[Bruz]

Got a new toy today but can't keep it out of my 5 year old daugters mits. Surprised she can open and close it safely, of course closely supervised...at what age is it safe to "play" with knives?

http://pic2.picturetrail.com/VOL35/450059/1446931/27257462.jpg

[Feanaro]

It burns! My eyes! :D

On to serious matters, when the child is mature enough to be safe with it is the best time. When is that? Your call.

[Navy joe]

Somebody round these parts has one of those nicknamed the "gay blade". Theory runs that anyone you pull it on will laugh so hard it will be easy to cut and run. As far as your kid, I don't know, I had a hard childhood learning how various knife locks worked. I usually figgered it out while my other hand was in the path of closing.

Isn't that a neat few seconds of life? Staring at a deep purple cut, knowing its going to bleed bad, it just hasn't started yet. As many times as I've done it it gets kinda transcendental. :uhoh:

[sm]

My EDC is a plain Leek, nice knife.

Age: well story goes as a rug rat, I found my dad's Case penknife he had dropped and lost. When a rug rat is quiet they are up to or into something. I was not even attemping to stand...but I crawled real fast.

I was "discovered" in the back bedroom under a table with dad's knife, a box of 45 ACP FMJ courtesy of Uncle Sam, and a pack of Lucky Strikes...content ,just playing to my heart's desire. I had accumulated quite a collection.

Only thing that's changed is the brand of smokes...:D

Bruz...You're doomed-accept it.

[Bruz]

Somebody round these parts has one of those nicknamed the "gay blade".

Hey, don't be makin fun of my new toy! ;) I wanted a "dress knife"...this is the first Kershaw I have bought but I don't think it will be the last. The quailty is high, feels good in my hand, and makes me gay, I mean happy. :neener:

[Psssniper]

Nice pic, I always wanted one of those to add to the collection.
hows it feel in the hand??

[Bruz]

hows it feel in the hand??

Thanks, I really like it. It feels real good in my hand now that I got it back from my daughter. It is very different from my other knives, definantly not "tactical". It is smooth and shiney, has a good, fairly heavy feel. The colors are very intense, blade is centered, and has no woble and a strong lock up. Turned the clip upside down a am able to draw and open bout as fast as with the "Brownie POP".

Took it to a pizza party today and of course needed it to help cut everyones pizza loose. Everyone wanted to handle it, man and woman alike...still cleaning the garlic pizza sauce out.

Like the look of the Blackout, now that I have tried the Kershaw I think I need a couple more of their models. :rolleyes:

[Sir Galahad]

The Rainbow Leek is a classy looking knife no matter what anyone says.:D I have the Blackout, by the way, and it's a great knife. You just flick the thumb stud and shhhwick!--it's open quicker than mercury. The coating is tough and it comes out of the box shaving sharp. Kershaw Ken Onion knives are great.

[5ptdeerhunter]

I don't think that there is an ok age to "play" with a knife. I am 16 but I have had a few bad cuts that now make me much more careful with a blade. I have a friend who is 17 and he has had some really bad cuts. When handleling knifes a child just needs to find out the consquences. I know I learned the hard way, along with my friend. Even if someone is 50, if they don't know what can happed to themselves then they might not be old enough to "play" with a knife.

Oh yeah, That is a beautiful knife.

[John G]

Nice knife! I carry a green-handled Scallion every day, and have a cute little Chive kicking around the house. Now you've convinced me to get a Leek.

Thanks! :D

[Jim March]

You know, this reminds me of the time I crashed a motorcycle fairly badly. Ended up with a big cut on one knee.

At the hospital, the docs couldn't figure out if the wound went all the way into the joint. So, they got out this BIG needle and rammed it in under my kneecap, to inject blue dye into the joint. The idea was to watch for the dye coming out. :eek:

First problem: that HURT :what:. Probably because no dye came out - at least not right there at the knee. All it did was put pressure on the joint from the inside. Oh man was that ever memorable.

Second problem: the dye did indeed eventually come out. How? I ended up taking a RAINBOW LEAK.

:neener:

(Yes, true story.)

[Combat-wombat]

I have a Kershaw Ken Onion Blackout. I have been pleased with it so far, and I think Kershaw makes a good knife. Congratulations on your purchase. Also, if you want to get a blackout (as I said before, it is a great knife) look around for one first. I saw one at copeland's in SLO for $69.95, but I got mine at a gun show for $50. Just look around (especially at that gun show that comes to paso sometimes) for a good deal before you buy. However if you can't find one for $50, just go with the $70 one at copelands, it's worth it.

[Bruz]

However if you can't find one for $50, just go with the $70 one at copelands, it's worth it.

Thanks for the info, but I just bought one on Ebay, $30.! I like to support the locals but can't pass up deals either!

[Combat-wombat]

Congratulations on your second purchase, the Blackout is a fine knife (assuming you take good care of it). I didn't even think of Ebay.:)
BTW, we have a dust problem in the air around here in Atascadero and thin layers of dust coat everything. Anyway, every once in a while I take a cu-tip and clean out the dust inside of the handle and around the moving parts of the knife. I think it makes a difference. I don't know if it's as dusty there as it is here, but it's a good thing to do. Also when you store it, remember to put a thin coat of oil on the blade and moving parts (it'll tell you that in the manual). Enjoy your knife.

[Bruz]

BTW, we have a dust problem in the air around here in Atascadero and thin layers of dust coat everything.

No problem here...don't know if being close to the ocean there is more humidity or what, but your right it is prudent to keep it clean and oiled.

BTW, ya know what Atascadero means in Espanol? Mud puddle. :D Guess when a mud puddle dries up you get dust, and I remember the 100 degree plus weather growing up there, it will dry up the soil real good! During the summer we used to drop pebbles down the deep cracks in the adobe soil...memories.

[Combat-wombat]

the only problem with the blackout is it doesn't have the index finger open thingy, which is pretty cool.

[Andrew Wyatt]

bakersfield's worse in the dust area.


i clean out my benchmade every couple months or so.

[Combat-wombat]

I clean out the Kershaw every week!

[Combat-wombat]

so Bruz, when's that knife going to arrive?

[Sir Galahad]

I got a Kershaw Ken Onion Whirlwind for Father's Day. Howddya like that, eh?:D I switched the thumb stud on my Blackout and now it's a left-handed opener. Boy, it's a beautiful thing to have the Blackout in the left hand and the Whirlwind in the right and flick the thumbs and one solid SCCCHHHWWIIICKK!!! and both open at once. It's a beautiful thing, I tell ya.

I clean them out daily. See, that's one of the perks of being a repairman. I have a compressed air hose with blower nozzle right on my workbench. Just open them up and blow them out. Hints From Heloise won't tell you this, but a handy thing to have if you don't have access to a compressor daily is that "canned air" people use to blow out computers. It cleans folders pretty good.

[Bruz]

so Bruz, when's that knife going to arrive?

Good question...anyone else having trouble getting their knives in a timely manner? It took over 2 months to get the Rainbow, been waiting over 2 months for a La Griffe, and over 1 month for a Busse. Waiting for a couple others but forget what they are! Kinda like Christmas when they do finaly come though. :rolleyes: