Saying goodbye with a few pictures

[MarcusH]

Time moves on.
I will take a break collecting knives for at least one year, therefore I won't be active here for some time.
The display cases are stored in the attic and almost all knives are packed in boxes, only a few classics will accompany me throughout the next year.
As a little farewell to all fellow forumites a few pictures of these classics.
Take care, Marcus.


C52 Calypso jr., both first production variants




JBMP Jester and C92BMP Kopa




C75CF Kiwi and C75P Kiwi




C34BMP Jess Horn 2 and C144GGY Caly 3.5 Superblue




C105BMP Persian 75mm and C83BMP Persian




C55 Starmate, both first production variants




C16S Goddard and C54BMS Calypso




C90CF Stretch Carbonfiber and C90FPGYE Stretch Superblue




C56BMP Zowada and C42BMP Viele




C58BMP JD Smith and C59BMP Shabaria




C70TIP A.T.R. and C95GP Manix

[Donut]

See you when you get back. Please enjoy your time away.

[Johnnie1801]

Thanks for the pics Marcus, hope to see you back soon :)

[jmh58]

Always enjoy your pics!! Have a safe journey in whatever you do!! Take care!! John

[Liquid Cobra]

All the best Marcus! Hope to see you again soon. Take care.

[FCM415]

Superb collection A++

See you again soon

[DutchBlades]

Best of luck with whatever you'll be doing in the upcoming year and we hope to see you back on the forums some day! :)

[chuck_roxas45]

Nice collection(kopa looks excellent).

Enjoy your time away.

We'll be here when you get back.

I have actually moved on from the knife life. I do still carry my favorites(and use them especially) but I have stopped buying knives and packed away the rest.

I'm enjoying amateur radio very much now but I still come on the forum often(to troll Deacon :p).

I hope you can drop by occasionally even if you're away from the knife life.

[farnorthdan]

Great pictures of some awesome classics, may you days be filled with happiness whatever you decide to do, hope to see you back here soon.

[JD Spydo]

Brother MARCUS it truly saddens me to see that you have to take a sabatical away from the Forum. Because your contributions are some of the ones I look most forward to. Your collection out of the GOLDEN ERA of SPYDERS is truly one of the very best on the entire forum and your tastes in these classic models truly parallels my favorites as well.

I've had issues come up in my life in the past few years to where I had to take time off myself so I do completely understand but we do look forward to hopefully your speedy return. Great pictures of those GOLDEN ERA Spyders and I'm sure your collection will get even better. I do hope that all works out well for you and I do sincerely thank you again for the help you've given me and the information on GOLDEN ERA Spyders you've put forth.

I hope we see you back very soon. I do hope you can land a SPYKER model because it would go so well with that great collection of yours. Keep in touch and we'll see you soon. JD :spyder: O

[MarcusH]

I do hope you can land a SPYKER model because it would go so well with that great collection of yours.

The SpyKer is already here, sitting in it's pouch on my attic. :)
Thanks for the good wishes to you, Joe, and to all other forumites!
At some some point in the future we will meet here again. :spyder:
Marcus

[SpyderNut]

Sad to see you go, Marcus. Hope all is well for you. We'll be here to welcome you when you return. Take care!

Michael

[SpeedHoles]

Enjoy your future ventures!
If they by chance involve macro photography then I'm sure even more people will be looking forward to your stunning work!

May your Spydercos stay sharp and serve you well.

[NoFair]

Sweet pics of a great collection. Hope you enjoy your break, welcome back when you return

[jabba359]

Enjoy your break Marcus. While I haven't stepped away completely, I have certainly diminished my knife buying and time spent on the various forms. Don't worry, Spyderco will still be here when you decide to come back!

[Peter1960]

Have a good time Marcus! We will remember you whenever you want to churn in again :)

[DougC-3]

Sorry to see you go, but, if you are indeed traveling, "may the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be always at your back," and so on :) and don't forget to stop in from time to time.

[spyderHS08]

This makes me think of toy story.....don't leave them packed away up there too long!! Enjoy your time away and thanks for all the input you've given here.

[Holland]

You'll be missed! Hope you enjoy what you are setting out to do :)

[Evil D]

Thanks for your contributions and good luck in the future.

As for me, I've thought about taking breaks too. Lately there is less and less that interests me on the forum and in the knife world in general. I've analyzed this and look at it from different perspectives...one is just that there isn't much going on that relates to me/my knife/my interests, and that's gonna happen from time to time. Another is that I'm feeling pretty content with my knives and needs at the moment, which no doubt adds to the lack of interest. Another is that my job role has changed a lot over the last few years which has drastically cut down on my time to use knives at all, so unless I find something around the house or outside to cut on, I'm just sitting here fondling them at my desk which gets boring to a user like me. But, spring is here and I've made a promise to myself to get out of the house more this year so hopefully that all changes.