What do you do first after buying a knife?

I generally inspect the knife for major issues, make sure it opens and closes appropriately, perhaps oil it a tad, feel the sharpeness of the blade to touch and maybe cut some paper or open a letter with it. Then it goes into my pocket to be used as necessary.
 
The first thing is check to see if the blade is centered when closed, then I open itwith what every type of open style it has and check the lock up, for play and lock rock. If it passes those tests then I look at the general quality and the fit and finish of everything. My last knife was a Todd Begg Bodega and it was perfect and will be my carry knife for a lone time.
 
Inspect everything about the entire knife to make sure its made the way it should be and theres no problems with anything. After that I usually touch up the edge on a sharpmaker or just strop it if its already pretty good. Then I carry it for however long I desire, which is usually a week until I buy something new or am just ready to carry something different. Dont worry so much about not having things to use a new knife for, it will happen if you carry it and most of all just enjoy having/using/messing with it. There are many of us on here have way more knives than we could possibly need but thats not a bad thing:D
 
I check for flaws, test moving parts if it's a folder, wipe the blade down with a Hoppe's silicone cloth and then - depending what I'm going to use it for - either put it in a toolbox/organizer for future use, in the safe (yes, I have a few "safe queens") or on my desk if it's joining my EDC rotation. I'm not discerning enough of a knife user to make any changes to a brand new knife until I've actually put it to use and identified any needs, other than a couple of drops of oil on a new folder if it needs some smoothing out.
 
inspect it for flaws and then usually test sharpness. After that I usually run it across a paper sharpening wheel(the strop wheel, not grind wheel) and then leather strop. I like my knives extremely sharp. Depending on if I'm planning on carrying or not I'll test out carry methods and adjust if need be. Then I'll try different grips and figure out which is most comfortable. Practice drawing the knife. Then I'll sit around and flip it open a handful of times until I'm comfortable with it.
 
Inspect it, clean off crud or buffing wheel grit, lube to my specs, sharpen when needed and use.
 
Check lockup (if its a folder), check grind for even-ness, cut some paper to see if it is sharp.
After that, use it.
 
Inspect, put my own edge on it, fondle till I cut myself, curse, then put in pocket and use it as its now officially my knife in blood...
 
I did the opening and closing thing too with my very first assisted opener. :D I was just tickled with the whole mechanism. ....maybe not quite time for a new one, but I am usually open to suggestions.
 
my new knife ritual has evolved over the years. I got into modifying knives so when I get a new knife it is usually NEVER set up the way I would like it to be. So first thing I do is decide whether its a keeper or if im going to sell it. If I am selling it it gets a wipe down and gos into its box. If it is a keeper it gets torn down completely. I then clean every single part and then wipe down any rust prone parts with a tuff cloth to prevent corrosion. Nearly all the knives I own are bearing flippers so I remove all the heavy grease most makers use and then I reapply some nano oil and reassemble. Sometimes I adjust the lockbar for a more positive detent pressure and in rare cases back it off because there is simply too much. Then I take the knife and do a very light touch up to a ceramic rod as I prefer a slightly toothy edge on my EDC's. After that I just try to enjoy them until the next one comes along.
 
i log on the forum, search for threads about said knife, and talk smack to other members who said anything negative about my new baby. it clearly is the greatest knife ever made or i wouldn't have bought it and they are all just a bunch of "haters".
 
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