[TheForge] Knives as gifts

Tue Dec 11 11:51:01 2001

yes my father always did with my knife presents terry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Emery" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 10:32 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Knives as gifts


> I second the 'Yea' to a good knife being an excellent wedding pressy!
> However, tradition says that you shouldn't give knives as gifts (bad luck
> thingy), so one always includes a coin, with which the recipient 'buys'
the
> knife(was a penny, but I'm not sure now, what with inflation and all...).
> Anyone else heard of this?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 1:50 PM
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] First Forged Spike
>
>
>
> >
> > Also, is giving a knife for a wedding gift asking for trouble if the
> "happy
> > couple" have their first fight at the reception?   8^)
> > Paul McComb
> > Fat Raccoon Forge
> > [email protected]
> >
> >
> > Thanks...
> >
> > The wedding knife is for one of my best buddies....I know him well and I
> > think that I can speak for him and say "YES" to giving it!! ha ha
> >
> > Thanks Paul
> > Mark
>
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