Calendar contest prize giveaway contest! ENDED

[mb1]

@Evil D these are all the same magnification/zoom level right? Wasn’t sure how you assembled either the knives or pics…

[Evil D]

@Evil D these are all the same magnification/zoom level right? Wasn’t sure how you assembled either the knives or pics…

Yes the only thing edited in that pic is contrast/saturation/temperature and that sort of thing, those are all physically in the same place and the same distance from the camera.

[mb1]

Right on. Just making sure you weren’t fooling us with a SE Dragonfly or something. :). It’s a great pic man. I enjoy detail shots.

I’ll go with this:

1. Spyderhawk
2. Military
3. Caribbean
4. Ulize
5. Shaman
6. Sliverax

[Evil D]

Well guys you had me feeling kinda bad like I made this too hard? I was so sure this right here was a dead giveaway:




On the top corner you know it's PE, but that line on the bottom right I was sure would give it away. How many knives has Spyderco made that have a hard edge in the side of the blade, and what kind of knife could that be? Maybe a.....TANTO!





So yeah I had to take apart 6 knives to make this shot, and ended up only being able to get 5 taken apart because that M4 tanto Para 2 wasn't coming apart so I made it work. As I said before I really wanted to get more edges into that shot but this was honestly a PITA so I stopped at 6 edges.

Thanks for the very generous contest, David!

I think I’ve got a close guess, but I’m wondering if you might be willing to say if every edge is from a different model/platform or if a repeat is possible? Thanks!

In the mean time, here’s my current feeling:
1. Spyderhawk
2. Rock Lobster
3. Non-CQI Military
4. Ulize
5. Shaman
6. Sliverax

I thought I made it too hard until this post right here, and then I started wondering if Attila was secretly stalking me because this guess was almost spot on, even the non-CQI Military part was correct and I thought was smart thinking since the current CQI Military has not been offered in SE. The only one you got wrong was the Sliverax but given how much I like that model I can't say it was a bad guess.

So.... consolation prize....do you want the knife or the mug? Your pick

[mb1]

Dang David. That was a lot of work to get that shot! Well deserved win.

I didn’t even notice the tanto detail and still couldn’t pick that one after your clue.

Great sleuthing Atilla!

[JSumm]

Thanks for the behind the scenes David. Very cool and well deserved win on your part with all that work.

[Mushroom]

Super generous giveaway, David! This was a fun and cool way to generate forum engagement! Your calendar photo was great and I was happy to see it win.

[Manixguy@1994]

Awesome David ! Dan

[Ramonade]

Congrats to attila and thanks to Evil D for organizing this, it's a really kind gesture.

Seeing how you planned this beautiful shot of yours really motivates me to go nuts next year !

[ZrowsN1s]

Nice to see how much effort you had to go to, to get that shot.

[Surfingringo]

I couldn’t even figure it out with the red marks showing me what I was supposed to be looking at.

That photo was a lot of work. Glad it made the calendar. Like I said earlier, that’s one of the most “syderco-ey” photos I’ve seen submitted. Tight work!

[ladybug93]

never would've guessed the rock lobster. i saw the curved line, but couldn't figure it out. i thought the blade was facing the opposite direction, so it threw me off. i had 4/6 right though. great job on the photo and giveaway. :)

[attila]

Well guys you had me feeling kinda bad like I made this too hard? I was so sure this right here was a dead giveaway:




On the top corner you know it's PE, but that line on the bottom right I was sure would give it away. How many knives has Spyderco made that have a hard edge in the side of the blade, and what kind of knife could that be? Maybe a.....TANTO!





So yeah I had to take apart 6 knives to make this shot, and ended up only being able to get 5 taken apart because that M4 tanto Para 2 wasn't coming apart so I made it work. As I said before I really wanted to get more edges into that shot but this was honestly a PITA so I stopped at 6 edges.

Thanks for the very generous contest, David!

I think I’ve got a close guess, but I’m wondering if you might be willing to say if every edge is from a different model/platform or if a repeat is possible? Thanks!

In the mean time, here’s my current feeling:
1. Spyderhawk
2. Rock Lobster
3. Non-CQI Military
4. Ulize
5. Shaman
6. Sliverax

I thought I made it too hard until this post right here, and then I started wondering if Attila was secretly stalking me because this guess was almost spot on, even the non-CQI Military part was correct and I thought was smart thinking since the current CQI Military has not been offered in SE. The only one you got wrong was the Sliverax but given how much I like that model I can't say it was a bad guess.

So.... consolation prize....do you want the knife or the mug? Your pick

WHOA!!! I had my doubts about a few of my choices, especially that last one!

I didn’t know that you had a Tanto PM2, and I even saw that discoloration, but I had to take a guess. I didn’t even consider that it could be a bevel change.

I’m very grateful for being the winner, and I have been interested in trying SPY27, so that’s what I’ll choose.

Thanks again!!

[Evil D]

WHOA!!! I had my doubts about a few of my choices, especially that last one!

I didn’t know that you had a Tanto PM2, and I even saw that discoloration, but I had to take a guess. I didn’t even consider that it could be a bevel change.

I’m very grateful for being the winner, and I have been interested in trying SPY27, so that’s what I’ll choose.

Thanks again!!

Well now ya just have to wait for the prizes to ship

I'll PM you when I get the package and we'll work out shipping.

[apollo]

If Evil D starts complaining in a few days about missing screws we know why this time…

[Evil D]

If Evil D starts complaining in a few days about missing screws we know why this time…

Nah they're all back together. The bowl system works pretty well. That Ulize is a bit of a bear to get back together though.

[apollo]

If Evil D starts complaining in a few days about missing screws we know why this time…

Nah they're all back together. The bowl system works pretty well. That Ulize is a bit of a bear to get back together though.

I had some luck last week with cleaning and changing scales on one of my pm2’s.
Got a phone call and my phone was charging when going to pick up one of my dogs apparently was curious what i was doing so he pushed over the bowl with small parts and ended up with a missing bushing… took me 45 minuts to find the darn thing.

[Evil D]

If Evil D starts complaining in a few days about missing screws we know why this time…

Nah they're all back together. The bowl system works pretty well. That Ulize is a bit of a bear to get back together though.

I had some luck last week with cleaning and changing scales on one of my pm2’s.
Got a phone call and my phone was charging when going to pick up one of my dogs apparently was curious what i was doing so he pushed over the bowl with small parts and ended up with a missing bushing… took me 45 minuts to find the darn thing.

Yep I have two very curious cats who would have jumped on that TV tray table as soon as I walked away. It's like living with toddlers that never grow up.

[attila]

Thank you, David!

[kennethsime]

Really cool thing to do David, and congrats to Attila for winning. Enjoy that new Native!