The rubber glovers

mitchnola

mitchnola

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I always find it amusing when I see knife listings with pictures of rubber gloves on while holding the knife. I just find it ridiculous. Seems like more of a schtick to imply the knife being sold is some precious gem worth way more than the asking price. I could understand if it’s knife jewelry with gold and gems worth tens of thousands but that’s usually not the case.

Am I supposed to believe the knife has only been handled with rubber gloves. And if so what a terrible way to have to handle your precious! Couldn’t imagine putting on glove’s just to finger fondle one of my knives. But I guess some always practice safe fondling! 😂

I’ve done a lot of nerdy knife things as I’ve gone down the rabbit hole. But if I’m ever caught wearing rubber gloves in a knife listing or anywhere really, Blues Blues please take me out of my misery and immediately ban me.

Thanks
 
Doesn't bother me besides the fact that those sellers, often, seem to be real one sided about the price. Never been able to strike a deal with one.

Edit: Talking about second hand market here, not makers
 
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Don't they use white cotton gloves in museums and ritzy auction houses? My hands are usually clean enough to require neither!

I associate rubber gloves with law enforcement and dentists. Maybe folks doing research on deadly diseases,...but I don't know know about anywhere else.
 
scorpnsnake said:
Doesn't bother me besides the fact that those sellers, often, seem to be real one sided about the price. Never been able to strike a deal with one.
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Yea, doesn’t bother me. Just find it funny. I guess that’s taking safe queens to the highest level. The amusement increases as the value of the knife is lower for sure.
 
Khromo said:
Don't they use white cotton gloves in museums and ritzy auction houses? My hands are usually clean enough to require neither!

I associate rubber gloves with law enforcement and dentists. Maybe folks doing research on deadly diseases,...but I don't know know about anywhere else.
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I’ve seen everything from white gloves, medical gloves to my personal favorite, yellow cleaning gloves! 😂
 
Wait a second, Mitch, are you putting conditions on when I can get rid of you? LOL.

Only the Stanley Cup deserves the (white) glove treatment. (Lord knows it endures enough abuse after the season ends.)

Knives are meant to be enjoyed, IMHO.
 
"Hey, whatever happened to Mitch?"


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mitchnola said:
I always find it amusing when I see knife listings with pictures of rubber gloves on while holding the knife. I just find it ridiculous. Seems like more of a schtick to imply the knife being sold is some precious gem worth way more than the asking price. I could understand if it’s knife jewelry with gold and gems worth tens of thousands but that’s usually not the case.

Am I supposed to believe the knife has only been handled with rubber gloves. And if so what a terrible way to have to handle your precious! Couldn’t imagine putting on glove’s just to finger fondle one of my knives. But I guess some always practice safe fondling! 😂

I’ve done a lot of nerdy knife things as I’ve gone down the rabbit hole. But if I’m ever caught wearing rubber gloves in a knife listing or anywhere really, Blues Blues please take me out of my misery and immediately ban me.

Thanks
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Some makers are very particular about scratches and finger prints on certain materials and finishes, especially when delivering to collectors (who also can be extremely particular).

There's nothing wrong with trying to deliver a knife unscratched and unblemished to a customer.

I've done it before but I don't always do it.

When people are paying in the thousands for knives, it matters to maker and collector that they are handled with care.
 
J. Doyle said:
Some makers are very particular about scratches and finger prints on certain materials and finishes, especially when delivering to collectors (who also can be extremely particular).

There's nothing wrong with trying to deliver a knife unscratched and unblemished to a customer.

I've done it before but I don't always do it.

When people are paying in the thousands for knives, it matters to maker and collector that they are handled with care.
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I get it for certain knives, like something with a high polish or jewelry/art knives. But the majority of the pic’s with gloves I actually see are pretty funny.
 
mitchnola said:
I get it for certain knives, like something with a high polish or jewelry/art knives. But the majority of the pic’s with gloves I actually see are pretty funny.
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I would agree with that. It looks odd on stonewashed blades with micarta for sure.

Most makers have man hands and it's a catch 22. Get comments about the gloves (which I don't disagree with necessarily) or get comments about dirty/cut/rough hands.

We can't win. 😁
 
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