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Newbee wants to Say Hi

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Hello Everyone,

I'm new to the Spyderco forum.
I'm not new to Spyderco however,
I was reading on the background for some months now.

Let me introduce my self.
I'm (real name) Frank, I live in the Netherlands.
I'm an tool/mould maker technician/engineer,
work a lot with tool steels, so this fired up my interest in knives.
I'm an knife addict (ofcourse),
collecting the better production folders for a few years now.
I'm 99% collector and just 1% user.
I'm not into only one brand !!!!
I like Spyderco but also like a lot of other knives!
I visited the latest Spyderco meting in Amsterdam together with a friend of mine which most of you will know as "crafft".
There I've became more interested in Spyderco.
I was also overwhelmed by the passion Mr. Glesser had for his product
and the philosophy that Spyderco caries.
I also found that Mr. Glesser stands close to his knife buyers in contrast to other knife manufacturers that also make great designs/products.
This is what got me more interested in Spyderco
and ofcourse the knife itself.

Enough about me,
happy collecting,
florijn :)
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florijn,
Welcome to the forums! We hope you enjoy your time with us!

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Welkom Florijn, always nice to see an other Dutchie showing up. Image
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Welcome here Florijn,

I hope you enjoy your stay....

Simon
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Hey Frank,

Welcome aboard!!

Very nice meeting you here.

Donderdag naar Apeldoorn?
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Welcome to the fold, always good to see another fellow Dutchman here.

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Welcome, florijn!
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Welcome aboard! Don't hesitate to ask anything Spyderco related.
Ask me where I got my awesome SUPERHAWK!

More like Mid-Cal now

Be Prepared
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Welcome Frank... Enjoy your time here...
Easer to ask for forgiveness than permission…. :p
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Welcome aboard, may your stay be a long and wordy one(lots of posts)! What Spydies do you own? We love pics of the collection as well.
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Thank you guys for your warm welcome!
By the way,
This is a fast moving forum :cool:
Lots of info in a fast pace.
Will be around a lot,
f.
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Civilian wrote:Welcome aboard, may your stay be a long and wordy one(lots of posts)! What Spydies do you own? We love pics of the collection as well.
Hi civilian,

So far I only have 3 Spyders.
1st one was the Spyker,
2nd one was the ATR-Ti
My 3rd and latest is my favourite, the Bob Lum Tanto Ti (C46PS).
Furter I have some 70+ other brand knives.
Pictures will follow.
ps you are also on my list :D (an civilian in CF).
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Welcome Frank, be it here on the Forum or in Apeldoorn,
:D

Greetz,

Robert
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Welcome to the forum Frank :cool:
:spyder: Scott :spyder:

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kwakster wrote:Welcome Frank, be it here on the Forum or in Apeldoorn,
:D

Greetz,

Robert
In Apeldoorn, Sooner than you think :D
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Good to see you come over from the "other" forum!
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Hello Florijn, nice to see you on the forums. I’ve always wondered what good knives retail for over there. Canadian standard is a bit above MSRP, only after extensive searching have I found one company in the entirety of Canada that has decent prices, what’s shopping like over there? Most of the time I order from the U.S. and try to buy as much as possible in one package to make up for shipping costs, does the same strategy work for you?
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Hoi Florijn,

Welcome to the forum, it's nice to see another fellow Dutchman on the forum.

regards,

Werner
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Welcome aboard, the current is swift, but the keel slices cleanly.
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Welcome aboard Florijn....Enjoy the forum.......Doc :D
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