Knives that you gave your dad

[Brawny]

I don't have a touching story to add. My father hated that I carried a knife ever since I snuck off to the Katz drug store and bought a $1.49 Sabre jack knife. I recently learned more about him and I think that it may have been a phobia brought on by his own actions as a young man. Perhaps it would be a touching story, but not for the right reasons, and not appropriate here.

I have plenty of unsavory stories about my dad but for all his faults I still loved him, still do

 

[lieferung]

Absolutely! I love my mother to death, but she is not a very good Gift Giver. I mean she loves giving, but it's typically something that she's interested in instead of putting a lot of thought into what the recipient is interested in

That's me though I try not to. Such as now, when I saw this thread I thought about what knife I would get my dad, maybe an old fashioned Buck he might recognize, or a small tough beater he could use.... but upon further thought, I remembered he just isn't a knife guy.

If I had my way, everyone in my family would get a birthday knife, but I know most would want other things

 

[Brawny]

That's me though I try not to. Such as now, when I saw this thread I thought about what knife I would get my dad, maybe an old fashioned Buck he might recognize, or a small tough beater he could use.... but upon further thought, I remembered he just isn't a knife guy.

If I had my way, everyone in my family would get a birthday knife, but I know most would want other things

Guilty as charged!
This is what I gave my groomsmen, and a thrunite keychain light.

I wanted to give them a minigrip, but that was just a little bit outside of our budget

 

[Bull71]

This is a great thread! When I was 5, my dad gave me a well worn Case 6233 penknife. He warned me not to cut myself with it. Sure enough in just a few days I closed it on a finger. My mother confiscated it and I didn’t see it again until I was about 10. I still have it and treasure it.
My dad passed in 2001, and I still miss him every day. I have the last knife I gave him. He was hard on a knife and it shows but it will always be priceless to me. It is a case mini copper lock. I also have a pen knife that I gave my mother she carried in her purse. She passed in 2009. I have an old Schrade stockman that was my Grandaddys every day carry. I look at all of these every so often. They bring back lots of fond memories. Thank you for starting this thread and stirring my memories.

 

[Sonnydaze]

I never gave my dad a knife. Too long ago, and my knife interests have only been existent for less than 15 yrs.
OTOH, I have given a ton of knives to several sons, daughters, gd-children, nephews, active military and law enforcement officers and agencies.

 

[BenchCo Spydermade]

Awesome thread! Recently gave my father a Buck vantage with rosewood handles for fathers day. The nicest knife I gave him is a Shun 10 inch chef knife. He's also given me a number of nice knives. My father always carried a knife and we always would look at the case and buck folders they sold at the hardware store we went to. Definitely gave me the introduction that lead to being a knife enthusiast.

 

[Yorkshire Boy]

My dad is 73 born on 8th May 1945, the day when victory in Europe was declared. He's in relatively good shape and goes to the gym 3 times a week. I'm lucky to have him and hope I do for many more years. My heart goes out to those who have lost their parents.

My dad bought me my first knife when I was 6 years old, it was a small locking Opinel, 6 or 7 don't remember. Christmas 2012 I was 36 and was going through a bad patch and he bought me a Victorinox Huntsman, I've carried it everyday since (want to retire it and by another to replace it)

So over the last 6 years I've given him my old knives as a thank you. A Kellam Wolverine (which lives on a shelf in his study, he thinks it's beautiful) and a Victorinox Farmer, a Wenger similar to a Vic Huntsman, a Leatherman Wave and Micra.

He uses the Wenger on his allotment, harvesting veg, he appreciates the thin knife blade it has and the ease that it slices off courgettes (zucchinis), the saw has cut and trimmed a broken branch on a heavily laden plum tree. The scissors and screwdriver get used from time to time and he's used the corkscrew a few times at home when the one in the kitchen broke.

I want to get him a bahco Laplander saw and an Enzo Necker (full flat grind and olive wood handle) for Christmas this year.