What's the dumbest question you've got about a knife?

After thinking about it I remembered that the dumbest knife related question I've ever been asked is " got a knife on you ? "
But this is only a dumb question if asked by someone who knows me.
Once a long time ago someone saw the small neck knife I wore everyday at the time and said to me " that's an interesting key you're wearing around your neck" " what's it go to ? " it didn't in any way resemble a key, but I guess that was the most obvious thing it could be to a non knife person.
 
Phixt said:
When I was 12 my dad took me to a knife show in search of a nice folder preferably in stag. One in particular caught my eye. I leaned over the case, felt the husband and wife sellers staring at me, and I nervously--not ignorantly--asked, "What kind of tang does it have?" :poop:

He kindly replied, "It's a folder. It doesn't have a tang."
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Ok, I'll bite and ask a really dumb question so... maybe I'll win? :p

That bit of the blade beyond the pivot to the lock face... isn't that the "tang"? Yeah, it's not much but I've always thought that was a tang of sorts.

If it's not a tang, what should I be calling it?
 
K.O.D. said:
My father is a price conscious (insert expletive). It's ok for him to spend tons of money but not anyone else. Working in the family business made things tough, because he somehow notices everything new or different, and then rants about money.

Well, he has probably $15k in fishing equipment, not to mention gore-tex clothing and other related items. He sold his boat six years ago, and hires a charter four or five times per year, yet he still buys fishing stuff.
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I can sympathize somewhat about buying the fishing equipment. I do it even when I have plenty. Reels I purchased 10 years ago still work fine, but I buy new ones. It's hard to stop and I suspect the same would apply to knives when you like them even when you don't have much use for them "like you used to".

Hope you get well.
 
funniest was when my dad bought a set of kitchen knives for me from shopping mall..and thought i will love it. (made in china steel)

then i pulled out my benchmade pocket knife..and showed difference in cutting performance.

he ended up gifiting that knife set to some family friends.

those knife sets in departmental stores are horrible
 
K.O.D. said:
Not all department stores sell crap kitchen knives.

Maybe it's just my weird relationship with him, but anything my father were to give me I would cherish.
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My dad often gets me cheapo knives as gifts, and while I don't particularly like them as real knives I put them into my collection and call them novelties in order to justify having them, now he buys them knowing they they're just for looks. I appreciate the thought but don't necessarily cherish them, because he finds lots of old sentimental type things of his or from my grandpa to give me which I do cherish.

For Christmas a family member bought me a cheapo tac-force rescue knife with built in flashlight, that I accepted happily as a new addition to the collection which I wouldn't use . Luckily the little plastic base that attached the flashlight was broken, so I promptly removed the one screw attaching the flashlight and hooked it to my coat zipper. I may not of actually liked the knife that much but the little light is decently bright for what it is ( probably 1-2 lumen ) and has a tight enough head not to turn or unscrew itself making the perfect zipper pull light.
They could probably tell I didn't like the knife as much as they thought I did, but I really love the little led light.

It's all about making the best of the situation when dealing with a non knife person, because they may just be ignorant about knives or a family member with good intentions.
 
The one that surprises me every time, "What are you going to use that for?" well, it is a knife so you cut with it, maybe the better question is what are you going to cut with it? I cut boxes at work, open mail, cut strings, open packages people have bought and do not have a way to open them, and finally I open things for lunch. Have not used it to cut up my lunch.
 
"You will have troubles with that"- my grandpa about my first fixed blade in my life when I was 12, not high quality Herbertz dagger I was gifted with.

Reactions about SAK's were always positive. Everyone know swiss army knives.

The most stupid - "How would you fight with that type of knife?" - fellow student at University about Benchmade folder.

"Diiiid youuu sharpened that kitchen knife?!! I CUT myselffff!" My aunt, after I sharpened all kitchen knives because my uncle asked.
 
We where going to cut potatos, and I had my PM2 in pocket and my one friends little sister started throwing a fit so I said: "A knife is like a parachute, if you need one and you don't have it you likely won't need it again. " (Thanks to the guy on here who has that as his quote! It's the best ammo against anti knife people)

I swear she's turning into a little liberal cause the next thing she started talking about how we need to ban guns. :)
 
Not so much of a question but the statement of my mother in law (i do like her) when i unpacked my spyderco urban sprint in front of her... "well that looks like a knife to stab somebody " ... left me speechless ...
 
Someone asked me how much my PM2 cost me. I told him I bought it used for $XX and he looked at me and said: Why would you pay that much for a knife? (His most expensive knife is in the $20 range from China) I looked at his Mac and said: Why would you pay that much for a computer?

Dair said:
Upon buying a new knife... "Don't you already have a knife?"
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^ My mom whenever I want a new knife
 
The Zieg said:
Plastic and metal = a car. What'd you pay for that?

My dad, 80 yo this year, stopped asking me if my thumbstud one hand opener was a switchblade after I bought him a Bucklite Max Large. He loves it. He still asks, though, every single time I fly in for a visit and have a knife, "You didn't carry that on the plane, did you?!" The other one is, "You know you're gonna have to check that, right?" Love you, Dad!

Zieg
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I also own the Bucklite Max Large (679? I think) and it is a pretty great knife for 20 bucks! I keep it to lend out as needed, and it can very easily be sharpened.
 
Aaron_Jones said:
What's the dumbest question someone has asked you about a knife? I'm starting this thread for comedic relief for all of us, so sit back, and tell your stories. I'll start.

I had a friend swear up and down to me that the flair on the tang of my Case Russlock was a bottle opener. After much explanation to no avail, I just had to let him believe he was right... Some people just need a darwin award... ;)
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Once someone asked me to recommend "good traditional knife" and gave me nothing but a price range. It's the kinda question that shows such a lack of understanding of the many types and applications of traditional blades, that makes be believe the person wouldn't know a "good traditional knife" if snapped shut on his butt anyway.

Its like the "What's the best steel?" question I have gotten. If you ask that question...you wont notice a difference.
 
One of my Subs on my YT channel asks me in every video reviewing a Cold Steel item or other kind of pocket knife the same two questions, despite my response always being the same :

"Would you recommend it ?"

My reviews are simply my own view and opinion of the item, that decision is technically on the viewer.

"Can I trust my life to it ?"

It depends on your level of proficiency when it comes to wielding an edged weapon to defend yourself.

Not knife related, but the same person once asked me in a review of one of Cold Steel's Walking sticks :

"If I hit someone in the head with that with all my might, what would happen to that person ?"

Because of this subscriber I some times contemplate making my videos only available to people 18 years and older.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Why do cut your dinner with your pocket knife, to which I replied " because I know my knife is sharp "

Now I don't want to steal this thread or anything, but has a new member ever asked what the knife in the blade forums logo is ?
I know it's a fairbain sykes or v42 type dagger, but it seems like the kind of thing a new member might not know .
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It's either a v42 or the old Fairbairn-Sykes "OSS" knife from WW2.

22MEANTXGUNS22 said:
Not knife related, but the same person once asked me in a review of one of Cold Steel's Walking sticks :

"If I hit someone in the head with that with all my might, what would happen to that person ?"

Because of this subscriber I some times contemplate making my videos only available to people 18 years and older.
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Wonder if he wears a black duster to school...
 
"Why do you carry that machete?"

"............."
"It's a Leatherman. And at this very second I'm using it to open a bottle. A bottle which you just sold to me. And from which I would like to drink."
 
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