Women and Knives: Why More Women Need To Carry A Blade

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22-rimfire said:
Of course. This has been said many times in this thread and others. Do you feel that men and women are not "wired" differently? I feel the wired word choice is apt however regardless of your opinion. Again using a knife has nothing to do with chromosomes, but it does have something to do with social conditioning and you mention the color pink. Boys are supposed to like blue..... The truth is that both genders may enjoy both colors same as knives.

And this is true to it seems and has little to do with gender.
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Yes you are exactly correct my friend... Like it or not, there is societal conditioning...and all I am trying to do is provide information for people that might be helpful and useful to get us all out of that. As well as for myself, with knives as a new hobby (and other women who are trying to learn, and even men...) what knives would be good for a newbie...
 
draggat said:
Blade Girl, I apologize for being harsh towards you. I must admit that I seriously questioned your interest in knives. It looks like you are off to a good start. Welcome to the forums, happy knife hunting and good luck! :thumbup:
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Thank you Draggat for being so humble as to say what you have said here. Meekness shows strength in character and integrity much more than pride. Kindness is oftentimes more of a sacrifice than arrogance and hatred. Sometimes appearances are not at all as they seem...however, from what I understand, there have been many reasons here in times past to easily misjudge someone's intent. Like the old saying goes, "Once bitten, twice shy..." And so, I understand. I forgive you, and I forgive those who still have misjudgment and hatred toward me regardless. Unforgiveness in ones heart does no good, but only causes rottenness to the bones and the corruption of ones own spirit. Blessings to you and thank you for blessing me with your kind words. I appreciate your warm welcome and your generosity in sharing this special place (where all us knife lovers hang out and enjoy ourselves) with a new person like myself. Thank you!
 
Blade Girl said:
Thanks! Here is a cheapie I bought..a Rough Rider...BUT I heard for cheap knives, they were actually pretty good. I liked the looks of this one so I went ahead and got it.

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I like that toothpick!! Reminds me of the painting "A Starry Night" and would fit in with the knife I have with similar handles.
I have been buying a few RR knives lately and am always very happy with the quality. Very happy actually.
 
Blade Girl said:
Here's another new addition to my collection....

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That is really a pretty handle on a Trapper. I always hesitate to buy acyrlic handled knives as I veiw them as being easily scratched. But on the other hand. I have way more knives than I need and those handles work perfectly well for a knife as the new knife may not get used anyway.

I guess you know the name "Stoneworx" is a takeoff from Santa Fe Stoneworks that does fancy handled knives. Take a look sometime at their Delicas.
 
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Neko2 said:
How do you like the stoneworx RR? I've heard good things but have yet to pull the trigger.
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MTURBO said:
I like that toothpick!! Reminds me of the painting "A Starry Night" and would fit in with the knife I have with similar handles.
I have been buying a few RR knives lately and am always very happy with the quality. Very happy actually.
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22-rimfire said:
That is really a pretty handle on a Trapper. I always hesitate to buy acyrlic handled knives as I veiw them as being easily scratched. But on the other hand. I have way more knives than I need and those handles work perfectly well for a knife as the new knife may not get used anyway.

I guess you know the name "Stoneworx" is a takeoff from Santa Fe Stoneworks that does fancy handled knives. Take a look sometime at their Delicas.
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I love this knife. Not my favorite (the trapper) but nice for the price! I do LOVE the toothpick..it's my favorite so far..or one of them at least. And yes, no that you mentioned it MTURBO it reminds me of Starry Night too! Thank you all for your kudos!
 
Gorgeous little Puma... I like the white bone scales and the pragmatic blade. Very nice knife. Based on the "cat" head logo, this would be in the Puma Tec range. Couldn't find it on their site. Care to share the model name ? Thanks in advance.
 
herisson said:
Gorgeous little Puma... I like the white bone scales and the pragmatic blade. Very nice knife. Based on the "cat" head logo, this would be in the Puma Tec range. Couldn't find it on their site. Care to share the model name ? Thanks in advance.
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Thanks! It's a PUMA SGB... There were several listed at the "BIG" place where many people purchase all sorts of things.. :-)
 
Thanks for the information. I didn't even know Puma had this SGB line. Couldn't find your knife but there sure are a lot of nice knives made by Puma. I usually stick with the Solingen line because better steel and tradition but I've just found a nice lil' one (in 440C, line unknown) at one of my favourite retailer's, so I may just pull the trigger again. Still like yours a lot. Hollow grinds are lookers ! Enjoy !
 
Blade Girl said:
EVERYONE'S THOUGHTS/IDEAS/OPINIONS/EXPERIENCES WELCOME!

And, as a means of survival and self defense. One should know the proper way to use a knife in self defense so that it is not turned and used on them
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How so? When is a knife ever a great self defense option?
 
B34NS said:
How so? When is a knife ever a great self defense option?
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Hopefully never. And it may never be a GREAT option. Even James Williams (see his knife fighting training videos on YouTube), admits that a knife is a last resort tool.

Most of us have never been in a last resort situation. I think that is what drives the prepper movement...the anticipation of needing a 'last resort' and being prepared for it.

The gunny that taught us hand to hand combat said 'get something in your hand if you can' -- even a spent round can give you an advantage.
 
I have yet to find a girlfriend who couldn't remove a few cubic inches of garbage from her purse to make room for something more useful...like a knife, or a flashlight, or a lighter, or pretty much anything. Really, anything is more useful than that those receipts from 2010 and those Tictacs from 2006.
 
EyeDog said:
Hopefully never. And it may never be a GREAT option. Even James Williams (see his knife fighting training videos on YouTube), admits that a knife is a last resort tool.

Most of us have never been in a last resort situation. I think that is what drives the prepper movement...the anticipation of needing a 'last resort' and being prepared for it.

The gunny that taught us hand to hand combat said 'get something in your hand if you can' -- even a spent round can give you an advantage.
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Reminds me of something one of the training cadre told us at Ft Benning... "I killed 3 skinnies in Somalia with an E-tool."
 
James Williams usually has a Japanese sword presentation outside at Blade which is fairly cool although it tends to be about the same every year for all practical purposes. I enjoy it however.

The SGB line is the cheaper Puma line. They claim that the steel (blades) are manufactured in Germany and shipped to China for knife assembly. The steel on my Elk Hunter is 440A with a claimed 55-57 hardness. It is a nice knife overall (drop point hunter with a 4" blade) with stag handles. Sheath is balistic nylon. My only complaint is that the pins extend a hair out past the stag and you can feel them. It was razor sharp when new. I won't buy another SGB Puma only because I feel there are better values out there for the same $.

The Puma is a real looker, Blade Girl. I may have tp pick up a Stoneworx Rough Rider or two. I just keep looking at the photo and saying to myself, that's really nice.
 
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draggat said:
I think that society in general frowns upon ANYONE carrying a knife except for maybe a construction worker or someone actively hunting..... of course there are a few more reasons, but my point is that outside of the kitchen, a heck of a lot of people are scared of knives. In our disposable culture, most people get by just fine without a pocket knife. Many of these people also feel that because they don't need one, neither does anyone else.

As children, even though we are conditioned to like certain things I would argue that boys are more likely than girls to enjoy knives, guns, etc. regardless of conditioning. They have an element of danger to them and boys seem to be more attracted to danger than girls.

As far as preference of color, I would say it's more of a cultural thing. I have nothing against pink, but it's not my favorite and my wife really despises pink. She even laughed at me for having a pink knife..... The Case mammoth tooth below. (Sorry for the crummy pic).



FWIW, my wife carries a laguiole that I gave her and my mom has carried a SAK for years. I gave her a Leatherman Juice a few years back and occasionally she tells me about other men who have had contempt for her when they see it. Many men do not think a woman should have a good tool. That in itself reveals a lot about the idea of our cultural norms.
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OMG! I am definitely NOT into pink knives..but this one is an exception! I LOVE the third knife in from the left...second from the right... Mmmmm! Very very nice! I LOVE knives that have a different look to them... extraordinary knife!
 
herisson said:
Thanks for the information. I didn't even know Puma had this SGB line. Couldn't find your knife but there sure are a lot of nice knives made by Puma. I usually stick with the Solingen line because better steel and tradition but I've just found a nice lil' one (in 440C, line unknown) at one of my favourite retailer's, so I may just pull the trigger again. Still like yours a lot. Hollow grinds are lookers ! Enjoy !
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Hmmm...I went to their website and to the BIG ONLINE store and it was very easy to find. You might want to do another search. I think Eyedog might have an idea too..might want to check with him! :-)
 
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