Varied reactions from lending someone a knife

Wolverine666 said:
About a year ago, I let my brother in-law (dumb as dirt and just as ugly) my old Manix2. He needed to slice through a ton of cardboard he had accumulated in his basement. He opened the knife just fine. But for the life of him, he couldn’t figure out how to close it. He texted me asking how to close it, and I gave him specific and simple instructions yet the solution invaded him.

So I went over there later on, and there was the knife sitting open on a pile of cardboard. He said that he thought it was a liner locked despite me telling him it was a ball bearing lock. And he was trying to move the liner with his thumb. And I said to him “I told you it’s a ball bearing lock and you just pull these buttons down, and that releases the blade”. He told me that he thought the buttons were just decorative. So he’s not allowed to use my stuff anymore.
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I gave a BIL a 110 and he couldn't figure out how to close it.
 
WedgeAntilles said:
My CEO at work is a Wilson Combat collector. I had recently acquired a large Sebenza 21 Wilson Combat that I showed him at an after work event. He did comment that it was a very nice knife. And given what he drives, his gun collection, etc., he has an eye for quality. Side note, I'm allowed to carry at the office, so handing my CEO a large Sebenza was in no way endangering my employment.
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Man if that endangered my employment that would make me extinct from that place. lol
 
Crag the Brewer said:
Just as bad ......
Handing someone a pretty cool custom knife.
Cool features. High end materials.

To them, it's Just a knife.
The only reaction was "it's sharp".

They don't really appreciate it like we do
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it’s definitely disheartening for a moment, I usually don’t pocket anything super fancy for the day to day, but I’m pretty proud of anything in my rotation, so if someone doesn’t “get” how sharp/nice/how much effort it took for a knife to be that awesome, I feel a little let down, especially if that person is technically proficient enough to understand the complexity of a well made thing
 
I've had a few of those "Wow, that's sharp!" experiences. It both shocks and horrifies me that most people are simply accustomed to using dull knives and rarely get a glimpse into how much easier life is with a keen edge.

Few people seem to notice the quality or value of my knives when they see or use them. And why should they? I can't tell if their jewelry is real or costume (unless it's Kendra Scott stuff, then it's just obvious).
 
I think most people are so used to letting their knives go dull, and then cutting with sheer force, that a truly sharp edge that cuts effortlessly feels especially dangerous.

It's been said that a dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one, but even more dangerour than that is a person used to only dull knives suddenly using a sharp one. Their SOP never included being extra careful of even moderate pressue from the edge on their skin, because that amount of pressure on their usual knives won't cut them.

I will never forget a young lady I handed my now long gone CRKT Minimalist too in the sheath. Before I could caution her about how to take it out safely, she hamfisted the sheath in one hand the the knife in the other, with her thumb fully butted up against the opening of the sheath, and pulled hard.

Guess what common household item I gave her next.
 
David Mary said:
I think most people are so used to letting their knives go dull, and then cutting with sheer force, that a truly sharp edge that cuts effortlessly feels especially dangerous.

It's been said that a dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one, but even more dangerour than that is a person used to only dull knives suddenly using a sharp one. Their SOP never included being extra careful of even moderate pressue from the edge on their skin, because that amount of pressure on their usual knives won't cut them.

I will never forget a young lady I handed my now long gone CRKT Minimalist too in the sheath. Before I could caution her about how to take it out safely, she hamfisted the sheath in one hand the the knife in the other, with her thumb fully butted up against the opening of the sheath, and pulled hard.

Guess what common household item I gave her next.
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A rag to clean up the blood?

I hope she learned from it.
 
David Mary said:
I think most people are so used to letting their knives go dull, and then cutting with sheer force, that a truly sharp edge that cuts effortlessly feels especially dangerous.

It's been said that a dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one, but even more dangerour than that is a person used to only dull knives suddenly using a sharp one. Their SOP never included being extra careful of even moderate pressue from the edge on their skin, because that amount of pressure on their usual knives won't cut them.

I will never forget a young lady I handed my now long gone CRKT Minimalist too in the sheath. Before I could caution her about how to take it out safely, she hamfisted the sheath in one hand the the knife in the other, with her thumb fully butted up against the opening of the sheath, and pulled hard.

Guess what common household item I gave her next.
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Is a sign a considered a household item? Maybe for this particular situation it should be. ... as Bill Engvall says ... " here's your sign".

Edit: Hopefully no one takes my comment to be offensive ... it's meant as a joke.
 
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The only person I will give one of my knives at any moment is my wife.
She knows how to use them and my limits of abuse.

She has their own "tools and bladed instruments" for all "non-knife related tasks"

Other than that - A simple Victorinox slipjoint will suffice for all "do you have a knife?" questions...
If they cut themselves or damage it, I really don't care.
 
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Also I just remembered the time I was in the middle of using my Spyderco swayback at work and someone saw I had a knife handy and said “hey can I get that when you’re done?” Gave him the knife and I guess he’s never seen a wharncliffe style blade because he tried to cut with the curved side (even though he just saw me mid cut) and got a nice slice on his finger from putting pressure on the side with the edge. I felt bad, he felt embarrassed. Hasn’t asked me for anything since
 
Wasty said:
The only person I will give one of my knives at any moment is my wife.
She knows how to use them and my limits of abuse.

She has their own "tools and bladed instruments" for all "non-knife related tasks"

Other than that - A simple Victorinox slipjoint will suffice for all "do you have a knife?" questions...
If they cut themselves or damage it, I really don't care
stevejams said:
Also I just remembered the time I was in the middle of using my Spyderco swayback at work and someone saw I had a knife handy and said “hey can I get that when you’re done?” Gave him the knife and I guess he’s never seen a wharncliffe style blade because he tried to cut with the curved side (even though he just saw me mid cut) and got a nice slice on his finger from putting pressure on the side with the edge. I felt bad, he felt embarrassed. Hasn’t asked me for anything since
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Pretty good solution. Or just say no.
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