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Hello Gents, (and Ladies?),
Thought I'd say a first hello to the forum at long last. I was finally pushed to join the forum here after seeing (too late) the 2011 forum knife and vowing to not miss another, the 2012 looks to be shaping up nicely! I've come full circle to traditional knives after many years, having been no such thing as a tactical folder when I was a kid, a traditional folder was all I had (in the stone age) mostly boy scout knives, but I do remember a Barlow in the mix. Anyway, after browsing the forum, I discovered many new names in modern trads and thought I'd take a chance on an affordable GEC just to check out the state of these moderns. I went with an "EDC" #85 Easy Open Jack in ebony and have since fallen in love with this knife/pattern, and I get heart sick every time I miss a 2011 BF knife when they come up for sale ( 3 in the last week!). I've seen threads lately of others switching over to traditionals and it's struck a similar chord with me. I've picked up a few modern tacticals over the intervening years, and while they are 'cool', for the most part, they're over kill for what my every day needs truly are. Apart from not needlessly scaring people in the office while opening a hermetically sealed bag of coffee beans, the warmth of natural scales, the slimness of blade and carry, and just the plain aesthetics of my traditional folders has made a true convert of me. And as a final note for now, my first interactions on the board through the "Exchange" (thanks Geode!) have been so positive I only have good things to look forward to. Thanks Guys!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39060489@N08/7021334999/
Jim
Thought I'd say a first hello to the forum at long last. I was finally pushed to join the forum here after seeing (too late) the 2011 forum knife and vowing to not miss another, the 2012 looks to be shaping up nicely! I've come full circle to traditional knives after many years, having been no such thing as a tactical folder when I was a kid, a traditional folder was all I had (in the stone age) mostly boy scout knives, but I do remember a Barlow in the mix. Anyway, after browsing the forum, I discovered many new names in modern trads and thought I'd take a chance on an affordable GEC just to check out the state of these moderns. I went with an "EDC" #85 Easy Open Jack in ebony and have since fallen in love with this knife/pattern, and I get heart sick every time I miss a 2011 BF knife when they come up for sale ( 3 in the last week!). I've seen threads lately of others switching over to traditionals and it's struck a similar chord with me. I've picked up a few modern tacticals over the intervening years, and while they are 'cool', for the most part, they're over kill for what my every day needs truly are. Apart from not needlessly scaring people in the office while opening a hermetically sealed bag of coffee beans, the warmth of natural scales, the slimness of blade and carry, and just the plain aesthetics of my traditional folders has made a true convert of me. And as a final note for now, my first interactions on the board through the "Exchange" (thanks Geode!) have been so positive I only have good things to look forward to. Thanks Guys!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39060489@N08/7021334999/
Jim
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