>>1863597very old superstion in our neck of the woods (Lithuania) is that no metal edged things can be loaned or even gifted. when a gift of such is presented you usually ask for token payment.
this comes from times when metal edge tools were expensive and in short supply, thus loaning could lead to conflict with the person you loaned it to.
as for abuse, I have everyday knife, working knife so to say, a cheap mora one. that one is abused to no end. then I have survival Mora2000 early model. when in field - using it to the max, when back home - sharpened and cared for. serves me since 2001.
and then I have made this recently, and while it is meant as survival knife, it still just hangs on the wall for now.
