Knife contest - you have won ...
Knife contest - you have won ...
There have been some inspired and interesting, albeit hard, knife contests on the forum recently. I am giving away a Spyderco knife and the contest rules couldn't be simpler, you have already won!!! Because of the number of members who have tied for first place (everybody) I will pick a winner randomly. But there is a catch, here is the knife:
I initially thought of financing my next vacation by requiring all those who do not want to open a box and behold this unique creation to send me a dollar. Unfortunately this would violate forum rules. So instead if you DO NOT want to win this one of a kind collectors item, you must post on this thread that you do not wish to be a winner and tell why. Note - reposting the picture will not be considered as a valid reason for not wanting to win for the purposes of this contest/threat/blackmail/...
I initially thought of financing my next vacation by requiring all those who do not want to open a box and behold this unique creation to send me a dollar. Unfortunately this would violate forum rules. So instead if you DO NOT want to win this one of a kind collectors item, you must post on this thread that you do not wish to be a winner and tell why. Note - reposting the picture will not be considered as a valid reason for not wanting to win for the purposes of this contest/threat/blackmail/...
Our reason is quite satisfied, in 999 cases out of every 1000 of us, if we can find a few arguments that will do to recite in case our credulity is criticized by someone else. Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
- polyhexamethyl
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Lol, I don't wanna win this wonderfull collectors item because I want to spare you from the cost of having to send this overseas also that way it can't get lost aswell, it would be shame if you lost such a sweet piece :D
Current EDC: Techno, Squeak, Southard Flipper, Caly 3.5
New Arrivals: Chap3, Domino, Sage 3
2014 Wishlist: Yo2 CF, Deviant Friction, Tatanka, Tusk, Firefly
Oldies Wishlist: Delica CF PE, Civilian CF PE
New Arrivals: Chap3, Domino, Sage 3
2014 Wishlist: Yo2 CF, Deviant Friction, Tatanka, Tusk, Firefly
Oldies Wishlist: Delica CF PE, Civilian CF PE
It's stainless steel scales, with diagonal "jimping" gouged into them, then covered in plasti-dip?? with a screwed on/up scale.gbelleh wrote:Ok, I'm in. But what happened to it? Is there an original scale under there somewhere? :)
Our reason is quite satisfied, in 999 cases out of every 1000 of us, if we can find a few arguments that will do to recite in case our credulity is criticized by someone else. Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
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Thanks for the chuckle Sequimite, but count me out on this one, please! As for my reason, although the Scorpius is the only Spyderco midlock with a 50/50 choil that I've never cared for, even it deserves better treatment than that one has received.
Paul
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Deplorable :p
WTC # 1458 - 1504 - 1508 - Never Forget, Never Forgive!
My Personal Website ---- Beginners Guide to Spyderco Collecting ---- Spydiewiki
Deplorable :p
WTC # 1458 - 1504 - 1508 - Never Forget, Never Forgive!
- sharpguitarist
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Hey Sequimite,
Count me In!
Winning any Spyderco would be a treat in my book.
It would be a knife to "refurbish", and remod to my liking. Can't make it much worse than it already is....ha!
Very cool gaw!
Thanks for the chance!
Later,
Don
Count me In!
Winning any Spyderco would be a treat in my book.
It would be a knife to "refurbish", and remod to my liking. Can't make it much worse than it already is....ha!
Very cool gaw!
Thanks for the chance!
Later,
Don
Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, even if it is wrong.:rolleyes:
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- araneae
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I don't want to win that because, I will definitely have to devote some serious time to saving it from whatever it is that happened there. For a second, I thought perhaps something had shat upon it.
Thanks Seq! I think...
Thanks Seq! I think...
So many knives, so few pockets... :)
-Nick
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The "Spirit" of the design does not come through unless used. -Sal
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The "Spirit" of the design does not come through unless used. -Sal
- captnvegtble
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Yep, it occurred to me that the "winner" might not give me his address...captnvegtble wrote: BTW... good luck finding peoples' addresses to ship that too.
Once the thread stops attracting posts I'll choose a thread randomly and then a post. If the author of that post has not bailed already, I'll announce the glad tidings and see if one of his "friends" gives me his address.
Our reason is quite satisfied, in 999 cases out of every 1000 of us, if we can find a few arguments that will do to recite in case our credulity is criticized by someone else. Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
- Minibear453
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I've always wanted a Scorpius. (It is a scorpius right? I'm a little hazy on this.) Imagine it reclothed with cocobolo scales. Maybe even some sort of jigged bone? (Might be too delicate though.) To be honest, it doesn't look that bad right now. The blade's used, but fine. The handle may be a little "icky", but it's still much better than half the tactical **** out there. If it weren't black I'd say there's nothing significantly wrong with the handle.
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- Minibear453
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Ergonomically the modifications are an improvement. Aesthetically it's a disaster. It is a Scorpius.
Our reason is quite satisfied, in 999 cases out of every 1000 of us, if we can find a few arguments that will do to recite in case our credulity is criticized by someone else. Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897