What would you do?

i would show him again, and if he still doesn't admit its his... send it to me
(cheaper alternative: keep it and enjoy)
 
nick-nack said:
i would show him again, and if he still doesn't admit its his... send it to me
(cheaper alternative: keep it and enjoy)
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I feel the same way, maybe something was going on at home or any number of things and he just was out of it...who knows. I would def show him again, if he doesnt want it dont do another nice thing like that again for him.
 
I hate to say it, but your friend seems like a jerk.
I would show him his template and show how it matches the handle and then ask him if he wants it or not.
If not, then I would sell or trade it here on the forums and wash my hands of the jerk.
 
everyone has friends who are but heads at one time or another-
slap him upside the head and show it to him again-
a true friend will understand at that point
 
he has some issues going on. Id be happy to receive a crappy 50 dollar folder let a lone a custom. Let him come to you...if he doesnt just sell or keep the knife for yourself.
 
, I'll just set it up on my shelf and let it sit i guess, just still strikes me as odd, i thought the same thing about, maybe he's thinkin about something important, or something going on, but the overall attitude was "being normal", when i dropped him off from work, he got out of the car saying " well see ya tomorrow, I'm gonna go in the garage and make a knife" lol, that where i just almost flipped, anyways, you guys are right ill just let it sit and see where it goes from there
 
It's a very odd reaction; I'd be thrilled if you gave me an Opinel. :)

It's obvious that he has a problem with you personally. Could be he found out about you and his wife, or by giving him a valuable gift you've somehow hurt his manhood. Either way, he just doesn't like you. Move on.

-Bob
 
Do you have another friend that would like a knife? Then show it to him and if he admires it tell him it's his.

Oh, and make sure you do this in front of your jerk buddy.
 
Bob W said:
Move on.

-Bob
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I'd have to agree. You shouldn't have to force someone to accept a gift from you. Whether it was 'his' or not. I am a little floored by his reaction. I think you are a gentleman for what you did, and need to send me the knife immediately for evaluation. :D
 
Man, your friend is a dork. However, at least now you know that. Better to know, than not know, right?

Don't take your "friend's" rejection personally, though. You did good, judging by your other friends reactions. The issue is not with what you did, but rather with the other guy.

However, don't make this out to a bigger deal than it already is. This friend the dork probably didn't even realize that he slighted you, and more to the point, may not have intended to. If he did, then that's something else, but again, at this point the ball is in your court, and what happens now depends on how you handle this.

IMO, I'd let it go, and be glad you have some other buddies to hunt with. :thumbup:
 
Well, I can see how the 'dork' friend might have had his feelings hurt, at least on some level. You say he has been trying to make his own knife for the past year, or so, and hasn't had much luck. Maybe he saw this as a slam on his work, or maybe he felt so bad about his ability that he took it out on you, and your overly generous gift. I think it is somehow related to his knife-making ability, or lack thereof, and seeing the high quality of the gift somehow set him off. If what you say is correct, he really does want the knife, but something is keeping him from accepting it straight out. You need to talk with him to figure out exactly what's going on in his head. I think his pride was injured, in some way.

Good luck, and don't give up on your friend. I don't think he was intentionally being a jerk.

DD
 
Daniel Dorn said:
Well, I can see how the 'dork' friend might have had his feelings hurt, at least on some level. You say he has been trying to make his own knife for the past year, or so, and hasn't had much luck.
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I think you may be right. That thought also crossed my mind but it slipped right back out again when I was writing my previous post.

BTW I am an amateur metallurgist, I've been trying to melt and pour 1 lb gold ingots without much success (I don't have any gold). If one of you would like to give me a professionally-made 1 lb solid gold ingot, I promise I will accept it with good grace.
 
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