Learned another important lesson yesterday.

Figured I'd post my recent knife-loaning story. Here at work, a lot of guys carry knives; mostly Buck 110s or small fixed blades. A few Western folders, an an occasional Spyderco.
I ran in to a guy working at the dock; somebody I'm familiar with and I know he's a knife guy. We've talked about and compared knives many, many times before. Well, yesterday he left his Endura at home and asked to use one of my knives. Knowing that he's very knowledgeable and not stupid with knives, I agreed. He brought my knife (a Kabar Dozier 4065) back to me and there were chips in the blade. I asked him what he did, and he said "I just cut some steel strapping with it. Thanks."
I told him that he can't borrow my knives any more, and asked to see his Endura today when he came in. No chips or damage of any kind. Then he showed me his Blur that he'd been EDCing for three years. No damage. Why the careful use of your own knives, but total disregard with other people's tools?
 
I thought my friend was a "knife guy" too. He asked to see my Kershaw spec bump so i handed it too him, he then immediatly ran the edge ddown the side of a table! I said what the hell are you doing!! which he repilies seeing how sharp it is...which is what the other guy said when he grabbed one of my EXTREMELY delicate straight razor and did the same thing without asking! Since when is that a good test of sharpness? I made sure to let him know to never do that ever again to anyones knife.

I now give my knives to no one. Not even my mom.
 
R.S.R said:
Advise (no disrespect to you)
Change your "friends"
It seems to me,after two! beers, he was a sandwich short of a picnic.
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Read again, it was "a guy I know"

A friend of a friend. I tough a guy in the military, about to be sent in Afghanistan was able to use a blade in a responsible way... WRONG.

He wasn't even hammered, only 2 beers.

Guess he just confirmed to me he's an idiot.
 
tjiscooler said:
I thought my friend was a "knife guy" too. He asked to see my Kershaw spec bump so i handed it too him, he then immediatly ran the edge ddown the side of a table! I said what the hell are you doing!! which he repilies seeing how sharp it is...which is what the other guy said when he grabbed one of my EXTREMELY delicate straight razor and did the same thing without asking! Since when is that a good test of sharpness? I made sure to let him know to never do that ever again to anyones knife.

I now give my knives to no one. Not even my mom.
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lol that was funny
 
JNieporte said:
Why the careful use of your own knives, but total disregard with other people's tools?
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Knowledgeable, but a devious arse with it. Perhaps the lesson we can learn is don't lend someone something they already have themselves.
I've had a few people with a perfectly serviceable folder request mine to avoid damaging theirs.
 
I bought two of my closest friends a SAK and they were really happy with them. This was about a two months ago and they have not asked me for a knife, and the SAKs are still in good shape. They were VIC Farmers by the way. One day someone will ask them to borrow their knives and do something stupid and they will remember me.:cool:
 
Jeff Venture said:
my favorite story of this sort in reverse was this:

In bar with friend having a quiet beer. Friend of my friend walks up after having a few quiet beers. We chat and all, everyone seems nice. New friend decides that he wants to become 'blood brothers' with us both on the spot.

:jerkit:

Asks if I have a knife, I say no ( razor sharp SAK in pocket but I digress) He pulls out a folder and proceeds to prepare his courage for the first of many possibly dangerous drunk cuts. Friend looks concerned and I ask new friend if its sharp? He hands me the knife to test. Yeap its sharp, I tell guy "its dull" but produce a diamond sharpener and proceed to butterknife dull the edge:)

Return knife to him and he is amazed that the newly sharp knife can't seem to cut his flesh. In the inestimable logic of drunks everywhere he shrugs and puts the knife away and we begin to talk about comic books.
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you are awesome.

i lent an idiot my knife once. small custom lockback with jigged bone handles. as he was opening it, somehow it just popped up in the air and landed half open on the tip and the bottom of the knife, dinged the blade and cracked the bone. dammit. another time my friend was toying with my boker top lock. he was holding the plunge lock in and whipping it back and forth so the blade opened and closed. then it slipped out of his hand open and hit my friend next to him in the chest, luckily the back of the knife hit her but it was very close to being an ugly situation.
 
I think everyone has a story like this, guy at work (boss) borrows my old leatherman-hands it back with no blade and a sheepish look on his face-no problem, works buys me a new Wave leatherman, I'm happy-but now my blade is MY blade, you want one you buy one.
 
We were hanging Christmas decorations in the board room last year when we realised that there was nothing to cut the ribbon. The new young receptionist said she would run over to the other office and find some scissors.

I said don't bother and handed her my razor-sharp Dozier Straight Personal. I stretched the ribbon in between my hands and she carefully proceeded to cut about 7 or 8 strips to hang the balloons.

She handed it back and I stowed it safely on my belt.

You-all need to hang out with a better class of people.

Greg
 
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