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A word of advice for those people thinking about ever handing out your knife to non-knife people to "see".


I was at the pub at my university talking to an old friend who was hanging with a girlfriend and another guy. The topic eventually turns towards knives as my friend tries to explain to his girlfriend my particular intrest in knives. Mike asks to see what knife I was carrying at the time. As I hand Spydie Military to Mike, the girl gets grabby and takes the knife from my hands.


I do not know what it is called but she begins to open the knife and proceed to rapidly poke the knife in between the spaces of her hand. Suffice to say, you play with a knife like that, you will get cut.

She nicked herself twice before she even realized she had hit herself.
She did not bleed right away but when she did, it did not stop for quite awhile. All of the cuts were superficial but she had a good gusher going on with the cut on her middle finger.


The girl was dumb to grab my knife and play such a stupid game with a knife. It was equally stupid of me to hand it out when I did not know the people around me.
The Lesson learned?
I will know better next tiem, do not give anyone a knife.
 
This situation comes up periodically. I think we can all relate to your discomfort. You'll know better next time, but after all, it really wasn't your fault.

People who aren't into knives rarely understand that sharp means it will part flesh effortlessly ...

I learned a long time ago to keep my toys to myself :D I had a young lady actually break a Cross ballpoint trying to figure out how to close it.
 
Hi my name is DaQo'tah

yes, I get that same sick feeling in my guts whenever someone I just think might be a fool, asks to 'see" a blade I have made.

Sometimes I lie "Nope didnt take it with tonight"

but many times I stand there, and hope and pray that I get the knife back,,,and that nothing bad happens .
 
I always think twice about handing off a hand-made knife for someone to look at. Even with careful handling, wearing rings could wind up scratching the scales. Forget about it if the knife is dropped!

Sometimes, it's a circus atmosphere, as in,"look at what the knife nut is carrying!"

And, yes, someone can get cut by handling a knife that they have no skill for, let alone folly such as playing Russian Roulette with your own hand. I saw someone actually splay their hand out flat, digging a knife point in between the fingers in rapid succession. Things got messy.
 
I must say that's one of the more stupid things to do with a knife. I though your friends are trying to convince them that you're a knife nut, and I suspect most people would have a clue that a knife nut would attempt to keep their knives quite sharp.
Oh well, at least she could give people the bloody middle finger (couldn't resist that one).
No way in hell I'd lend my knives out, I'm not as much worried about them getting abused, but much more about them misusing them and hurting themselves.
 
Why worry about it. Edjucation comes in many guises, and there's a lot to be said for the school of hard knocks. Let them mutilate their fingers. Perhapse as their mangled fingers recover, they will learn somthing that will save them a lot more grief down the road, like not to be grabby, or to not to behave reclessly with tools and equipment they're unfamiliar with, or even to show respect for other peoples property. Theirs no guarantee they'll learn anything, but anythings possible. Blood cleans off easily enough with peroxide and water. Just make sure it's their own blood they're spilling!:rolleyes:
 
Been there, done that too. A moron at the office jabbed my new sebenza into a desk to test its point. Yup, there are definitely people I know which I wouldnt hand anything sharp. Some kids I can trust, some adults I can't.

Experience is the best teacher, too bad it kills most of its students

Andrew Lim
 
And almost as bad, have you ever had someone else DROP your brand new knife? Had a brand new Buck Special and was showing it to a friend out in the garage. The knife had a smooth handle and he was holding it in a loose grip so...........there it went.......point first onto the concrete floor. It did a neat little bouncing trick off of the point which caused both of us to jump back and then proceeded to land on the handle, guard and finally the butt. Not new now!! In the end, I rationalized. Guess some knives are like a new piece of furniture: first you admire it, then you scratch it and use it! Brand new tho...............ouch!
 
yes!,,,

the more stories I read here, the more I get the chills,,,,I keep reading stories that have happen to me,,,,,that girl that wants to show off and then cuts herself playing a game..

that fool at work that takes my new knife, runs a finger over the edge, "Boy thats sharp" he comments, then looks around the desk for something to stick!

and dont get me started on the kids that have grabbed my blades, or the dads that actually handed one of my knives to their kid, only to look at me ticked-off after a finger was cut when the "other kid" grabs for the blade....

As a Knife maker myself, I have a few friends that show good respect for knives,,,but I have a lot more friends that "DONT HAVE A CLUE"
 
I'm presently waiting to see what Benchmade can do to repair my two week old 941D2CF. Thats a 941 Limited Edition with a mirror polished D2 steel blade and a carbon fiber handle. One of 500. I handed it to a yahoo at a recent trade show and he cut a wire with it. Now I know that cutting a wire is minor abuse, but D2 is a lot harder than 16ga. copper lamp cord and normally it wouldn't be problem, but this wire had 120 volts running through it! The knife parted the first conductor easily then arced nicely when it came into contact with the second conductor and created a dead short between the two. The end result is a beautiful D2 blade with a big chunk missing from the cutting edge and an interesting mark melted into the blade about 1/4 inch up from the cutting edge. This of course, is not a warranty repair if it can be repaired at all.

What the gabby girl did was called mumbldypeg (not sure on spelling) which I always thought was a stupid game.

jmx
 
I once handed a very small buck lite to a guy who dragged it across his arm to see how sharp it was. He needed six stiches and then asked me why didn't I tell him it was sharp. All I had to say was (it's a knife it's supposed to be sharp.) To this day he won't ask to see any knife I have.
 
texas, i have one thing to say to you, HOLY CRAP that dude was damn stupid.


I have a story of, i think it would be heroism.

My friends uncle, was a doctor and had a patient with gang green of the leg. As some may know if it gets too severe, you will die. so my friends uncle was in the country and it was so bad he had to cut off this kids leg with an electronic turkey carver, we took him to school in grade nine for a careers presentation and he brought his nobel prize with him.
 
the biggest problem with non knife nuts handling knives is that they have no IDEA how sharp a nice can actually be, the sharpest thing they've probably ever handle is a razor and they know for a fact razors are sharp but the only real knife they've probably handled are kitchen knives and if you ever go into a persons house and look at their kitchen knives they are probably cheapie made in china knives, most will be serrated the plain edge ones will probably be all deformed from abusing it on a sharpening stone.
 
Originally posted by jmxcpter
I'm presently waiting to see what Benchmade can do to repair my two week old 941D2CF. Thats a 941 Limited Edition with a mirror polished D2 steel blade... Now I know that cutting a wire is minor abuse, but D2 is a lot harder than 16ga. copper lamp cord and normally it wouldn't be problem, but this wire had 120 volts running through it! The knife parted the first conductor easily then arced nicely when it came into contact with the second conductor and created a dead short between the two. The end result is a beautiful D2 blade with a big chunk missing from the cutting edge and an interesting mark melted into the blade about 1/4 inch up from the cutting edge.
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Jmx.... I would've told him that he must buy the knife on the spot for the MSRP and tax. What a f***ing prick... taking a limited edition knife to cut live wire.....
 
I nearly **** myself watching her play that game. Each time I hand a knife to someone, whether it is a friend or a customer so that they can see a good knife, I am always scared for them. People always try to close the knife, re-assuring me they know what they are doing. Most of the time, it looks as if there is a greater chance of the knife falling into their lap than being closed.
 
nahh.Only non-knife ppl who are careless. Those who are scared and try to close it also scare me. They panic and accidents happen.
 
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