Someone asks if anyone has a pocket knife they can borrow....

My club all carry knives so I don't really have this problem, but if someone who I didn't know asked I'd say no because I'm mean. ^_^
 
the fastest way to lose a friend is to lend them your knife and have it returned the edge all ruined: Indirect quot from Ray Mears
 
Well an older guy I work with wanted to see my spyderco cricket so I handed it open to him. I stepped out to say bye to someone and when I opened the door back he was jamming it into the desk to see if it would stick. I lost it on him. He was like you don't have to be a bi*** and I said well you don't have to be an idiot. :D I learned my lesson I watch very close if and when I lone a knife out.

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No problems with folders so far but there's only 2 people I will lend them to and only my close friends know that I carry a knife. They all know how anal I am.

A few months ago my ESEE-4 arrived in the mail and I was showing it off to my best friend. I went into the kitchen to check on the food and wasnt worried at all about leaving him with the knife. After all i've let him use my fixed blades in the past. Later on that evening I go into my room and find the knife on my bed, jammed all the way into the sheath backwards...:mad: It took quite a bit of force to pull it out and there was bits of scraped off kydex around the choil. Luckily no harm was done to the sheath and its all good. Really I dont understand how you could screw that up though...
 
I one had a chef I worked for ask to borrow my Wusthof paring knife and then bend the tip using it to pick a cheepie padlock. Perhaps I am a fool, but I am still open to lending out my folder when asked. I will ask what it is going to be used for and if the use is reasonable i will hand it over. My experiences doing this have been quite positive. Many folks have not handled a quality pocket knife before and I have found them to be respectful of my property and most end up asking questions about the knife and where they can get one. I live in a place where many folks look askance at knives, I figure that by lending mine out when needed I am helping open minds as well as packages.
 
i think in all periods in history; in all places and culture, for both warriors and common men; there was a great reluctance to let others handle one's weapon. samurai do not lightly forgive someone who touches their swords, even by the scabbard. trained servants handle warriors' weapons following strict rules. crowds are incovenient to a samurai as commoners could easily brush against their weapons.

even in the lord of the rings part 2, the members of the company were very reluctant to leave their weapons at the entrance to theoden's house, "death will come to any man who draws anduril save elendil's heir!"
 
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