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Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 10:39 am
by GoldenSpydie
After all of the seconds that I got in November, I figured that it is time for a group picture and collection update.

All in all, there are 113 Spydercos in this picture. The pink Native, Dragonfly Tatoo, and Assist are my mom's. The HG Manix in 154CM is going to be a Christmas present to my dad.

The second Manix 2 Cruwear and the K2 are currently disassembled for modding, but still included in the picture.

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Closeups:

Terzuolas and Centofantes
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Early comp locks, Foundries, and Natives
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Paramilitaries
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WTCs and Manixes
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Calys, Stretches, Sages, etc.
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Lum, Police, Poliwogs
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Japan-exclusive Workers
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Kopa, Jess Horn, Walker
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Sages, Memory, etc.
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Sharpening equipment, including bench stones, a Fold-A-Vee, 204, 203, and other random stones
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Spydercobilia and other random stuff, including a Christmas card from Sal/Gail, a sm Spyderpac, 2015 calendar, etc.
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Closeup of partial Meerkats, stickers, pin, and game
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I'll put a few more closeups in the following posts, so stay tuned.

Thanks for looking! Feel free to comment on your favorites or any areas that you think need filling out. :) :spyder:

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 11:01 am
by MattM68
Amazing collection! :) I can only hope to have a collection like this some day. How long did it take you to build your collection up to this? With senior year of high school being my "job" it makes it tough to make money for Spydercos! I'm loving that ATR you have there, by the way. :D

Matt

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 11:29 am
by Johnnie1801
Great collection G/S!! You have a good blend of current and discontinued knives there, I wonder how it will look this time next year :p

I hope you have a good burglar alarm :D

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 11:33 am
by gbelleh
Very nice! You have a few of my grails in there too!

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 12:11 pm
by GoldenSpydie
Thanks guys!

Matt: I'm in high school too, oddly enough! ;) I agree that funding is challenging. I try to save as much as possible so that I am ready to pounce when "that one" comes up. Petsitting is the major income source for me, along with gifts and odd jobs. The seconds sale was amazing because I was able to get tons of awesome knives for insanely cheap.It has been about 2 years of Spyder buying, but I have been using some savings from 4+ years ago. I did a ton of petsitting when I was really young, and I never spent any money, so I had a good bit built up.

Here are some of the promised "grail" pics:

C27 Jess Horn
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Titanium ATR (anodized)
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Japan-exclusive Workers
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Blue Lum
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Poliwog SS
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Spyderhole cut outs from the good folks at the SFO
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Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 12:22 pm
by timlara
That's a sweet haul, GS! Cool to see the Spyderholes as well...guess I never thought about where all those end up!

Personal faves/wants for me in your group are the G-10 Polliwog and Lil Temp. Hoping for a sprint of the former and the 2.0 version of the latter.

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 12:41 pm
by MacLaren
Your in high school? Wow. Nice job....
Btw, what's your favorite ?? :)

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 12:48 pm
by WireEdge Roger
Very nice! I was proud of my collection in high school, but yours is a lot more comprehensive than mine was! Granted, most of those models weren't out when I was in high school :D

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:23 pm
by nirvanero
Nice collection pic! Thanks for sharing... :)

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:30 pm
by jabba359
My collection in high school consisted of a Spyderco Q and a Schrade knife with some sort of keyring quick-release built in. I think you might have me beat. :D

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:36 pm
by farnorthdan
Awesome collection, keep up the good work,

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 2:13 pm
by MattM68
Really? I never would've guessed a kid in high school like myself could have a collection like that! Mine should be growing soon though. :D

Matt

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 2:38 pm
by PayneTrain
Wow! I never would have guessed you'd be that young given the greatness of your collection and your photography skills. Not to mention the kindness to organize a passaround. I am, yet gain, quite impressed. I had one Spyderco in high school, the one that I found under the seat of my first car. The one that started it all.

But enough of that. What the heck is that long thing on the right in the group pic?

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 2:48 pm
by Warden
Awesome collection Golden! The long stainless handled knife on the right looks like a dive probe. But, what is up with the TMAg? Looks...one dimensional. :D

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Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 3:21 pm
by Holland
Very impressive hoard GoldenSpydie! Especially for a high school student! Can only imagine where this collection will be in a few years :D

Welcome to the forums Warden!

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 3:26 pm
by Peter1960
GoldenSpydie wrote:All in all, there are 113 Spydercos in this picture.
Considering your age, you are a king with your collection!

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 3:43 pm
by GoldenSpydie
Thanks everyone!
MacLaren wrote:Your in high school? Wow. Nice job....
Btw, what's your favorite ?? :)
Favorite? Nice joke. ;) :p If I could only keep one, it would probably be this S30V PM2, due to many reasons.

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PayneTrain wrote:Wow! I never would have guessed you'd be that young given the greatness of your collection and your photography skills. Not to mention the kindness to organize a passaround. I am, yet gain, quite impressed. I had one Spyderco in high school, the one that I found under the seat of my first car. The one that started it all.

But enough of that. What the heck is that long thing on the right in the group pic?
Thanks! As Warden said, it is a Small Dive Probe, model number 2001. It is sometimes referred to as a Dive Tool; I don't know which is the official term. I used it in Florida for cutting down coconuts. The long handle and serrations were perfect for this! :D

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Warden wrote:Awesome collection Golden! The long stainless handled knife on the right looks like a dive probe. But, what is up with the TMAg? Looks...one dimensional. :D

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Welcome to the Forum! You seem to have a lot of Spyder knowledge to be able to recognize a Dive Probe and a T-Mag. :) To answer your question, you are absolutely right--it is flat! I forgot to put it in the picture, so I photoshopped it in later. ;)

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 3:48 pm
by IG-88
Congrats with the sweet collection you have there!! Some very nice grail status knives! An thx for the sweet pictures!

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 5:10 pm
by Donut
I be if you put a drop shadow on that, no one would ever notice. :)

Re: Tis' the season to show my collection!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 5:36 pm
by MattM68
Also, did you anodize your ATR blue? It looks awesome. :) And the one Spyderco I'd keep is my satin/camo para 2 as well.

Matt