Intros all around

[Rockywolf]

I have noticed we have a large group of newer forums members hanging here. It's always fun for me to meet new people and have many more opportunities to learn.

That said, we had a thread a while back where we just did a brief intro of ourselves, what we enjoyed and what we did for a living. I am just restarting it so newer people can participate. Just feel free to put in whatever info you are comfortable with-this is an informal place and I am an informal guy.

I'm Steve, 43, divorced with 2 teenaged sons, I sell for T-Mobile, I enjoy outdoors stuff of all kinds, love to mess around in the kitchen creating food my boys will eat, enjoy reading, photography (even though I'm not that good), I am ALWAYS trying to learn new survival techniques, (one of these days Kev will be my instructor), I am a martial arts instructor with over 28 years of experience, and I'm sitting at my desk drinking a big mug of coffee typing this. Here's me:

 

[RescueRiley]

Great info Steve it's a pleasure

My name is John Riley, I'm 33 years old I am an EMS supervisor in NYC I married and have a 2&1/2 year old Son.. Gabriel, and another little boy due in April. I enjoy Outdoor activities bushcraft, survival, hunting, fishing and basically being outdoors. I also am a martial arts instructor (I teach a class or 2 a week at the school where I've been training for 12 years)... I also enjoy reading writing, bad movies, cartoons and irish whisky, also I'm in school to become a history teacher.

 

[j williams]

Im Jake. Im 15ft tall an shoot bolts of lightning from my arse.

I am 27 untill Jan 4th, married to the hottest women in the world, and have a son and 2 stepsons. I work ambulane full time, and am Ex military. If it cuts or goes boom, I am in!!!
I like dark beer, a good cigar, and a nice cup of coffee.
Here I am in all my glory.

 

[Mentor]

Great idea.

Going to keep mine brief, though - not because I don't trust you guys, but because I like to think of W&SS as a bit of a sanctuary from my everyday life, and I wouldn't want the two to start to bleed together too much!

My name is Mike. I'm 27, and an academic criminologist / sociologist based in Toronto, though I spend a great deal of time in Ottawa. I research, write, and teach. My work deals with national security issues, and we'll leave it at that.

In my spare time, I dabble in knifemaking, hiking, snowshoeing, canoeing, fishing, and camping. Oh, and I like cigars, in case you can't tell from the picture.

I like long walks, but I don't like beaches.

All the best,

- Mike

 

[kgd]

I'm Ken - 38 years young, a prof in environmental sciences at a mid sized Cdn University. Like J, I can shoot lightening from my arse, but require a firesteel to facilitate the process. I'm married and have two 2 step children, one aged 20 and the other just turned 18. I enjoy camping, fishing and just being in the bush. I also have the pleasure of getting paid to do field research in different parts of the world and also in Canada.

 

[kgd]

dang double post.....

 

[BarberFobic1992]

i wouldnt qualify myself as a newer person, but ill play:
My name is Brendan Gausvik( ancestors were from norway, hence the weird last name), i live in NE Oklahoma currently, but up until about 18 months ago i had lived in Kentucky for most of my life, and in Ohio for a short while before that. i am lutheran, like most americans of scandanavian desent. I am currently in school, i like math classes mostly, but i am very adept at english, history (early american and scandanavian), science (in the form of physics, i really dislike biology, as it is too theoreticocally based IMO)also speak semi-fluent german. i work about 6 hours a week at a pizza place to support the knife/outdoor purchases. other than outdoors and knives, my only other interests are music, wood working, basic leather working, metal working (welding and such) and recntly i have gotten into the knifemaking thing. i plan on taking up archery very soon, thanks to some helpful guys around here. i am pretty good at school, A's mostly, but an occasional B in the useless classes. i dont have a picture of myself to post, but i am 6'4'' , with about the build of a birch tree. i have long hair for utilitarian purposes.

 

[koyote]

Well, then. My name is Christof, and I make knives. It turns out to be as socially debilitating as alcoholism.

I have a crew- we're sort of an informal version of a socially libertarian housing co-operative. Or something. MY wife is a nursing student, my babysitter is my sheathmaker, my son as close to the ideal 19th century wilderness tramp as I can make him! (he's 5. He has a multitool, EDC survival bag, SAK, necker, and a bb gun). My daughter is 2 and desperately wants to help me make knives. The other family includes a embedded programmer, butcher, goth teenager (she's not that bad, really) and autistic teenage girl. We, naturally, have a rottweiler. We all throw tomahawks in the backyard, too!

I've been a carpenter, fence builder, naval petty officer, network engineer, bicycle mechanic, and a few "other" things. Knifemaking is pretty close to heaven, aside from the lack of a proper vehicle proof shop

 

[Walkindude]

Aww hell...Greetings and salutations ! My names Matt, 41, hailing from the MO, AR OK, border. I'm a quiet person, married, 2 stepsons and one wonderful daughter, who just made me a granpa !!

Best friends are 4 crazy dogs, prefer them to most people, wife says I'm a hermit, and I guess I am. I posted a pic elsewhere already tonite, if you want to know what I look like look it up,

I like the quiet solitude of the woods when I get the chance, knives,swords, boomsticks, Guinness for breakfast on occasion.Just a regular guy, nothing exciting, lol

 

[crbauhs]

Ok lets see here, i am not as well known as most of the others here, more of a lurker who post occasionally. My name is Corey, I am 20. I am a manager of a fast food resturant. I go to school full time, working on gettin a degree in business managment. want to own my own business someday, with my dad hopefully. I have gotten into the survival and outdoors stuff alot lately and enjoying all that i can from here in the forums. i am also notorious for never capitalizing or checking my spelling lol

 

[tonym]

Sound like an AA meeting. Not that I would know..

I'm 30 and I guess I am married to Jake's wife like the rest of you married folks right I have a 4 year old lil girl who I adore. My family is the most important thing in my life. I enjoy all things outdoors, but fishing is my passion. I kind of like sharp things too

I aspire to learn as much as I can about the outdoors and outdoor living.

I served in the USAF for 4 years, since then I worked retail. I now run a small business in which I am part owner.

I came to the WSS to find a school to learn about the outdoors. Since then I made some great friends here and even though I haven't met some of them in person, I really do consider them friends.

Took me forever to find a pic in me in shirt with no sleaves like Steve and Jake

 

[candlelight001]

Hi,
I'm John, interested to read you all's intros, I've always wondered who posts on forums. I'm a union organizer, love the lightweight backpacking, desert camping, music, beer and parties. Wish I had more time (and space and tools) for mechanical ingenuity, get excited when I can fix things. Got deep into flashlights, figured out what I like, sold everything else, now going through the same process with knives. Much respect to the makers of good knives.

 

[panch0]

Hello, My name is Frank and I'm from South Texas..way south. I am an IT Project Manager thats my full time job. I go fishing with my wife and kids anytime we get a chance. I also like to hunt but don't really have anywhere to go, so when I get invited I go. I am also in a bbq cook off team, been doing that for about 3 yrs now. It is alot of fun especially when we win. We meet alot of great people from all over. I love pocket knives and have had one in my pocket since I was a little kid. I am now starting to make knives but have a long way to go. I really enjoy being a member here on BF and frequent the wilderness and survival, knife makers area, and another place I wont mention.argg. Thats me in a nut shell and next to the King.
-frank

 

[TheGame]

Hi, I am Dale, I like to do most things involving the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. I just help my dad at work, however because of the economy, they aren't getting much work. I hunt in SE Ohio, and I fish Lake Erie and the Maumee river mostly. I will occasionaly take a few trips to go hiking, or spend a few days out in the woods to practice up on my skills and see what is useful and what isn't. I love to target practice as well. I am also a huge sports fanatic, mostly Amrican Football (hate soccer) and basketball. Although I also like Baseball and Hockey, although I don't get into hockey as much. Oh, I also like to collect most things sharp.

 

[Koyote Girl]

Hello everybody! My name is Sierra and I'm 22. Last year I got completely burnt out and fed up with corporate bullshit (I was functionally the manager of a pizza place and getting paid minimum wage ) so I walked out in the middle of a Saturday night rush and have been doing leather work ever since

Here's my pic:

And here's my kitten, Freidrich, trying to "help" me:

 

[GEC]

I'll play too. Hello my name is Gil I'm 31. Like Crbuahs, I kind of lurk, but I try to contribute as much as possible. I am a State Correctional Officer for NJ . My family is my life line to the better part of the world. I have a beautiful wife that loves me and puts up with my crap LOL. I have 2 room romping Boys one is 3 and the other is 4 months. I love anything to do with the outdoors, guns, and working out. To me it's my stress reliever from my job and other chaos and pandemonium of daily life . I always try to better myself in every aspect in my life. Now I can't wait until my sons get a little older so I can take them out in the bush more often. Just like my father and uncle shared with me. Hopefully, I am going to get the chance to go to one of those classes in CT soon.

 

[Big Mike]

My name is Mike and I’m a little fellow who favors little knives.

Knives are a passion of mine; I use them, collect them and make a few from time to time.

I’ve always been a woodsbum and have been hiking, hunting, fishing, backbacking and camping my entire life.

These days I volunteer a lot of my free time to maintaining the local hiking trails.

I’m an engineer and my work involves corrosion control and building restoration.

When not on the job-site or in the office, I’m usually out in the woods with my dogs. :thumbup:

"If you're not living on the edge, …you're taking up too much space."

Big Mike

 

[Frostyfingers]

Hey guys. Great idea for a thread...I always wondered about some of you guys!

My name is Caleb, I'm a full-time student in Kentucky, studying to be an English teacher. I grew up on a "farm" made up of about three acres of vegetables and 73 acres of woods. I was homeschooled until High School, so I spent a LOT of time in the woods as a kid. I don't have much of a chance to get out nowadays, since I live on campus and work as well as going to school. I still like sharp things, though, and I have since I got my first pocket knife at 7 years old. I really enjoy Bladeforums in general, and this forum in particular.

 

[rpbali]

Hi, I'm Jason. Haven't posted much in this forum, but have been visiting it quite a lot picking up a lot of good info. Plan to do some more posting in the near future.
Bit about myself? I'm 18, currently in my first year of engineering at the U of S. I have been an outdoors fanatic since I can remember. Camping, fishing, hunting, hiking and the like. I am going to be hiking the West Coast Trail in May, so I'm really looking forward to that. Like most others here, I have a thing for the sharps. Been into Spyderco for the last year and a half.

I also have both my Private and Glider Pilot licenses. I could fly a plane before I could drive a car Gliding seasons are September to November, and April to June (basically, when there's no snow). I go gliding every weekend during these seasons with a group of pilots from Saskatoon. I also fly single engine planes whenever I can afford it. It gets quite expensive though to rent a plane. This coming summer I am going to become a Gliding Instructor and help others attain their license.

Schweizer 2-33A (51 ft wingspan)

 

[Fonly]

My name is Benjamin( bet that sounds weird)

Im living in the great north west of alberta im 18, originally from Nova Scotia and miss it dearly. Came out to finish school, and live a little. Going back after the new year.