Selling friends knives

[zknives1815]

Some people will never have respect for knives. They will equate a knife to a $3 Lowes (or is it Home Depot) Task Force screwdriver and treat it accordingly. On the other hand, maybe if someone is given a decent knife, perhaps they'll develop an appreciation of it as more than a tool, and again treat it accordingly. Or at least, one can hope.

he has a few CRKTs but just doesnt ues knives for what they are ment to do, some people just dont care, but oh well i, i filled my gas tank in my truck for a week.

If a knife is the only tool he carries, then it's little surprise that he uses it as screwdriver, pry bar, chisel, and whatnot. He sounds like a guy who can really use a Victorinox Centurion or Trekker.

he has a leatherman wave, just doesnt carry it

 

[Sep]

he has a leatherman wave, just doesnt carry it

I have a Leatherman Wave, and I don't carry it regularly either because it literally weighs half a pound. It stays in the car.

EDC is about squeezing as much functionality into the heaviest package you're willing to carry on your person. Victorinox Centurion weighs only 3.5 oz yet it comes with locking 3.5" blade, can opener, small flat screwdriver, large flat screwdriver (locking), bottle opener, awl, and Phillips screwdriver. Unless you're really into EDC, you're gonna get tired of carrying stuff heavier than 4-5 oz.

 

[jimnolimit]

a couple of months ago i sold a friend of mine a Kershaw Skyline because he needed a good edc knife, everytime we hang out he has it. He is one of those guys that knows a good knife from a junck one but thats about it. after a few weeks i noticed that the knife was starting to get in bad shape (large chips out of the blade, and the tip broke of) when i asked to use it, seeing this in a way made my upset due to the fact that i use my knives but i also take good care of them.

I was wondering if any of you have had an experience like this.

the knife isn't a rare collectible, at least he's using it. eventually he will need another knife, then you can steer him toward something a little more stout that suits his needs.

 

[zknives1815]

the knife isn't a rare collectible, at least he's using it. eventually he will need another knife, then you can steer him toward something a little more stout that suits his needs

Im glad he uses it, like i said i use my knives everday almost all day. But there is a difference between using a knife for cutting tasks or abusing them. I dont care what he does, i just dont like to see a knife that i took care of beat to hell. I dont care if he breaks rocks open with it, it is his knife.

 

[ono724]

I have a Leatherman Wave, and I don't carry it regularly either because it literally weighs half a pound. It stays in the car.

EDC is about squeezing as much functionality into the heaviest package you're willing to carry on your person. Victorinox Centurion weighs only 3.5 oz yet it comes with locking 3.5" blade, can opener, small flat screwdriver, large flat screwdriver (locking), bottle opener, awl, and Phillips screwdriver. Unless you're really into EDC, you're gonna get tired of carrying stuff heavier than 4-5 oz.

I'm not sure I"m buying into a few ounces making that much of a difference carrying around. I mean hell, you can go to McDonalds and add on more than a few ounces that you'll have to carry at least for a few hours!

 

[zknives1815]

I'm not sure I"m buying into a few ounces making that much of a difference carrying around. I mean hell, you can go to McDonalds and add on more than a few ounces that you'll have to carry at least for a few hours!

:thumbup:

 

[jimnolimit]

Im glad he uses it, like i said i use my knives everday almost all day. But there is a difference between using a knife for cutting tasks or abusing them. I dont care what he does, i just dont like to see a knife that i took care of beat to hell. I dont care if he breaks rocks open with it, it is his knife.

In the past I've used knives in ways that they weren't intended and damaged them. Eventually I learned to both carry and use proper tools for forseeable tasks, along with building an appreciation for quality knives. The way i see it, this gives you an opportunity to both teach your friend more about knives/tools and steer him toward something better suited to way he uses them.

 

[zknives1815]

In the past I've used knives in ways that they weren't intended and damaged them. Eventually I learned to both carry and use proper tools for forseeable tasks, along with building an appreciation for quality knives. The way i see it, this gives you an opportunity to both teach your friend more about knives/tools and steer him toward something better suited to way he uses them

ive tried to tell him. he thinks its stupid to carry anything else, when im working i carry 2 knives, a multitool, as well as other edc tools. plus i have a ffull tool box o my truck.
you lead a horse to water, but you cant make it drink

 

[jimnolimit]

I hear ya, I work with some people like that. One of my bosses has a Mercator K55 that's about 30 years old and has had the snot beaten out of it to the point I would trust using it. I keep telling him to retire the knife, but he won't. I guess everyone's learning curve is different and some just never learn.

 

[Guyon]

a couple of months ago i sold a friend of mine a Kershaw Skyline because he needed a good edc knife, everytime we hang out he has it. He is one of those guys that knows a good knife from a junck one but thats about it. after a few weeks i noticed that the knife was starting to get in bad shape (large chips out of the blade, and the tip broke of) when i asked to use it, seeing this in a way made my upset due to the fact that i use my knives but i also take good care of them.

I was wondering if any of you have had an experience like this.

Yeah, I gifted some knives to a friend who was pretty rough on them. They were his knives to do with as he pleased though.
Should have given your friend a Busse!

 

[22-rimfire]

I don't give "good" knives to anyone unless I make an internal decision not to care in the least how they are treated.

 

[Sep]

I'm not sure I"m buying into a few ounces making that much of a difference carrying around. I mean hell, you can go to McDonalds and add on more than a few ounces that you'll have to carry at least for a few hours!

You're free to not believe it. When you just got a shiny brand spanking new multitool, the weight doesn't matter. Once the novelty wears off, you'll be far less inclined to carry it if you notice the weight and the bulk. The limit is not your strength, it's your convenience. If a tool is exceedingly inconvenient to carry, you will leave it at home, thus defeating the purpose of EDC.