Knife people shouldn't do this!

Confederate said:
The memo informed me that federal workers are limited to 2 1/2-inch knives but that my job doesn't require me to carry a knife. I was told to stop carrying it regardless of what the federal regs state. The letter would not go into my permanent file, but would be kept in her file should the issue come up again.
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What a load of crap. There is no such federal regulation. Perhaps an agency regulation, but I doubt that, too.
 
DaTrueDave said:
What a load of crap. There is no such federal regulation. Perhaps an agency regulation, but I doubt that, too.
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Federal buildings have a limit of <2.5".
 
it's a sad commentary on our society when you catch crap about what kind, or how big a knife you carry. a few years ago i was helping make props for a grade school play for my kid and one of the mothers needed something cut. yep you guessed it out comes the endura and the box gets cut and the knife disappears back into the pocket, I might as well have pulled out a bloodstained machete. that womans eyes looked like dinner plates. she didn't say anything but she did look at me funny for the rest of the day. and for confederate, you have my sympathy both for working for the feds and for being in an office full of women. dang your super could have just taken you aside and said "dude your knifes too big keep it in your pocket" and that would have done it, now it's on your permanent record and will probably keep you from being promoted in the distant future. in terms of personal responsibility and freedom in what you do this country is going to s&%t. pretty soon you'll have to register a sak. dang i'm old, sorry for the rant my meds haven't kicked in yet. gotta go yell at some kids on my lawn. later, ahgar
 
Usually I will offer to open whatever it is that needs opening instead of handing over my knife. Some of the people there know I am a knife nut and others don't. Some of them will specifically ask me if they need a knife to cut something. now I work in a plant and in the shipping and packaging areas knives are common for dealing with packing supplies, plastic banding on pallets etc... A guy asked me one day for my knife., another guy there offered his that is one the company hands out the first guy said uhh no thanks I want to borrow Chris' because I KNOW its sharp.

My boss one day was using one of the crappy company lock back knives to scratch his forearm. I pulled out my Ridder Grip which is my daily carry at work and told him this could get rid of that pesky arm hair for him. He said No way let me see it. He opened the blade and carefully used his thumb across (not along) the blade to see how sharp it was. He said it doesn't feel that sharp then proceeded to push cut along his forearm removing a sizable patch of hair. This got a Holy shit reaction on his face and a good deal of laughter from another co worker. I told him when it stops shaving it needs a sharpening. LOL
 
I guess I was just spoiled at my last job... only had to deal with one co-worker who kept complaining to the boss when I sharpened at work.

I was the company gopher essentially. I could do everything but shipping(and only because our shipper was too much of a 'hole to properly train me). Over any given day I could be fixing equipment, helping 3/4 of the employees at some point in my day, cleaning, doing office paperwork or actually doing my own work. I'd usually carry a multi, a small fixed blade, a clipped folder, and the spydie ss dragonfly thats been on me 24/7 just just about 5yrs now. You want fun, you squeeze through spaces in the truck load about 14" thick so you can get in the back and do stock before it's unloaded.... or climb 40' up on metal racks with 1" wide bars front and back(and pallets between them with material on em) and do stock.

40' up(45' if I got up on the top rack and got on a pallet), order in one pocket, and trying to open a roll to see what it is without dropping anything or slipping... hold rack with one hand, grab knife, open packaging, put knife away, pull material out(usually ment turning the 250lbs rolls(2.5'x6'x250yrds) a 1/4 turn while up there, and then putting a mark on the front side of the packaging so you knew which ones to grab with the foklift.

After seeing both the manager and shipper drop a box cutter from up there I started putting a lanyard on my knives that locked my hand on to em.... and didn't lend any one a toy. The boss and a couple co-workers borrowed but they also knew that if they damaged it they bought it.

We had folks cutting thier arms with scissors, we had a couple try to take off thier thumbs with the jigsaw(upright, no blade guard, pushing while they use the other hand to hold down material on the table), we even had one open thier thumb up nicely with a fresh blade on the boxcutter.


Gotta love working with those type of ppl.
 
Most of the people that I work with are to dumb to use tools. We recently had a Workers' Compensation claim from someone who cut themselves on a computer keyboard. :D
 
Long ago my at-the-time boss asked me to sharpen his old SAK, which he mainly used to cut his apples. It was quite dull. When I gave it back to him, he proceded to cut an apple the way he always did, towards his thumb. Needless to say, bandaids were required. I couldn't believe the idiot did that; what the heck did he think was going to happen after I sharpened his knife. The best part was that he blamed it on me.

Most of the people I work with now know better than to ask for my knife, because they're either scared of it, or know that I'm not going to let them use it. Instead they ask me to cut it for them. But even then, some of them aren't that smart. They hold a package out to me with both hands and ask me to cut it...and I tell them to get their damn fingers out of the way.
 
My last good-paying job was in an office. My supervisor asked if anyone had a knife he could borrow. He was standing behind me, so I turned around and handed him my Benchmade Sentinel with a cut-down 3.5" clip-point blade.

Now the thing is, my old supervisor was an ex-Army Ranger with a lot of combat experience. I knew he wouldn't freak out over the sight of a folding knife. He actually smiled, (Benchmade Sentinels have very attractive handles) used it, gave it back to me and said "Thanks."

But a co-worker I barely know? Oh, Hell no! I see it this way, the co-worker asking to borrow your knife needs it. Chances are, this isn't the first time they needed a knife. Yet they continue to refuse to buy & carry even a tiny key-chain knife?! Now that is a genuine hoplophobe!:mad:
Their experience tells them they need to carry a knife. But because of their sheeple mentality, they refuse to buy even a cheap key-chain knife!:rolleyes:

I've got no respect for someone like that! ........ "Get your own knife and carry it, you damn hypocrite!":grumpy:
 
Confederate said:
Yes, our secretary was struggling to open a large carboard box with furniture in it and she was using a 7-inch knife blade. Before she could kill herself (and possibly others), I pulled out my 3-inch Cold Steel Voyager with serrations and opened it in two seconds. She didn't say anything, but a few days later I received a written reprimand from my female boss for "brandishing" a knife at work. The memo informed me that federal workers are limited to 2 1/2-inch knives but that my job doesn't require me to carry a knife. I was told to stop carrying it regardless of what the federal regs state. The letter would not go into my permanent file, but would be kept in her file should the issue come up again.

Since I'm the only male in the office, the other women began looking at me in a strange way. So now I keep my knife in my pocket and let them open their own damn boxes. Oh, and before then I thought we all got along. But you just can't tell with women. Many city women don't think people need guns or knives, so be forwarned. A woman can have a 7-inch scissor blade (two of 'em), but I can't have a 3-inch blade, which when measured is only 2.75-inches).

Do I win a prize in this thread or what?


--Confed
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And she didnt get in trouble for having a knife with a 7 inch blade?
 
I will lend my knife to someone i know knows what they are doing. Sometimes i will even let people see/hold my knives even if they are't great with a knife. One girl i handed out my gerber ezout comenced to run her finger along the blade. It probably wasnt razor sharp, and she may not have pushed hard but i scolded her. And well if you decide to go and learn how not to touch a knife teh ahrd way, hey its your finger.
Most of the time if someones looking for something to cut with, i will just pull out my knife and do it myself. Then they will ask why d you carry a knife, then ill give them a speech about emergencies, and random tasks. As a kid i saw this episode of Rescue 911 with william shatner. Some 1-2 year old decided to ride the escalator alone, sure enough at the end his baggy/puff jacket got sucked in. Some dude ran over and (slightly more complicated) cut the jacket off the kid. I always tell people that story if they ask about a knife. I have had a fellow judo referee ask my why i carry a knife, and today i used it to cut tape that was used to cover a whole in the mat. (benchmade griptillian)

It depends on which knife it is though. I have some air force pilots survival knife that i dont care who does what to but the knife i made myself... i dont think id let anyone use it. In highschool we were camping and some kid tried to pull out that airforce survival knife i grabbed the sheath to stop him but he pulled it out and cut my finger. Hurt but no serious damage.
I dont think i have a knife that hasnt tasted my blood yet.
Only have about 8 knives though.
 
I've yet to be scolded for carrying a knife at work, and I've carried one every day for years.
I've had a couple instances recently, though.
1. A coworker was struggling to open a box. I handed her my Case trapper, and she used it (no problems there). She knows me decently well, and asked "Has this knife ever skinned a deer, or anything like that?" to which I replied "Actually, that particular one's dressed a couple." I got an "eew" in response. :)
2. Same scenario, different co-worker, different knife. This time, it was a Queen canoe. Now, this is a tiny little knife. Same size as (or perhaps a little smaller than) a SAK. She asked why I was carrying a "weapon." I was astounded. I explained that it's a tool, and asked her what she'd rather use to open the box. She didn't have an answer. As it turns out, she knows I'm a peaceful guy with no use for weapons. So, she now understands that my knives are tools, and that "normal" people sometimes have a pocketknife in their possession.
3. A third coworker needed a knife, so I handed her a Case copperlock. She didn't seem to think it was unusual, and thanked me.

Glad I haven't had any negative experiences yet.
 
When I was a knife knut in infancy, I carried a MOD Mk II (3.5" blade) at work for a while. (Yeah, yeah...)

I got a couple of big eyes and questions as to why I was carrying a SWORD at work.

Hokay...

-j
 
I carry two. If someone needs to open something and asks if I have a knife, I get the Leatherman Squirt out. Its 1.5" blade doesn't scare the sheeple and works well in most office tasks (opening packages, tape, etc).

I did slip up with my BM Mini Grip once. No blood drawn. I've picked up a habbit of closing it while its moving towards the pocket. I carry it tip-up, LH side and because it wasn't closed enough, I ended up sticking the tip through my pants just behind the front pocket. :rolleyes:

A 1" cut in $40 Dockers. :o oops.
 
one of my dumber "friends" was looking at my buck/strider 880sp one day and this guys a real tool, a total meat head thinks hes tougher then stallone type guy, even tho basic mathimatics could thwart this cheese captain, anyway he takes my knife and opens the blade to 90% of the handle and proceeds to use the back of his hand to push the EDGE of the blade open, well this resulted in blood and a shocked expression worthy of years of reminding. my other friend in the room simply commented, "Wow, your a moron" i couldnt have agreeded more.
 
The only knives 99% of the population are mentally fit to use is a butterknife. I swear I could etch "sharp" with an arrow to the edge and people would still cut their fingers on purpose
 
biogon said:
When I was a knife knut in infancy, I carried a MOD Mk II (3.5" blade) at work for a while. (Yeah, yeah...)

I got a couple of big eyes and questions as to why I was carrying a SWORD at work.
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That's got to be as mean-looking a little knife as you could carry. If you had a Mk I with you instead, I could almost understand the SWORD comments! :D

The MOD CQDs are not my regular carry knives, but I keep one of each by the door for whenever I want an ultimate folder (large) or ultimate folder (small) with me, without having to hunt around for one. I just got a Mk I auto which is not a good idea for carrying around here, but ... how could I resist?
 
Esav Benyamin said:
That's got to be as mean-looking a little knife as you could carry. If you had a Mk I with you instead, I could almost understand the SWORD comments! :D

The MOD CQDs are not my regular carry knives, but I keep one of each by the door for whenever I want an ultimate folder (large) or ultimate folder (small) with me, without having to hunt around for one. I just got a Mk I auto which is not a good idea for carrying around here, but ... how could I resist?
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*grin*

I think the Civilian/Matriarch is probably the only more mean-looking knife in existence. ;)

They are really neat, aren't they? I sold mine... but I've been getting a hankering to get one again. The Mk I looks nice because of the belt cutter, but it's not really a pocket-sized knife...

-j
 
biogon said:
...but it's not really a pocket-sized knife...
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In cargo pants it is! :D ... with a good belt to hold them up.

Take a Mk I and hold it with the belt cutter down and to the left. The knife looks like a fish. It looks sort of like a black molly to me. Now open the blade -- and you've got a swordtail!

Show THAT to your friendly local environmentalist whacko.
 
I see. Right, right.

So.... when they ask, "Is that a SWORD?!"

I'll reply..."No, it's a FISH."

Then I'll tell them a guy on a knife forum told me to say that.

That's when I get put into the "special office".

:D

-j
 
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