Just curious

cgjones · #21

I'll be 23 this November. I got my first knife at age 10(a SAK Tinker). Moved on to Leatherman, then finally saw the light in 1993 when I saw a guy in Australia using this funny looking knife. Finally bought one in 1996 for a trip to Europe I was taking. The only reason I waited until '96 was because my parents felt that my Leatherman was sufficent, which I couldn't really argue with because I wasn't old enough to buy one myself.

Mancer · #22

Im 21

Had knives all my life, got my first when I was around 5, was never a knife freak though, not until I got my grey Matriarch, now Im hooked.

Seeya

MaNcEr

It's Time To Kick @$$ 'N Chew Bubble Gum

aero_student · #23

I'm 17 and got my first knife when I was 5. It was an oldtimer. I haven't got into knives until fairly recently. I was involved in martial arts for 6 years though. About 2 months ago i got a delica and am now up to 4 spydies plus a spydie santoku in the kitchen.

GlockDoc · #24

53 next month. Guess I'm just a pup next to Clay and Chinook. Cut myself with a Purina Feed knife my granpa gave me when I was 5. When I was 12 or so my other granpa asked me to sharpen his knife. I didn't find out until years later that he was testing me. In his day anyone who couldn't sharpen a knife wasn't much good for anything.

GlockDoc · #25

53 next month. Guess I'm just a pup next to Clay and Chinook. Cut myself with a Purina Feed knife my granpa gave me when I was 5. When I was 12 or so my other granpa asked me to sharpen his knife. I didn't find out until years later that he was testing me. In his day anyone who couldn't sharpen a knife wasn't much good for anything. First Spydie a Co-Pilot back in the eighties.

olorin · #26

I'm 21, and I've been collecting knives since I was 17 I think. I had my first knife way before then (also got one from my grandpa - they are useful folks, aren't they <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>), but I really got into it after I got an air SOG in 97. In terms of spydies, I own Tim Wegner jr, Native Lightweight, Dragonfly Lightweight, and a Rookie. My Rookie's lock broke recently from too much use in the kitchen though <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

dePaul · #27

Welcome to the forum olorin!

BTW, here comes another old timer <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
I am 45.

And it was indeed my grandfather who gave me the first knife; a tiny folder with a crappy blade steel (which bend almost emediately) and scales formed like a fish (a bass I think).

Spyderco Collectors Club Member #57

Clay Kesting · #28

Chinook,

It's OK really, don't do anything rash <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

BTW what's a GHOF, I'm not sure that I want to be one anyway.

Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow, in Australia it's tomorrow already.

Michael Janich · #29

I'm 38. Got my first daily carry knife, a Case slip joint, when I was about 11. My first "tactical" folder was at age 13 - a Gerber FSII equipped with a Flicket attachment for one-handed opening. That got me hooked on one-handed knives, making a love affair with Spyderco knives an inevitable event. I've never been the same since, nor have I ever been happier.

mike j

charlie · #30

Too bad this is not a contest, with a Spyderco item as a prize, for the oldest Spyderco fan on this forum. I am 65, that's even older than Sal! Knives have always been an interest to me since I was old enough to hunt & fish (around 9 years old, I think). My first favorite was a small fixed blade Trout & Bird Knife by Western. Throughout the years knives have held an interest for me. The major brands that I have purchased and used include: Victorinox Swiss Army Knives, Buck, Gerber, Remmington , and Case. Mostly all are folders with a few Military and Survival as fixed blades. I discovered Spyderco thru a closeout sale in a SMKW catalog. I was impressed with the quality and started to learn more about the company and their products. Purchased the "Spyderco Story" book and liked the business policy and found out about all the models manufactured. I decided I would purchase Spyderco exclusively until I had most of the models that are readily available. Signed up for the Spyderco Collectors Club more than a year ago. I use my knives and vary my daily carry to give my knives a chance to perform and me to utilize the different models for my cutting needs.

Spyderco Collector # 047

chinook · #31

Whew.....
Thanks Charlie
Takes a lot of the pressure off. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Clay-
GHOF = Grey Haired Old Fart
A term of endearment my daughter assured me!

Disguised as a responsible adult

Dav · #32

Kudos to Sword and Shield for being _sharp_ enough to understand. Your right. :-)

Dav

Clay Kesting · #33

LOL That's me all right Chinook <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> Although, in my case it's more like a GBOF=Grey Bearded Old Fart

Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow, in Australia it's tomorrow already.

ramlanrafie · #34

38.
can't remember exactly, but my first folder when i was in secondary school. tried to sharpened it till i got no blade.
interested with fixed blade till i found spyderco.

Tom Percy · #35

46

Been carrying a knife since teens, and a Spyderco since about 88.

Ashram · #36

I am 21. I have my first blade at 5 or 6, it was a stainless steel handled casexx. And i got my first spydie at about 14. It was a G-2 endura. I am very fond of both sydies and benchmades.

Mike V. · #37

I'm 41. Had various cheap pocket knives while growing up. While in the USAF for 20 years I usually carried my trusty Buck folding hunter, a Leatherman, or a Gerber Multi-Plier. Just recently I got the Spyderco bug, and now 22 Spyderco's later I'm on the lookout for my next one.

Mike

ftkinney · #38

i'm 28, and had a very small red platic handled folder like the kind you find in old craker jacks box when i was about 6. i got my first "real" knife when i was 9 or 10. i saved up for an uncle henry golden spike by schrade at the local walmart(i think it was on sale for $16.97), i still have that knife. i've had the same victornox tinker since i was 16. i just started getting spydercos for maybe 5 monthes now and i have one for each month.

FTK

Gatekeeper · #39

Hi! My name is Gatekeeper. I've been addicted to sharp things since I was about 8 years old. I am 31 now and I deny having any sort of problem. Are you with me? Too many production knives over the years to keep track of. They have been mainly C.R.K.T., Benchmade, and Buck brands. Nearly 3 weeks ago, I bought my 1st Spydie (FRN Delica ATS-55 50/50). I'm absolutely ashamed that it took me this long to own a Spyderco product. There is only one problem. I've yet to decide which one to get next. Choice is the basis for all indecision.
THE GATEKEEPER

Grim Reaper · #40

47. Seems like this easily puts me in the upper quartile.

My first knife was a mother-of-pearl handled, two-blade, no-name folder that I received for Christmas when I was about 8. My father also made a set of Arkansaas stones available, which I used until the long blade was practically worn down to a needle.