That's a special knife Glenn, and it's very kind of you to do this thoughtful giveaway. I always really enjoy seeing the knives you've worked on, and admire your skill
I am blushing somewhat, but also very touched by the words some of my friends here have posted

As we all know, The Porch is such a great place, and I'm sure many of us spend more time interacting with folks here, than we do with people on the streets where we live. Carl
J
jackknife
was the first, I think, many years ago, to liken this place to a family, and it truly is. I have made many great friendships here, and when one of us passes, or even has to drop out for some reason, the loss is no less than it would be if it were a family member, I don't think. I still miss friends who stopped posting years ago, such as
pmew
,
Old & In The Way
, and
pertinux
, and
Blues
, who still calls in now and again, and like many others, I certainly miss Ron
Half/Stop
, who was taken from us last year
As others have done, I want to thank our two great mods Frank
knarfeng
and Gary
Peregrin
, who work tirelessly to keep The Porch the friendly, welcoming place it is. Gary is a particular friend, and I am always grateful for our exchanges, and for his kindness and assistance
I hadn't been posting here long when I palled-up with two great guys, who really went out of their way to make me feel at home, and have been kind and generous in an incredible way. That is Duncan
Campbellclanman
and Charlie
waynorth
, two solid friends I think about almost every day. I have been lucky enough to spend a couple of days with Duncan, and anyone who has met him will tell you what a sweet guy he is. So far, I have only spoken to Charlie on the phone, but meeting up with him would be a dream come true for me. It was great just to have Duncan visit him!

And
paulhilborn
, another great friend and brother!
I share a love of historic Sheffield patterns with my pal
H
herder
, and a great deal besides. We spent a few days together in England, and he was hoping to visit again this year, before Covid got in the way. We correspond regularly, and have written a few articles together. I'm lucky to have
H
herder
to encourage me, as I have got lazier over the past few years. He's a true friend
Barrett
btb01
made an incredible effort to meet up with me in Sheffield a few years back, and we had a great day together. He really is as nice a guy, in person, as he is here on the boards

I sure hope we can meet up again some day
I have never met Greg
WhittlinAway
in person, but he is another good friend, who I have many things in common with, apart from knives, such as our shared love of the great outdoors. You know you are good pals when you pop in and out of each others dreams!
Cambertree
is another great pal who I have spent some time with. Chin is smart beyond his years, and a real pleasure to be with. I hope he'll start posting regularly again soon, as I do Stuart
D
Duckdog
Gevonovich
, and Duane
sitflyer
, among others.
Pàdruig
, I'd give a lot to sit on your back porch with you for an evening, and talk ourselves so hoarse, we had to get another bottle of whisky out!

Drinks are on me if you ever make it over buddy
r8shell
is another good friend, with a great sense of humour, and I've received many super thoughtful packages from Texas
Reaper AL
has a great family and a big heart, and I owe him a PM
donn
, my fellow Northerner, thanks for your friendship, and for all those pie photos!
meako
, every family's got one!

Cheers Jon
JohnDF
, another great friend, and great family man, with great taste in knives
We have a fantastic bunch of folks who post regularly in the Guardians thread, and I am lucky to have them as friends, even the ones who don't post very often, are always thought about, and it's always great when they return, like
mitch4ging
or
Fodderwing
,
flatblackcapo
, or
Cory Hess
recently. Some, like
gunstockjack
,
screened porch
, or
kamagong
, I was pals with before that thread was even thought of
There are so many more folks I could mention, and some whose handles I'm currently struggling to think of, because like most folks here, I think of them by their names, rather than by their forum name, such as Mark (fill this in later - Edit -
Ramrodmb
!

) , Vince (Edit -
Prester John
!) or Gary (GT - Edit
5K Qs
)

I hope anyone won't be offended, and put it down to my failing grey matter, rather than my failure as a friend. I'm grateful to all of you
Sorry Glenn, I have got completely carried away, I hope you'll excuse me. I don't enter many giveaways, but I'd like to enter this one if I may, and if I get lucky, I'll gladly stump up for the postage. Thanks again for a great giveaway
One more thing, there's a giveaway currently going in the Guardians thread, to remember our pal Ron
Half/Stop
. The link is in my sig line
