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Changes in the way folks view knives

It used to be every man, and many women, carried a knife. Now days, folks carry cell phones- we have different daily needs in many cases, plus it really isn't socially acceptable to wield a knife in public, if you can believe it. Don't have one around young kids that aren't you own without that Mom jerking those kids away from your "weapon."

So the question is this- have you been in a situation recently where you pulled out your knife, either to show it to someone or because something needed cut, only to see shock or angry on the faces of the people around you?

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on December 15, 2012 at 7:09

That is so true Kim. I read somewhere that that a large percentage of stabbings are done with cutlery type, not pocket knives. So watch out, they may take your kitchen knives too LOL.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on December 15, 2012 at 16:41

It wouldn't surprise me nowadays! "Certain people" want to take ALL of my freedom and rights! But they won't get my guns and knives! Unless they want to pry them from my cold dead hands! LOL!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on December 15, 2012 at 18:34

I have friends on Facebook, many are "knife people, mostly makers" I also have many non-knife people (excluding my family) Those that are not into knives much.... seldom talk to me, because knives scare them. They think its wrong...So sad to have that misconception.

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Permalink Reply by Steven Matthew on December 16, 2012 at 8:35

I had to use my knife yesterday at work, to cut some twine, and the customer said "they let you have that here?"
Tell that to a mechanic about his wrench, which can be more dangerous then a knife.
So sad.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on December 16, 2012 at 16:30

Funny that you say that Steven, a lot of gang members and thugs across the country always used to carry a sharpened screwdriver!

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Permalink Reply by Steven Matthew on December 18, 2012 at 23:11

When I was young, if you didn't have a knife on you, you couldn't get much done.
Hunting, fishing, general work, a knife was more important then a belt! Still is to me, need that tool wherever I go.
Used one of my mom's kitchen knives once to skin a few rattle snakes. She nearly killed me! Lol

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Permalink Reply by Steven Matthew on December 19, 2012 at 13:37

Sharpened screwdrivers?
Don't see why they would need to be sharpened! LOL

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on December 19, 2012 at 16:19

Like I say; anything worth having is worth sharpening.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on January 25, 2013 at 19:11

Well I don't sharpen it exactly I do grind them though when they wear down, and like magic you have a new screwdriver! But its no weapon it is just a screw driver!

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