Including a knife in your uk get home bag

[Wulfshead]

As a blade-smith I have had a couple of requests for engraved blades of late.
I am wondering if I should take one of my business cards to the police and tell them I will be carrying unsharpened blades to the engravers from time to time and will have them in a padlocked container.
Essex police are somewhat up themselves so it would be interesting to see how they react to a reasonable request such as the transportation of an in-progress blade to an engraver.

I do remember having a knife I made 30 years ago engraved, long before I took it up as a hobby/small income thing.
I made the mistake of sharpening the blade prior to engraving and the bloody knife split the poor engraver's holding jig.

Wulfshead

[IfInDoubt]

As a blade-smith I have had a couple of requests for engraved blades of late.
I am wondering if I should take one of my business cards to the police and tell them I will be carrying unsharpened blades to the engravers from time to time and will have them in a padlocked container............
Wulfshead

I personally wouldn't bother, if they are literally 'the tools of your trade' what does it have to do with the police. I am sure carpenters don't declare Stanley knives, chisels, axes etc (which are the tools of their trade) as they go about their business. The problem arises if a tradesman such as yourself or the carpenter wants to take the tools of the trade into the pub/football ground etc.

If I am going shooting with a shotgun and a couple of hundred 12g shells I do not notify anyone - however if the police had reason to look in the boot they would see them plain as day, however I have 'reasonable grounds' so the police can jog on.