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by Vess
Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:13 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: S30V blade pitting
Replies: 21
Views: 10605

What's that? New spyderhole is hatching? ;) Is it some kind of corrosion pitting? Does anybody have similar issues with S30V? I've had similar pitting, but not as deep, on my S30V Paramilitary. Except it wasn't in one spot, but in 3 spots throughout the blade. But all on the same side of the blade....
by Vess
Tue Nov 30, 2004 10:51 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Lecter + Harpy
Replies: 21
Views: 6188

Personally I love the "fluffy bunny carrot peeler" approach... :) I mean a Harpy blade in a nice pink G-10 scale and maybe a multicolored fluffy bunny on it, or cartoonish bunny face and a carrot on it. With something like that I really can't picture a LEO or anyone else for that matter ca...
by Vess
Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:35 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: **** Customs Border
Replies: 27
Views: 4435

About shipping it back: The customs guy that took my knife refused to say which mail carrier could be used to ship the knife back, he only said it has to be a "bonded Canada customs carrier". So you'd have to make arrangements with that carrier, arrange for them to pick it up, call up cust...
by Vess
Mon Nov 29, 2004 8:02 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: **** Customs Border
Replies: 27
Views: 4435

Nicky, I feel your pain. Believe me, getting the guy on the phone will not nbe easy. I took maybe half a dozen tries this summer, and couldn't get him on the phone. Then I took two days off work when I got a summer cold and called the guy maybe twenty times on the first day until he finally picked u...
by Vess
Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:37 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Custom Border AGAIN ! #$#@%#
Replies: 12
Views: 1759

Yep. They took my Chinook II in June for the same reason. The funny thing is, Canadian law doesn't really say that it is illegal. Section 84(1) paragraph (a) just says that "opens automatically by gravity or centrifugal force or by hand pressure applied to" yadda yadda. So it seems to me a...
by Vess
Fri Apr 23, 2004 3:56 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Question for all you Canadians
Replies: 14
Views: 2175

Yep, what they said ^^^ <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> Seriously now, most of my Spyderco collection (20+ knives) were shipped from the USA. There shouldn't be a problem. However the point about UPS vs. USPS is very important. With the customs fees that foll...
by Vess
Fri Apr 09, 2004 8:06 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: $32 VG 10 Enduras
Replies: 18
Views: 2646

Allen, thanks for the offer! But the prices are back up already, I seeing that I already have an SS Endura I'll live without a VG-10 one for a bit longer. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> And I always have a VG-10 Delica rattling around in my bag every day, ju...
by Vess
Thu Apr 08, 2004 6:29 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: $32 VG 10 Enduras
Replies: 18
Views: 2646

Nice... <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> Unfortunately, being an international customer (Canada), I'd have to pay the US$28.70 USPS shipping charge. Now, for a US$32.83 knife it doesn't make much sense to me. But within USA, oh boy! It really is a great deal o...
by Vess
Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:54 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: ATR's on sale!!!
Replies: 26
Views: 4205

Yeap, when not paying for stuff from EBay I don't usually let them know what it is I am buying. As for the ATR and Sebenza business, I'll get both eventually. The Sebenza deal actually popped up a day after I posted on the Wanted to Buy forums, so it'll be the first, and ATR will wait another couple...
by Vess
Sat Mar 27, 2004 7:48 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: ATR's on sale!!!
Replies: 26
Views: 4205

Oh, great! <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> That's just bloody fantastic. Can't wait until eBay bans such "weapons" as knives as well... Ah, well. I was torn between getting an ATR or a Sebenza. Will probably get the Sebenza, just have to see what all ...
by Vess
Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:10 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: ATR's on sale!!!
Replies: 26
Views: 4205

Speaking of ATRs, anybody know of a reasonably-priced seller that has them actually in stock? I've been looking to buy one for a couple of days now, but so far they're either US$200+ or not in plain edge, which is what I want. Edited: If the seller accepts PayPal too, that would be great. I looked a...
by Vess
Sun Mar 21, 2004 3:40 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Happy Bday to me, singing alone?
Replies: 41
Views: 6015

Happy B-Day! And I second that idea of one Spydie per year on your B-Day cake instead of candles... Just don't light them up.
Have a good one! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
by Vess
Sun Mar 21, 2004 12:25 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Funky Karambit (many many pics)
Replies: 11
Views: 2208

Just an update... Carried this thing for quite a while now, quite impressive. Been thinking about putting in some exotic hardwood between the metal scales to make it feel more solid around the handle hole, but otherwise it's a really neat cutter. Even made a sheath for it so that it wouldn't get as ...
by Vess
Sun Mar 21, 2004 9:34 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Spyderco knives in movies?
Replies: 80
Views: 27127

My first sighting that I remember was one of the bad guys in "Hard Target" (yeah, I know, Van Damme movie, bah!) Anywho, it was a PE SS Police, I think. But I never seen a one-handed opener before, and when the bad guy kneels over the dead body and does a slow one-handed opening I was like...
by Vess
Sun Mar 21, 2004 9:31 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Anybody else having trouble accessing Blade Forums ?
Replies: 8
Views: 1693

I tried it yesterday, and there was nothing there except a small notice that said that on March 20th there will be an upgrade of vb-something, and that meanwhile I should go for a walk, make me a sandwich, and go watch The Dawn of the Dead". I can't remember the rest of the sujjestions there, a...
by Vess
Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:55 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: How does the Kinetic Opener work?
Replies: 10
Views: 1533

You know, I owned a live Gunting for nearly two years before I bought the trainer and the videos. Should have done it muuuch sooner, now that I know what a wonderful tool the Gunting is. Most times in practice I won't even open it, closed it is quite enough... <img src="smile.gif" width=15...
by Vess
Thu Mar 11, 2004 5:20 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Funky Karambit (many many pics)
Replies: 11
Views: 2208

Yep, I guess I got the rare one, after all. Too bad I already started carrying it around, and peeled off the transparent thingy, it could have been quite a collectible... <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> Surprisingly aside from a tiny pinhole cut I got being ...
by Vess
Sat Mar 06, 2004 10:12 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Funky Karambit (many many pics)
Replies: 11
Views: 2208

Working on two holsters now, actually. One is a pretty straightforward affair, but the other one will be an attempt at a quickdraw wave-like opening. Except that the hole isn't chamfered, and it'll rip up the leather real quick unless I do something about it... Still making the prototype at this poi...
by Vess
Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:00 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Funky Karambit (many many pics)
Replies: 11
Views: 2208

Funky Karambit (many many pics)

Posted this at Bladeforums too, but since it is a new Spydie, I thought I'll post here too. I did a photoshoot of my Karambit and discovered something funny. My blade is missing the "Spyderco VG-10" thingy as it shows in the 2004 catalogue. If I slowly open the blade I can see a "Sp&q...
by Vess
Sun Feb 22, 2004 1:41 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: AM I DREAMING?
Replies: 7
Views: 1672

Gosh, it's tempting... But $99... It's not really an all-purpose blade, and it's not like I'm going to be using that blade for utility at work. Delica and Ladybug make people nearly jump out of the windows each time I take them out, can only imagine what will happen if I twirl a kerambit with a pens...