GB1 - A eulogy

kidcongo

kidcongo

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Gayle Bradley 1 - A Eulogy (the knife, not the man!)

Though you were ugly, I loved you.
The miles of cardboard, together we cut through.

My thumb dripped blood from pressing your lockbar.
My pocket turned orange from rust on your M4.

Your fake carbon fibre, I always looked past,
When your heavy steel liners were firm in my grasp.

And although your silhouette looked a bit like a poo,
There was no cutting task that we could not do.

Now dropped from the catalogue, you sail into the sun,
As I wait in faint hope of that 1st sprint run.
 
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"Sillouette" is actually spelled correctly as "Silhouette". That's the only thing that jumps out at me though...good poem.
 
Thanks fellas. Had a couple brews last night and was feeling sentimental. Should have stopped myself before I started to wax poetic. :D
 
good poem. fun read. sounds like one of those love/hate country songs. But I think in the end this one turned out more love than hate.
 
LoL - You know your a complete knife nut when you write poems about your knives. Great poem.
 
Well, I couldn't bust out the poetry without some glamour shots to apologize for any slight against this beauty. As you might have guessed, I really like my GB1. An absolute classic design, and one of the top five Spyderco models of all time as far as my tastes go.

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I like how your GB1 is rusty. Whenever I see one that looks all buffed up and shiny, I cringe a little.

"You see those cars that are completely stock cherry, right out of the dealer's showroom in 1955, I always think, what a waste."
Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
 
An excellent (funny) piece!!!:D :thumbup:

I've only been at this knife thing for about 5 years, but this is the first Spyderco discontinuation that really has me shaking my head. I do have confidence that Sal and company know what they're doing. Though I know it will be an awesome blade in its own right, I have no desire or interest in the GB2.
 
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Surfingringo said:
Farewell GB1. Your finger choil shall be sorely missed.
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For choking up on it you may be right, but in the normal grip, at least with my hand, I'm reserving judgement until I get a GB2.
I find that with my thumb on the jimped ramp of the GB my forefinger naturally falls on the bump at the rear of the choil. Moved it forward into the choil is ok but feels a bit too far forward, and a bit too far back if behind the bump.
The GB2 looks like it may be a more natural fit in my hand.

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I do like my GB, have used it quite a lot and really admire it's solidness, centering, lockup and smoothness that were mint when I took it out of the box and have stayed exactly the same ever since. Taichung Spydies rock.
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