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Buddha UK

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Just wanted to say hello, this forum was recommended to me a while back so I joined but have not had the time to get involved till now. I have a small knife collection most of which are Spyderco's. Being in the UK my most carried Spydie is a Ti UKPK but as the Mrs is American we plan to retire out there at some point. I can see that costing me a lot as I will be able to justify purchasing lockers much more easily! :D
 
I was confused at first with "lockers" I was wondering why you would need to a locker, haven't needed one of those since high school:rolleyes: Then I got it. Its nice that Spyderco considers you guys, but it still must suck to not be able to carry so many great Spyderco's. Welcome, I hope you enjoy your time on this sub-forum.
 
Welcome.
Spent my early days in the old country.
And as nccole mentions, sorry about the restrictions, but thumbs up to Spyderco for facilitating.
Do any other companies do this?
Also. If and when you get around to retiring, I'm sure you will like North American life better. I do.
Cheers
 
Thanks everyone, nice to be here. Yes nccole, God bless The Glessers and all who work with them, they are well loved (with very good reason) by nearly all of us British knife lovers, the few others will learn sooner or later. :D
About other makers macknife12, there are a few production makers that do. Ideally in a slipjoint I want one hand opening and a good finger choil. Boker do a line called the 42 referring to a law concerning non lockers. They are very reasonably priced and the Chad Los Banos Ti Subcom is one of the few non Spydies I have a deep love for, it sports a different thumb stud from the other Subcoms that IMO works better. It is a great little 'I live in the UK on camera all day and although 3" is legal I am going to a place where knives are frowned upon today' type of knife. As does the Squeak though.
Can't wait for the smurf blue Lava, a Slipit version would sell out real quick.... stay focused... Liong Mah also recently made a series of UK legals for CRKT too. There is a number of makers (production and custom) who make more traditional slipjoints, not OHO and no choil but that's a different story. One well loved UK custom maker had an innovative design and there is talk of a Spyderco collab with him, goes by the name of PITS, we are all very excited to see this happen but figure it will be a while as I think the Native Slipit (again, very exciting for us) is next in line.
So to sum up, yes there are others and we are glad for the variety but in IMO (and many others too) Spyderco are by far top of the tree in terms of popularity and quality. We pay a lot more for them than you guys do (still worth it) but I think Spyderco would be the have to be the most EDC'd brand over here.
As far as moving across the pond for retirement it wasn't that hard to convince me. The Mrs was born in Maine but her folks are in Cape Cod now. Bit of Striper fishing, some whale watching and a giant lobster roll and I was convinced, lol. Not sure Mass has the best knife and gun laws for me though. Plan on checking out some other states in the coming years, have to do some more research. love the Sea, would like as few regular natural disasters as possible, oh yeah, love Spyders but dislike spiders. If it has tiny spiders I cant see coming whose bite melts my leg or huge hairy buggers that could overpower a cat then I ain't living there. All suggestions gratefully accepted though the obvious choice of down the road from the SFO would end up bankrupting me real quick!
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Buddha UK said:
The Mrs was born in Maine but her folks are in Cape Cod now.
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Oh no, no, no. They are not in Cape Cod, they are down the Cape.:)

I was on storm restoration last year on the east coast when Sandy hit and while restoring power to a neighborhood in Needham, Ma, a resident informed me that that's what people from Mass. say. She was funny. She also corrected my Chicago accent. It's not "Cod", it's "Cawd".

Again, welcome to the forums. Jump right in.
 
Sounding good Buddha,
Thanks for all the info. Some states are very different when it comes to laws. Here in Canada it's more of, "whats it used for?" Which is actually pretty good. No auto's or Butterflies though.
Enjoy
Cheers
 
I really miss balisongs! :grumpy: Would dearly love a Szabofly in my life. Not that I will be able to convince the Mrs that is a valid reason to pick a State to retire to, lol. Out of interest is there anywhere left you can still EDC a Bali?
 
Welcome to the forum Buddha!

Hmmm... maybe Arizona? I know that you can EDC autos there.
 
Welcome to the forum. I have a Ti UKPK in my EDC rotation as well as a G10 Urban and thank those in the UK for creating the demand that led to their creation.
 
KNaB said:
Oh no, no, no. They are not in Cape Cod, they are down the Cape.:)

I was on storm restoration last year on the east coast when Sandy hit and while restoring power to a neighborhood in Needham, Ma, a resident informed me that that's what people from Mass. say. She was funny. She also corrected my Chicago accent. It's not "Cod", it's "Cawd".
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Hilarious, don't know how I missed this the other day mate! Will be showing this post to relatives when we next visit, they will be rolling around! :D

KrisOK, I just did a quick google and it seems there are very few places left that I could still EDC a balisong. Real shame and rather silly when you think about it but never mind.

Brisket, really glad you like them too. I have to take a minute when getting ready to decide what type of day it will be, one of the S30V UKPKs, Terzuola Slipit or is it an Urban Slipit kind of day. How you guys choose between the choice of lockers I will never know!
Full credit and respect to Spyderco for never leaving anyone out. The UKPK, the Pingo, Whale Rescue, commemorative knives, charity contributions for pink squeaks etc, etc.

Hi Sal, really can't thank you and everyone who works for you enough for the effort you put into your work. I know you do it because you love it, I know you do it because it is a business that supports many people but you also do so much that you don't have to and a lot of us really appreciate that and realise Spyderco isn't 'just another knife company'.
Time for the shameless begging though, lol.
England is a tiny island surrounded by salt water, can we have a H1 Slipit at some point in the future please?
Also, a Damasteel one? Can't think of a good reason for this and I know they would be a long way off but if you want to see a grown man cry with joy, that's the way to go, lol.

(If this next part is not allowed apologies and mods feel free to delete it).
Last thing, I'd like to (while I have the soapbox) mention 2 shops in Europe. I have no affiliation to either just thought Sal would like some feedback and collectors who may be in Europe on holiday might want to check them out. Plus I believe in giving credit where it is due.
The first is in the UK called Heinnie Haynes. Always my first port of call, flawless service and a great bunch of guys. The majority of my Spydies are from them.
The second is The Old Man Shop in Amsterdam. I have friends that live in the city and I visit most years. I pop into the shop at least once a visit, best to avoid weekends as they get pretty busy. I usually let them know that I am on a tight budget and couldn't afford a purchase but the young guys who are running it now are always happy to chat Spyderco and get models out for you.

Right, we have glorious sunshine here for a change, enough of my talking, I'm off out.
Have a good day everyone! :D
 
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