A Knife Is The WRONG Answer | KniFAQ #279

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• AB

  @AbsoRuud76 · 3 weeks ago

  "May I borrow your knife?" The first reply is "What do you need it for?" often followed by "No."

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• LL

  @LloydChristmas51 · 3 weeks ago

  If a knife is the wrong answer, I don't want to be right.

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• ER

  @ericsmiley1266 · 3 weeks ago

  FOR GRIP TAPE: &nbsp;Use Tin Snips or Metal Shears to cut out the shapes, then finish trimming the edges with a utility knife. <br>You can also run a file gently along the edges which will remove the abrasive, then use the utility knife to finish cutting through the paper backing <br><br>This is the way.

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• AF

  @AfterLife-t8c · 3 weeks ago

  There are two kinds of people in the world: those who never ask me to borrow my knife, and those who o b ly ask me once.

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• CA

  @cavemandanwilder5597 · 3 weeks ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QulwyJEeSM&amp;t=185">3:05</a> I took a prybar to work one day just to see what the fuss was about, and I haven’t gone without one since. It made me realize how many things I was doing with a knife that probably shouldn’t be done with a knife.<br><br>Knife guys, you ever tell someone this? “Trust me, just put this on your keychain. Once you get used to having a knife with you, you’ll find yourself using it all the time.” Well, same goes for prybars.

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• WH

  @whostolemyuserID · 3 weeks ago

  This is why we carry a swiss army knife it has screwdrivers and prybars included so saves the blade. it&apos;s the best lender IMO.

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• JU

  @just9911 · 3 weeks ago

  Even the regular blade shape air lite can handle prying and poking tasks. That is probably the best lightweight beater knife I’ve ever owned.

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• TA

  @TacticalBunnyCA · 4 days ago

  There&apos;s only two possible answers to &quot;let me I borrow your knife for a second?&quot; <br>&quot;No&quot;<br>or<br>&quot;Nope&quot;

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• TI

  @timtitus2532 · 3 weeks ago

  It&apos;s not just knives that get misused. Loaned my Leatherman to a subordinate, and he brought it back to me an hour later with one tip broken off of the pliers. The thing had been through 3 years in the Navy and 5 years of heavy use at a Cogen power plant and been run over by a front-end loader without taking damage. But it lives on. Ground the unbroken tip down and reshaped both to match, used it for a few more years, and then gave it to my eldest son.

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• WA

  @waf3I · 3 weeks ago

  sometimes i think about getting a second one of my favourite knife to use for everything so i&apos;d still have the other one that could stay in mint condition, but even that gives me the &nbsp;collywobbles :D

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• KE

  @KellyRobinette · 3 weeks ago

  I have annoyed more than one person when they ask “do you have a knife” or “can I borrow your knife”. Depending on the person, I will ask “why, what are you you cutting” if the answer to those questions are not acceptable (ie “I need to loosen a screw, I need to pry open this lid, I need to drill a hole in this drywall, etc). &nbsp;Generally the answer to those questions result in me either handing over my pocket knife, handing them my Swiss Army knife (scissors, awl, corkscrew), handing over multitool or just saying “no”. &nbsp;I’m not as worried about ruining the tool or knife as I am someone cutting themselves. That’s not to say that I haven’t used a knife or any other tool for purpose other than intended use on many occasions, but given the opportunity I’d rather hand over the right tool.

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• MI

  @MikeJ602 · 3 weeks ago

  Over the years I&apos;ve given away most of my budget knives. I remember giving one away to a guy at work and within a week the tip was snapped off because he let the mechanic at the job use it to pry a terminal off of a battery. Knife people may use their knives less but I&apos;d say we use them for longer because of the random abuse nonknife people subject them to.

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