What does your loaner look like?

Loaner knife:confused:I'll cut something for someone,but don't loan out my knives.I don't loan my guns either.
 
I've been known to be the Devil's Advocate from time to time, so here goes.........

trugracie said:
In my line of work I cant say NO to a customer and have the possibility of loosing them over a knife. Enter loaner/beater/etc.
I would hate for one of my customers to flick my knife open and have it fall tip first, easily avoiding the pain/fury by handing them a cheap knife.
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trugracie,

I've owned my own business and understand your predicament, believe me. However, here is a hypothetical scenario for you to consider:

You loan a customer your "loaner/beater" knife and he manages to sever all the nerves and tendons in his dominant hand with it.

At the personal injury lawsuit trial, you'll find out how much a hand is worth in today's economy because you'll be paying for one. :eek:

I opine the potential damage you saved to your favorite EDC knife and the possible loss of a customer will be the last things on your mind.

'Tis sad but true.....we exist in an extremely litigious society. Ask McDonald's about their hot coffee.

Good luck,
dan
 
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SPXTrader said:
Since I have brought a few people into the knife world, and I sharpen the knives they own, I won't hesitate to pull the knife I'm carrying and swap with a friend's that needs a touch up.

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However, I won't do this for a non-knife lover.
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Same here. I do that for a few people I trust with my knives. I sharpen their knives and loan them my EDC or my backup knife for the duration. And that could be one of any number of Spydies in my rotation.
 
If a knife leaves my possesison it's a gift. I have never loaned one, maybe handed one to a coworker for a task at hand but that's it.
 
About 25 years ago I had a folder called a ''Super Swede'' by Normark. I was on a busy work site and someone asked for a knife. It was busy, I handed, got it back, forgot about it. A day or two later I found the tip broken off. I wasn't 100% sure of who used it on that crazy day, so I just chewed on it. I will never lend anything more than a kitchen steak knife out now.
 
I will never let someone use my knives, they can hold it, but not use it..

Remember in the army, i bought a brand new Cold Steel Recon tanto, was really stoked about it, i showed it to my friend and first thing he did to test the knife was stabbing it thru his locker.. The lockers were made from 1-1.5 mm thick steel. The tip wasnt so sharp after that and the coating scraped off a bit.. Thanks duude, what a douche..
 
I never loan out any of my knives. I figure that if someone needs a knife, they oughta buy one.
 
Don't have a loaner as I won't let my knives be used by those that arent careful. Generally, ill just do the cutting for them. Im always happy to help. I sharpened a guys pencil during a final exam yesterday and he appreciated it
 
I have several utility/razor knives and anyone can use those. I've supplied cheap knives to relatives, sharpened their knives, given them pocket knives, and I still get asked to cut things for them.
Some people just don't understand knives, or how to cut things. It's something we have to teach to other humans. Time spent with a knife in hand helps as well. I was in the culinary industry for 12 years, I had to be taught how to use those knives. My own family had no idea how to use a chef knife, and still don't. The use a dull pairing knife for every kitchen cutting task.
 
No loaner .
If they do not have a knife that is a clue --they probably should not be using one.
Reminds me of a story a good friend told me yesterday about his mother inlaw.She came to his house for dinner and was helping in the kitchen and used one of his $ 200 knives as a can-opener ( Point down) YEP-:mad: broke the point.
NO loner here.


Sean
 
I'm not in the habit of 'loaning' a knife for any reason. I'd be too worried they'd do something stupid with it, or hurt themselves. If I did keep a 'loaner', it'd probably look something like this:

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I do not loan my knives to anyone, they usually end up cutting themselves when they run their fingers down the edge. Not the best way to test for sharpness. Instead, I hand them a box cutter.
 
camping this summer, my buddy asked to use my Spyderco Stretch while we were prepping food and i was working on the fire. i decided to lighten up and handed it over, no questions. i looked up from the fire a couple of minutes later and he was scraping corrosion out the inside of a rusty old lantern. i snatched it back and, sure enough, the blade was chipped.
he was totally unapologetic; said a good knife should be able to do that.
never loaning again.
 
Loaner, if someone needs a knife these days, I just say: Buy your own knife. If you need cutting to be done, I'll do it for you. There are just few exceptions in my friends and they are ones who know how careful I am with my equipement. I do loan my DVD's but everyone of my friends know that I inspect all discs before loaning them and immediately when getting them back. If they are not pristine or in that same condition I loaned them, they will buy my new disk or I will use spey blade for its primary intend use and I've told them what's for the spay blade is in trapper or stockman... I consider it as a form of encouragement speech... :D
 
This is why I keep a cheap utility razor knife with me at work. If somebody needs a knife they get the utility knife. It's easy to replace.
 
Loaner knife? wtf is that? If anything I'd give a knife away to someone. the risk of them cutting themselves or someone else and then getting that blood on/in me afterwards is too high to risk for me. After I give someone a knife, its dead to me!
 
knarfeng said:
I have friends who understand tools to whom I will loan a knife.

I have other friends who do not understand tools for whom I will cut that which needs cutting.

I have no "loaner" knife.


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Imagine the shock when you let someone use your knife and then see them prying something with it :D
 
Last time I loaned a knife was when my supervisor, who loves knives, asked to see it. She put the knife down edge first into the side of a board in a picnic table, and rolled about 1/4 inch of the edge. This being the day after I got the knife. I don't loan knives anymore.
 
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