Knife people should know better!

ebidis

ebidis

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You know what grinds my gears?

When you show someone your knife, and they wrist flick it open. Especially if it's an expensive knife. I mean come on people, it's just common sense/courtesy/etiquette. You don't flick another persons knife, you don't dry fire another persons gun, you don't redline another persons engine, you don't neck bend another persons guitar, (especially if your a knife/gun/car/guitar guy. You should know better.) unless they tell you it's ok.:grumpy:

Sorry, just needed to get that off my chest. End of rant.
 
I don't see the harm in flicking a knife open, they are typically made of steel and you are causing NO harm. I've flicked open all of my knives for over 23 years now and never had a problem.

I flick knives, dry fire guns (what's wrong with dry firing guns?) and redline motors until the passengers scream. Life is too short to be worried about the flicking of a knife.
 
Jason B. said:
I don't see the harm in flicking a knife open, they are typically made of steel and you are causing NO harm. I've flicked open all of my knives for over 23 years now and never had a problem.

I flick knives, dry fire guns (what's wrong with dry firing guns?) and redline motors until the passengers scream. Life is too short to be worried about the flicking of a knife.
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I'm talking about courtesy. What a person does with their own property is up to them. Other people may see things differently than you do, some people are very particular about certain things. I have always felt that it is poor etiquette to do these things to someone else's property. I know other people who feel the same as myself, so it's not just me.

Please don't think I'm trying to start an argument, or that I'm trying to say I'm better than anyone else, I'm just stating my personal opinion.:)
 
Ebidis is talking about someone else doing it to his knife, car, or whatever. I'm quite sure he's done all those things to his property but it's quite another to do it to someone else's stuff.
My pet peeve, you hand your knife to someone and they grab the blade and wiggle the he'll out of it checking for lock play.....grrrrr!

Mik

Jason B. said:
I don't see the harm in flicking a knife open, they are typically made of steel and you are causing NO harm. I've flicked open all of my knives for over 23 years now and never had a problem.

I flick knives, dry fire guns (what's wrong with dry firing guns?) and redline motors until the passengers scream. Life is too short to be worried about the flicking of a knife.
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but we live in a Country where over 50% of the population are MORONS.
 
Dry firing certain guns causes damage. As does swinging cylinders close on revolvers. You see it in movies but don't do it.
 
mike45acp said:
ebidis is talking about someone else doing it to his knife, car, or whatever. I'm quite sure he's done all those things to his property but it's quite another to do it to someone else's stuff.
My pet peeve, you hand your knife to someone and they grab the blade and wiggle the he'll out of it checking for lock play.....grrrrr!

Mik
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bingo!:thumbup:
 
The last person I saw do that had been released from prison 2 days before.

If someone's already that head-injured they wouldn't understand anyway....
 
Jason B. said:
I don't see the harm in flicking a knife open, they are typically made of steel and you are causing NO harm.
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I usually don't worry about the flicking, but moreso if they might drop the knife when they try harder on axis or frame locks with strong detents... BTW - by adjusting your flicking technique a little it requires a lot less force/torque. ;)
 
I buy knives that I don't have to worry about being damaged by opening them. But I wouldn't lend someone a knife that I thought was so nice it couldn't be opened quickly if I had any like that I did have to worry about.
 
You say "Knife people should know better" but it is only "knife people" who would do this. Non-knife people will just hand it back to you unopened!

Still, I get what you are saying. Don't "test" other people's stuff unless invited to do so.

Eric
 
Jason B. said:
I don't see the harm in flicking a knife open, they are typically made of steel and you are causing NO harm. I've flicked open all of my knives for over 23 years now and never had a problem.

I flick knives, dry fire guns (what's wrong with dry firing guns?) and redline motors until the passengers scream. Life is too short to be worried about the flicking of a knife.
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You're talking thumb flicking, not hard wrist flicking, right ?
 
Spot on.

Solution: don't hand your knives, guns, cars, guitars, children, etc to people you don't know and trust.
 
I don't let people handle my expensive knives or guns. I break enough of my own items, don't need any additional help.
 
EChoil said:
You're talking thumb flicking, not hard wrist flicking, right ?
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Correct, adding wrist motion on a heavy blade can be damaging. Thumb flicks shouldn't be a problem.

While I was being somewhat serious with my comment I was also giving a few pokes at the same time ;)
 
charleslee said:
Dry firing certain guns causes damage. As does swinging cylinders close on revolvers. You see it in movies but don't do it.
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Some are fine, some are not, like you said. Generally you do not want to dry fire any rimfire guns in particular as well as what you mentioned. Striker fired guns like glock can be dry fired with no issues, though I still wouldnt do it all the time. Generally though, its best to not to do it at all with any gun unless you have to.... especially if it is not yours!


I agree with all the other points too. Especially the car thing. I'd be a little ticked off if I let someone drive my car and they decided to dump the clutch at 3k and blow through every gear every time they came to a stop light. This wouldn't happen though because I don't let anyone drive my car. The only person I would let is my girlfriend but she doesn't drive standard transmission
 
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