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Hi Everyone
I am after a bit of advice. I have an old Frost knife which after a few years of being used to dress game birds etc is somewhat past its best. Does anyone have any advise on how best, safest and most legal way to dispose of this as putting it in the dustbin seems a bit dangerous.
Thanks very much.
Mike
What's wrong with it?
Can it not be converted into something else? ie shortened into a little whittling knife.
If you're certain you want to dispose of it (and won't post it to me) then I would have thought an angle grinder or sticking it in a vice and hitting it witha hammer would work quit well.....
Hi Everyone
I am after a bit of advice. I have an old Frost knife which after a few years of being used to dress game birds etc is somewhat past its best. Does anyone have any advise on how best, safest and most legal way to dispose of this as putting it in the dustbin seems a bit dangerous.
Thanks very much.
MikeI'd say give it free to someone, a knife maker, on either this site or BB, have them "sort it out" and then pass it on to a new and worthy 'crafter, as their first knife.
You could just leave it in salt until it corrodes and is of no use to anyone. Far better to send it on to someone else though
robin wood
07-09-2008, 13:36
Not sure what the danger would be, no different to a piece of broken glass really, I think the official line is still that sharps should be wrapped before putting them in the bin but since wheely bins go into the lorry and thence to landfill without anyone touching the contents I don't see any danger. Having said that like the others say Moras are good steel so if it has gone beyond where you can be hassled sharpening it give it to someone who has a grinder to clean it up, 10 minutes on a tormek would have it good as new.
We can build up quite a few worn out knives at work fairly rapidly. A combination of impatience, lack of skill and access to a knife grinder (also used incorrectly) mean some go through them at an alarming rate !
When too many build up we catch a copper who pops in occasionaly for a natter and ask him to pick them up some time.
Failing the copper route , or no one else being able to re-vamp it in some way. File it well blunt (sounds like it is anyway) wrap and put in bin or recycling.
At the moment I'm on look out for some old knives I couldn't damage further to try putting handles on, just in case I'm useless at it !!
Scots_Charles_River
07-09-2008, 17:30
Recycle it in your council bin, just like tin can lids etc.
Nick
wrap it in some newspaper and chuck it in the wheelie bin if you must throw it away, comeone now, i know the papers have been having a bit of a field day on knives during silly season but that doesn't mean tht you have to now hand in all used cutlery to a polics station- lets not eventalk about it lest some jobsworth decides it's the only way to "tackle the scourge of knife crime!
protecting the family and giving kids real oppurtunities and an education system that functions properly appears to be plan b, after they've banned everything
Another vote for the recycle bin :)
We recycle practically everything here. 99% bottles (beer, wine, pop, etc) are deposit-return, milk and juice cartons all fibreboard, metal recycled, bio waste, etc. About the only thing that we put in landfill is toothpaste tubes, fairy liquid bottles and plastic wrappers from food packaging (although work is underway to change this). With so many people on such a small island, I could never understand why the UK was so backwards on the recycling front :(
Another vote for the recycle bin :)
We recycle practically everything here. 99% bottles (beer, wine, pop, etc) are deposit-return, milk and juice cartons all fibreboard, metal recycled, bio waste, etc. About the only thing that we put in landfill is toothpaste tubes, fairy liquid bottles and plastic wrappers from food packaging (although work is underway to change this). With so many people on such a small island, I could never understand why the UK was so backwards on the recycling front :(
I think we are pretty good at recycling now susi...
Another vote for the recycle bin :)
Surely reuse is better first?
IntrepidStu
07-09-2008, 19:28
I think we are pretty good at recycling now susi...
Maybe in your part of the UK, Not in Manchester. We cannot compare to a place like Finland. Indeed, as far as I can see, the Packaging issue is actualy getting worse, and no amount of recycling will work effectively whilst we are still producing non-degrading packages on such a scale. We pretend that the problem is with plastic bags, but what about the packaging on all the products that the single plastic bag is carrying??
Stu.
rapidboy
07-09-2008, 20:33
:confused:
I'd go on the classifieds here and offer it as a freebie to someone who would like to try and refurbish it. Let them pay postage so you're not out of pocket and everyone is happy. You get rid and someone gets something to practice their knifemaking, repairing skills on. :D
Reshape it into a shorter carving knife, wear it down to a nub then re-handle it for use as a marking knife.
I have never thrown away, used up or completely worn out a knife. Repurposed, re-handled, reground, lost or gave to someone who needed it but NEVER thrown away.
I even have X-acto blades that I re-sharpen that are over thirty years old. New box full in the drawer but why throw away a blade that has some life left?
Surely reuse is better first?
Absolutely! :) As long as it's guaranteed to end up in safe and responsible hands.
Which makes me think...the OP said he was looking for a "legal" way to dispose of it. I remember reading something about mail order knife sales in the UK being restricted to people over a certain age (18?). How does this law transfer to "freebee fiveaways"? Is there any onus on the giver to ensure the receiver satisfies the age group too? Just a thought.
I think we are pretty good at recycling now susi...
Sorry if I rattled your feathers :)
It's pleasing to hear that things have improved. My last experience of living in the UK was 2005. The local council delivered us a small plastic crate (without lid), together with a collection schedule and instructions as to what to put in it.
Anyway, I left it out at the front of the house on the prescribed sunny Tuesday morning. Returned home at 6pm to find the box was still there, unemptied, and now full of water (soggy newspaper).
And that was my last experience :(
Don't get me wrong, here in Finland we're not perfect, and there are other countries in Europe who recycle much better than us (Holland and Denmark are top of the class I think)
stuart m
08-09-2008, 08:15
I'd say give it free to someone, a knife maker, on either this site or BB, have them "sort it out" and then pass it on to a new and worthy 'crafter, as their first knife.
I think this is the best plan... As such, I'll offer my services, so send it to me if you like, I'll do my best to sort it out and then it can be offered (free of charge) to someone one here, someone in need of a knife....
Singeblister
08-09-2008, 23:20
Well done Stu , I was going to offer the same but you piped me to the post :)
stuart m
18-09-2008, 22:18
Offer still open, let's make someone happy :)