Ritualistic unboxing of new knives?

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Jesse B.

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Do you have a sort of "ritual" upon receiving and unpackaging a new knife? Do you favor a particular knife for unboxing other knives? Do you just tear into the package like a bear and could give a crap? Curious minds want to know. ;)
 
I like to use the knife I got before I got the one in the box! Kind of a passing of the throne.
 
I like to go in a quiet well lit area away from my kids and wife. I carefully cut the package open neatly with ths knife in my pocket which ever that happens to be and I sit and marvel at mynew knife in all its glory. I usually open it like an onion layer by layer taking my time
 
My "ritual" is as follows:

1. Grab package.
2. Pull out whatever sharp object happens to be in my pocket.
3. Cut tape, open box.
4. Remove knife and admire it.
5. Test knife on box.
6. Admire knife again.
7. Stick into pocket/onto belt for the remainder of the day, to test comfort of carry system.
 
Jesse B. said:
Do you have a sort of "ritual" upon receiving and unpackaging a new knife? Do you favor a particular knife for unboxing other knives? Do you just tear into the package like a bear and could give a crap? Curious minds want to know. ;)
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The latter.
 
I open at fast as I safely can and pocket fast. I wait until later to admire so the missus won't know I have new one. :D
 
I- I- I have to smell the knife as soon as I take it out of the box. So far my Emerson smelled the best. Love the smell of a workshop.
 
Rip the box open without caring.

They say boys never get out the toy and present open phase. They just get more expensive, technical and in our case, sharp and potentially dangerous :D
 
I video myself talking the knife out of the box, post the video on YouTube, and call it a review!

:D
 
I slowly peel each box ( just the outside layer of the box ) then i let the underlayer of box bask in the sun until it tuns to ash, then I retrieve the smaller inner box containing knife, bathe it in white wine for 14 minutes.
Set it aside, watch game of thrones, smoke a cigar, then return to the wine-bathed box and rip it open like it said something derogatory to me.
 
I open the box carefully, as I want the box to remain nice for when I sell that knife later. I open the blade and examine how true and centered it is, and then put it back in the box and store it with the rest of them. The knife I've carried for yrs is all scratched up, but works well.
Sonny
 
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I always use my USMC Ka-Bar, nothing says welcome to the family quite like a bit of overkill. :D
 
Tear it open like a 14 year old getting a secret Playboy in a brown paper bag.
 
Grease said:
My "ritual" is as follows:

1. Grab package.
2. Pull out whatever sharp object happens to be in my pocket.
3. Cut tape, open box.
4. Remove knife and admire it.
5. Test knife on box.
6. Admire knife again.
7. Stick into pocket/onto belt for the remainder of the day, to test comfort of carry system.
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Exactly, I live in a rural area so this all happen on the street at the mailbox...
 
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