So you've dropped your knife, what do you do first?

You have dropped your knife, now what?

  • Re-pocket it without looking

    Votes: 12 10.2%

  • Visually inspect it, opening it a couple times before pocketing

    Votes: 60 50.8%

  • Give it a thorough look over, checking action, edge and handles for damages, opening it multiple x

    Votes: 42 35.6%

  • Sell it, possibly at a loss, because you never know the extent of the damage, and buy something else

    Votes: 4 3.4%
  • Total voters
    118
First, like others have said, i use some choice word then i check for blade play then look for blade damage and keep on walking. If theyre were dings or dents ill find them later. Now it has character
 
Let it fall.....

I know that sounds hard to do, but you have a micro second to think about it, and you NEVER catch a falling knife.

So the very First thing to do is let it fall to the ground while moving out of the way as safe as possible.
 
Crag the Brewer said:
Let it fall.....

I know that sounds hard to do, but you have a micro second to think about it, and you NEVER catch a falling knife.

So the very First thing to do is let it fall to the ground while moving out of the way as safe as possible.
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I’ve been able to nudge the knife sideways with my boot every time I’ve tried, to minimize inertia/damage. Hopefully my luck doesn’t run out, I wouldn’t do it if I weren’t wearing boots.
 
Blade Lab said:
The downside to having knife sharpening as a hobby. I think I actually bobbled the knife a couple times before it hit the floor. On the plus side, the knife was undamaged.
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So please tell us what knife was worth trying to catch? Lol
 
Well, in real life I will quickly inspect it and if there is no big damage, I'll continue with what I was doing. "Das Boot muss das abkönnen" :)
If there's a broken tip or any other damage to the edge, I'll take the other knife I'm carrying and use this instead.
I dont usually walk around with an open knife if I don't use it for something.

The damaged knife will be repaired and then used again... There is enough drama already, things can be replaced.
 
Crag the Brewer said:
Let it fall.....

I know that sounds hard to do, but you have a micro second to think about it, and you NEVER catch a falling knife.

So the very First thing to do is let it fall to the ground while moving out of the way as safe as possible.
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Learned that the hard way, my right foot caught an esee 4 because I cared more about the tip than my right foot, think I chose wisely 👌
 
ShaiHulud said:
You have dropped your knife on a hard surface while walking, what's the first thing you do?
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I dropped a Spyderco knife on a not-so-hard surface (wooden stairs), this is what happened. Does Spyderco make its knives from shit? :mad:
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