Non knife people's AWESOME knives. Lol

jasonbroni said:
Here's my definition of a POS knife: a flea market/novelty knife that has no practical uses. Or a knife that I wouldn't feel comfortable or safe using. My friend's knife was/is a POS.
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So give him a quality knife dude! I think you got more than a response to this thread then is necessary :yawn:
 
Wait.. one more thing... I am going to give him that knife, but really? Every time we see a crap knife, we - as knife guys have to GIVE them a nice one??
 
jasonbroni said:
Wait.. one more thing... I am going to give him that knife, but really? Every time we see a crap knife, we - as knife guys have to GIVE them a nice one??
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No.
Generally I don't mention it at all...but then again, I don't even know any of my neighbours names (I tend to mind my own business for the most part).

If it's a close friend, and you feel like it, then go for it! :)
My friend who had a Boker Magnum knife fall apart during use, I gave him a Benchmade (older model...I forget which).
He lost that, so I gave him a Cold Steel Mini Tuff Lite.
If he loses or breaks that, he can get his own damn knife. :D
 
Maybe "thick skulls" was a bit rude...

I just don't understand how my statement was read by some to be a diss on Makita/estwing, getting beat up by carpenters, and other nonsense that I never said...
 
jasonbroni said:
Wait.. one more thing... I am going to give him that knife, but really? Every time we see a crap knife, we - as knife guys have to GIVE them a nice one??
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There's no book of etiquette on 'What to do When Your Friend has a Crappy Knife' (unless it's compiled from BF archives). Personally, I think buying a knife for another guy could be a bad idea. It's kind of emasculating. It depends entirely on the person, but it could be an insult deeper than words, if he's a proud guy, and doesn't care about money. You know him best. But there's no way you should feel compelled to do it. I won't be handing out knives... not my idea of 'helping the less fortunate'. Do it because you want to make the world a sharper place. :thumbup:
 
jasonbroni said:
I'm giving him my LB7
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jasonbroni said:
Wait.. one more thing... I am going to give him that knife, but really? Every time we see a crap knife, we - as knife guys have to GIVE them a nice one??
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Well, it isn't a rule or anything :p
It was only a suggestion, and we're talking about a friend. I've gave knives to family and friends that had a crap(IMO) knife, but I would be out of knives if I gave one to everyone I have seen with one.
We can't give one to all we see.
Keep the knife if you don't want to give it to him. If he's not a close friend I would probably keep it myself.
 
Blues Bender said:
Maybe "thick skulls" was a bit rude...

I just don't understand how my statement was read by some to be a diss on Makita/estwing, getting beat up by carpenters, and other nonsense that I never said...
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Fair enough. :thumbup: Maybe it was just a misunderstanding that got blown up a bit. :) <<<Emoticons do a piss-poor job sometimes.
 
Ken44 said:
Well, it isn't a rule or anything :p
It was only a suggestion, and we're talking about a friend. I've gave knives to family and friends that had a crap(IMO) knife, but I would be out of knives if I gave one to everyone I have seen with one.
We can't give one to all we see.
Keep the knife if you don't want to give it to him. If he's not a close friend I would probably keep it myself.
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Ditto Ken :thumbup:
 
I've always had cheap knives, never really gave a knife much thought. Until last month. I asked a fella at work if I could use his knife to slice some paper. Sharpest knife I ever used, found out it was a Benchmade Barage.
That started a whole new I guess hobby for me.
The next day after I used his knife I picked up a CRKT, then this week got a mini Griptilian. And as I'm writing this I'm waiting for the postman to drop off my Spyderco PM2.
 
Sikael said:
Fair enough. :thumbup: Maybe it was just a misunderstanding that got blown up a bit. :) <<<Emoticons do a piss-poor job sometimes.
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Yeah man, fights happen all the time on forums because text is really a crappy way to communicate. Emotions help but, only so much. It's just too easy to misunderstand or misread someone's intentions/point in text. We should all remember that and clarify before assuming anything.
 
Blues Bender said:
Maybe "thick skulls" was a bit rude...

I just don't understand how my statement was read by some to be a diss on Makita/estwing, getting beat up by carpenters, and other nonsense that I never said...
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The phraseology you used is pretty frequently associated with someone getting their comeuppance, often through violence. It seemed, at best, like a very odd disconect from the first sentence of your post.
 
Just the other day I asked a co-worker to leave the Gerber Paraframe at home from now on. I never would have said anything like that if I didn't have an Ontario RAT 1 in my hand to give to him.
 
Yalius said:
Just the other day I asked a co-worker to leave the Gerber Paraframe at home from now on. I never would have said anything like that if I didn't have an Ontario RAT 1 in my hand to give to him.
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Or a rock! :D
Paraframe is the only knife I got for free where I felt I got ripped off.
 
Insipid Moniker said:
The phraseology you used is pretty frequently associated with someone getting their comeuppance, often through violence. It seemed, at best, like a very odd disconect from the first sentence of your post.
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Perhaps...

I only have short breaks at work and often type things in a hurry, resulting in miscommunication; or a rude tone in this case:)<---maybe this smiley will help clear this up;)
 
stabman said:
Or a rock! :D
Paraframe is the only knife I got for free where I felt I got ripped off.
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Haha, the paraframe is actually the knife that brought me to Bladeforums. I bought one and carried and used it for a couple of days and thought "hmm, I obviously need some help with my knife purchasing decisions."
 
Surfingringo said:
Haha, the paraframe is actually the knife that brought me to Bladeforums. I bought one and carried and used it for a couple of days and thought "hmm, I obviously need some help with my knife purchasing decisions."
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So the Paraframe is good for something. :D
 
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