Spyderco Gratitude Giveaway (Winner)

[twinboysdad]

I would like to thank in no particular order-
Wire Edge Roger- just a good dude and great knife trading partner

Jazz- everything this guy likes, I generally second- my knife preference twin

Mark Greenman- I think he rarely visits anymore, but his Ladybug Hawkbill for SD article and the Ayoob article both got me to purchase and enjoy those models. A great reviewer and wish he was still in the hobby

MOST importantly, Sal Glesser. I have said before I am able to make suggestions to Sal easier than I can upper management at my employer! Sal is the reason I stay brand loyal

[ejames13]

Very nice. I'm in.

I've found Jim Ankerson's tests to be very helpful in learning about all the different types of steels out there! But in general, I've gleaned a ton of knowledge from everyone on the forums here, particularly in honing my sharpening skills. Pun intended. Thanks to you all!

[Milkman]

I'm thankful for Doc Snubnose.

I commissioned a custom pikal knife and I asked for some input from Doc since he has a lot of experience with them. He had been pretty busy so it was nice of him to take the time to help out.

[araneae]

I'm in. Too many great people to thank. Like SolidState who sent me an Introvert after we discussed his project, which by the way is still the coolest Spydie I've handled. Jazz, who made it possible for us to own a Wharnie Delica. The knowledgeable Deacon who sent me a little Ladybug surprise after I modded a knife for him. And of course Sal, who has sent a knife or 4 my way, set the tone of this forum and inspired forumites to create and dream.

[Stuart Ackerman]

I wanna thank Sal, Eric and Gail for the body of work that they have shared with the world.
This includes the people who actually make the knives, the staff at Spyderco, the contractors and collaborators.

Notable is the Spyderco spirit of sharing knowledge and actually listening to us, the users, and responding to our wishes and desires.

Salute!

[SpyderEdgeForever]

I am absolutely humbled and practically in tears that anyone on this thread would even consider me for such a thing, and I sincerely appreciate the kind appreciation some people have made towards me for my posts. That means a lot! Thank you!

While I really admire and have great respect and honor towards all of you, I myself would most likely nominate this honor of thanks to go to Darby, Demon Case, TvNueto (Pardon me, I forgot how to correctly spell your name), Chris (anagarika), Jazz, and a host of others. And thank you many times over and again, Sal, Eric, Gail, Kristi, Michael, and others at Spyderco Knives. Thank you all sincerely with much appreciation and thanks for your great discussions and fellowships and chats and everything else!

[Surfingringo]

Hey guys, any late entries need to be in by 12:00 CST. I will pick a random winner from the entries this afternoon.

[SpyderNut]

Lance,

This is a very generous gesture; thank you for the opportunity. Although I won’t be participating in the Native GAW, I just wanted to express my appreciation for your kindness. I know whoever wins this knife is going to be very exited.

When you sit back and think about it, we have an exceptional family of like-minded people here. It’s a special thing we share: our love for Spyderco knives and products, our appreciation for each other, and our gratitude to Sal, Eric, Kristi, Michael, Joyce and the Crew for providing us with some amazing products (and for putting up with our occasional craziness, too. )

I know I’ll likely forget someone below (my sincere apologies), but I just wanted to personally thank some of the folks who have positively impacted my life in some way over the past several years on this forum. Thank you for your continued friendship and kindness!

In no particular order, I would like to thank:

apollo
Timlara
Johnnie1801
Sildani
bouhunter
Bdubs808
GoldenSpydie
TomAiello
palonej
RadioactiveSpyder
malice
IG-88
SpyderWolf
VashHash
Der Rock
SpeedHoles
Curleyhairedboy
Vaisforlovers
Popsicle
Pale Moon
UK Ken
anagarika
Bloke
Holeshot
MCM
Larry_Mott
Sal
Eric
Michael Janich
TazKristi
Joyce
clovisc
Elena86
ABX2011
David Lowry
RamZar
dplafoll
Doc Dan
Doc Snubnose
Mushroom
Half Neck
Liquid Cobra
abbazaba
Richierich252000
Foofie
Surfingringo
Peter1960
ChrisinHove
NoFair
Capt'n Boatsalot
Vivi
Brj
Whitetail addict
Holland
3rdGenRigger
spyderg
paulwa
gbelleh
Joris Mo
wrdwrght
i am travvy
Pinetreebbs
Spydersense
Sharp Guy
Sully
ZrowsN1s
MacLaren
Molle Ninja
farnorthdan
attila
Mrtodd777
xceptnl
The Mastiff
bh49
Blerv
Clip
Toomzz
MarcusH
PhilipSted
Donut
Spydergirl88
Senorsquare
JD Spydo
The Deacon
Mr Blonde
KnickKnackCity
Jabba359
Evil D
PayneTrain
Twinboysdad
araneae
SpyderEdgeForever
Swigert
JonesE
JRinFL
MrDanger
remnar
Wrathhog
bigcat
Burchtree
Cheddarnut
Clay Kesting
critter
Cubane
dialex
Ed Schempp
faridknives
GGB0308
glasshartt
grace horne
Hannibal Lecter
hoimin
Kevin Wilkins
N. Brian Huegel
OldSarSwmr
Phil Wilson
PoltergeistWorks
Serge Panchenko
SkullBouncer
spyde
swede
vampyrewolf
WGoddard
zenheretic

[Surfingringo]

Haha, ok folks, I have a little story to tell. I used a random number generator to pick the winner and just randomly picked a post number. The winner was EvilD. Then I realized that it might not have been fair because some folks might have posted more than once in the thread. Upon inspection I found this to be true and found that EvilD was one of the folks that posted more than once. With some misgiving, I decided the fairest thing to do would be to do another drawing with the actual number of single entries. I used the random number generator again and the winner is....EvilD, again. :rolleyes: :p True story. Honestly, I couldn’t be happier as I was a bit dubious about whether or not I was doing the right thing. And for the record, had it come up as anyone else I would have kept this entire back story to myself, haha. As it is though, I found it too funny not to share.


So congratulations Dave. This one was hard earned but it’s definitely supposed to go to you! Please pm me your shipping info and I’ll get the Native out to you this week.

Thank you again to everyone for sharing your kind thoughts and gratitude in this thread.

[SharpieB]

That’s too funny! Dave needs to buy some lottery tickets today. :)

[xceptnl]

That’s too funny! Dave needs to buy some lottery tickets today. :)

What he said. Congratulations David. And well done Lance for putting on such a great contest thread. Nice to see so much Spydieville live being spread. Merry Christmas everyone

[SpyderNut]

Haha! That's awesome. Congrats, D!

[murphjd25]

Haha that’s too funny. Congrats D.

[attila]

Congrats D!

[bearfacedkiller]

Excellent!!! Congrats!

[Tdog]

Congrats David, let us know how you like the maxamet. Thanks Lance for all you do to help make this a great forum. Merry Christmas to all.

[elena86]

Congrats to the winner !

[ChrisinHove]

Congratulations to EvilD & Merry Xmas to all!

[Evil D]

Haha, ok folks, I have a little story to tell. I used a random number generator to pick the winner and just randomly picked a post number. The winner was EvilD. Then I realized that it might not have been fair because some folks might have posted more than once in the thread. Upon inspection I found this to be true and found that EvilD was one of the folks that posted more than once. With some misgiving, I decided the fairest thing to do would be to do another drawing with the actual number of single entries. I used the random number generator again and the winner is....EvilD, again. :rolleyes: :p True story. Honestly, I couldn’t be happier as I was a bit dubious about whether or not I was doing the right thing. And for the record, had it come up as anyone else I would have kept this entire back story to myself, haha. As it is though, I found it too funny not to share.


So congratulations Dave. This one was hard earned but it’s definitely supposed to go to you! Please pm me your shipping info and I’ll get the Native out to you this week.

Thank you again to everyone for sharing your kind thoughts and gratitude in this thread.

Omg no way lol. Man I usually think to not post more than once on these sorts of threads but I wasn't thinking. I'm really thankful Lance and you can bet your arse I'll put it to good use.


Also, thank you to everyone who mentioned me. It really means a lot to me to be able to give back to others as I've learned basically everything I know about knives and steels from this forum.

[BrianMcCord]

Congratulations EvilD! Merry Christmas to everyone here.