putting our best foot forward

Most of the time people will either stop caring or keep "worrying", however some people once they get used to you carrying a knife will ask for it and realize the usefulness. My dad after a while of being skeptic got a knife( a Byrd Robyn) and now edc's it.

Changing people's opinions takes time, especially since most people think of knives as weapons.
Odd enough though is that whenever someone in a film or show needs a knife to open something or get free of ropes bonding them, the people seem to pull one out, be it a SAK, a Spyderco, or some thing else. that or a person is using a knife as a weapon.
 
RiverRat84 said:
Fair enough. My apologies for that and for being off topic.
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This is exactly why I like these forums: People here consistently make the effort to communicate constructively.

On topic; as others have said, merely talking to a person may or may not be enough to convince them to 'convert' and see the usefulness of knives in day to day life. Whereas I have the attraction to all things sharp, most people in my daily life do not, so I don't usually go that route. If someone is polite enough to ask me straight up out of curiosity why I have a knife, I tell them I find it convenient to have. At the same time I tend to carry two knives, the very tiny Buck 373 and a Twitch 2, so using either in public is almost never an issue.
 
ohenkowski said:
You start your discussion by stating that you are a serious member of the knife community. This is good and admirable. However later in your discssion you include an "F bomb". From my perpsective this takes away from being a "serious" professional member of any community.
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I am here to agree with ohenkowski. There is just NO NEED for that on a serious forum topic. It detracts from your post, IMO. Save it for FaceBook.
Sonny
 
If I consider myself an emmisary for anything, it's trying to set an example with good consistent work habits, an attitude that I am always representing my company, strong honest ethics, and responsible behavior; knives and guns... all part of the package. I don't care what people do on their own time unless it causes problems where or how they work.
 
Laborers usually get a bad rep, as many are immigrants or ex-cons and such. They aren't bad people (though some are), but the few that have a short temper, or don't do their part, or pulll out a switchblade and start tossing it back and forth in their hands (true story). Anyways, they usually carry utility knives, I prefer the Stanley 199. And I'm not saying immigrants are bad, but in the eyes of many, they are.
 
James Mattis said:
My good reason to carry a knife is that God gave me rather weak teeth and rudimentary claws in an evolutionary trade-off. The hairy-armed person who figured out how to put an edge on a suitable rock made it possible for us to be recognizably human in the first place. I wear a wristwatch whether or not I have an appointment to keep, and I carry a pen and/or pencil because I am a literate person whether or not I have a specific writing task ahead of me, and I carry a knife because I am a human and not an ape.

A knife comes in handy for all sorts of random tasks that involve separating matter. Like cutting a string, or making a sandwich, or opening a package. It can also come in handy in an emergency, which need not involve a human assailant, and emergencies are by their nature unforseen, so one should carry a knife all the time.

And in a perfect world where nobody needed a weapon, I'd probaby carry a slightly larger knife, because it wouldn't scare people.
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When someone asks why I carry a knife....
 
Just remember that you're not the one with the problem. Don't be defensive. Act like they're crazy for not carrying one. Act like it's normal, because it is. If they mention anything about only thugs carrying knives, just roll your eyes and act like it's ridiculous, because it is. Then ask them if they have kitchen knives. Ask them how many movies have they seen that murders are carried out by a kitchen knife. Then ask them if they are going to get rid of their kitchen knives.
 
i always enjoy someone asking to borrow a knife, then asking me why i carry one when i let them use mine. my response is tends to be something along the lines of "in case i needed to do whatever you are trying to do right now". this usually changes their opinion of EDC'ers, or at least leaves them speechless because they realize they can't argue with that. of course, it is more common to see someone carrying a knife than not carrying one in upstate SC. most boys here start carrying one around age 13 and EDC for the rest of their lives. i would say at least 65% of men and 33% of women in my area have some kind of blade on their person. the "sheeple" are greatly outnumbered, so they tend to keep their opinion of our "deadly weapons" to themselves.
 
Sonnydaze said:
I am here to agree with ohenkowski. There is just NO NEED for that on a serious forum topic. It detracts from your post, IMO. Save it for FaceBook.
Sonny
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mmmmmno... getting all hot under the collar about one honest misstep in someones post is what detracts from the topic. Frankly I feel like hijacking a thread to scold someone for bad language makes you much less serious a member of this community than someone who is actually interested in discussing knives.

having said that I do apologize for the swear, I do try and censor myself, I understand why it is inappropriate and out of place on this forum but sometimes it slips out. I'm sorry.

but honestly if you're not here to comment on the actual subject don't comment at all. the mods will deal with whatever mistakes I have made, and I take their warning seriously. it seems to me that YOU are the ones who are detracting from the topic and not being serious community members when you try and derail a thread over ONE word
 
Claiming who here is a "serious member" here and who isn't with 136 posts and a couple months here, isn't right. :thumbdn:

And if you feel members are over-reacting, it's becuase you opened the "putting our best foot forward" can of worms. Using inappropriate language and making sweeping generalizations about another group is not, to me, the behavior of someone giving "people the right idea about knife enthusiasts."

My 2 cents.
 
i feel like i lost my enthusiasm for knives because i been looking for hours and days at a time and i cant find a single thing that jumps out at me that i really want.
 
marcinek said:
mmmmmkayyyyy.....:confused:
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iv been looking for a new knife for a few days and i just roll through the pages of knives and everything is just meh, nothing seems to jump out like OH I WANT THAT
Or the very few things that do cost a ton and id never spend 400$ on a knife
 
xperiaarcs said:
iv been looking for a new knife for a few days and i just roll through the pages of knives and everything is just meh, nothing seems to jump out like OH I WANT THAT
Or the very few things that do cost a ton and id never spend 400$ on a knife
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....and that relates to changing the minds of the "non-knife public" how?
 
marcinek said:
....and that relates to changing the minds of the "non-knife public" how?
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because i need someone to change my mind on how this is still relevant in todays society i feel like im starting to lose the idk, the point of it.
 
xperiaarcs said:
because i need someone to change my mind on how this is still relevant in todays society i feel like im starting to lose the idk, the point of it.
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Why? I'm not going to make up your mind for you. Nobody says you have to believe a knife is relevant (good luck in the kitchen, by the way). If you don't want a knife....good for you! :thumbup:

Just don't tell me my knife is irrelevant.

Still not quite seeing how this all ties in topic at hand.
 
marcinek said:
Why? I'm not going to make up your mind for you. Nobody says you have to believe a knife is relevant (good luck in the kitchen, by the way). If you don't want a knife....good for you! :thumbup:

Just don't tell me my knife is irrelevant.

Still not quite seeing how this all ties in topic at hand.
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Because you only read the parts you want to read, i never told you your knife was irrelevant
 
xperiaarcs said:
because i need someone to change my mind on how this is still relevant in todays society i feel like im starting to lose the idk, the point of it.
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It sounds like YOU'RE one of the non-knife public the OP was saying we need to be thinking of...so I guess it is relevant to the thread.;)
(Doesn't see the relevence...bah!)
 
xperiaarcs said:
Because you only read the parts you want to read, i never told you your knife was irrelevant
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I never said you did (talk about reading only what you want to read...).

As stabman pointed out, if you are the "non-knife public"....good for you! I don't care about the non-knife public and have no real interest in "selling" knives to them as long as they don't try to sell their agenda to me.

Are you telling me I shouldn't have a knife? I don't think so, and I never claimed you were.

I have no particular interest in convincing you that you should have a knife. Maybe someone else will.
 
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