WHEN DID YOU ?

[ken]

When did you guys & gals buy your first spydie?



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Which model did you get?



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How much did you give up for this piece of workmanship?



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Where did you get it?



And lastly



Why the spydie? But only reason-please-I know it's tough!



ken

[sven]

i recieved my first spidie 6 months ago. it was a VG-10 endura. got one cause i knew that they were quality knives and most of the other guys at the summer camp i worked at had them. bought it through the gal that does purchasing for the camp and got it for 40 bucks. that knife became like an extension of my hand. i lost it a few months back sadly... but i'll probably get another one this summer. good question ken.



sven

steel is unforgiving... sharp steel even more so

[cmassicotte]

I bought my first spydie(s) about 1992 at a local PX. Picked up an Endura, Dragonfly, and ladybug; all FRN, all SE. I think I paid around $30 for the Endura, something in the twenties for the Dragonfly, and even less for the ladybug. Actually bought the Endura, went out to my car, opened the blister pak with my Kershaw and sat and played with it for about 10 minutes. Got out of the car, went back in and bought the other two. Must have been something about Baby Bear, Mama Bear, and Papa bear. They just seemed so right together. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
Still have the Dragonfly, gave the Endura to my Stepson, and lost the ladybug somewhere.

Edit - and why? Had the Kershaw for about two years, (still have it actually; it has long since been retired) and wanted something lightweight. Saw the Endura on a rack and it looked really intriguing, so I bought it. Had it ten minutes and was addicted.

Chuck

There is no right way to do a wrong thing

Edited by - cmassicotte on 1/9/2003 11:53:15 PM

Edited by - cmassicotte on 1/9/2003 11:55:56 PM

[sam the man..]

a long, long time ago, faraway...

At a local toolshop, I picked up my C-17 Catcherman because I need to slice and dice fishes on my offshore fishing trips..<img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

have scars will travel..

[icebj¿rn]

>When did you buy your first spydie?

About 1 year ago

>Which model did you get?

Endura SE

>How much did you give up for this piece of >workmanship?

78 EUR => 78 USD

>Where did you get it?

At out German importer, Boker Solingen

>Why the spydie?

It was so easy to open I was immediately
impressed and bought it. Never heard of
Spyderco before.

[Alan2112]

It was a "Q" in 1996, I gave $26.99 for it, at Nashville Sports in Nashville(no longer in Buis.). Because, this knife was small user friendly, sharpe w/high quality F&F. RKBA!

[Kahz]

Spyderco PE Q (with Spyderco logo), many years ago (9 years ago maybe?), paid around 70 bux for it, bought it at a knife shop in Cielovista Mall in El Paso, TX (I don't even think the knife shop exists anymore), and I got it because it was the coolest thing on display. Also, it was a "gift" from my boyfriend (now husband) but I got to choose it. Those are the best ones. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

I have been "bugged" since then. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Kahz, SpyderLady Galore!

[Jeffrey]

Well, I bought my first Spyderco knife a month ago. It's the Jester and I ordered it from Boker Solingen. Paid about 38 Eur. Actually Hannibal Lecter introduced me to Spyderco. In the book, Thomas Harris was describing Dr. Lecter losing his Harpy in Italy and buying a Civilian in the US, and os as I am a knifanatic since I was a child, I looked them up (the Harpy and the Civilian) in the Internet, and guess what I found..... SPYDERCO

Jeffrey

[Jeffrey]

Oh, and BTW I bought a MeerKat PE last week. Paid about 59 Eur. Phantom Lock is great.

Jeffrey

[Zrexxer]

I got mine in Spring 2002. It's a Native PE FRN, in CPM440V. I got it from a knife dealer I like at a local gunshow. He generally cuts me pretty good deals, and I think it was $40 out the door.

I first heard of Spyderco in Dick Marcinko's "Rogue Warrior" books, and figured if it was good enough for Seal Team 6 then I just had to have one! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Dan

I got these lines in my face from trying to straighten out the wrinkles in my life

Edited by - Zrexxer on 1/10/2003 6:34:31 AM

[J Smith]

ABOUT 8 YRS AGO I WAS IN THE LOCAL WALMART AND SAW A KNIFE IN THE DISPLAY CASE.IT WAS A SPYDERCO SER. DRAGONFLY.I LIKED THE WAY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITH ONE HAND.I HAD NEVER HEARD OF SPYDERCO BEFORE AND HAD NO IDEA OF HOW MUCH IT SHOULD COST BUT I THOUGHT IT SEEMED REALLY WELL MADE AND ASKED HOW MUCH.THE GUY BEHIND THE COUNTER COULD NOT FIND A BOX OR UPC SO WE GOT THE MANAGER AND HE ENDED UP SELLING IT TO ME FOR 12.00.BEST PURCHASE I EVER MADE.I HAVE CARRIED ONE FORM OR ANOTHER OF SPYDIE EVER SENCE.


I learn something new everyday,even though I don't want to. Jeff

[Simple Man]

It was October 97 I think. My first was a FRN Jess Horn I gave about $60 for at SMKW store, I got it because it just felt right in my hand and I didn't think I wanted anything bigger. I now carry an Endura and patiently waiting (ya right) for the S30V Military. I had heard about and fondeled several Spydies, but I just couldn't bring myself to spend "that kind of money" on a knife. The answer to that dilema was Christmas money, been hooked ever since.

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[3knife]

a stainless steel standard. traded for it at a gun show in colorado, around $ 25.00-$ 35.00 i think. it was full serrated, at the time i didn,t like that so i removed the serrations, i still have it, tho it,s been retired for years. i don,t remove serrations any more. now you can get them any way you want them. (got it in 1983 or 84)

? what does it all mean ?

Edited by - 3knife on 1/11/2003 7:05:01 AM

Edited by - 3knife on 1/11/2003 7:08:21 AM

[Abe]

Civilian. Alu & kraton. I guess it was about 4 years ago. Was just browsing the local knifestore, and it stood out as one of the most aggressive designs i had ever seen. Bought it immediately, and have carried it from time to time when life seemed unsafe. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> Baaad knife. Due to outrageous Norwegian taxes and prices in general, I guess the knife cost me about $200 US. Silly ... My users have all been somewhat cheaper locally made knives, as well as stuff like BM ACFK, assorted SOG and Cold Steel. Somehow a MadDog ATAKII found its way into my home, when I first decided to buy from overseas I figured I might just as well splurge a bit.

Anyway, Rescue Jr, Delica and Military on order from Linda. I guess they will be my first spydies to see some real use. These three seem to cover a whole lot of usage areas. Rescue is somewhat sheeple friendly, and will relax the local cops as it is not very stab-friendly. Delica seems very suited for EDC, and the Millie looks like it would suit my backpack rather well on sunday hikes.


Edited by - Abe on 1/10/2003 9:19:03 AM

[vampyrewolf]

Aug 99
C11PBK Delica PE FRN
about $90-95CAN after taxes.

bought b/c I had the cash there, and wanted what I could get with the 120 I went in with. Long trip, lots fo questions and handling, and left with a knife with "an odd hole" in the blade. Next purchase? Tufram Cricket SE March 00, 110 after taxes.

That was #1 in Aug 99... just over 3 yrs later, I've bought close to 20, with 6 going out as gifts, and have 2 more on order from Linda waiting on payment.

My Word, My Honour, is my Life.

[AllenETreat]

1991 or 1992, SE Dragonfly ( had to

go DEEEEP in my parsimonious pocket <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>)

as I couldn't get the "hang" of the

Ladybug ( my long fingers could barely

get the "hang" of the Dragonfly<img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>) so

that was my first. I next got a SE

Merlin in 1996 when they still had the

plastic clip, then in 1998 MY TRUE LOVE

the SE cricket <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> The question

remains....which Spydie will be my


LAST?<img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>




-AET<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[mac_heath]

First sydie bought 1994: Black FRN Rescue (w/ plastic clip). I think I paid $50-60 at a knife and tool shop (I think) in Maine (near Bangor).

I wanted something lightweight that I could carry clipped to my pocket and open one-handed. The sheepsfoot design appealed to me because it didn't look threatening to others (most people thought it was a small saw).

<a href=http://www.spyderco.com/forum/Topic.asp ... Frequently Used Terms</a>

Praise not the day ere evening has come,
a sword before it is tried,
ice before it has been crossed,
and beer until it is drunk.

[Al]

June 2001
Spydercard CE & Spydewrench PE
$100 approx
www.Knifecenter.com
They looked c<img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>l

[Tech a Billy]

It was this past August of 2002 in a touristy type shop called Jekyll & Hyde in Bar Harbor, Maine. They had a nice selection and after handling (fondling) many versions of Spyderco and Benchmark etc., the SS VG-10 Police CE was the one that spoke to me. Paid $100 for the flawless display model. I carried it every day for a month until I found this site. Now I have over 2 dozen little Spydie brothers and sisters and that Police lives quite a pampered life.

[java]

Jeffrey,

Welcome aboard!! You're off to a good start on a lifetime of addiction. Good to see Luxembourg represented!

First Spydie was an FRN SE Endura bought at the Wright-Patterson AFB Base Exchange in 1994, after a fellow Cardboard Lethal Interdiction Team, sharpshooter (yeah, they were just silhoute targets but our acronym was catchy) introduced me to them. Many more of the sharp little creatures later I'm still soilidly in the <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>-corner. Latest is an ivory Spyderkey due in soon. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

<b><font color="blue">"A hole-less knife is a soul-less knife is a whole less knife" -Javanese proverb </font> </b>

Edited by - java on 1/10/2003 9:31:47 PM