I don’t let anyone borrow my knives, it can get a little awkward sometimes but im ok with that and it usually doesn’t happen again hehe. You build a reputation over time.
Quote from: Valkie on November 11, 2018, 10:55:57 PMQuote from: MacGyver on November 09, 2018, 08:54:16 AMQuote from: Valkie on November 09, 2018, 02:21:42 AMYeah, but you cant see the bend in the small knife at the top or the sloppy scissors from cutting wires.The scales are all scratched as well.But this is my workhorse, 15 years of abuse and still going strong.Huh...? I'm confused... That's a Recruit economy... what scissors...? Sorry about thatGot it confused with my other old workhorse.Its a mini, the scissors are really sloppy and Ive had it for about 15 years.One starts to lump all work horses into the same basket.This is my mini, and thanks for identifying my knife "Recruit Economy" Is it?ThanksHey, no problem Yes, that's a Recruit economy with white advertising scales, not very common. The "economy" versions differs from the regular Recruit (or other models) because it's supposed to be a bit cheaper for not having a quality control as tighter as the regular production models, and the scales doesn't have scale tools, or the inlayed metal cross and shield, just a heat stamped one. Other than that its just like a normal Recruit.Oh, and that "mini" is actually a "Classic"
Quote from: MacGyver on November 09, 2018, 08:54:16 AMQuote from: Valkie on November 09, 2018, 02:21:42 AMYeah, but you cant see the bend in the small knife at the top or the sloppy scissors from cutting wires.The scales are all scratched as well.But this is my workhorse, 15 years of abuse and still going strong.Huh...? I'm confused... That's a Recruit economy... what scissors...? Sorry about thatGot it confused with my other old workhorse.Its a mini, the scissors are really sloppy and Ive had it for about 15 years.One starts to lump all work horses into the same basket.This is my mini, and thanks for identifying my knife "Recruit Economy" Is it?Thanks
Quote from: Valkie on November 09, 2018, 02:21:42 AMYeah, but you cant see the bend in the small knife at the top or the sloppy scissors from cutting wires.The scales are all scratched as well.But this is my workhorse, 15 years of abuse and still going strong.Huh...? I'm confused... That's a Recruit economy... what scissors...?
Yeah, but you cant see the bend in the small knife at the top or the sloppy scissors from cutting wires.The scales are all scratched as well.But this is my workhorse, 15 years of abuse and still going strong.
The number of people who can borrow my knives is about the same as the number of people who can borrow my toothbrush. I tell people that and they shut up.
(and her own collection of speSmurfpillst craft tools).
Quote from: Pauliachi on November 12, 2018, 08:42:23 AMI don’t let anyone borrow my knives, it can get a little awkward sometimes but im ok with that and it usually doesn’t happen again hehe. You build a reputation over time.Welcome to the forum Pauliachi !
SpeSmurfpillst? That’s never happened before this occasion, as far as I know. What changed?
I've had people get their feelings hurt when they ask to borrow my knife and I ask them what they need to cut with it. The assumption being that I don't trust them to not damage my knife.Well yes, there's that. But there's also the fact that I don't know which blade to hand them until I know what they need to cut.The fact they they apparently think a knife is a knife is a knife, reinforces the first point.
I have learned that blade lending can be seen as a crime,too many bad results and experiences, now again it's time,to show you awl my mantra, my new "knife lending rhyme"so here you have it, my learnings, my one fifth of a dimeTo use my personal knife,you'd have to be my wifeto have my multitool, being your neighbor,you will have to show exemplary behavior most times they see you use a blade at work,they will react badly and comment like a dork if you pull out and use your one handed knife in front of your mates,they sometimes start to run agitated as if hell had opened its gates so if one day you are in great need of having something cutand you ask for my own knife let me do it myself or shut up why fewer people carry today is not an enigma,news, TV and society make us bear an stigma most people I know won't be let near my knives, it's not because I am madbut just because many of them, stupidity drives, and will cut themselves bad so in the end I want my tool to be perfect when given backif not you'll pay for damage, tools ain't free, what the f*ck?!
Quote from: WECSOG on November 13, 2018, 04:12:26 AMI've had people get their feelings hurt when they ask to borrow my knife and I ask them what they need to cut with it. The assumption being that I don't trust them to not damage my knife.Well yes, there's that. But there's also the fact that I don't know which blade to hand them until I know what they need to cut.The fact they they apparently think a knife is a knife is a knife, reinforces the first point. So very true... In my experience, when you lent a sak to someone who is not a sak user, the very first tendency is for them to pull out the main blade no matter what they want to do, be it cutting"whatever", prying, scraping, poking, even screw driving... It drives me nuts They don't even investigate what other tools/implements the knife has, they just assume a blade can be used for anything, and some scratches, dings and chips done to it from that use is no big deal, "..it's just a knife..."When i need something done with my sak's i know exactly which tool to pull out that will suit the job in hand, and avoid damaging the tool and the sak, unless its an actual emergency and some sacrifices must be made. Anything that is not a real emergency that's obviously going to damage my knife can wait till i get propper tools to work on it.A while ago i was on my father in law's car and the car's cigarette lighter got stuck, he asked if i had my knife with me, instead of lending it to him, i just flipped the can opener and gently pry'd the lighter out. I new if I've given it to him for him to do it, he would had just pull out the main blade and pry'd with it...