how has your spyderco knife helped you

[Jeweler]

I would love to hear how your spyderco has been there for you when you needed it.

[SpyderNut]

Well, let's see....

I guess I'd have to say that every day one or more of my Spydercos does something for me.<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> I use my CoPilot for opening the mail, a Q to clean my nails, my Military for intimidation...(Kidding!<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>) You get the idea, I'm sure. Of course, I find out just how much I miss my Spydies when I reach for one and its not there. Then you realize just how much you DO use it. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

BTW, Welcome to the <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>Forum!

Mike

[Kaizer]

Hi there Jeweler,
Welcome to the forum.
Wel i use my Copilot PE for educating sheeple this side of the earth, opening the mail and cutting rope.
FOr the first few days i was very timid when it came to using my <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>. I was scared it might break or some other eventuality might occur to it. But then the fun in having a <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>, any <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> is not in keeping it on a pedestal and admiring but actually taking it out with you in the real world and using it when required. Then you realize what a real knife <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> is and wonder how you managed without a <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> to begin with!

Have a nice day,
Kaizer.


A door half open is a door half closed. But a knife half open is a knife fully closed.

[dialex]

Welcome aboard, jeweler. I use my <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> for everyday cutting chores (cutting paper, rope, food preparation aso.). But the most important thing is the feeling of carrying something you can rely on. In that extremely stressing environment I'm working, the presence of my Delica in my pocket is like a oasis of stability. And I belive it's not only the knife but all that stands behind <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> brand.

[Jeweler]

Thanks for the replies, its so wild to talk to people from around the globe that have the same interest as I. You see I am quite new to the computer and honestly this is not even my computer but one borrowed from a library. I come by often though and visit my favorite web sight. My shortfall with computers however does not carry over to spyderco knives. Certanly I am no expert, but I have been collecting and trading for some nine years now and at present I am blessed with owning twenty nine of those little gems. Realy they are my only hobby and something I enjoy very much. Now I will not trouble you with any more info, but let it be said that this web site is a very fun and entertianing place to share and expand on a common interest. THANKS

[Alan2112]

A couple of years ago we had Air Force 2 here, and they wanted us to arm up early for the visit, but I left my key at home on my other key chain. This was one of those bicycle style locks, and all my gear holster belt, body armor etc. is in my locker. Lucky for me I had our fairly new 50/50 <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>edge 8A Endura on me. In less the 10 mics I was in, and even though the knife needed a sharpening, it would still shave newspaper. That knife saved me a butt chewing! RKBA!

[KBR]

Well, the other day I used my Military PE to cut the head off of a 4 foot snake that my neighbor found in her backyard. Her older brother was scared of the snake, and he didn't know how to go about killing it, but you should have seen the look on his face when I took out my Millie. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> ROTFLMAO!!!!!

Survive, Adapt, and Overcome...

[Sword and Shield]

My <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>s basically do anything that's too tough for a common pocketknife to do. For example, anyone ever try to get a trapper or stockman to cut natural rope? It can be done, but a <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> does it in one pass.

Keepin' it real...real sharp, that is.

[sam the man..]

yeah, in many ways, my <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>s became in ice-breaker in the wilderness.. they were given to indegenous natives as well as local jungle guides as a mean of education and friendship.. I love to barter-trade <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>s for knowledge of the jungle.. <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

have bone implant will travel..

[Zabrewolf]

Jeweler,

Welcome to <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>land!!

Because one of my <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>s is always with me it is hard to think of when they haven't helped. My first Delica help win money for one of my sergeants. I was on my way to the showers in base camp in just my shorts and flip-flops when they ask me if I have a knife. Silly question. Out of the waste band comes my <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> and money changes hands. I didn't even have to open it.


"Ne vyklykaj vowka z leesoo, ..... bo tsej vowk maje <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> ." Don't call the wolf out of the forest, because this one carries a <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> .

Edited by - Zabrewolf on 7/29/2002 10:29:05 AM

[Alan2112]

Sword and sheild, I have some Stockmans and my lone Trapper can do it in one pass. They also give me that worm fuzzy feeling inside, that I can't get with a Tac folder, even a <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>co!

[Rex G]

Wearing a badge for 18 years in the big city, one loses count of all the ways a Spyderco has helped. I have not yet used it to cut someone out of a seatbelt. One I will never forget, though, is responding to a call in a tiny apartment and finding two rape victims, both of whom had been bound and gagged. I do not recall which Spydie I used that time. It may have been my old Police, maybe the Military, or perhaps one of several Mariners or Rescue knives. Today, I carry a Gunting everywhere, and at work, a Rescue also. It took me a while to warm up to it, but I now believe in the Gunting for EDC.

[Sword and Shield]

Howdy Rex Gigout! Welcome to <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>Land! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Alan, after some work and testing, I have gotten my traditional models to perform almost equal to a <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>. I have found that honing a spey blade on a coarse stone, while polishing the clip blade leaves a knife for everything! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Keepin' it real...real sharp, that is.

[dialex]

Hello, Rex, welcome aboard. As I am fascinated by the Gunting (I don't currently own one), I really start wondering if it would be suitable for EDC. It seems to me a bit too heavy -only the Chinook is heavier than this- to hang in your pocket...

[Rex G]

Thanks for the welcome. I normally wear a sturdy belt, so weight is not normally a concern for me. I have a Skunkworks sheath, and when on a sturdy belt, weight is simply not a problem for me. Most of my pants are also heavily constructed. My handguns tend to be pretty heavy, too, by the way. The opening ramp on the Gunting is the main problem, since it is rather sharp and can wear a hole in clothing or furniture when worn in certain ways.

[dialex]

Thanks for the answers. Yes, Gunting's most impressive innovation - the kinetic ramp, is the one that puts soo many problems. I compare the Gunting with the AV8B Harrier plane. Scary and dangerous even to those who operate it, but once you master it... it's deadly!

[TheKnifeCollector]

When I was working security, I was closing a gas station up late night. The clerk always had security lock the door then give him/her the key back. Well, I had put the key in and started to turn it to lock the door, when the kry snapped off in the lock! Well, I was able to pry out the piece of the key with my Spyderco Police SS (always rode behind my double mag pouch, clipped to my uniform pants. And a Native SS in my right pocket.) Anway, I digress..... I was able to lock the door with that little piece of key and get the piece out. Unfortunately, doing that snapped off the tip of my knife. I of course promptly had it mailed back to Spyderco to be repaired.

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."