New knife rituals

you guys and your wives! This is why I'm never getting married.

-Try to shave arm hair
-Clean blade, run it over a steel freehand maybe 10 times (Unless it was already Spyderco sharp)
-adjust pivot pin tension
-lubricate pivot
-Slice paper
-Slice chunk of cardboard
-open and close a bunch of times.

lately i've been trying to tie lanyards on some of them to mixed success....
 
In no particular order
Carry it for at least a few days to get a feel for how much i like it, adjust pivot screw, cut stuff(usually paper and arm hair), sharpen if needed, and review on bladeforums
 
Folders only : take out all screws out, disassemble it, polish the washers and the part where the blade makes contact with washers, apply some loc tite to all screws, put it together again.

All knives : take shower with new knives whether fixed blades or folders

Next : running around the house while holding the knives up above my head and screaming 'IT'S MINEEEEEEEE........... IT'S MINEEEEEEEEEE..........' :D
 
Slipjoints: I usually only buy users, so when they arrive home they get a good, careful cleaning with soap & warm water, then sharpened, then oiled well, and put into the duty rotation.

After a few days, I start gently working the sharper handle edges with emery/crokus cloth. After a while it still looks the same, but it's "de-horned", and feels much better in the hand.

Tacticals: I rarely buy them, but when I do, all get taken apart, cleaned, internal parts polished where needed, oiled, and re-assembled. That's it.

thx - cpr
 
I say a prayer:
Thank you God for creating this knife
Thank you God for allowing me the opportunity to purchase this knife
Please Lord bless this steel and never let it dull
Please Lord don't let the wife find out that I bought this knife
Please Lord allow me the opportunity to purchase more knives in the future
Thank you Lord

I then sacrifice a post-it note from my desk to the knife God's

Then I open and close it a few hundred times with a huge grin on my face:D
 
Paper cutting test
shaving test
sharpen
adjust pivot
oil it
play with it for the rest of the day
 
No_b00st said:
you guys and your wives! This is why I'm never getting married.

-Try to shave arm hair
-Clean blade, run it over a steel freehand maybe 10 times (Unless it was already Spyderco sharp)
-adjust pivot pin tension
-lubricate pivot
-Slice paper
-Slice chunk of cardboard
-open and close a bunch of times.

lately i've been trying to tie lanyards on some of them to mixed success....
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We all saw the pic of your cute little British girlfriend, noboost:D If you're smart like the rest of us, you'll marry her before she gets away;)

As far as my new knives go, the moment I walk in the door from work, my 7 year old daughter says, "You got some knives today daddy!!!!", and she hasn't even seen what's inside the boxes yet!:eek: My girls all know me too well, including my wife, so there's no point in hiding it. Instead, I just lie about it:D "Umm, yeah honey, this one is for a collector buddy of mine who has no internet access, yeah that's it...:o" This one works every time!!

Seriously though, the package gets cut open before I even make it to my desk, then I usually set the new blade on the rubber tool mat I have right in front of my computer, so as not to scratch it too soon:D and I spend some time just looking at it. Seriously, I usually don't cut anything with it until the next day. I guess I give my new knives about 24 hours to get used to their new surroundings before putting them to task! Man, that is some weird stuff:eek:
 
1- Check it over critically, looking for gaps or blade play.
2- enter it into collection catalog
3- fondle until the next knife arrives :D
 
Well, i guess I might be crazy. I find myself picking it up, looking at it, rolling it around in my hand all day getting to know it. It is a touch thing getting it familiar to me then I sharpen it and strop it good. Then I end up shaving bald spots over my arms. I finally put it away when my wife can't stand watching me any more. I have always been that way. regards Loosearrow
 
I don't have to lie to my wife, most of my knives are of the similar-shape-hole-in-the-blade type which most wifes can't distinguish one from another

5.56 said:
Thank you God for creating this knife
Thank you God for allowing me the opportunity to purchase this knife
Please Lord bless this steel and never let it dull
Please Lord don't let the wife find out that I bought this knife
Please Lord allow me the opportunity to purchase more knives in the future
Thank you Lord

I then sacrifice a post-it note from my desk to the knife God's
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Amen to that Bro :D
 
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