Knife Recommendation to Prevent Scratching Wedding Ring

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colubrid said:
Jeez, I would much rather be worried about the knife getting scratched than the ring. The ring is going to get scratched no matter what.

If you workout at a gym with weights a wedding ring will get blasted pretty quick from grabiing barbells, dumbells and doing chin-ups. So I gather you don't workout much?
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Or I take it off when I work out...don't be so quick to judge.
 
Congrats! Your ring will get scratched up just by being softer metal than almost everything you will come in to contact with. Being left handed makes the inevitable faster. Your knife might speed up the process, but in 6 months, it won't really make a difference. Take the opportunity to by yourself a knife you really want, no justification of soft/chamfered scales.

Also, consider the backup ring? My wedding band lives in its box. I bought a couple silver and stainless bands that look fine all scuffed up. If the scuffs bother you, consider something extra hard like a tungsten carbide ring. The downside of that approach is that the ring will definitely leave a mark on your knife.
 
colubrid said:
When your wife cheats on you or divorces you will throw the ring into the ocean anyway. If you die your wife will remarry. Nothing is permanent!
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I know that one. I had my wedding ring remade into a Star Wars ring.

In the one year I was married, my ring got all scratched up. I'm a lefty but carry right front pocket.

I agree with those that recommended the leather slip sheath. That won't limit your choices.

You could also get a knife with g-10 and sand it smooth.

Custom scales are always an option.
 
Get a Delica. Thank me later. The Japanese FRN is a bit softer feeling than the American version and it will not scratch your ring.
 
Whitedog said:
I can understand you wanting to keep it nice looking but in the real world it is not going to happen. All the other stuff your hands will come in contact with are going to leave little scratches. Just wear it and don't worry about it. Have 50 years on mine and it is still going.
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Good post. I'd say if the ring gets beat up take it back to the store where it was purchased and have them fix it back up. Most jewelry stores have this service for a small fee. Not a big deal.
 
colubrid said:
If you workout at a gym with weights a wedding ring will get blasted pretty quick from grabiing barbells, dumbells and doing chin-ups. So I gather you don't workout much?
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What kind of weirdo wears a ring at the gym? :confused:
I have a knife in both front pockets at the gym, but even a freak like me knows that wearing a ring at the gym is just plain weird.
 
Get one of those silicon wedding bands that looks like metal. Then put the real ring on a necklace chain.
 
Nephron44 said:
Sounds like someone is jealous? Or needs to let go of their own past?
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What I am saying is this "ring wearing" thing for marriage is a cultural thing depending on where you live. In some places (like Brazil) wedding rings aren't always worn (which I prefer because fiddling with the ring or worrying about losing it or scratching it is not important. What is more important is your promise to God . After all, God invented the marriage covenant. And a covenant it is. Not just 2 way "promise" but 3 way. Why people who don't even believe in God want to get married and enter into a Gods covenant is beyond me. The whole ring thing is not as important as the heart.
 
colubrid said:
What I am saying is this "ring wearing" thing for marriage is a cultural thing depending on where you live. In some places (like Brazil) wedding rings aren't always worn (which I prefer because fiddling with the ring or worrying about losing it or scratching it is not important. What is more important is your promise to God . After all, God invented the marriage covenant. And a covenant it is. Not just 2 way "promise" but 3 way. Why people who don't even believe in God want to get married and enter into a Gods covenant is beyond me. The whole ring thing is not as important as the heart.
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That is definitely NOT what you said...not even remotely. Contribute or don't, but don't waste our time with this nonsense.
 
Nephron44 said:
Or I take it off when I work out...don't be so quick to judge.
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I am glad you can wear your wedding band. It posts too much of a risk for injury for me, so it's round my neck. So literally, I've got a ball and chain round my neck. :p Wife totally understand and supports it. Been doing it years, we are in it forever.

That a possibility for you?

The other thing I've heard, which admittedly is ugly as hell are those silicon rubber wedding band substitutes. I would never wear one. They look like a rubber ring or gasket on your finger.

Edit: I see lapedog got to it before me. Great minds think alike, maybe lol
 
Nephron44 said:
That is definitely NOT what you said...not even remotely. Contribute or don't, but don't waste our time with this nonsense.
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Well if God did NOT invent marriage then I will just marry myself. I will promise (to myself) to honor , cherish and give myself self compassion. I can choose the wedding location and buy myself a ring...or a knife instead :)


I will just take Gods authority out of the whole marriage equation and I can do whatever I "feel" is right.
 
This is general knife discussion, not religious discussion. Keep your beliefs to yourself or post them somewhere more appropriate.
 
OP asked for some advice to keep his brand new ring shiny a little longer, let's not get religion involved in what can be reduced to a purely practical matter.

OP, perhaps the cheapest solution would lie not in getting a new knife, but in other things you can do. I wear my ring on my non-dominant hand. Not only does it not come in contact with my knife, it also helps for a lot of other stuff I grab (because I tend to use my dominant hand first). You could also put one of your existing knives in a pocket slip (but you'll have to get used to not having the knife clipped). Otherwise, I'd recommend looking at knives with 'rubberized' scales or scales of softer materials. There were some excellent suggestions by the other contributors ITT.
 
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colubrid said:
Well if God did NOT invent marriage then I will just marry myself. I will promise (to myself) to honor , cherish and give myself self compassion. I can choose the wedding location and buy myself a ring...or a knife instead :)


I will just take Gods authority out of the whole marriage equation and I can do whatever I "feel" is right.
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But ain't that mean you just called yourself queer for yourself?

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colubrid said:
Well if God did NOT invent marriage then I will just marry myself. I will promise (to myself) to honor , cherish and give myself self compassion. I can choose the wedding location and buy myself a ring...or a knife instead :)


I will just take Gods authority out of the whole marriage equation and I can do whatever I "feel" is right.
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Hymen didn't show up at my brother's wedding. They divorced several years ago. Or is Hymen not the "god" you're thinking of?

Keep your religion to yourself.
 
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