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by rosconey
Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:43 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: made a morris rocking chair
Replies: 1
Views: 1243

made a morris rocking chair

always wanted a morris rocker,no way i could afford to buy a good quality one (2500-3g)and wouldnt waste money on a cheap one(1500-2g)- then a few weeks ago i found a kit on ebay for a solid ash morris chair-looked good so i bought it some oak rockers and a full hide of 3-3.5 oz upholstery leather (...
by rosconey
Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:36 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Crucible steel and Spyderco
Replies: 24
Views: 7790

auto market is killing them-90% of business is valve steel-

basically they are dead in the water -if no financing arrives before august they are thru
by rosconey
Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:39 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Phoenix C114
Replies: 5
Views: 1851

i carried mine yesterday-does fit the hand well-
by rosconey
Sun May 17, 2009 4:12 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Chinese Native WTF?
Replies: 36
Views: 8101

my understanding is that the chinese dont have any problems with intellectual theft -just not the way that society was built-

its about culture more than theft imho-

that dont make it right but its not going to change anytime soon because the chinese govt has been able to use it to there advantage-
by rosconey
Sun May 17, 2009 3:47 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Should we be worried?
Replies: 21
Views: 5006

looks like the situation is worse than first thought-
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/ ... emplo.html

crucible notified the state it may close by august unless it can find a buyer-
by rosconey
Fri May 08, 2009 2:16 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Should we be worried?
Replies: 21
Views: 5006

what is bladae steel?
by rosconey
Thu May 07, 2009 5:08 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Cpm-s35vn
Replies: 22
Views: 18225

its chapter 11 if thats any help -we also lost onieda limited(cutlery) camillus knives,syracuse china ,fisher body,carrier air conditioning, new venture gear is done in a few months among a few off the top of my head- most now made in china with the name of american icons-syracuse mfrg is dead with ...
by rosconey
Thu May 07, 2009 4:00 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Cpm-s35vn
Replies: 22
Views: 18225

just so you guys know-crucible filed for bankruptcy -

the great american specialty steel maker (since 1870)may be done-

just more bad news for our area-
by rosconey
Fri May 01, 2009 8:32 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: What's in your EDC rotation?
Replies: 76
Views: 31288

been using my g10 poliwog as a money clip since i got it a few weeks ago-

used to carry assorted ti framelocks as my edc-

the poliwog is a little wide to clip to the pocket imho-but its so short and lightweight its perfect as a money clip with a usable size blade
by rosconey
Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:34 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Pilot Runs - Leafstorm
Replies: 64
Views: 17740

when does the production run begin?

been waiting to get one of these since i posted at bf to sal about a wilkins quote from another post-i like to kid myself and think i had a little to do with it-lol
by rosconey
Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:24 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Phoenix Is & Could Be
Replies: 9
Views: 2486

i love mine
by rosconey
Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:09 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Chinese company might get lawsuit over copy
Replies: 20
Views: 5964

a few years ago a chinese auto company stole the plans for a gm car-gm spent billions on development- they didnt just steal the car plans but the factory plans also- you can take a part off the chinese(cherry auto) car and it fits the gm- gm wanted our govt to go after the chinese for theft-gwbush r...
by rosconey
Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:01 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Where's the G-10 Pollywog?
Replies: 8
Views: 2864

quattrokid73 wrote:Isn't this out yet? I'm surprised nobody's posted about it yet. The thing looks pretty awesome and a Krein regrind would make this a super capable knife.
i posted about mine last week-makes a great money clip
by rosconey
Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:04 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: g10 poliwog
Replies: 6
Views: 2213

g10 poliwog

makes a super money clip-

very light :) and the usual seki quality,f&f are top notch-

the ball lock on my phoenix made me want to try this -glad i did :spyder:
by rosconey
Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:21 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Leafstorm MSRP?
Replies: 40
Views: 10055

just look at the phoenix to get a idea on the leafstorm price- i paid almost 180 for it with a list over 300 i think-
by rosconey
Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:59 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Can we put the Mini Manix in the sebenza catagory?
Replies: 31
Views: 7256

dont forget sal is looking at a higher end folder,maybe a wilkins design(leaf storm) from what was gathered over at bf-

sal hasnt updated anything about it recently