The Using My New Knife For The First Time Blues

Raphael.caluwe said:
Depends on the knife :) when i first got my xm-18 i was a bit anxious to use it, i said to hell with it, its a knife made to be used so i whittled down a log to get on with it. When one year ago i bought my first sebie, i dropped it on concrete and broke the tip( broke just a mm or two) i almost felt like crying, but after 5 mins i was happy that i could finally start really using it. Two weeks ago i got my rockstead and i'm kinda scared to use it! The finish is sooooooooo amazing and it is sooooooo sharp i dare not dull it. So we'll see how that goes :p, probably will end up in tears :p. However i got a spyderco manix translucent blue two days ago, first thing i did was use it to strip,electric wires :) generally with me, when a knife is just perfect i'm affraid to mess with its perfection!
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Lots of great answers, and insights you've received BePrepared. You asked a great question. The answer ultimately is spiritual.

Raphael.caluwe's answer including being temporarily "afraid to mess with perfection!" says alot. Things have no meaning in themselves, only what we give them. Often we look for salvation, however temporary, in possessions, people, various situations and events, and ideas about ourselves that we seek to make real.

The perceived, temporary perfection of a wonderfully designed and made knife that we've just bought is a special experience for many a knife nut. We don't want that perfection to be destroyed.

The funny thing is that the temporary perfection of the physical form does not matter. Rather it is the inner content of the wonderful men and women who designed the knife, made the raw materials, constructed the knife, marketed and distributed, and then delivered it to you.

What follows is your decision for the kind of relationship that you have with the knife. Is it one of fear, being afraid to use it, or is it one of appreciation and joy in its normal, happy use? The answers you are getting describe both, but mostly that of living normally and happily with a knife.

The same lesson applies to how we see the past, relate to other people, our possessions, the situations and events of our lives and how we choose to see ourself. It is all the same, always the same choice. Fear or love.
 
I bought my very first Benchmade (300 Axis Flipper) for my birthday in April and I force myself to carry it every day after work so I will use it. But I'm ashamed to say I still carry my 8 year old beat up SOG Trident with caulk, paint, and drywall on it while working. I've got the same issues with my 2 Becker knives. A big part is my sharpening skills (which I'm trying to improve), I don't want to screw up that nice steel. I WILL force myself to get over it because I agree with Dream Burls, the ultimate destiny of a knife is to be used.
 
zeedeegood said:
I bought my very first Benchmade (300 Axis Flipper) for my birthday in April and I force myself to carry it every day after work so I will use it. But I'm ashamed to say I still carry my 8 year old beat up SOG Trident with caulk, paint, and drywall on it while working. I've got the same issues with my 2 Becker knives. A big part is my sharpening skills (which I'm trying to improve), I don't want to screw up that nice steel. I WILL force myself to get over it because I agree with Dream Burls, the ultimate destiny of a knife is to be used.
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is the bm 300 known as the axis flipper?
 
herisson said:
A knife looks beautiful twice : out of the box, pristine and perfect.... and after years of faithfull service : polished and weathered by daily use. After years you will also know if it is (or not) the diamond it seemed as brand new... and (bonus) if you were a smart user. The special glow earned by quality aging through normal wear is what makes for some outstandingly beautiful knives. Just my taste.
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That's a great way to look at it. :thumbup::cool:
 
I get the blues when someone else uses my new knife and doesn't handle it with the proper care
 
The only thing the bothers me is when I can't find time to wear the factory edge off it right away. I hate getting a new knife and not having time to use it.
 
Invective said:
Can't say I do, I love using my knife for the first time. I don't buy knives to sit in my safe or be presented so I try to use all of them when I can. I also have a tradition for myself where the newest knife opens up the box for the next knife I get, sort of as a welcome to the newest one!
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I try to do that too, opening the package with the now second newest knife, it's sort of like passing the torch lol
 
I had a hard time getting one particular knife into use. It was just too awesome and I held back. It probably took me six months to go use it. Today I used a Sharpie to mark the blade for sharpening and went to town on it. Once I got it where I wanted it, I went to the wood pile and busted up sticks for a bit. You know, that awesome knife is really awesome. Now that the blade's beat up a little I like it even more.
 
I have this curiosity about how long its going to take to wear the blade coating off , how long the edge will hold up out of box , and agian when I finish putting my own edge on it ( its not *mine* untill Ive put my own edge on it , reprofiled it to suit my likes ) , if its going to be comfortable to use for long term ...

after a few weeks using it Ill wonder how on earth people manage to keep their users and edcs so unscarred and unused untouched looking ...

then Ill forget about that and accept my knives will always look well used , even a little abused . Just how it pans out .

no blues about it tho :)
 
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