"Lemme borrow yer knife"

I say no

If I break it, it is just my fault

Someone else breaks it, we will have war:)
 
You got a knife?

Yep.

Can I borrow it?

Okay.

That looks dangerous!

Only in the wrong hands.

Hey that's sharp!

It is a _knife_, right??
 
One thing that I need to mention before this turns into another anti NKP thread. Carrying a knife is no excuse to be anti social, at least for me personally. I was raised believing it's good to give help, even offer it, whenever somebody needs it. Of course it's not an excuse to be totally gullible, but as long as the request is within reason and I'm capable of granting it, I'll help. This is the reason I ask "what for?" instead of plain "no".

People who ask to borrow your knife explicitly admit that your carrying a knife is OK, and as such they're probably a minority that you need to support. Once they accept that knife carrying is OK, the next step is to convince them to do it. If I like the guy, sometimes I would even buy him one. There are many perfectly fine knives for $20 - $30.
 
DITCH said:
No.

How do you respond to that 'request'?
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Depends on who is asking.
If it is one of my friends who understand the use of tools and sharp things, I say, "sure."

If it is one of my friends who is clueless about sharp things, I ask, "what do you need it for?" Followed by, "Let me cut it for you."
 
yeah i just ask for what and if i dont like the answer i just do it my self. once i lent my sog aegis to a member of my hockey team and he broke the tip off by using it as a screwdriver, on his helmet.;
 
I lend them a knife.

I select knives for utility, not show, and they are all users. Lending them out is part of using. With perfectly decent knives available for $10-$25, there is no need to be a grinch.
 
I will lend out a knife to someone I know well enough to trust them, but I loose too much equipment just handing out my tools. After loosing a few things such as one of my expensive screwdrivers and stuff I tend to be nervous of lending stuff out.

Nowadays the people I lend out too know to get stuff back quickly. One woman had bad dreams that I didn't get my good ruler back from her.
 
I don't mind loaning out knives to people I'm reasonably sure won't hurt themselves. It's why I also carry a cheap knife. SE Tenacious. It's really fun watching NKPs open and try to close knives. Why people have such trouble with folders is beyond me.
 
I always make sure what they want it for. I had a friend who wanted to use my case Bose dogleg as screwdriver. I went and got a screwdriver for him. Most people don't realize what we pay for knives.
 
defuse kit said:
I don't mind loaning out knives to people I'm reasonably sure won't hurt themselves. It's why I also carry a cheap knife. SE Tenacious. It's really fun watching NKPs open and try to close knives. Why people have such trouble with folders is beyond me.
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It took me a minute or so to figure out my first liner-lock, so you should give them a small break.

I would definitely ask what they're going to use it for, and also whether the person who's asking for it might give me trouble later. If it's reasonable request from people I feel comfortable with, I would lend it to them or do it myself.
 
I had a bad experience where I lent my knife to a workmate and didn't ask what it was for. 45 minutes later he brings it back butterknife sharp. He used it to cut up carpet on a concrete floor. That was back when my most expensive knife was <$60. With some of my knives sniffing at $300 now, I hardly ever volunteer a knife, but will lend it out if they explain what they need it for and it doesn't leave my sight. A lot of times they get a leatherman because they want a multitool, but ask for a knife. Other times, I'll respond with "What can I cut for you?"
 
"Lemme borrow yer knife!"

Where's your knife?

"Blah blah blah, i don't carry one, blah blah blah, you always have one, blah blah blah."

What do you need to cut?


Then if it's something like an annoying loose string or a candy box I'll let them do after I tell 'im not to mess it up. After that I drill them a few seconds for never carrying a knife.
 
defuse kit said:
I don't mind loaning out knives to people I'm reasonably sure won't hurt themselves. It's why I also carry a cheap knife. SE Tenacious. It's really fun watching NKPs open and try to close knives. Why people have such trouble with folders is beyond me.
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People who are not mechanically inclined may have difficulty figuring out a liner lock, they expect a locking knife to have a button or lever somewhere. It's not immediately obvious that the liner needs pressing to disengage the lock. Knives with back lock or axis lock are easier to figure out.
 
Even if its someone trusted I still ask, I see nothing wrong with asking their intended use of MY valued tool. In most cases I offer to do the cutting especially if I know they are not acustom to very sharp edges. I've never had anyone destroy one of my blades but most do cut themselves and I would rather prevent injury then wait for it to happen.

If a person is willing to learn teach them.

The thing I hear most often though is, "your knife can't cut that" then after "Wow! I can't believe you cut through that"
 
Sep said:
People who are not mechanically inclined may have difficulty figuring out a liner lock, they expect a locking knife to have a button or lever somewhere. It's not immediately obvious that the liner needs pressing to disengage the lock. Knives with back lock or axis lock are easier to figure out.
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This is after I tell them how to do it, show them how to do it. I went to a tech school and I'm in college and while I know people don't know how to do it, I don't see why it's difficult to figure it out after someone explains it to you.

Then again, most of my friends carry knives, girlfriend included. I guess I'm just not used to NKPs.
 
I'd most likely politely tell them it's an expensive knife and I don't let anyone else use it, although if it was someone I knew well and I was in a good mood I might ask what they wanted to use it for.
 
defuse kit said:
This is after I tell them how to do it, show them how to do it. I went to a tech school and I'm in college and while I know people don't know how to do it, I don't see why it's difficult to figure it out after someone explains it to you.

Then again, most of my friends carry knives, girlfriend included. I guess I'm just not used to NKPs.
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It's possible that they just want you to do it instead because they are secretly scared of hurting themselves. That's actually good, especially if it's their first time handling a liner lock.
 
knifenut1013 said:
Even if its someone trusted I still ask, I see nothing wrong with asking their intended use of MY valued tool. In most cases I offer to do the cutting especially if I know they are not acustom to very sharp edges. I've never had anyone destroy one of my blades but most do cut themselves and I would rather prevent injury then wait for it to happen.

If a person is willing to learn teach them.

The thing I hear most often though is, "your knife can't cut that" then after "Wow! I can't believe you cut through that"
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I will loan mine out usually, but then I don't carry anything with really thin blades most of the time either so I am not worried about getting it back with a broken tip. ;)

Yes I have loaned out my Striders too so cost really doesn't have much to do with it.

The way I look at it if a person is afraid to loan out their knife because it might get damaged then the knife really isn't strong enough to begin with.

I always refer back to the Woman's toolkit joke. :D

Think about that before loaning out your knife. :D
 
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