your most jealously guarded spydie?

sam the man.. · #21

Oooooh, you better guard it with your LIFE! Queuing in line for a numbered Chinese Folder? <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Sam

have spydies
will travel...

red mag · #22

the walker with carbon-fiber scales

red

RDaneel · #23

Blue Almite Navigator with James Mattis' Chai on the blade. Irreplaceable and a testamonial to a great man.

CJF · #24

I guard them all, but I like the older models mostly, so I guess my "most" guarded one right now would be a plain blade green handled Delica.(Thanks NCBlades)<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

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Chris

Edited by - CJF on 9/19/00 8:48:12 PM

Clay Kesting · #25

RDaneel, that is a knife to treasure. I have a plain edge aluminium Cricket that I bought from James only a few weeks ago. I'm thinking of having James' chai engraved on the scale in his memory, should show up nicely on the grey finish.

My most jealously guarded Spydie is the Moki Evrina with the Linda Karst tiger scrimshaw. OK so it doesn't have a hole but it's the most beautiful knife I own.

Clay

The antipodean troublemaker

Paul Work · #26

Samo,
No need for numbers. I'll just stand in line for a regular run. I do like my 3" blades (give or take), just the right size.

Paul

chad234 · #27

Toss up between my Military and my Calypso

dalerich · #28

Mine is the Carbon fiber Walker C22

sam the man.. · #29

Way to go Paul! A mark of true sportsmanship! I guess the older spydies will indeed be jealously guarded... <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> G'day Clay, how was the trip to the mountains?

Sam

have spydies
will travel...

Tommi · #30

I only have one that is irreplaceable: plain C12

Clay Kesting · #31

Haven't been yet, Sam. I've just spent a few days up north with the inlaws, but don't leave for the mountains till Saturday. Just trying to decide which knives to take <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>. At the moment it looks like a Leatherman Crunch in the emergency ski repair kit, a SAK Rucksack for backcountry survival (gotta love the saw) and a micarta Calypso Jr for nights sitting around the fire in the lodge. No, maybe that should be a grey Centofante Jr. Then the Military has to fit in somewhere, dammit I might as well just pack the whole roll <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

Clay

The antipodean troublemaker

sam the man.. · #32

G'Day Clay -- I've never seen snow but have gone as far as the Falklands. Oooh! All the knives and tool! Tough choice mate! <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Sam

have spydies
will travel...

Tommi · #33

Samo, never seen snow!!!!

Clay, What kind of skiing weather you have there? Alpine or cross-country? Because you need an emergency ski repair tools I assume that you are doing alpine or telemark skiining. am I right?

sam the man.. · #34

Yeah Tommi, I've never seen snow in my entire life, but I guess there'll be a first time for everything. The closest ever, was cleaning up frost in the cold room. In Malaysia, the temperature is wet and humid all year long (27-32C) <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> - That's why I guard some of my spydies jealously! <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Sam

have spydies
will travel...

Clay Kesting · #35

G'day Tommi,

I'm a free heel fanatic. We're staying in a resort called Charlotte's Pass which is the highest village in Australia and gives good access to the main Kosciuszko range. The mountains are so old and eroded (read small) that it's possible to ski from peak to peak. I'll be doing some back country touring and looking for some nice untouched spring corn to carve up with some teles <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

Clay

Free the heel and free the mind.

Edited by - Clay Kesting on 9/21/00 1:58:25 PM

Tommi · #36

Tellut rulaa<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>(slang) = Telemak skiing rules<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

I've done it(telemark skiing of course) only tree years but in deep snow I ski better with telemark skis than with slalom skis despite of about 20 year experience with those regulars. (first I learnet to ski cross-country)

Telemark skiing with spyderco puukko. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> I want to do that!

"Good tools to sustain life, or at least make life more convenient"
-James Mattis

sam the man.. · #37

Guys - If a SpydePuuko were ever made - Would it be a piece that you'll guard jealously? <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
I think it'll be great for the folks at Spyderco to produce a limited run for this particular blade in honour of Jim Mattis.

Sam

have spydies
will travel...

Edited by - samo on 9/22/00 6:12:41 AM