Knife/Survival Knife Info.

**Rick** · 11-28-2007, 09:48 PM

Re: Semper's reference to the sharp rock. I saw a documentary a while back that compared a flint edge to a scalpel. (I hope I get this right on the numbers). They said the scalpel had a 7mm edge and the flint's was 3mm. Much sharper. I was a bit surprised.

Re: Hop's paperclip story. An old weapon that was used by ladies were long hat pins for the very reason he outlined.

**FVR** · 11-28-2007, 11:26 PM

Here are my two favorites.

Beo will like these.

You can shave with either.

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**corndog-44** · 12-09-2007, 05:23 PM

It is traditionally believed that the giving of a knife as a gift to a friend will cut or sever the relationship. To avoid such ill luck, the receiver should give a coin in return so as to "pay" for the gift. It is common to include a penny, often taped to the blade, with a knife given as a gift which the receiver is to return as "payment."

**stompk** · 12-09-2007, 07:10 PM

"The Edge" sure was a good movie :-)

<wink>

**Rick** · 12-09-2007, 07:22 PM

It is bad luck to close a pocket knife unless you were the one who opened it.

Knife falls, gentleman calls;
Fork falls, lady calls;
Spoon falls, baby calls.

It's bad luck to cross knives while seated at a table.

I'd really be interested in any superstitions that Sri Lanka might have regarding knives.

**kid_couteau** · 12-09-2007, 08:05 PM

I have read that in some Polynesian areas if someone wants to see your knife you lay it on the ground and let them pick it up. Because to hand it to them is a challenge to a duel.

Kid

**WildGoth** · 12-09-2007, 10:47 PM

so uh does that mean that we should add a penny to the knife being passed around

**Nativedude** · 12-10-2007, 01:27 AM

Originally Posted by WildGoth

so uh does that mean that we should add a penny to the knife being passed around

The tradition should be carried on!

**Jay** · 12-10-2007, 08:26 AM

In SL there are a couple of superstitons about knives, and these are practiced mostly by the older folks in the rural areas. (off the beaten track..so to speak)

You do not hand a knife or any other cutting implement to someone....you place it beside him and let him pick it up.

Any cutting impliment used for hunting or defense is always stored above head hight..(in the eves of the house above the doorframe or even hidden in the thach. (I'm inclined to beleive this was a commonsense thing to prevent children getting their hands on them and doing themselves an injury) It is paticularly true for swords. they are always placed above head height.

one should not sharpen a knife after dark. (I dont know why)

Apart from that I really dont know much about it. I'm due to start a new project in mid-january after the rains. I'll ask around.

**Beo** · 12-10-2007, 09:14 AM

I don't believe in superstition, one makes his own luck by his knowledge and skills, I do practice handing a knife to someone handle first.

**Rick** · 12-10-2007, 09:20 AM

....he said as he rubbed his rabbit's foot and tossed salt across his shoulder.

**trax** · 12-10-2007, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by Jay

In SL there are a couple of superstitons about knives, and these are practiced mostly by the older folks in the rural areas. (off the beaten track..so to speak)

You do not hand a knife or any other cutting implement to someone....you place it beside him and let him pick it up.

Any cutting impliment used for hunting or defense is always stored above head hight..(in the eves of the house above the doorframe or even hidden in the thach. (I'm inclined to beleive this was a commonsense thing to prevent children getting their hands on them and doing themselves an injury) It is paticularly true for swords. they are always placed above head height.

one should not sharpen a knife after dark. (I dont know why)

Apart from that I really dont know much about it. I'm due to start a new project in mid-january after the rains. I'll ask around.

All of those so called superstitions make sense. If you set the knife down and let the other person pick it up, reduces risk of gettting cut.

If you store the knives up high, reduces the risk of little children injuring themselves.

Sharpening a knife after dark is a bad idea if you're living by candle or lamplight, you could slice your own thumb off if it suddenly goes dark.

Superstitions and traditions often have such common sense beginnings that it's laughable. I heard a story about a lady who as a child used to watch her mother bake the Easter ham and every year her mother would whack a big chunk of the end of the ham before putting it in the pan. So when she grew up, she did the same thing. Her husband was watching her one year and asked her why she chopped one end off the ham like that and she replied "that's how I was taught to do it" But it started bothering her so she called her mom and asked her why she did it all those years. Her mom responded, "because the pan was too small for the meat."

**FVR** · 12-10-2007, 10:00 PM

If you play with the knife, you're gonna get cut.

Oh, that's not superstition, just fact.

**Gray Wolf** · 12-12-2007, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by Beowulf65

I do practice handing a knife to someone handle first.

Beowulf, you are a trusting soul! I did that once with a brand new hunting knife, my friend was so enthused he grabbed it fast and pulled it sideways.... MEDIC

**Rick** · 12-12-2007, 09:21 PM

Anyone ever play mumbly peg? Root! Root!

**Nativedude** · 12-13-2007, 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by Rick

Anyone ever play mumbly peg? Root! Root!

Huh???

I've never heard of it?!

**Rick** · 12-13-2007, 08:31 AM

Oh, Native Dude. Have I got a game for you. It's a series of knife drops and throws ending in the loser having to dig a piece of wood out of the ground like a pig. There are all sorts of variations and scoring but here's a link to a pretty good explanation.

http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/games...mumbly_peg.htm

Our games were never this elaborate. They never went as long as the article describes. But we started out the same way and had several of the same ways of dropping a knife.

We played this quite a bit as a kid. I came up with a dirty face on more than one occasion. When we played, the winner would ask, "Do you want me to drive it in with two hits with my eyes open or three with 'em closed?" I always took the closed method and hoped to high heaven he missed every time.