Little man needs help

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Okay, so I've been into knives for a short while. My parents have a slight problem with them, I'm not really sure where the problem lies. My mother said that "the potential" of what a knife can do frightens her and being underaged certainly doesn't help. Another thing my parent's say is that, "you already have one, why do you need more?" That is one of the worst things I hear. I would really like to get a few more, in the near future. Another problem I have is that they don't want me to carry more than one at a time, eventhough I already carry my Wave and Scallion at the same time on occassion. My mother is somewhat ok with the whole knife thing, although she would like me to have another hobby. She took me to the local dealer today, my grandmother was there too, so I just wrote down what I was interested in and left.

So anyway I would like to get the BM722 and a SOG Outline. My mother may take me back on monday, I really, really want them, but I don't want to piss them or anyone else off. Help!
 
he he he you're funny kid.

tell ya mum that you might want to start collecting live snakes :eek: ....then knives wont seems so bad.:D
 
"Don't worry, Mom. Now that I'm collecting knives I don't have nearly as much money to spend on X any more."

Seriously, though, just be responsible with them, don't cut yourself, and be johnny-on-the-spot whenever anything needs to be cut, and you'll do wonders. Also, consider spending some money on a Sharpmaker (or similar) and sharpen up her kitchen knives, veggie peelers, etc for her. :D
 
You express a maturity here in your words. So, keep that up and show her and your other guardians that you are mature and capable of being trusted with knives and that you know what you are doing and how to use them for what they were designed for. This goes hand in hand with knowing what not to do with them as well. Don't throw a temper tantrum when she says no, just say ok mom I understand it scares you. But, think about it. Then show her by demonstration that you are mature enough to deal with them.

The idea of sharpening the kitchen up for your mom is a good one, but you could go one further and move to the lawn mower blade, and the clippers, and maybe even the chain saw blades if you have them around and the end of shovels, and any other easy to sharpen edged instruments laying around. Just be careful volunteering to sharpen your mother's fave scissors. Scissors are a different league of know how. The last thing you want to do is make her mad cause they are duller than before. So, unless you have experience with them I'd recommend passing on the scissors but do up the rest nice and keep doing what you are doing. You'll be fine.
 
on a serious note....you are at a delicate age ...my perants confiscated all my knifes once when I was exactly the same age you were.....but really my friend you will have plenty of time to collect knives I'm 29 and I still feel as strongly about them as I ever did......dont push the issue and just be patient....you have to earn trust.....when I was your age I F@#$ED UP plenty of times and still do occasionally, dont think that you wont...

if you really want to show a keen and ligitimate interest in your hobby then may I strongly suggest getting some pre made materials and making a couple....you can order blades and instructions online and you can really make a nice piece with your own unique input....your perants are watching you very closely so dont panic them buy jumping straight into tactical man killers LOL.....you may even like the idea of doing short course in a metal workshop. there is plenty of info in this forum.

Infact I'm going to start making my own very shortly ...I dont know why I didnt do it sooner


and besides getting past your perants, making some of your own pieces you
really will have entered into a journey with no limitations "there is no end to the imagination you can incorperate into the embellishment of a knife".


quote that to your mum and she might hear where you're coming from
 
Just be careful, don't sharpen EVERYTHING you see to a razor edge. I put a razor edge on a victorinox paring knife, and my dad cut himself to the bone when it went through an apple faster than he expected.
 
Here is what I did, although it might not work for you. I will accept no responsibility if you do this and get your ass kicked. :cool:

My parents, well mom really dad was and is cool with it, didn't want me having lots of knives when I was younger. She still doesn't get why I need more than one, or any that cost more than $20. So when I was younger, and just getting wanting to start buying knives I went out one weekend and bought myself a WWII bayonet. Didn't take my parents, or ask, or anything just walked into the house and pulled it out. I had won, I paid for it with my money so they couldn't do anything about it.

The whole be responsible and show how a knife can be a useful tool thing is a really good idea. It helped me out a bit after I had already gotten in pretty deep to knives. Thanksgiving diner, trying to carve the turkey with a dull knife, and doing nothing but making shreds. I whip out my Al Mar SERE 2000 and carve the turkey with it. Not an ideal choice, nor a traditional one, but it worked like a charm. That one moment just proved how handy it could be to always have a nice sharp knife around.

And as for the snake thing, well I did that for a bit too. :D Also had some lizards, one escaped once and was roaming around the house for oevr a week. I just assumed it found its way outside, and would never be seen again, boy was I wrong. :eek: Jumped up onto someones back and ran up!! :eek: :cool:
 
Im only 13, my parents dont have a problem. But I have found its easier (on most occasions) that if you can get your dad into it, he will go with you and have a lot of fun! (the only time its not easier is when your dad doesnt know what hes doing and says, "if you want it, you can have it")

Tyler
 
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