I just wanted to introduce myself to the folks here. I've been a fan of ESEE knives for a while now but I don't do alot of forum posting. I only own one ESEE knife currently, but I am very fond of it. It's an RC-5 that Mike personaly sold me (well, he talked me into it and handed it to me, anyhow) at SMKW while I was on vacation last year. He happened to be there for a special event they were hosting and I had the good fortune to meet him and talk knives for a moment. I had been looking at the ESEE knives for while anyhow and having Mike there to talk to about them presented the perfect opportunity to pick one up. My fiance was at the counter with me durring the conversation and she was so impressed with both Mike and the blade that when we walked away she said " You have to buy that knife before we leave. It's perfect for you and that guy was awesome." She was right on both counts and thats exactly what I did. I've recently been reading alot here because I'm thinking of picking up an Izula for her and a H.E.S.T. for myself. Of course now I have to expand the budget because I already love what I've seen of the Izula folder and the Junglas that are forthcoming as well! Anyhow, I decided to post because while doing my research here, I've come across a number of posts by both Jeff and Mike that have furthered my belief that my money is well spent on their products. I also have found myself quite enjoying the rest of the community here and look forward to spending more time getting to know many of you in the future. Who knows, maybe I'll even end up with my own rat pack number someday...I'll probably have to buy alot more knives in order to have that much to talk about though...that would be too bad 
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