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I'm one of those "non-knife" people. I realized from a young age that I'm a "gun" people since guns can do everything knives can do better. I even replaced my knife rack in the kitchen with a gun rack. Cooking has never been easier!
@@sam__304 never peeled a potato actually. Don't need to when the entire potato can be turned into mash in one go. The skin is the most healthy part as well so try leaving it on next time you cook!
I remember when they legalized auto knives in Kansas and the violent crime rate went through the roof! Oh wait, that didn’t happen. Literally there was no impact with people legally carrying auto knives. Passing laws because things are scary is stupid.
@@r.leeryan8755 Yeah, I'm sure thats it. Please tell me how an automatic, or balisong is more dangerous for a child than a fixed blade or slipjoint pocket knife?
I work on agricultural land and I'm really the only one who brings a knife. Everyone asks me to use it to cut irrigation, rope, etc. Of course, I let people use it because I myself don't need it 24/7. The lack of respect was almost immediate when people would start leaving my nice folder in mud or dirt and not bother to hand it back to me. I had to start bringing my fixed blade Kershaw Lonerock because it has no moving parts and is very budget-friendly. Sorry for the rant
oh yeah, I love handing a $500 folder, to a non-knife person and the first thing they do it stab a table top, or try to do a kinetic open and drop it tip first into the concrete.
+1 few years ago my friend asked to borrow my BM51, just to have look at it ( I opened it , lock it open) and said " be careful bro it's sharp af , just look at it " that dumbass unlocked it and started to "flip" it while holding the bite handle .... There was a lot o blood, but no stitching needed...
Soooo true! My son's buddy was over doing some wiring for me recently. He only uses a box cutter and that's practical for him. He is a capable, smart guy being a master electrician ... he needed a knife as he didn't have his cutter with him. I handed him my Manix 2 and he opened it easily, but the ball bearing lock baffled him. After I showed him, he loved it. Sooo .... he wanted one and for all the cardboard he cuts daily, I recommended a LW in Maxamet. I told him I'd sharpen it when it gets dull. He got it and loves it so far. He keep asking about different knives as he investigates the EDC world. Soon he will be just like us.
Friend: “hey can I borrow a knife” Me: “sure, here” without looking at what they needed it for, and handing over a brand new Hinderer Friend : starts trying to use it as a screwdriver on a stripped screw Me : NOOOOOOO!!!
Rookie move. Never, EVER lend out your main knife. That’s why many carry two. One for them to use properly, and one to lend out that can be beat to shit.
The proper response is - "For what?" Fuck anyone who gets offended at me questioning them. Same goes for flashlights; what they want it for determines if they get the good stuff or the cheap crap. I usually have two of each on me just for this reason.
"hey! My new coat came from Amazon! Can I borrow a pocket knife?" Me:(pulls out Balisong) *does a full twirl show* [One Hour Later] Me: okay here "Uhh, thanks?"
yeah, i just started to edc a balisong (the kershaw lucha) and im worried that when I open it to do basic things that I will scare everyone or i will get sidetracked and start doing tricks
Illinois just recently (2017) allowed public and private carry of OTFs for FOID (Firearm Owner Identification) card users over 21. I carried a dual-action OTF everywhere I went because it has an easy action and can be opened and closed with one hand. Extremely practical. A college classmate saw I had one and asked "Isn't that illegal? You could just press a button and stab someone!". I proceeded to take a single piece of paper, put it in front of the opening, and activate the action. The knife came off the rail and failed to deploy. This idea that OTFs have absurd opening mechanisms is based on ignorance and misinformation from political agendas.
I sent an Isham Theda to my father for his 79th birthday. I got a voice mail from him about a week later, asking me how to open it. He had a graduate degree in engineering.
Dang, coming from the gun community, those first two minutes of the video hit home! That’s exactly what we’ve been dealing with. I never really hand someone my gun unless I’m at the range, or at home, but as far as the laws and stigma, definitely relatable.
I actually carry my star lord and everyone wants to see it, they can see. They cannot touch. But I'm the kind of guy to cut cheese and apples with a 1000$ knife after whittling a stick with it....not because I'm rich (I'm not) but because having nice things is about using them. No reason to have a thing you just put in a case forever.
I'm all about that brother. I understand people who enjoy an expensive knife as an art piece, but in my eyes, it's a high quality tool at the end of the day. To not use it would be doing both the knife, and its maker a disservice.That's just me though, I do admire the restraint of people who collect and put them in a case. It does have its virtues though. I have a friend who is a collector, and lost his job so he didn't work for a while. Since a lot of his knives were limited runs in mint condition he managed to sell some of them for a profit, which kept bills paid and food on the table until he could get another job. I'm sure it gutted him having to sell them, but it's better than being put out on the street.
@@jaysquatchgaming739 Oh man I'm gutted just hearing about it! But you're right. Collectors of things have a luxury in that sense that a person that sees a tool wouldn't have.
@@metaempiricist Honestly! It hurt just hearing him talk about it! He got to hold onto a few of his favorites, but it must have been a real tough call choosing which ones had to go.
I have many knives in my collection, but most of the later ones in this video I don't have because they are illegal in Australia. We don't have assisted knives as a general rule. I can't see the advantage of one anyway. Great video. I am always cautious handing someone one of my knives. Often they handle the thing in a way that's almost guaranteed to either damage the knife, or damage themselves. The amount of times I've seen them use a knife in a way that if it slips or cuts suddenly, they'll stab themselves, shocks me.
I know this is an old video, but I just found it and wanted to say thanks. As an individual who fell into the knife world very quickly, I needed to hear this. The more I learned about knives and appreciating the art, the more I forgot about what other people might think. Thanks again for this video and saving me before I brought the wrong tool into public.
Even modestly sized fixed blade knives tend to raise eyebrows more than most folders. I'm not going to field dress or skin game with a folder because I don't feel like spending hours taking it apart, cleaning it, and refinishing it, but for every day use, fixed blades are definitely not considered socially acceptable in many, many contexts, whereas a "gentleman's knife" certainly is. Nobody bats an eye at a sub-3" slipjoint or a classy looking small Sebenza 21, because they look like the tools people are used to seeing, but unless you're talking about carrying around a paring knife, which I sort of doubt (and which would just make people wonder if you forgot to leave that in your kitchen), people will be intimidated. Also much easier to put a 3.5" folded knife into a pocket, readily accessible via a pocket clip, than what is probably at a minimum an overall length of 7-9" of fixed blade if it's a very small one.
it's really entertaining and educational to watch someone rant about knives. the way you fold and unfold your knives kinda brings into perspective how heavy mine is. my own knife is really heavy when you first grab it, and when you try to fold or unfold it there's lot's of resistance. it's more of a stylish knife than a practical one, and it's satisfying to see someone manage to quickly draw out this vibrant collection of knives and give a good lesson about them.
It must just be me, but all of this mechanical kind of stuff has always just "made sense to me" so I always assumed it was "common sense." Then I realized later on in life that not too many people have "common sense." I could always look at a knife, and within a second or two understand how it works.
Tell him they can but knives did not stay archaic and improved with innovation! Sorry! Being able to operate a knife in one hand IS too useful to ignore!
all i carry is my benchmade. if someone asks for a knife, i open it, hold it by the blade (spine towards my palm) hand it off to them, and tell them to not worry about closing it
I did exactly what you are talking about here. Was hiking on a beautiful day on a moderately crowded trail. A guy asked for a knife to open a bag of chips. I slowly TWO HANDED opened my benchmade 551-1 and held it out to him (holding by the blade on the spine) and he totally freaked out. It was crowded trail, lots of judging stares....I'm now carrying my victorinox cadet on the regular... just as suggested.
I carry an XM18 every day, and I can confirm a few main points. The first one is 'why is this stupid knife so expensive?' and then they think it's going to snap open and it doesn't. then they wrist flick it open and nearly flies across the room. 100% accurate. Then: "well, my $30 kershaw is just as good as your hinderer." *sigh*
First time i handed my girlfriend my cold steel finnwolf I looked over as she was closing it and had her fingers in the path of the blade. She then said that it was stupid.
😂 I hate handing people my coldsteel knives because they always struggle to close them because they like put pressure on the spine and on the lock bar with their hands in the path of the blade like you said 🤦♂️ it makes me soo nervous then they hand it back saying how do you close it?
I love being a knife nut! I'm so proud of my collection and I'm grateful to live in a state where I can have any type of knife I want! 😀 I just picked up a Benchmade Infidel OTF automatic yesterday, and a fixed blade Karambit today! They will both be my EDCs for a while! 😀
I have found that usually when someone asks if you have a knife, what they really need are scissors. I keep a Leatherman Micra on me and can generally avoid most of these situations that way.
I’ve used and seen all of these types of knifes and the way your showing us how other people that aren’t into knifes as much as us hurts so much. I’ve had a butterfly, ODF, flip, switchblades, karambit, fix blades, ect. Which thanks for my Father im into knifes and love them so i thank him every day
"Why would you need a $200 knife? A $40 knife does the same thing just as well!" "Why would YOU need an $800 iPhone? A $300 phone does the same things just as well!" Except with knives, the more expensive one actually lasts longer and works better. Aside from some of them being basically functional works of art, of course. With phones I've found the more expensive they were, the sooner and more frequently I had problems with them. I had an old phone I dug out of storage after a couple years that STILL HAD A CHARGE (continued using it as a portable FM radio) and my dad had an old flip phone that was missing the entire top screen half and still used it for a long time with the still-paired bluetooth. Knives are usually actually worth the extra money. Wow, sorry for the weird phone tangent.
I get your point, most phones do all the same things. But im sure a phone enthusiast could tell you why phone A cost this much and phone B cost that much. His world is the same as yours.
Aside from having a cool looking collection, what do "knife people" use their knives for? Just curious because I have never encountered knife enthusiasts before.
Well i agre with your knife statement but I found when I was buying $100 boost or cricket phones they'd start slowing down after 5-6 months. It had only had 8gig of storage and 4 gig ram. My Samsung s10 was $900 but It has 128 gig of storage and 8 gig of ram.. I could never go back. Sorry to adding to ur tangent 😄
I've found that if you hand a locking knife to someone you can generally expect to have to close it yourself. No matter how simple the lock is. I used to carry a folding kobalt utility knife as a backup (until I misplaced it) and people would open it and get confused by the mechanism that holds the disposable blade in place.
joshua moore I’ve used an opinel #9 since I was 15, (knife law in Ireland is strict, and honestly I love my #9). I’m 42 now, have shown my mother, and partner dozens of times each how to open, lock and unlock it...they still hand it back blade first, & unlocked. *sigh*
Handed someone an old liner lock small knife the other day (I carry an auto) and started twisting it back and forth to see how to close it. Will carry a victorinox Swiss Army knife from now on! Thank you for this video
On the expensive knives side, I just tell people that people enjoy art that’s on canvas, this is art in another form and I enjoy the creators work.” That usually eases people up
I sell private label meats to grocery store chains. I stopped lending knives to employees and vendors because although they are used to sharp items such as box cutters they aren't as you say "knife people." The first time someone dropped my Delica tip down bending the tip and I got a "Oh sorry." The second time the guy that borrowed my mini grip pulled it out of his pocket opened because he didn't know how to close it. After that I realized lending a knife to certain people can be a liability.
The difference is that guns are purely weapons. You don't use your gun to open boxes. As some people say, don't pull out your gun unless you are ready to kill.
gubx42 no, guns are tools. You could use a gun to open a box, but thats not the most effective tool to use. There are many more uses for guns than to kill. Yes when you’re carrying, dont draw unless you’re willing to defend your life and others by taking the life of the threat. But, guns are tools just like knives, just do different things, you dont use a pair of pliers on a bolt, you use a wrench.
“Somebody that just needs their bag of pretzels opened isnt gonna want to use this knife” whaT DO YOU MEAN ID LOVE TO USE THAT KNIFE TO OPEN MY PRETZELS
A couple weeks ago my girlfriend FaceTimed me and asked me how to close a pocket knife with a liner lock. This goes to show that most people definitely aren’t knife people and when is common sense for us, may not be for other people.
I think the most dangerous knife to hand people - and you mentioned gravity knives first up - is currently the EXO. I've shown it by just gently sliding the blade out and it has really scared some people. It's a cool knife and we have sold over 300 of them; but it's a bad knife to give to people without knife experience.
When some one ask me if I have a knife, it totally depends on the person asking. Someone I don't know or not close to gets an immediate "Nope, wish I did!". If I do know them, then it turns to "What do you plan on doing with it?" because even if I am carrying a cheap knife that day, I spent time putting an incredible edge on it just to hand it to someone and then watch them scrape a dried up piece of gum off the concrete floor and hand the knife back to you, or something else just as random or stupid. So no matter what kind of knife, always ask "What do you need it for?" before handing it over! I agree with everything you said! Great video!
I'm a little too loose about that, I've handed knives to people I know without asking what they needed it for, luckily it hasn't bit me in the ass, but I ought to ask from now on.
Always! Ever since my friend borrowed my knife, and I hand him my new Maxace Balance w newly honed mirror polish edge. Only to go outside and see his brother cleaning his effing battery posts with it......... Yeah, it's not a Todd Begg Custom worth 8 -9 hundred dollars. Still, I was very unhappy. Mostly with myself, oh well
@@mackjones7688 , yeah......... That's pretty what I was thinking on my way home, that night. I was pretty annoyed, but in hindsight the truth is, it's My job to take care of my property, and people who buy and keep knives like I do, and like so-called "knife guys" do, at times forget that most people think of folding knives as simple pocket tools, almost generically. He wasn't doing anything wrong, at least intentionally. While you and I would never do such a thing, there's a world full of guys like him. So, I learned from it, protect your property. Now? Some of my buddies, joke I'm like a dad. So, you're kinda damned if ya do, & damned if ya don't, maybe? The bottom line, it's my property & my responsibility, & easily rectified. I just make a point of asking now, and it's saved me much grief since. Live and learn, brother. Cheers
@@mackjones7688 , right but we're not professing to cure the world of it's sad realities like poverty and inequality which are always laid at the feet of "Capitalism". Conveniently forgetting to mention the 100,000,000 lives, price of that Socialism. So how are we supposed to remember to mention the not so well known, peasants v. pocket knives principal? There's an idea for ya next semester thesis..... Lol, we should stop tho. Senses of humor, are probably micro aggressions by now, RUclips probably has a policy against it too....m
One if my favorite knife videos on the internet. I recommend this video to non knife people I know for safety. Very comprehensive and informative. Love it.
Totally agreed. At least true "non-knife" people... Also, size matters - I carry massive blades 3.5 inch and up, all of my knives are considered "scary" according to my non-knife GF.
Heck, my uncle only owned Buck 110s and non-locking knives. A liver lock wasn't in he experience and he carried knives since before WWII. He thought it was the most foolish thing to hand one's finger in that position when closing a knife.
Especially a stiff one. I used to think that a stiffer knife was a safer one, but now I prefer a loosey goosey knife if it has a solid lock up and a strong detent.
Orochi Yagami same. It’s sorta baffling because that style of lock is super common and probably older than lockbacks. 100 year old electrician knives and military folding utility knives have them. That means that they predate lockbacks! Go figure.
noah Jensen I still am surprised by it. For some reason, I take it for granted, that I can look at something for the first time and figure it out. Knives are pretty simple and liner locks are are very intuitive. BUT, some people just don’t get any material culture. Are they dumb? Maybe. Are they inexperienced? Usually. OR, have they never cared? Also likely. I’ve had people who are whizzbang carpenters struggle with them (liner locks) For some they just don’t know.
The first time I ever let my dad use my 940-1 osbourne, he didn't flick it hard enough, and it didn't lock open. He proceeded to wrist flick it as hard as he could, and when I cringed at the sound, he GENUINELY got angry at me. He was like "I know how to handle knives". When he was finished looking at it, he reluctantly passed it back to me OPEN because he couldn't figure out how to close it. Last time I hand someone a closed knife for the rest of my life. Always open, and handle first from now on...
Interesting that you are bringing this up, here is what happened to me some years ago, an acquaintance came to the house and wanted some advice about a folder EDC, so I was showing some knives. To make a long story short, I showed him some limited editions, one of them a ZT Ken Onion CF - M390 Limited Edition Spring Assisted flipper, so he pushes the finger-flipper and got startled by it, drops the knife and for some reason in a reflex he wants to catch the falling knife! He did catch it. The rest of the story, hospital, palm of his hand severely cut, damage to tendons and nerves. This became a costly endeavor, my knife, my house, my fault. I cannot emphasize enough to be very careful showing knifes and let others handle them. Thank you for the excellent review, creating awareness on this subject.
As a balisong owner, I've handed my knife to a bunch of random people. They always are extremely careful with it, people realize perfectly that they can cut themselves. Of course I always explain what safe and bite handles are and show them which is which, but still. No one has ever tried to flip it if they had no idea how. Sometimes I can even teach them how to do some basic flips and let them try (of course I'm always watching whether they hold right handle or not)
It’s so funny that you released this video today. Just yesterday I handed a female coworker of mine my swayback jack style wharncliiffe slippie to cut something. She was having trouble getting it to cut the paper she needed cut so I glanced over to see what the problem was....she had the knife upside down! She was literally using the spine of the knife to try to cut the paper and it obviously wasn’t doing very well. Haha 😆 But after pointing out to her the correct way to hold and use it, I could actually see what she saw. Because of the blade and handle shape, it actually does look like a straight back blade shape with the spine appearing to be the cutting edge. Haha. It was a Rough Ryder Micarta Work Knife. Look it up and then flip it upside down and you’ll see it. 😂🤣
I think the confusion with framelocks comes from the fact that people tend to keep their thumb out of the way of the blade as it closes, and the fact that we're so naturally ingrained to push buttons, when the lock on the knife is really more of a switch.
I cringed so bad when you said ,"and they aggressively push in the lock bar." Just because of that I will carry a second knife forever so this doesn't happen to one of my really nice knives.
You were out scouting, handed a knife to a kid and your knife got dirt on it and you're complaining........ You are an idiot, anyone who carries a knife while scouting then complains when the knife gets dirt on it is not a real knife person, if you buy a knife that you are worried about it scratches you shouldn't carry knives at all cause you are braindead stupid. A knife that you think is too pretty or cool to use cause the knife might get damaged is not a knife anymore, it is a paper weight or jewelery and it means you are a poser. And anybody who mentions they were out with their scouts is either brave or stupid.
I handed one kid my fixed blade because he needed to "cut" something. The next moment I see him throwing it at wood and rocks to see if it will stick. I spent hours trying to fix all the chips, burrs, and bends in the blade and the tip. Now I don't don't even like it when people touch my knives.
Story time guys: My best friends dad is a scoutmaster and he is very safe with how he opens knives, I handed him my brand new Benchmade Emissary which has the axis-assist, and this man takes two hands and opens it like your granddads Buck! My jaw hit the floor as I told him it was assisted and he proceeded to do it again saying that he didn’t like the kick on assisted knives. Ladies and gentleman of the comment section, do not had assisted knives to people! Listen to what this man is saying!
Main reason I don't carry an OTF any more. Had one sitting on my work station while I put up some items I had just unboxed and one of my coworkers picked it up, said "hey, what's this", and opened it with the blade pointed towards him! Fortunately he wasn't cut badly, but it still caused a huge mess with me getting "counselled" about bringing "illegal" knives to work.
I once handed a Boker Kalashnikov to a friend of mine. He asked how to open it, and naturally, I said, hold on tight, and push the button. The thing jumped right out of his hand and landed on concrete. The knife was fine, my friend was fine, but there was a big annoying scratch on my otherwise clean knife. Also, I once handed my Benchmade Griptillian 551bk-1 to my sister. She used it, and once she was finished, looked at the thing like it was from another planet. And then tried to force it closed without even messing with the Axis lock.
“Hey can i use your knife” “Yea sure” *hands a balisong* “Hey uhh so how do i use this this” “Oh its simple” *shows a bunch of ways to release the knife*
I respect and like all knives/bladed tools and this video made me realize that if I dropped an expensive knife I would try to catch it before it got the ground... I can heal, a knife cannot heal.
Unfortunately in the UK you can’t carry most of the knives mentioned, all we are allowed is a non locking folding knife under 3 inches long and we need to have a very very good reason to carry it. It’s even illegal to carry a Gerber EAB Lite which is a small knife that uses standard utility blades, since it has a liner lock, it’s completely illegal to carry even though using a Victorianox in self defence or to fight would be more effective. UK knife laws are very stupid and driven completely by fear and bad press, cause banning a knife just because it locks is nonsense, no liner locks, no frame locks, nothing other than slip joints like on Swiss Army knives. Even carrying an opinel is illegal because of the way it can lock open or closed ffs.
@@donvee2000 The laws on bows, crossbows and pistol crossbows go on the draw weight. If you compete and have a compound or more powerful bow, it's normally registered.
In Poland- all those are legal. Crossbows are illegal and airguns with kinetic energy >17J are illegal xd BUT... black powder weapons are LEGAL!!! and without registration! :D I own Brown Bess long land pattern .75 musket that has double the kinetic energy of ak-47 xD which is around 4000J. Also I have 12" inox remington revolver that has greater kinetic energy than standard 9mm glock xD I also have a small knife collection and the funniest thing is that I havent chosen my edc knife yet, because Im too worried to damage/lose it :P
Today I handed off my brand new LUDT to a coworker with a warning to hold on tight to it. Upon deployment She managed to drop it on a tile floor and knicked her jeans.lesson learned. Surprisingly no damage to the knife.
This video was directly influenced by Lugermonger's original upload 3 years ago. I referenced this at 5:12. You can view his upload here: ruclips.net/video/F7QGqIkv5NE/видео.html
I've found out the hard way on a lot of these, couldn't agree more. Non-knife people don't expect there to be knives beyond gas station prices, nor any technology beyond their grandfather's nail nick folder.
@@Blake22022 in terms of raw material... I guess... but that isn't "most" of what you're paying for... its just a small part. MOST of what you're paying for is how well it's assembled, and where it's assembled. Better materials do add cost, but not the majority.
I’m 15 and getting my first knife. I don’t have a father to show me the way, and my mothers only getting me a knife in remembrance of a family member (their names on it, they are very important to me). This was useful, thank you.
I'm kinda confused how's there is 1k dislikes on this video..it seems like a really down to earth conversation and mature thoughts on the matter..(I know 1k isn't loads but it's just interesting to me!) Maybe people think knifes shouldn't be talked about or that it's fine to wave folding machetes around everyone..I dunno!
The YT algorithm picked it up and kicked it out to lots of people who weren't looking for knife content (aka "non knife people"). So to them, its confusing, and probably comes off as condescending. Unfortunately, this upload largely reached the wrong audience. Oh well.
My response when someone says "Who could ever spend that much on a knife?" has always been that; If I've been working hard all day and using my knife the whole time and on my way home I have a wreck where I am upside down in a river, how much would I pay to have a tool that I know is going to stay sharp and operational after a full day of hard use. 99% of the time they start to understand why someone could possibly spend 250+ on a knife even though they would never do that themselves.
While I always love your rambly reviews (and I say that very sincerely as a rambler myself), these meta videos about the hobby itself are consistently some of the best videos on YT.
@@metal_complex Ha! I didn't realize this was 2 years old. That's actually a huge part of why I love RUclips compared to other platforms: something old can still show up in my "up next". This video is just as relevant today as it was then, so I'm glad it's still around. I'll go hunt down the updated one!
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Where did you get your expensive knives from.
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What is the bottom knife at around 8:12 in the video.
Question, what're the last two blades?
The real reason you carry a backup knife: you get to buy twice as many knives.
so then what's my excuse for the backup to the backup (...to the backup... ad infinitum...)???
@@HollywoodTacticool I carry 2 full size and a folding box cutter
My excuse is big knife, medium/small knife, and box cutter utility
Some lady: "Oh yea like in what situation" Me: 2 people robbing me
@@torunsmok5890 what i just carry around a buck 110 lol
And two is one, one is none. Also the gas station"beater" knife if you MUST loan out a knife. For me; don't loan a gun, knife or wife...
“Hey can I borrow a knife?”
Pulls out a paragon warlock
I'm just imagining some guy like freaking puzzling over a paragon warlock, that would be hilarious and terrifying.
Or a Elite Tactical US Marine chisel tip chopper... Love that knife... xD
*hands them a balisong*
Ka-bar tdi or Kershaw leek is what I would likely have on me.
@@jeegollyboiohboi3598 "oh yea sure"
*Pulls off 3 minutes combo then hands it over*
I'm one of those "non-knife" people. I realized from a young age that I'm a "gun" people since guns can do everything knives can do better. I even replaced my knife rack in the kitchen with a gun rack. Cooking has never been easier!
Knives never run out of ammo
@@sam__304 I think loosing sharpness could count as losing ammo
@@Berserkerman42069 feel like getting stabbed with a dull knife???
I bet you have a ball peeling potatoes 🤣🤣🤣
@@sam__304 never peeled a potato actually. Don't need to when the entire potato can be turned into mash in one go. The skin is the most healthy part as well so try leaving it on next time you cook!
I remember when they legalized auto knives in Kansas and the violent crime rate went through the roof! Oh wait, that didn’t happen. Literally there was no impact with people legally carrying auto knives. Passing laws because things are scary is stupid.
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FACTS
Time for VA to do so!
Edit: they just did starting July 1!!
pretty sure knife laws are for safety of children who find them
@@r.leeryan8755 Yeah, I'm sure thats it. Please tell me how an automatic, or balisong is more dangerous for a child than a fixed blade or slipjoint pocket knife?
I handed my brother in law my karambit trainer and guess who’s not getting a karambit for his birthday
oh lord what he do
Oh no bro
MightyRude what happened here
We gotta know man
He dead
“I have a string i need to cut. do you have a knife?”
Me: *pulls out machete*
Mad lad
_pulls Opinel 13_
A folding machete ;)
Now that’s a knife
Pulls out Glock
I work on agricultural land and I'm really the only one who brings a knife. Everyone asks me to use it to cut irrigation, rope, etc. Of course, I let people use it because I myself don't need it 24/7. The lack of respect was almost immediate when people would start leaving my nice folder in mud or dirt and not bother to hand it back to me. I had to start bringing my fixed blade Kershaw Lonerock because it has no moving parts and is very budget-friendly. Sorry for the rant
Get yourself a load of cheap Mora's and hand them out. Best beater knife going if you ask me.
@@DJParkesie959II can confirm they are study little workhorses
like others have said, bringing a cheap sturdy mora as a loaner and your handy knife for yourself seems like a good idea
Can’t imagine not taking extra care of someone else’s property.
@@jamescanjuggle I would also stop handing my knives to anyone who kept leaving it in the mud (even after telling them not to).
oh yeah, I love handing a $500 folder, to a non-knife person and the first thing they do it stab a table top, or try to do a kinetic open and drop it tip first into the concrete.
Exactly-I handed a new aqusition to a freind,and the first thing he did,was stab a tin can
@@tonyochoa7097 I feel your pain. Hopefully it wasn't like a Rockstead. I would strangle the life outta someone :)
Scarily relatable.
that would cause me physical pain
@@tonyochoa7097 “can I stab my white claw? Aaaaaaaa”
(I don’t if you’ll get that reference, but it’s great)
Balisongs. Never hand anyone a balisong.
I almost always carry a trainer (or a baliyo wing) when I carry a balisong, so they can play with the trainer.
Except if they actually know what their doing
@@lucaswag2554 most people don't though
+1 few years ago my friend asked to borrow my BM51, just to have look at it ( I opened it , lock it open) and said " be careful bro it's sharp af , just look at it " that dumbass unlocked it and started to "flip" it while holding the bite handle .... There was a lot o blood, but no stitching needed...
Yeah. That and otfs. I had a guy who almost stabbed himself straight through the hand
Soooo true! My son's buddy was over doing some wiring for me recently. He only uses a box cutter and that's practical for him. He is a capable, smart guy being a master electrician ... he needed a knife as he didn't have his cutter with him. I handed him my Manix 2 and he opened it easily, but the ball bearing lock baffled him. After I showed him, he loved it. Sooo .... he wanted one and for all the cardboard he cuts daily, I recommended a LW in Maxamet. I told him I'd sharpen it when it gets dull. He got it and loves it so far. He keep asking about different knives as he investigates the EDC world. Soon he will be just like us.
Another brother converted! Hallelujah!
Wholesome as fuck
Good job, soon our master plan shall be completed
Righteous!
One of us
One of us
One of us
"Hey man, you got a knife on you?"
"Yeah sure dude" *whips out a Cold Steel Espada XL*
That's my EDC
The correct response to that question is "For what?"
That determines which knife comes out first; the Swiss Tool X - or something bigger.
@@jeremiahsouthworth5112 have you seen the Voyager XL? That’s my EDC
@@ethanstone2197 I have seen it. I have one.
@@jeremiahsouthworth5112 which one would you say you like more? In terms of an EDC
Friend: “hey can I borrow a knife”
Me: “sure, here” without looking at what they needed it for, and handing over a brand new Hinderer
Friend : starts trying to use it as a screwdriver on a stripped screw
Me : NOOOOOOO!!!
Rookie move. Never, EVER lend out your main knife. That’s why many carry two. One for them to use properly, and one to lend out that can be beat to shit.
The proper response is - "For what?" Fuck anyone who gets offended at me questioning them. Same goes for flashlights; what they want it for determines if they get the good stuff or the cheap crap. I usually have two of each on me just for this reason.
@@AaronAlso Me too,people at work get my rolson stanley blade knife,thers no way im handing them my griptillian
I cut my finger open trying to do this
I'm sorry but knives are cool, if you pull out a Luzon pocket sword in my presence I'm gonna think you're really cool.
Same!
Yes but Karen the supervisor won't
First thing I did was look it up for the price lol
And you are cool. Just don't let anyone else hold it.
I think so too, but not everyone does..
Key to avoid all these problems, don’t let anyone use your knives.
pull the good ole' "I dont got one"
Yup 👍👍
Fax
@Bot 69 you.
Amen.
"hey! My new coat came from Amazon! Can I borrow a pocket knife?"
Me:(pulls out Balisong) *does a full twirl show*
[One Hour Later]
Me: okay here
"Uhh, thanks?"
yeah, i just started to edc a balisong (the kershaw lucha) and im worried that when I open it to do basic things that I will scare everyone or i will get sidetracked and start doing tricks
Illinois just recently (2017) allowed public and private carry of OTFs for FOID (Firearm Owner Identification) card users over 21. I carried a dual-action OTF everywhere I went because it has an easy action and can be opened and closed with one hand. Extremely practical. A college classmate saw I had one and asked "Isn't that illegal? You could just press a button and stab someone!". I proceeded to take a single piece of paper, put it in front of the opening, and activate the action. The knife came off the rail and failed to deploy. This idea that OTFs have absurd opening mechanisms is based on ignorance and misinformation from political agendas.
The fastest opening knives are the lens that are already open.
Fixed blades.
People are stupid and there's nothing you can do about that.
Personally I'd rather see my knife dropped on someone's foot than the ground.
Grady Griffin I like you
But not as much as my knifes
@@jesseklassen3417 ouch, it stings.
@Bot 69 that's better
@Bot 69 saying u like me
I sent an Isham Theda to my father for his 79th birthday. I got a voice mail from him about a week later, asking me how to open it. He had a graduate degree in engineering.
Lol.
Dang, coming from the gun community, those first two minutes of the video hit home! That’s exactly what we’ve been dealing with. I never really hand someone my gun unless I’m at the range, or at home, but as far as the laws and stigma, definitely relatable.
I just left a similar comment and I absolutely agree very relatable to the firearm community.
So everyone knows how to use it, I carry a broadsword with the lords prayer inscribed on the blade.
I actually carry my star lord and everyone wants to see it, they can see. They cannot touch. But I'm the kind of guy to cut cheese and apples with a 1000$ knife after whittling a stick with it....not because I'm rich (I'm not) but because having nice things is about using them. No reason to have a thing you just put in a case forever.
I'm all about that brother. I understand people who enjoy an expensive knife as an art piece, but in my eyes, it's a high quality tool at the end of the day. To not use it would be doing both the knife, and its maker a disservice.That's just me though, I do admire the restraint of people who collect and put them in a case.
It does have its virtues though. I have a friend who is a collector, and lost his job so he didn't work for a while. Since a lot of his knives were limited runs in mint condition he managed to sell some of them for a profit, which kept bills paid and food on the table until he could get another job. I'm sure it gutted him having to sell them, but it's better than being put out on the street.
@@jaysquatchgaming739 Oh man I'm gutted just hearing about it! But you're right. Collectors of things have a luxury in that sense that a person that sees a tool wouldn't have.
@@metaempiricist Honestly! It hurt just hearing him talk about it! He got to hold onto a few of his favorites, but it must have been a real tough call choosing which ones had to go.
@@jaysquatchgaming739 Like choosing which kid goes with the social workers...impossible to choose.
r/imabadass
Being a gun guy is quite different, I can’t say I’ve ever had anyone ask to use or borrow any of mine 😂
iamnomvd hey I gotta open this box can you hand me one of your guns?
Turtle Creations here ya go man here’s my Remington 870 with a tube full of Dragons Breath 😂
Yeah I like both
Hey I gotta cut thus tree can you hand me your 50 BMg
Hey my doors locked and I dropped my keys in the sewers, can U shoot the bolt 4 me so I can grab the spare keys
I have many knives in my collection, but most of the later ones in this video I don't have because they are illegal in Australia. We don't have assisted knives as a general rule. I can't see the advantage of one anyway. Great video. I am always cautious handing someone one of my knives. Often they handle the thing in a way that's almost guaranteed to either damage the knife, or damage themselves. The amount of times I've seen them use a knife in a way that if it slips or cuts suddenly, they'll stab themselves, shocks me.
I know this is an old video, but I just found it and wanted to say thanks.
As an individual who fell into the knife world very quickly, I needed to hear this. The more I learned about knives and appreciating the art, the more I forgot about what other people might think. Thanks again for this video and saving me before I brought the wrong tool into public.
Nobody:
"Can i use your pocket knife?"
*Hands them a cold steel rajah 2
Good one!
i just hand them mu usmc ka-bar i keep in mu hoodi
hands them a cold steel frenzy 2
Or hand them a warlock
Toss them a Goliath Cleaver...lol
I like cool folding knives but I prefer fixed blades.
And if someone doesn't understand a fix blade then I don't know how they got to that age
Same here! A folder is a weak convenience item. Not a reliable extra useful tool as a fixed blade
ssunfish folding knives are around because it some areas you’re not allowed to bring a fixed blade. folders are generally more concealable
Ooh! An American tank! Not like a panther trying to be American or something. Hehe
@@Driga_ yes a standard issue M10 GMC
Even modestly sized fixed blade knives tend to raise eyebrows more than most folders. I'm not going to field dress or skin game with a folder because I don't feel like spending hours taking it apart, cleaning it, and refinishing it, but for every day use, fixed blades are definitely not considered socially acceptable in many, many contexts, whereas a "gentleman's knife" certainly is. Nobody bats an eye at a sub-3" slipjoint or a classy looking small Sebenza 21, because they look like the tools people are used to seeing, but unless you're talking about carrying around a paring knife, which I sort of doubt (and which would just make people wonder if you forgot to leave that in your kitchen), people will be intimidated.
Also much easier to put a 3.5" folded knife into a pocket, readily accessible via a pocket clip, than what is probably at a minimum an overall length of 7-9" of fixed blade if it's a very small one.
it's really entertaining and educational to watch someone rant about knives. the way you fold and unfold your knives kinda brings into perspective how heavy mine is. my own knife is really heavy when you first grab it, and when you try to fold or unfold it there's lot's of resistance. it's more of a stylish knife than a practical one, and it's satisfying to see someone manage to quickly draw out this vibrant collection of knives and give a good lesson about them.
It must just be me, but all of this mechanical kind of stuff has always just "made sense to me" so I always assumed it was "common sense." Then I realized later on in life that not too many people have "common sense." I could always look at a knife, and within a second or two understand how it works.
Had a frame lock, dad complained “why can’t these things be like they used too”
Gotta hit him with the Ok boomer
Frame locks are old school wtf
Better give him a sharpened stone next time
Tell him they can but knives did not stay archaic and improved with innovation! Sorry! Being able to operate a knife in one hand IS too useful to ignore!
Fishyman989 Is heer I have to admit, I miss the old school frame lock knives at times. Simplicity
all i carry is my benchmade. if someone asks for a knife, i open it, hold it by the blade (spine towards my palm) hand it off to them, and tell them to not worry about closing it
Even better: 'After you're done using the knife, please put it on this table.' Most people don't know how to hand someone a knife safely.
What benchmade model? (Just curious)
I did exactly what you are talking about here. Was hiking on a beautiful day on a moderately crowded trail. A guy asked for a knife to open a bag of chips. I slowly TWO HANDED opened my benchmade 551-1 and held it out to him (holding by the blade on the spine) and he totally freaked out. It was crowded trail, lots of judging stares....I'm now carrying my victorinox cadet on the regular... just as suggested.
Like wise.
I have a Victorinox Farmer as backup but I think cutting a hamburger with a Benchmade is more... proper.
Same
Time for German Version :
Swiss army knife 58mm: thanks
Swiss army knife 111mm: OMG
Spiderco : [locked in prison]
Yea
Damn, they're really strict about spelling mistakes in Germany...
"Hey grandma look at my knife" *pulls out espada xl*
I would add double edged knives to this list.
Well- I can open my OTF double edge and then hand it off. I think the other person should be fine. Also it is super obviously double edged
When someone asks me for a knife, I open it and hand it to them handle first.
As do I, and I don’t give a rat’s ass about that stupid-stition about closing a knife someone else opened or verse-vice-a.
I thought I was the only one
Nah bro gotta hand them the blade first. If they grab it they arent smart enough to hold it in general
When someone asks me if I have a knife, I think of Bobby Hill playing Hanks guitar with a piece of cheese. "Sorry, no, I do not have a knife".
I carry an XM18 every day, and I can confirm a few main points. The first one is 'why is this stupid knife so expensive?' and then they think it's going to snap open and it doesn't. then they wrist flick it open and nearly flies across the room. 100% accurate.
Then: "well, my $30 kershaw is just as good as your hinderer."
*sigh*
👏👏👏
"Otfs most aggressive and scary knives"
Me - whips one out at a children's birthday party to open a toy 😎
Yikes
@@metal_complex the kids thought it was cool that's all that matters 😂
Basically my dad
I just bought my first OTF .....now I can't wait for my nephews bay....lol
You're a great person
First time i handed my girlfriend my cold steel finnwolf I looked over as she was closing it and had her fingers in the path of the blade. She then said that it was stupid.
Yeah, my Finn Wolf came RAZOR sharp! It may only be AUS-8A, but that thing is scary sharp.
😂 I hate handing people my coldsteel knives because they always struggle to close them because they like put pressure on the spine and on the lock bar with their hands in the path of the blade like you said 🤦♂️ it makes me soo nervous then they hand it back saying how do you close it?
@@drumskank sharp steel is sharp steel!
When most women can't figure something out its silly or stupid. 😆
I love being a knife nut! I'm so proud of my collection and I'm grateful to live in a state where I can have any type of knife I want! 😀 I just picked up a Benchmade Infidel OTF automatic yesterday, and a fixed blade Karambit today! They will both be my EDCs for a while! 😀
I have found that usually when someone asks if you have a knife, what they really need are scissors. I keep a Leatherman Micra on me and can generally avoid most of these situations that way.
I’ve given a friend who isn’t a knife person a trainer butterfly knife to play with and I converted them into a progressing knife person
"and then they just end up not liking you"
I don't have to go on a rant about knives for that lol
"Hey dude I need to cut this string do you have a knife?"
_hands him a balisong_
*hands him a Glock*
@@a1burrit042 ah yes, my favourite knife.
finally someone that called a balisong
I’ve used and seen all of these types of knifes and the way your showing us how other people that aren’t into knifes as much as us hurts so much. I’ve had a butterfly, ODF, flip, switchblades, karambit, fix blades, ect. Which thanks for my Father im into knifes and love them so i thank him every day
"Why would you need a $200 knife? A $40 knife does the same thing just as well!"
"Why would YOU need an $800 iPhone? A $300 phone does the same things just as well!"
Except with knives, the more expensive one actually lasts longer and works better. Aside from some of them being basically functional works of art, of course. With phones I've found the more expensive they were, the sooner and more frequently I had problems with them. I had an old phone I dug out of storage after a couple years that STILL HAD A CHARGE (continued using it as a portable FM radio) and my dad had an old flip phone that was missing the entire top screen half and still used it for a long time with the still-paired bluetooth. Knives are usually actually worth the extra money.
Wow, sorry for the weird phone tangent.
I get your point, most phones do all the same things. But im sure a phone enthusiast could tell you why phone A cost this much and phone B cost that much. His world is the same as yours.
Aside from having a cool looking collection, what do "knife people" use their knives for? Just curious because I have never encountered knife enthusiasts before.
@@zaidislam1774 what do you use any knife for? Cutting things.
Well i agre with your knife statement but I found when I was buying $100 boost or cricket phones they'd start slowing down after 5-6 months. It had only had 8gig of storage and 4 gig ram. My Samsung s10 was $900 but It has 128 gig of storage and 8 gig of ram.. I could never go back. Sorry to adding to ur tangent 😄
@@zaidislam1774 ruclips.net/video/YAD0a6wWFrI/видео.html
I've found that if you hand a locking knife to someone you can generally expect to have to close it yourself. No matter how simple the lock is. I used to carry a folding kobalt utility knife as a backup (until I misplaced it) and people would open it and get confused by the mechanism that holds the disposable blade in place.
joshua moore I’ve used an opinel #9 since I was 15, (knife law in Ireland is strict, and honestly I love my #9). I’m 42 now, have shown my mother, and partner dozens of times each how to open, lock and unlock it...they still hand it back blade first, & unlocked. *sigh*
@@Becka_Harper that's sad😢
Handed someone an old liner lock small knife the other day (I carry an auto) and started twisting it back and forth to see how to close it. Will carry a victorinox Swiss Army knife from now on! Thank you for this video
honestly I'm not into knives and I don't know why I got recommended this video but I really respect how considerate you are other people
On the expensive knives side, I just tell people that people enjoy art that’s on canvas, this is art in another form and I enjoy the creators work.” That usually eases people up
I still use that superstition,"I open it for them. I close it."
Matthew Locicero - Me too..wasn’t aware there was any other way..lol
If I hand someone a knife, it’s open and then I expect it to be handed back open. Old rule but a solid one.
Best way to prevent mistakes. If you gave it to me, I'd rather you take it in case something happens
I purposely let people play with my butterfly knife
I sell private label meats to grocery store chains. I stopped lending knives to employees and vendors because although they are used to sharp items such as box cutters they aren't as you say "knife people." The first time someone dropped my Delica tip down bending the tip and I got a "Oh sorry." The second time the guy that borrowed my mini grip pulled it out of his pocket opened because he didn't know how to close it. After that I realized lending a knife to certain people can be a liability.
Oh god, open in pocket. Yikes 😳
Replace “knife” with “gun” or “firearm” and it’s the same situation, mainly with the beginning speech
The difference is that guns are purely weapons. You don't use your gun to open boxes. As some people say, don't pull out your gun unless you are ready to kill.
gubx42 no, guns are tools. You could use a gun to open a box, but thats not the most effective tool to use. There are many more uses for guns than to kill. Yes when you’re carrying, dont draw unless you’re willing to defend your life and others by taking the life of the threat. But, guns are tools just like knives, just do different things, you dont use a pair of pliers on a bolt, you use a wrench.
Austin Tremble. I agree with you
@@gubx42 you really believe I dont use my guns to open boxes?!?
@@gubx42 I'm sure there's some dude out there who uses a gun to open his boxes 😂😂
“Somebody that just needs their bag of pretzels opened isnt gonna want to use this knife” whaT DO YOU MEAN ID LOVE TO USE THAT KNIFE TO OPEN MY PRETZELS
Honestly what I use my knives for the most. That and tape. But I gotta have the bling
I personally own that exact model of knife, and if I was going to open some pretzels I would go out of my way to use the pocket sword
A couple weeks ago my girlfriend FaceTimed me and asked me how to close a pocket knife with a liner lock. This goes to show that most people definitely aren’t knife people and when is common sense for us, may not be for other people.
Yeah definitely happens, first time I handled one I had to look it up
I think the most dangerous knife to hand people - and you mentioned gravity knives first up - is currently the EXO.
I've shown it by just gently sliding the blade out and it has really scared some people. It's a cool knife and we have sold over 300 of them; but it's a bad knife to give to people without knife experience.
When some one ask me if I have a knife, it totally depends on the person asking. Someone I don't know or not close to gets an immediate "Nope, wish I did!". If I do know them, then it turns to "What do you plan on doing with it?" because even if I am carrying a cheap knife that day, I spent time putting an incredible edge on it just to hand it to someone and then watch them scrape a dried up piece of gum off the concrete floor and hand the knife back to you, or something else just as random or stupid. So no matter what kind of knife, always ask "What do you need it for?" before handing it over! I agree with everything you said! Great video!
I'm a little too loose about that, I've handed knives to people I know without asking what they needed it for, luckily it hasn't bit me in the ass, but I ought to ask from now on.
Always! Ever since my friend borrowed my knife, and I hand him my new Maxace Balance w newly honed mirror polish edge. Only to go outside and see his brother cleaning his effing battery posts with it......... Yeah, it's not a Todd Begg Custom worth 8 -9 hundred dollars. Still, I was very unhappy. Mostly with myself, oh well
YES, THIS. Say it louder for the folks in the back!
@@mackjones7688 , yeah......... That's pretty what I was thinking on my way home, that night. I was pretty annoyed, but in hindsight the truth is, it's My job to take care of my property, and people who buy and keep knives like I do, and like so-called "knife guys" do, at times forget that most people think of folding knives as simple pocket tools, almost generically. He wasn't doing anything wrong, at least intentionally. While you and I would never do such a thing, there's a world full of guys like him. So, I learned from it, protect your property. Now? Some of my buddies, joke I'm like a dad. So, you're kinda damned if ya do, & damned if ya don't, maybe? The bottom line, it's my property & my responsibility, & easily rectified. I just make a point of asking now, and it's saved me much grief since. Live and learn, brother. Cheers
@@mackjones7688 , right but we're not professing to cure the world of it's sad realities like poverty and inequality which are always laid at the feet of "Capitalism". Conveniently forgetting to mention the 100,000,000 lives, price of that Socialism. So how are we supposed to remember to mention the not so well known, peasants v. pocket knives principal? There's an idea for ya next semester thesis.....
Lol, we should stop tho. Senses of humor, are probably micro aggressions by now, RUclips probably has a policy against it too....m
One if my favorite knife videos on the internet. I recommend this video to non knife people I know for safety. Very comprehensive and informative. Love it.
$12,000 knife!? 😳 I though I was nuts for paying $400 for my Infidel! 😭
Twelve hundred is 1,200. Still crazy money for a knife.
@@nero786 1200 is Albion knecht territory.
Watched this because of a commenters suggestion on another video.
This definitely has me hooked.
*hands them a Paragon warlock*
Sam A oof
Well, at least you know that they'll never cut themselves..they'll never get it open.
Okay lugermonger
Not my proudest moment.
Bruh
10:00
"They're showing up in areas where more...commonfolk? Is that how I say that without sounding pretentious?"
😂
I always have a swiss army knife as a back up for my broadsword
"Aye gotta knife bro?"
- hands him my razor sharp bowie.
In my experience, most people have problems figuring out liner locks as well
Totally agreed. At least true "non-knife" people... Also, size matters - I carry massive blades 3.5 inch and up, all of my knives are considered "scary" according to my non-knife GF.
Heck, my uncle only owned Buck 110s and non-locking knives. A liver lock wasn't in he experience and he carried knives since before WWII. He thought it was the most foolish thing to hand one's finger in that position when closing a knife.
Especially a stiff one. I used to think that a stiffer knife was a safer one, but now I prefer a loosey goosey knife if it has a solid lock up and a strong detent.
I got my mom a Spiderco Ladybug and she couldn't even figure out the back lock. I had to show her how to close it.
me too
I try to stay away from normal people.
And I am sure they try to stay away from me!🤺
Coworker: hey you got a knife I can borrow
Me: sure. *pulls out king Arthur’s literal Excalibur*
With the expensive knife thing, if you don't agree, I want you to rent a Lamborghini and lend it to a 16 year old without a license
I find that most non-knife people have no idea what a liner lock is or how to use it
Orochi Yagami same. It’s sorta baffling because that style of lock is super common and probably older than lockbacks. 100 year old electrician knives and military folding utility knives have them. That means that they predate lockbacks! Go figure.
That's hard to believe. I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that I'm baffled. Then again I've always been a knife guy.
noah Jensen I’m always surprised when it happens. People try to hand the knife back to me so I can close it
noah Jensen I still am surprised by it. For some reason, I take it for granted, that I can look at something for the first time and figure it out. Knives are pretty simple and liner locks are are very intuitive. BUT, some people just don’t get any material culture. Are they dumb? Maybe. Are they inexperienced? Usually. OR, have they never cared? Also likely.
I’ve had people who are whizzbang carpenters struggle with them (liner locks) For some they just don’t know.
I've personally never had any of these experiences when handing someone a knife and I'm honestly amazed there are people out there like this
Amazing isn't it?
It’s traditional for us as members of the knife community to come back to this video every few months. Lugermonger’s as well.
I've actually done this one twice 😉
@@metal_complex ah, I’ll have to go check out the other one!
The first time I ever let my dad use my 940-1 osbourne, he didn't flick it hard enough, and it didn't lock open. He proceeded to wrist flick it as hard as he could, and when I cringed at the sound, he GENUINELY got angry at me. He was like "I know how to handle knives". When he was finished looking at it, he reluctantly passed it back to me OPEN because he couldn't figure out how to close it. Last time I hand someone a closed knife for the rest of my life. Always open, and handle first from now on...
if some one thinks my assisted knife is illegal i'm going to laugh at them
Interesting that you are bringing this up, here is what happened to me some years ago, an acquaintance came to the house and wanted some advice about a folder EDC, so I was showing some knives. To make a long story short, I showed him some limited editions, one of them a ZT Ken Onion CF - M390 Limited Edition Spring Assisted flipper, so he pushes the finger-flipper and got startled by it, drops the knife and for some reason in a reflex he wants to catch the falling knife! He did catch it. The rest of the story, hospital, palm of his hand severely cut, damage to tendons and nerves. This became a costly endeavor, my knife, my house, my fault. I cannot emphasize enough to be very careful showing knifes and let others handle them. Thank you for the excellent review, creating awareness on this subject.
As a balisong owner, I've handed my knife to a bunch of random people. They always are extremely careful with it, people realize perfectly that they can cut themselves. Of course I always explain what safe and bite handles are and show them which is which, but still. No one has ever tried to flip it if they had no idea how. Sometimes I can even teach them how to do some basic flips and let them try (of course I'm always watching whether they hold right handle or not)
It’s so funny that you released this video today. Just yesterday I handed a female coworker of mine my swayback jack style wharncliiffe slippie to cut something. She was having trouble getting it to cut the paper she needed cut so I glanced over to see what the problem was....she had the knife upside down! She was literally using the spine of the knife to try to cut the paper and it obviously wasn’t doing very well. Haha 😆 But after pointing out to her the correct way to hold and use it, I could actually see what she saw. Because of the blade and handle shape, it actually does look like a straight back blade shape with the spine appearing to be the cutting edge. Haha. It was a Rough Ryder Micarta Work Knife. Look it up and then flip it upside down and you’ll see it. 😂🤣
Lol it kinda does look like a straight back. I carry a rr copper toothpick everyday an love it.
Knives You Shouldn't Hand to "Non-Knife" People: All of My Knives
Cool story
gave my 6yo daughter a mini troodon. she loves it. her first knife was the CS crawford. you know hot to handle knives or you dont.
I think the confusion with framelocks comes from the fact that people tend to keep their thumb out of the way of the blade as it closes, and the fact that we're so naturally ingrained to push buttons, when the lock on the knife is really more of a switch.
I cringed so bad when you said ,"and they aggressively push in the lock bar." Just because of that I will carry a second knife forever so this doesn't happen to one of my really nice knives.
The time one of my scouts stuck my Fällkniven S1 blade first into the dirt, that was the last time anyone got to borrow my knives.
I had a buddy do that with my dads k-bar. Once.
Where's that's kid whittling chip card... Pretty sure part of that is respect for the knife...
You were out scouting, handed a knife to a kid and your knife got dirt on it and you're complaining........ You are an idiot, anyone who carries a knife while scouting then complains when the knife gets dirt on it is not a real knife person, if you buy a knife that you are worried about it scratches you shouldn't carry knives at all cause you are braindead stupid.
A knife that you think is too pretty or cool to use cause the knife might get damaged is not a knife anymore, it is a paper weight or jewelery and it means you are a poser.
And anybody who mentions they were out with their scouts is either brave or stupid.
I handed one kid my fixed blade because he needed to "cut" something. The next moment I see him throwing it at wood and rocks to see if it will stick. I spent hours trying to fix all the chips, burrs, and bends in the blade and the tip. Now I don't don't even like it when people touch my knives.
Austin H. Lmaoo that’s messed up dude
Story time guys: My best friends dad is a scoutmaster and he is very safe with how he opens knives, I handed him my brand new Benchmade Emissary which has the axis-assist, and this man takes two hands and opens it like your granddads Buck! My jaw hit the floor as I told him it was assisted and he proceeded to do it again saying that he didn’t like the kick on assisted knives. Ladies and gentleman of the comment section, do not had assisted knives to people! Listen to what this man is saying!
Main reason I don't carry an OTF any more. Had one sitting on my work station while I put up some items I had just unboxed and one of my coworkers picked it up, said "hey, what's this", and opened it with the blade pointed towards him! Fortunately he wasn't cut badly, but it still caused a huge mess with me getting "counselled" about bringing "illegal" knives to work.
I once handed a Boker Kalashnikov to a friend of mine.
He asked how to open it, and naturally, I said, hold on tight, and push the button.
The thing jumped right out of his hand and landed on concrete. The knife was fine, my friend was fine, but there was a big annoying scratch on my otherwise clean knife.
Also, I once handed my Benchmade Griptillian 551bk-1 to my sister. She used it, and once she was finished, looked at the thing like it was from another planet. And then tried to force it closed without even messing with the Axis lock.
Great video! You understand how many times this has happend to me and thats why i always carry a backup “beater” knife on me for such occasions
“Hey can i use your knife”
“Yea sure”
*hands a balisong*
“Hey uhh so how do i use this this”
“Oh its simple” *shows a bunch of ways to release the knife*
I respect and like all knives/bladed tools and this video made me realize that if I dropped an expensive knife I would try to catch it before it got the ground... I can heal, a knife cannot heal.
Unfortunately in the UK you can’t carry most of the knives mentioned, all we are allowed is a non locking folding knife under 3 inches long and we need to have a very very good reason to carry it. It’s even illegal to carry a Gerber EAB Lite which is a small knife that uses standard utility blades, since it has a liner lock, it’s completely illegal to carry even though using a Victorianox in self defence or to fight would be more effective.
UK knife laws are very stupid and driven completely by fear and bad press, cause banning a knife just because it locks is nonsense, no liner locks, no frame locks, nothing other than slip joints like on Swiss Army knives.
Even carrying an opinel is illegal because of the way it can lock open or closed ffs.
I feel bad for you guys. I'm actually surprised your still allowed to use bow and arrows.
BUT IN AMERICA 🇺🇸 🦅GUNS ARE ALL OVER but a cant legally buy a switchblade.
@@donvee2000
The laws on bows, crossbows and pistol crossbows go on the draw weight.
If you compete and have a compound or more powerful bow, it's normally registered.
In Poland- all those are legal. Crossbows are illegal and airguns with kinetic energy >17J are illegal xd BUT... black powder weapons are LEGAL!!! and without registration! :D I own Brown Bess long land pattern .75 musket that has double the kinetic energy of ak-47 xD which is around 4000J. Also I have 12" inox remington revolver that has greater kinetic energy than standard 9mm glock xD
I also have a small knife collection and the funniest thing is that I havent chosen my edc knife yet, because Im too worried to damage/lose it :P
*the knife death statistics say that the brits are big VERRY BIG*
I have a $10 manual flipper and for some reason it terrifies people
That there Luzon Pocket Sword is illegal in my state due to its length, pocket knives can’t be more than 4 inches in Alabama
Today I handed off my brand new LUDT to a coworker with a warning to hold on tight to it. Upon deployment She managed to drop it on a tile floor and knicked her jeans.lesson learned. Surprisingly no damage to the knife.
This video was directly influenced by Lugermonger's original upload 3 years ago. I referenced this at 5:12. You can view his upload here:
ruclips.net/video/F7QGqIkv5NE/видео.html
I've found out the hard way on a lot of these, couldn't agree more. Non-knife people don't expect there to be knives beyond gas station prices, nor any technology beyond their grandfather's nail nick folder.
@@mackjones7688 you're mostly paying for the steel the knife is made from
+ us manufacturing/labor + warranty + handle/frame materials + fit/finish + overall better attention to detail in function and construction
Mack Jones if you're paying $300 for a 940 with aluminum scale, I want to know what color that aluminum is
@@metal_complex yes but isn't the most expensive material the grade of steel you're using
@@Blake22022 in terms of raw material... I guess... but that isn't "most" of what you're paying for... its just a small part. MOST of what you're paying for is how well it's assembled, and where it's assembled. Better materials do add cost, but not the majority.
I’m 15 and getting my first knife. I don’t have a father to show me the way, and my mothers only getting me a knife in remembrance of a family member (their names on it, they are very important to me). This was useful, thank you.
I'm kinda confused how's there is 1k dislikes on this video..it seems like a really down to earth conversation and mature thoughts on the matter..(I know 1k isn't loads but it's just interesting to me!) Maybe people think knifes shouldn't be talked about or that it's fine to wave folding machetes around everyone..I dunno!
The YT algorithm picked it up and kicked it out to lots of people who weren't looking for knife content (aka "non knife people"). So to them, its confusing, and probably comes off as condescending. Unfortunately, this upload largely reached the wrong audience. Oh well.
I'll never be rich, so I learned to enjoy window shopping a LONG time ago!
Thanks for the upload.
Would sleep with that Norseman every night. :)
You know, like the official Red Ryder carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time. :)
My response when someone says "Who could ever spend that much on a knife?" has always been that; If I've been working hard all day and using my knife the whole time and on my way home I have a wreck where I am upside down in a river, how much would I pay to have a tool that I know is going to stay sharp and operational after a full day of hard use. 99% of the time they start to understand why someone could possibly spend 250+ on a knife even though they would never do that themselves.
Step 1: Open the knife
Step 2: Hand it to them handle first
They will generally hand it back to you in the same manner.
Went over that. "Generally" is a pretty broad word. It applies differently to each individual.
While I always love your rambly reviews (and I say that very sincerely as a rambler myself), these meta videos about the hobby itself are consistently some of the best videos on YT.
Thanks! I did an updated version of this upload if you'd like to watch
@@metal_complex Ha! I didn't realize this was 2 years old. That's actually a huge part of why I love RUclips compared to other platforms: something old can still show up in my "up next". This video is just as relevant today as it was then, so I'm glad it's still around. I'll go hunt down the updated one!