he wasnt doing anymore knife tricks again.
Rory
 
shigawire4sure said:
When I was younger I worked in a Kitchen that had an opening where the waitstaff could reach threw to our cutting boards.One day this moron decided to reach threw and grab one of our knives to show his "knife Skills".after he was threw twirling the thing around ineptly for a few moments he reached back threw and stabbed the knife into a cutting board.As he wasnt gripping the knife tightly his hand slid down the handle and threw the length of the blade.All the tendons of his fingers were severed and because he was acting negligently(like an a-hole)workmans comp didnt cover the surgery to repair the damage.They simply covered the stiches .Needless to say he wasnt doing anymore knife tricks again.
Rory
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The last restaraunt where I worked I saw something similar happen. This young guy, 17 or so, is bragging about how good he is at sharpening knives ever since he learned how to at culinary school. Goes to sharpen one of the cook's knife for them while they were busy, using a weird technique I rarely see (Placing the honing steel vertical on the counter). After a little while he went over to the head cook holding his hand, showing him where he had just cut himself. Got the side of his palm good enough to have the owner take him down to ER. I quit before he came back but from what I heard the first day he came back, he managed to do it again. He quit after the second incident.

It was painful working there anyways. The knives were ran through the dishwasher, getting banged on silverware and plates all night, and whenever anyone sharpened them they thought the more force you use with a honing steel, the sharper it would be, paying no attention at all to the huge burr left on one side of the knife. The same kid mentioned above would often try to rip open the bags of salad with his teeth (Real sanitary) since he didn't figure to carry a knife to work. I'll also let you guess who took a long time breaking down boxes at the end of the night.
 
kwackster said:
I had a lady in the shop a few years ago who asked to handle a Spyderco Civilian which was on display.

After handing over the fully serrated knife to her with the warning that the edge was very sharp, she immediately ran the thumb of her right hand lengthwise over the edge, after which she proclaimed the knife was not sharp at all.

The lady handed the knife back to me with her left hand, and asked to see another knife.
She wasn't noticing that the knife had cut her deeply and the blood from her right thumb was dripping on our carpet.
I told her what happened and she quickly lifted up her right hand to see for herself, spraying our nice white wall with her blood while doing so.

She was shocked to see her own blood and almost fainted.

She did not buy a knife that day.
:D
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I hate it when people think my knives arent sharp- i simply take a piece of paper and hold a corner, then one quick slice the paper falls in two. They usually dont doubt how sharp they are after that.
 
A good friend of mine was preparing for a three week excursion into Southern California on the Outward Bound program. When he mentioned that the trip called for a simple pocket knife I immediately suggested bringing along my FRN Endura 3. There were actually a few reasons why I suggested this knife to him: 1) My friend isn't too enthused about knives and thus has a very basic knowledge on the subject; the lockback on the Endura is much more straightforward to him as opposed to an axis-lock or a liner/frame lock 2) The handle contours to most hands nicely, and 3) the look of the Endura denotes that use comes before admiration (at least for me).

Anyway, during the following three weeks it occurred to me "What if he loses the knife or something?" I just dismissed this notion and reassured myself that he's a responsible individual (which he is). So three weeks are up and guess what? He manages to lose the knife. It fell out of his pocket when he was emptying it of lint--forgot the knife was there. He's a nice guy though, and he reimbursed me with and Endura 4 waved which I still own today. I'll miss my old Endura, and surprisingly so will my friend; he used it mostly to open packages, carve wood, and even spread preserves on bagels (the wide blade was much more effective than that of a SAK).
 
1. People swinging a knife/sword AT someone else. I usually explode at that point, take the sword from them, and refuse to share any more of them.
2. People who test the edge with their finger. Well, I have no sympathy. I even refuse to help with first aid on something this idiotic.
3. People trying to pry with a knife blade. This is the most common example of sheeple stupidity, and I have stopped people from doing this with their own knives. I also NEVER lend my knife. EVER. I'm always eager to use mine anyway, so its no problem to do extra work to protect my knife.
 
I was walking up the street when I saw one of my old high school buddies. I don't know how the topic came up, but we ended up comparing knives. He had a cheap connivence store knife and I had a Buck with plastic handle I got from Sears. He asked to check it out and then he said "this is my knife now". I said #@% that and reached for my knife. He poke me in the palm of my hand. Then I grabbed his wrist a wrestled my knife from his hand and he ran off.

I had to get 3 stitches, I was lucky. If you give up your knife not only is your knife in danger but you and the person holding it could be in trouble too.
 
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