"The Ten Knife Commandments"

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Greetings fellow knife users and/or lovers around the globe. Have you ever seen a workmate trying (for example) to open a cardboard box using any other object (it might be a key, a pen or even a hair clip!) rather than using a knife??? :barf: Have you ever tried to help him (or her) with one of your many EDC blades (selecting the most "friendly" one trying not to scare them so they could think you're the bastard son of Freddy Krugger & Jason Voorhees)??? :o Have you ever got a "NO thanks, that thing is very dangerous" while they're pointing their index fingers straight to your innocent Victorinox Soldier (wich has seen many "battles" in its lifetime & that's one of the reasons you are handling it to them)??? :mad: Have you ever been found guilty of having your blades "too sharp" (!) when, after you convinced your workmate to use the right tool for the job (a knife) he cut a one of his fingers or hands??? :(
Because of it, I propose to write a list of rules based on your experiences; as you people can read on every knives manufacturer's leaflet "never use a knife as a screwdriver, a prybar (...) etc." I'd write: "NEVER USE ANY OTHER OBJECT THAN A KNIFE FOR A KNIFE'S JOB".Would you like to add something? :)
 
11-12 years ago, shortly after my current wife and I got married, I bought her a knife to carry in her purse....
Nothin' special, just a little Gerber....blade was maybe 2-2 1/2 inches.
It only took two days before she sliced the palm of her hand open:rolleyes:
She'd never really been taught how to use a "real" knife and she didn't really know what "sharp" meant.
It never occured to me she didn't know squat about knives...so.....

NEVER GIVE A KNIFE TO SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO USE ONE.:D

Bob T.
 
Thou shall bash sheeple over the head with the hilt of your knife for making such silly claims as "that thing is very dangerous" :jerkit: and after the bashing you shall say "yeah I guess you're right" :D
 
Thou shalt not use a knife for a job it was not intended.

(broken often)
 
1) If thou asketh for a knife to use return it the way you got it...or else.

2) If thou asketh for a knife and thou art told it is sharp believe that person who toldeth you.

3) Always asketh what they will be using it for beforeth lending. ( see number one)

:D :D :D These need to be written on parchment and given to every knifenut when purchasing. It should be the Makers responsibility. :D :D :D
 
Remember your "Tote 'n Chip" training from Boy Scouts. Always hand a folding knife to someone closed and they should acknowledge that they have control of it before you let it go and you should be clear to them that you are doing so. With a ficed blade, always pass it hilt first with the edge away fron your hand and the above comments about acknowledging control of the knife apply double here.

I will add that, as my Dad taught me, it is the dull knife that hurts you, not the sharp one. That is because you have to use so much more force with the dull one that mistakes are more likely to happen.
 
Never lend a scarey sharp knife to someone because their own knife is dull as a brick. At least not without a box of band aids

yeah I did it, just recently too :rolleyes:

Jon
 
Thou shalt not put the good knives in the dishwasher.

Thou shalt not cut tomatoes with the good knife and just leave it dirty on the counter for hours.

Thou shalt not let your friends use a $150 8" japanese chef knife as an ice pick.

Thou shalt not place knives on the kitchen counter with the handles sticking out over the edge, just waiting to freefall into my bare feet.
 
Never sharpen the wife's terribly dull kitchen knives to a scary, hair popping edge (without warning her). Doing this will automatically place the blame for her cut finger in your court!!!!:confused:
 
Don't forget, thou shalt not test a knife knut's claim about blade sharpness by running any part of your body over the blade.
 
Thou shalt not show thy knife collection to potential girlfriends until after thou hast "known" her.
 
tacticaloperator said:
Have you ever seen a workmate trying (for example) to open a cardboard box using any other object (it might be a key, a pen or even a hair clip!) rather than using a knife???
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One morning pretty recently I was watching a co-worker try to open a box with an ink pen. I handed him my knife and he replied "I'll probably cut myself." So I put it back in my pocket. Next thing I hear is a little snap and turn to see ink everywhere. He broke the pen on the box tape. I told him he should have used a knife... then I made him clean up his mess (I like being in charge).
 
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