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by Mad Mac
Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:38 am
Forum: byrd Knife General Discussion
Topic: Byrd Cara Cara Lovers
Replies: 43
Views: 30882

Re: Byrd Cara Cara Lovers

Well, I could be wrong, I often am, but I don't think that we will be seeing upgrades. The whole purpose of the Byrd line is so the Company can offer knives with low price points and thereby increase market share and continue to grow. A significant segment of the market can not or will not buy ...
by Mad Mac
Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:11 am
Forum: Spyderco Picture Gallery
Topic: Official knife comparison pic thread!
Replies: 416
Views: 204999

Re: Official knife comparison pic thread!

My thanks to everyone who has contributed photographs to this comparison thread and special thanks to those who identified the knives in the photographs. Here are a few from my feeble collection not pictured yet. Schempp Bowie, Starmate, Police https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TgUJ9hf9u9I ...
by Mad Mac
Wed Jan 13, 2016 3:48 pm
Forum: Spyderco Picture Gallery
Topic: Post a spydie and a gun thread
Replies: 389
Views: 224593

Re: Post a spydie and a gun thread

British Columbia for the 51st state!
by Mad Mac
Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:16 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Spyderco Photo of the Week Contest!
Replies: 10814
Views: 1631565

Re: Spyderco Photo of the Week Contest!

Thank you, Mushroom. Ansel Adams... good heavens. This is a surprise. The only way I can compete with you folks is to use a gimmick of some sort. Here is how I took this picture. On our property, we have a burned out tree stump six feet tall that has been standing there in the weather about ten ...
by Mad Mac
Sun Jan 10, 2016 2:52 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: My (unprofessionally) reground broken Endura
Replies: 29
Views: 4743

Re: My (unprofessionally) reground broken Endura

The serrated edge and hollow grind limited your options,
but it is a well turned out modification suggestive of a Wharncliffe.
Nicely done, indeed.
by Mad Mac
Fri Jan 08, 2016 5:27 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Have money for one: karahawk or ed schempp bowie
Replies: 23
Views: 6110

Re: Have money for one: karahawk or ed schempp bowie

Whoa! You have to be fast posting on this forum. The Schempp Navajo was discontinued in 2015. The Schempp Bowie is still listed in the 2016 catalog, so my guess is it will be good for this year.
by Mad Mac
Fri Jan 08, 2016 5:22 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Have money for one: karahawk or ed schempp bowie
Replies: 23
Views: 6110

Re: Have money for one: karahawk or ed schempp bowie

You are only 19, a young guy with a long future. The karambit design is the fighting knife of this day and possibly into the future. Your peers probably sport karambits. I do not have a Karahawk or any other karambit and will probably never buy one, but I'm an old guy. I do have the Schempp Bowie ...
by Mad Mac
Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:43 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Being politically correct
Replies: 79
Views: 12295

Re: Being politically correct

The "fine line" is in most cases the line that defines which side you are on. Here is an example. One night on Johnny Carson, the late Joan Rivers quipped, "A woman could never be president. She would declare war every 28 days." And then followed it with her famous leveler, "Oh, grow up." That got a ...
by Mad Mac
Wed Jan 06, 2016 8:19 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Anybody seen any Good Movies Lately?
Replies: 47
Views: 7116

Re: Anybody seen any Good Movies Lately?

Wow, Doc! If I were you, I would keep that DVD in the wrapper and go see the movie in a theater where you can enjoy it in full measure. The DVD might be worth something to a collector in the future. After you see the movie, then you can decide if you like it well enough to view the other episodes.
by Mad Mac
Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:08 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Anybody seen any Good Movies Lately?
Replies: 47
Views: 7116

Re: Anybody seen any Good Movies Lately?

I did manage to pick up a copy of the New Star Wars Movie....I have never seen any of the previous ones....My question is am I'm doing myself a big disservice by watching this one first...or do I really need to see the entire previous collection to appreciate it....Doc:) It stands alone pretty well ...
by Mad Mac
Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:39 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Being politically correct
Replies: 79
Views: 12295

Re: Being politically correct

When we know the jokes are not mean spirited and can laugh at ourselves
is when we know we have achieved true equality and acceptance.
by Mad Mac
Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:51 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Being politically correct
Replies: 79
Views: 12295

Re: Being politically correct

Not long ago, Turner Classic Movies aired "The Mortal Storm". Made in 1940 about a village in Germany in 1933, it showed how easily free speech, ideas, books and ultimately people could be suppressed to pave the way for National Socialism. Not surprisingly, the movie was banned in Germany, but the ...
by Mad Mac
Sat Jan 02, 2016 7:41 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Anybody seen any Good Movies Lately?
Replies: 47
Views: 7116

Re: Anybody seen any Good Movies Lately?

Saw the original Star Wars in 1977 with my then 5-year old son. Over Thanksgiving weekend, we binge watched DVDs of all six episodes with his two boys. Last weekend, saw the new one in the theater with them and was surprised how emotional it was for me. (First time I've been to a theater since ...
by Mad Mac
Fri Jan 01, 2016 7:44 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: The New Shape Of Sharp
Replies: 15
Views: 2128

Re: The New Shape Of Sharp

Maybe the 40th Anniversary this year will inspire an author to write a sequel to The Spyderco Story. In the meantime there are 15 used and new on Amazon from $145 and two on eBay.
by Mad Mac
Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:09 pm
Forum: Spyderco Picture Gallery
Topic: No Words! Only Pictures Thread!
Replies: 3308
Views: 755689

Re: No Words! Only Pictures Thread!

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by Mad Mac
Wed Dec 30, 2015 4:10 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Spyderco Photo of the Week Contest!
Replies: 10814
Views: 1631565

Re: Spyderco Photo of the Week Contest!

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Have a Happy New Year weekend and a Prosperous 2016.
by Mad Mac
Mon Dec 28, 2015 9:36 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Spyderco 40th Anniversary Native
Replies: 37
Views: 8010

Re: Spyderco 40th Anniversary Native

Pre-order at Knife Center 40% off, which reduces the price from $600 to $360.

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by Mad Mac
Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:46 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: What Makes Them "Value Folders"
Replies: 35
Views: 4121

Re: What Makes Them "Value Folders"

Baptized my new, fully serrated Tenacious today. Purchased primarily to slash open net-wrapped, round bales, it did the job with ease. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bVDr_qLlXuw/Vni-joWMFqI/AAAAAAAAl3A/5DA6BVqZ7ks/s800-Ic42/IMG_1431.JPG https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C4KBKRy9qXI/VoHQZqsvaeI ...
by Mad Mac
Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:14 am
Forum: Spyderco Picture Gallery
Topic: Some of my Spydiehole work
Replies: 25
Views: 16273

Re: Some of my Spydiehole work

The tanto has a different take on a double bevel. I likey.

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