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I'm not certain it's physically possible to break the handle of a Glock field knife "in half." Could you describe what you were doing when it broke? A "bubble" sufficient to cause the handle to break "in half" would have to be so large that it's hard to believe it could occur.
 
It broke right at the end of the tang. Would it help any to say that I was... kinda sorta... throwing it?
 
Cold Kill said:
Actually, he owes me money now. With me not having a credit/debit card, I had to have other people order stuff for me. I gave him like $55 to order an Endura 4, and he never ordered it. I waited and waited then told him that I need either the knife or the money back (it was a month later). He spent the money, on his Skyline. So now he owes me. So the tides have turned.
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Not really - Don't make things more complicated.

Make your end right and he should do the same if he's a real friend and you want to keep it that way
 
Cold Kill said:
It broke right at the end of the tang. Would it help any to say that I was... kinda sorta... throwing it?
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How is it that it both broke "in half" and broke "right at the end of the tang" ? Is the Glock field knife not a full-tang knife? Are you saying that throwing it at a hard object was sufficient to snap the handle, or are you saying you took a chip off the end of it?
 
Cold Kill said:
Actually, he owes me money now. With me not having a credit/debit card, I had to have other people order stuff for me. I gave him like $55 to order an Endura 4, and he never ordered it. I waited and waited then told him that I need either the knife or the money back (it was a month later). He spent the money, on his Skyline. So now he owes me. So the tides have turned.
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That's probably because you did not pay for his knife that you kinda sorta broke.
 
I try to carry a knife I can hurt instead of my nice one and let people use that. About a week after I bought my SOG flash 2 tanto one of the IT guys asked if he could use it for a second. I said yea without hesitation then noticed he had a funky piece of printer hardware in his hand and asked what for? "to scrape the stuff of this"... I then said sorry but no. He got upset too...wtf sorry I didn't let you remove the edge from my knife.
 
Every now and then, though, U'll meet the person you CAN hand it to. I was recently that guy. I was at a biker swap meet and a vendor was selling CCC balisongs. He realized I was uninterested and said "you like stuff more like this, right?" And started pulling a Benchmade out of his pocket. Before it was all the way out, I asked him "is it the 32 or the 51?" He said it was the 32, as he handed it to with no special instructions about what not to do with it. The other vendor, an older guy, stared wide eyed at us and then explained "I don't know what you just said to him, but he's never let anyone touch that knife"

But as a general rule - I do not let people use my knives nor do I try to help others when I see them trying to claw through stuff.
 
I have let a few axes go only to have them returned in horrific shape. Especially when they smash the handle right below the axe head from missing the target. At that point, you tell them that they will have to replace the handle and they look at you with this 'deer in the headlights' face. Better not let a keen axe out of your mits unless you know you are dealing with a woodsman. Let them spend the time re-shaping the edge on the belt-sander without burning the edge!
 
Sharp Phil said:
How is it that it both broke "in half" and broke "right at the end of the tang" ? Is the Glock field knife not a full-tang knife? Are you saying that throwing it at a hard object was sufficient to snap the handle, or are you saying you took a chip off the end of it?
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The tang stops at halfway down the handle, and that is where it broke. It was old and heavily used, and we were all (him included) throwing it at a soft wooden target. None of us were good (at all), and it was likely just my throw that finally brought it past the threshold of structure.
 
Cold Kill said:
The tang stops at halfway down the handle, and that is where it broke. It was old and heavily used, and we were all (him included) throwing it at a soft wooden target. None of us were good (at all), and it was likely just my throw that finally brought it past the threshold of structure.
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So, you "borrowed it from him" to throw, while he was standing there throwing it with you?

pete
 
That reminds of a story. I went to a bar, I had a drink, then I went home.

There is no point to my story either. But I didn't start a thread and build people's hopes up for an interesting story.
 
Neither did Cold Kill. He didn't start the thread, he came in with his story at post #14.
 
I was under the assumption that this thread was a place to comment on the OP's post, and post your own similar story. If it was not, I apologize, but why are people specifically attacking me when this is supposed to be a polite and respectful place? There is disagreeing, and there is attacking. (Not implying anything about anybody, neither am I trying for any type of negative attitude, just posting my belief)
 
Fortunately I have some people in my life that don't abide by the same "NEVER lend a tool" creed. It would have been really hard to put a new A/C compressor in my truck without my uncle's vacuum pump. Not sure how I would have moved the rocks in my landscaping without my dad's tractor. Would have been a real chore to build all my garage shelves without that miter saw. Coincidentally, all returned in as good condition as they came. So thanks to those gentlemen...my tools are theirs to use without a moments hesitation. I think it has more to do with WHO you are lending to than what you are lending. That being said, there are more people that would get a "no" from me than a "no problem."

If someone doesn't inquire about how to properly use and care for your tool before they take it...you probably shouldn't let them take it. I see that as a red flag.

The other lesson here is to be a good "borrower." Always return it better than you got it. I also don't like to borrow things that I don't have the means to replace in case of the worst case scenario.

Matt
 
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Cold Kill said:
So 3 good friends having fun taking turns throwing a knife that the owner does not care about is brain damage?
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After getting the whole story I saw it as more of a brain trust.
This thread is about the wisdom (or lack thereof) of lending your tools out to your friends.

pete
 
scarysharp said:
Moral of the story:
Never lend your ax to a guy that goes camping WITH NO AX !!:D
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^ this philosophy is excellent and applies to pretty much any tool.

people who don't own or have enough foresight to be prepared are almost guaranteed to misuse/mistreat someone else's tool.
 
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