Well as I mentioned in a post awhile back that I have 2 Knives. The Tom Brown Tracker #2, and Buck Strider Tanto 880. I use the Strider as a EDC. Anyway whenever I take it out people over react, and soon I have a lot of peoples attention. How many of you out there get the same reaction when taking out there knife ? And any suggestions on a EDC folder that can be used for a variety of tasks. Please keep in mind I am not big on Multi Tools. I was looking at the Spyderco Captain.
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Esav Benyamin
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Spartan, welcome to Bladeforums.
What do you need a knife for, mostly? Would a really small knife do for when there are people around? You could get a Boker Subcom, for example, which is a tough little knife. There's also the Boker Trance, a slightly larger & more conventional looking knife with the same solid construction. All but inconspicuous.
Unfortunately, there will always be people who will make a big deal out of even a keychain knife. You have to learn to ignore them, or eventually ask them why they think every knife is a weapon when you don't.
What do you need a knife for, mostly? Would a really small knife do for when there are people around? You could get a Boker Subcom, for example, which is a tough little knife. There's also the Boker Trance, a slightly larger & more conventional looking knife with the same solid construction. All but inconspicuous.
Unfortunately, there will always be people who will make a big deal out of even a keychain knife. You have to learn to ignore them, or eventually ask them why they think every knife is a weapon when you don't.
No one says a thing about mine either, but of course I don't buy or carry knives for their "shock factor" or to attract attention to myself.
Well, once a co-worker thought my knife was "very dangerous" because it was so sharp. The next day I sharpened up an old pocketknife at work and gave it to him.
There has never been a time when American men carried large military-styled knives to work, unless of course they were in the military. Where do you work? Why not buy a traditional pocketknife like American workers, farmers and ranchers, and businessmen have always used?
-Bob
Well, once a co-worker thought my knife was "very dangerous" because it was so sharp. The next day I sharpened up an old pocketknife at work and gave it to him.
There has never been a time when American men carried large military-styled knives to work, unless of course they were in the military. Where do you work? Why not buy a traditional pocketknife like American workers, farmers and ranchers, and businessmen have always used?
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sheeple will always react to knives especially mean looking knives like striders, many fixed blades and the Captain heh. If you want less reactions go for a smaller friendlier knife. If you want a bigger kife that is fairly sheeple friendly go for the BM skirmish--its a big sheeple friedly knife. Avoid black bladed and g10. for some reason people see black on a knife and think death or war or something hehe. I even get remarks on my caly 3 occasionally and it is not a scary knife=P
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In two words, "F*ck em" You don't want to be around these people anyways.
I echo Esav Benyamin's thoughts. Being in law enforcement, you would think that co-workers would be inured to knives and make nothing of them since almost everyone is carrying a handgun of one sort or another. Well, that is not necessarily the case. While in an office environment and carrying/using my Mini Manix, I still got my share of stares and "what kind of a sword is that" inquiries. I do much better with a Spyderco Native or the Boker Trance when it comes to sheeple friendliness and save the heavy duty blades for the great outdoors.
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I carry a Buck/Mayo 172 mostly, and nobody says "boo." I've started carrying an Elishewitz and it too doesn't get any reactions. Now, if I were to pull out the RJ Martin Devastator and flip THAT open, well.... THEN we may have a problem.
The only negative reaction I've had was from my B/M 172 when I used it to cut open a food package, and that was probably because they didn't know I had a knife and only saw it when it came up to cut the package. I told the girl with her jaw on her chest that it was okay because I'm a responsible adult.
A tip to avoid NKP reactions:
1. Buy pretty
2. Buy small
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3. Buy something that opens with two hands. Or at least CAN be opened with two hands.
The only negative reaction I've had was from my B/M 172 when I used it to cut open a food package, and that was probably because they didn't know I had a knife and only saw it when it came up to cut the package. I told the girl with her jaw on her chest that it was okay because I'm a responsible adult.
A tip to avoid NKP reactions:
1. Buy pretty
2. Buy small
and
3. Buy something that opens with two hands. Or at least CAN be opened with two hands.
Make it look cute. My prime example for that is the Ocelot from Spyderco. This is not a small knife, and the reactions I got truely amazed me. The way those little paw-prints can change the perception of a knife is highly irrational. I had girls/women that have hands so small that the handle of the Ocelot looked grossly out of proportion, fawning over a knife that in their hands looked huge and had them declare it as "cute"....go figure. You go from "what do you want with such a weapon" to "oh, how cute, I want one, too" (till they hear the price, that is 
).
I bet the multicolored Ti Kershaw Bump would get a similar reception.
).I bet the multicolored Ti Kershaw Bump would get a similar reception.
That's not a misunderstanding (which put it nicely,) it's complete ignorance.
The problem stems from two great American traditions: trash talking behaviors they oppose, and speaking about something from a completely empty point of view. Nada, zip, no educated or intellectual content.
Not that I get my shorts in a wad about it . . .
It's a great opportunity to inform and educate - case in point, SAK's are never switchblades, and no, neither are illegal (depending on your local jurisdiction - how many of us really know our local statutes?)
And I'm really beginning to lean on giving Debbie in A/R a cute little brightly colored SAK or other to make her part of the solution - everybody carry knives.
I am not going to quit carrying the knives I like, to suck up to ignorant office sheeple carrying 6" bucher knives in their purse to cut cake in the lunch room. Neither do I whip out a big knife with a flourish and brandish it opening a box from UPS. Palm it and turn your back to them.
Just be sensitive to their insensitivity.
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When I was working around trucks and loading docks nobody batted an eye at any tac folder I might have been carrying. It's somewhat different in a university setting. I've taken to carrying a single blade, bone handled trapper. It attracts less attention and my job duties are so much less physically demanding. Now I don't need a strong lock to go through heavy packing straps. I need something that's good at food prep and opening the mail. The thin bladed slip joint is great at food prep and I don't have to explain it every time I use it.
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How about the old slipjoint? Get a nice Case stockman. It will do the job and most folks don't think twice about a "pocketknife". A Buck/Strider with a tanto will get reaction due to it's unusual look to most people unfamiliar with seeing blades regularly.
I use slippies as my "going to meetin'" blades. I keep some nice shiny Rough Riders around for that and often give them away if someone expresses an honest interest in a blade. Black just seems to say "tactical" to the uneducated.
See the difference? Plus you still have a blade.
I use slippies as my "going to meetin'" blades. I keep some nice shiny Rough Riders around for that and often give them away if someone expresses an honest interest in a blade. Black just seems to say "tactical" to the uneducated.
See the difference? Plus you still have a blade.
Good thing they don't see your Tops Tracker knife, imagine their reactions if they saw that...
