Need suggestions on what to do with unwanted knife

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Blackmantis

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I have this knife that I picked up ages ago. I can't even remember where or why, but it's basically an old chinese made knife I had lying around.

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The problem is, it's really not worth selling, (Not only would I not get any money from it, but I'd likely end up losing money from fees to list it) but I hate wasting things, and it seems like a waste to just toss it in the bin. Is there somewhere I can donate this or is there something interesting I can do with it?

I'm also curious to hear suggestions from other members who may have faced this scenario before.
 
i'm a fan of recycling. i was given a cheap folding hunter by my nephews a few years back for christmas. it's the thought that counts and it means alot to me. i also believe in using a gift for its intended purpose. that said i carried and used it as often as i could. it held up just like i thought it would even though i gave it special attention. after the scales broke and it would pinch me i continued to use it until the lock broke and it became a liability. i removed the blade and ground it down to a 3/4" cutting edge with the rest becoming a para cord wrapped handle. small nylon sheath and it became a useful boot knife. best thing is both the boys now are calling dibs when they get old enough to have it!!
 
9blades said:
Give it away!
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fadugleman said:
just give it away
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Here's the thing, call me a cheapskate, but I don't really have the cash for postage at the moment, though that may change later on, and none of my immediate friends/family want it, although I agree with the concept of giving it away. I'd love for it to get some use or to give it to someone who wants it.

blt2go said:
i'm a fan of recycling. i was given a cheap folding hunter by my nephews a few years back for christmas. it's the thought that counts and it means alot to me. i also believe in using a gift for its intended purpose. that said i carried and used it as often as i could. it held up just like i thought it would even though i gave it special attention. after the scales broke and it would pinch me i continued to use it until the lock broke and it became a liability. i removed the blade and ground it down to a 3/4" cutting edge with the rest becoming a para cord wrapped handle. small nylon sheath and it became a useful boot knife. best thing is both the boys now are calling dibs when they get old enough to have it!!
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Interesting idea. I would love to do something with this knife, a "Refurbishment" of some kind you know? Sharpen it up really nice, remove the logo on the blade, and maybe somehow change the colour of the grips, (they're plastic, so I don't know, some plastikote maybe?). I may have the money and resources to do something with it later, would love to turn it into a project of some kind.

EDIT: turns out only the grip is plastic, but the guard and base are metal, just has that cheap "plastic chrome" finish, go figure.
 
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I'd remove everything from the guard down if I was going to try to salvage that.
 
someone would probably pay the postage for it if you would give it to them...just a thought
 
We used to have an old saying in the photography world - If an image doesn't work, frame it. If it still doesn't work, mat it and if it still doesn't work, hang it. So, in this case, hang it. ;)
 
Give it to a kid! In the old days, you gave a boy a nice little pocket knife. Well that's a little risky today. He'll either be a smart alec and take it to school where the now paranoid administrators will ruin his life because of it or he'll just forget he's got it. Either way, he's in a heap of trouble. A nice big bowie knife like object like that can be parentally supervised because a kid will want to hang that on the wall and take it out in the woods. A boy would like that.
 
Use it in the garden or around the house for dirty work that you normally wouldn't use a good knife for i.e. digging holes for flowers, hacking away at shrubs, cutting up branches, stuff like that.
 
matt_b89 said:
someone would probably pay the postage for it if you would give it to them...just a thought
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I'd be happy to give it away for free if someone pays the postage.

A.P.F. said:
We used to have an old saying in the photography world - If an image doesn't work, frame it. If it still doesn't work, mat it and if it still doesn't work, hang it. So, in this case, hang it. ;)
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Gives me a bit of an idea, perhaps I could clean it up a bit, put it in a frame and sell it as an "In case of zombie invasion, break glass" display kit or something?

KuRUpTD said:
Put it in the trash where it belongs.
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At the very least, I'd probably give the grips away for free if anyone wants them, and take the rest (all metal) to a metal smelting yard so they can melt it and reuse it.

HoosierQ said:
Give it to a kid! In the old days, you gave a boy a nice little pocket knife. Well that's a little risky today. He'll either be a smart alec and take it to school where the now paranoid administrators will ruin his life because of it or he'll just forget he's got it. Either way, he's in a heap of trouble. A nice big bowie knife like object like that can be parentally supervised because a kid will want to hang that on the wall and take it out in the woods. A boy would like that.
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I guess a big bowie knife would be a lot harder for them to "sneak" anywhere, but who knows. If I was going to give a responsible kid anything, it would be the old fashioned idea of a swiss army knife; teach them how to clean it, sharpen it using a stone etc, and how to use it practically. My dad got me a Victorinox for my 18th birthday and I've used it so much, an invaluable tool!

Daft Slice 1986 said:
Throwing knife until it breaks:thumbup:
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Would be a great way to practice I guess, hehe.

DJG097 said:
Use it in the garden or around the house for dirty work that you normally wouldn't use a good knife for i.e. digging holes for flowers, hacking away at shrubs, cutting up branches, stuff like that.
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I guess I could throw it in the toolbox or something. I don't own a lot of knives, but I've put a spare knock-off swiss army knife in my medical kit, just in case, makes sense to have something like this in the toolbox. If nothing else, the saw-edge on the rear is stupidly sharp, I've never felt anything like it. If it can keep an edge, it serves as a saw of some kind at least.
 
Blackmantis said:
Gives me a bit of an idea, perhaps I could clean it up a bit, put it in a frame and sell it as an "In case of zombie invasion, break glass" display kit or something?
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hahaha, i bet you couldnt sell that thing for 10 bucks, but if you did that, people would pay 70 for it
 
res1cue said:
hahaha, i bet you couldnt sell that thing for 10 bucks, but if you did that, people would pay 70 for it
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Yeah, I was thinking I could sharpen it, maybe paint the grip safety orange, red or yellow, some "Emergency" colour or something, and make it look like a zombie hunter.
 
Take it apart, save the guard an pommel for spare parts, sand the writing off, get a piece of wood(like a broom handle or something) attach the blade to the stick and you have a pole arm to play with
 
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