> Have we become a society of emasculated pansies that fears little pocket knives?
Some people are afraid of just about everything.
I make knives. (Some people immediately jump to the conclusion that I must be a nutty survivalist, when the reality is that I just like making things with my hands.) I almost always carry one, whether it's a small folding knife or fixed blade knife.
When I made the first knife, people at work were curious. They asked to see it in a meeting. My boss was very uncomfortable about it and asked me not to make it known I carry a knife to avoid problems with skittish folks.
This is in Montana, where a large number of people own at least one gun and it's incredibly easy to get a concealed weapon permit.
I carry a knife almost everywhere. I regularly carry a 3" lockback (Spyderco Caly 3) but don't usually let anyone know I have it. I was at a work conference a few years ago and that morning I decided not to carry it, partly because I would be around all the company executives and didn't want one of the more skittish ones noticing it. What happens? My CTO needs to open a box and asks me if I have a knife. Arrgh.
my pocket knife is pastel pink for this very reason. Back when I had a scary black knife I was once accused of THREATENING TO STAB SOMEONE after I pulled it out and cut open a box.
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> Have we become a society of emasculated pansies that fears little pocket knives?
Some people are afraid of just about everything.
I make knives. (Some people immediately jump to the conclusion that I must be a nutty survivalist, when the reality is that I just like making things with my hands.) I almost always carry one, whether it's a small folding knife or fixed blade knife.
When I made the first knife, people at work were curious. They asked to see it in a meeting. My boss was very uncomfortable about it and asked me not to make it known I carry a knife to avoid problems with skittish folks.
This is in Montana, where a large number of people own at least one gun and it's incredibly easy to get a concealed weapon permit.
I carry a knife almost everywhere. I regularly carry a 3" lockback (Spyderco Caly 3) but don't usually let anyone know I have it. I was at a work conference a few years ago and that morning I decided not to carry it, partly because I would be around all the company executives and didn't want one of the more skittish ones noticing it. What happens? My CTO needs to open a box and asks me if I have a knife. Arrgh.
my pocket knife is pastel pink for this very reason. Back when I had a scary black knife I was once accused of THREATENING TO STAB SOMEONE after I pulled it out and cut open a box.