Knife myths

A few nights ago I was showing Dr. Darom's latest book to my aunt. Her response was, "I had no idea they could be that beautiful! But why knives? They cut people!". To which I had to respond that a knife is just a tool and that it is the hand that holds it, and the mind behind it, that gives any intent. Ascribing intent to an inanimate object is absurd. I then went on to ask her if she had opened any packages recently, cut any tape or prepared any food and, if so, what did she use to do so. It was fun!

That and being told that my spyderco native was illegal because it had a locking blade and was therefore a "fighting knife" (told this by a police officer, no less) have to be my least favorite knife myths.
 
That's funny here in FL there are no specific knife laws. A dirk is the only certain type mentioned. Nothing about locking blades, blade length, daggers, etc. That's funny, I thought LEO's should know this sort of thing. You should of told him to check statute 790, he'd probably have just looked dumbfounded and walked away.
 
No doubt, fedaykincmndr. The cynic in me believes that he knew full well that my knife was legal and was just giving me a hard time after realizing he had no other evidence to base his illegal stop and detainment on. I told the whole story elsewhere on the site so won't go into it here -and take the thread OT- but suffice it to say that the officers in question were among the worst of the worst in my county and, I believe, none are employed here any longer.


another knife myth I've heard from the ill-informed: any knife that can be opened with one hand is a switchblade. I've been asked, "aren't switchblades illegal?" while seen opening my spyderco salt.
 
I have an upbeat story for you all...I am starting a new job soon as a mail delivery guy, well sort of, I will be transporting mail, but not delivering it to individual homes, anyway, I had to get bonded, and I needed to get a set of finger prints done at my local police department for a backroudn check...well I was about to walk in and I realized that I had at least 3 knives on my person, lol, and I remembered that your not suppoose to carry ANY knife into a school, or other government building, especially a police station, but I was already at the door, so I said to myself, F* it...anyway as I was getting ym pritns done the cop saw the pocket clip on my pokcet....he asked me what knife I carried, I replied with it would be easier if I tell you what knives I don't carry, lol, he chuckled a little...He left it at that, he got real friendly when I mentioned candlepowerforums, since most of the guys at the station use surefires as well as suyrfire weaponlights at least 2 of them are CPF members...Anyway I was done before I coudl get into any specifics on anythgin, but I regret not talkign to him longer about knife laws...I want the opinions of my local police so I know I wont have nay problems in my area carryign certain knives...Not that it would stop me from doing so anyway, lol, but its just nice to have piece of mind and not be nervous when I see cops...wondering if I am going to be hassled over my knives...
 
"Hey man...I have you that knife open...so you give it back to me open...dont close it and give it back because it's bad luck omg!"
 
Hi all... my first post here....

Here's my favourite: My old lady has a drawer full of arb knives and one Victorinox. She thinks because it is a 'brand' knife that its her sharpest knife in her kitchen... its actually the dullest because the domestic grade (useless) kitchen sharpeners are unsuitable for resharpening the superior steel edge!.. i have heard this idea from many people.

PS i agree with you knifenut... the back of my left hand is permanently clean shaven from testing my edges! My other test is that it must cleanly cut through an A4 piece of paper when held at the corner.
 
More like confusion than myth.

Wife: Do we really need all those old French Chef's knives?

1. We do not.
2. She does not.
3. I do!
 
Confronted while paying for gas:
Her- Is that a knife around your neck
Me- yes it is
Her- Are you a psycho? Can't you be charged with a concealed weapon?
Her coworker- If you can see it how can it be concealed??
Me- Ha ha ha
 
1) "You're gonna hurt yerself with that."

2) "You don't own a knife until it draws your own blood."

3) Said of a SAK... "I keep the large blade dull, but the little blade should be sharp."

4) "I have never seen somebody who could peel an apple like you. How do you get the peel so thin?" (uh, sharp knife?)

5) "Isn't that a good way to cut yourself?" Said as I'm peeling the apple with a paring motion (drawing knife towards my thumb).
Answer: "I haven't yet." (That's not to say I haven't cut myself (see quote #2) but it's never when I'm peeling an apple.

6) Her: "Why do you carry a knife?"
Me: "Why do you have long fingernails?"
Her: "Peeling oranges, opening mail, protection."
Me: "You have fingernails, I have a knife."
Her: "Oh."

7) I'm thrashing around my desk drawer looking for a pen but not really looking, more like feeling. "Aren't you afraid of getting cut? There's at least a dozen knives in there."

8) Said after using my knife..."That knife could cut off your finger and there would be blood dripping on the floor before you'd feel the pain."
 
Redscarf said:
1) "You're gonna hurt yerself with that."

2) "You don't own a knife until it draws your own blood."

3) Said of a SAK... "I keep the large blade dull, but the little blade should be sharp."

4) "I have never seen somebody who could peel an apple like you. How do you get the peel so thin?" (uh, sharp knife?)

5) "Isn't that a good way to cut yourself?" Said as I'm peeling the apple with a paring motion (drawing knife towards my thumb).
Answer: "I haven't yet." (That's not to say I haven't cut myself (see quote #2) but it's never when I'm peeling an apple.

6) Her: "Why do you carry a knife?"
Me: "Why do you have long fingernails?"
Her: "Peeling oranges, opening mail, protection."
Me: "You have fingernails, I have a knife."
Her: "Oh."

7) I'm thrashing around my desk drawer looking for a pen but not really looking, more like feeling. "Aren't you afraid of getting cut? There's at least a dozen knives in there."

8) Said after using my knife..."That knife could cut off your finger and there would be blood dripping on the floor before you'd feel the pain."
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#8 sounds more like an accomplishment than a myth. if a knife is that sharp its a good thing in my book!
 
offsetlover said:
This is one of the funniest (and truest) threads i have ever read!

here's one: knives kill people! no, knives don't kill people. people kill people. just like they say with guns
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If guns kill people, than I blame my pen for my writing mistakes.
 
That knives are just pieces of steel that have been sharpened.

What about the time and effort that goes in a costum? I usually show people photos of some Damn pretty knives with ivory or some exotic material and then they go "OOOOO thats pretty actually." for example: This is beutiful!

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Dull knives are more dangerous than sharp knives IMHO. A dull knife will have to use more force, and if you aplly to much force and it slips? Your finger or something else is gone!
 
Some non-knife people base their perception of the physics of cutting on what they see in the movies. I.E Swords can cut through ridiculous things like chain link fences/handcuffs/chains/stone/LARGE trees etc etc. And of course this can be done without breaking it or dulling its edge.
:eek:
I know one non-knife person who is a big horror movie fan. He thinks if you even touch an edge to flesh (even without any pressure or effort) its instantly going to cut to the bone.
:rolleyes:
Real skin has elasticity and stretches movie skin seems to be like jello or really stiff soy!
After sharpening a knife i always shave a few hairs off my arm as a test, haven't cut myself yet. I did that once in front of the horror movie fan and he paled and got nervous. In his mind the blade (a little Vic Recruit) touching the skin should have cut to the bone or taken off an arm.lol.
 
I think that after the invention of safety razors/disposable blades/electric razors there was a general decline in real knowledge of the reality of cutting physics in the general population.Before that every man no matter what profession or social class had to regularly use a real edge for shaving/grooming.
 
tholiver said:
I know one non-knife person who is a big horror movie fan. He thinks if you even touch an edge to flesh (even without any pressure or effort) its instantly going to cut to the bone.
:rolleyes:
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That surprises me. I think most people are afflicted with the opposite belief that all knives are as impotent as the ones they're familiar with, the grossly blunt knife-like (or more spatula-like) objects in their kitchen drawers. I remember when I was a small boy I saw a cartoon character (Johnny Quest's sidekick) cut through a taut rope with a single stroke and I said that's impossible. It would have been, with my mother's kitchen knives or my father's pocketknife....
 
tholiver said:
I think that after the invention of safety razors/disposable blades/electric razors there was a general decline in real knowledge of the reality of cutting physics in the general population.Before that every man no matter what profession or social class had to regularly use a real edge for shaving/grooming.
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Good point.


In similar vein, the vast majority of people I know fall into 1 of 2 categories: (1) people who never sharpen their kitchen knives (they must believe the Ginzu myth) and (2) those who try to sharpen their kitchen knives but have absolutely know idea what they're doing. As a society we've completely lost touch with this basic skill.
 
Two myths I can think of offhand, and one quote.

1. Knives with flippers (CRKT M-16) either look like, or are switchblades

2. My burgundy Calypso Jr. is a big knife


Uneducated youth: Is that a Ridge Runner?!?. As he was looking at my brand new, razor sharp, Leaf Bladed Little Temperence! :mad:
 
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