Random Thought Thread

Hell yes! My first manly knife was the ATS55 rescue that came out after your molded clip version. Appears Spyderco (or someone crafty) added a traditional clip once the molded one broke, sweet.
Good eye E.!

It was originally a molded clip but I busted it. Sent it back to Golden, CO and they modified the clip and cleaned up the blade, sharpened the serrations.

They -also- included a small pile of old, stainless refurbs in my box (5 folders IIRC), including this Police model! I couldn't believe it!

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It was originally a molded clip but I busted it. Sent it back to Golden, CO and they modified the clip and cleaned up the blade, sharpened the serrations.

They -also- included a small pile of old, stainless refurbs in my box (5 folders IIRC), including this Police model! I couldn't believe it!

Although I have not purchased a Spyderco in some time, I will always be loyal to the brand. I recommend it frequently.View attachment 2713497View attachment 2713498
Thats sweet man! I used to be big into collecting different Police Variants. You a leftie? I write left but knife right (and about everything else).
 
Good eye E.!

It was originally a molded clip but I busted it. Sent it back to Golden, CO and they modified the clip and cleaned up the blade, sharpened the serrations.

They -also- included a small pile of old, stainless refurbs in my box (5 folders IIRC), including this Police model! I couldn't believe it!

Although I have not purchased a Spyderco in some time, I will always be loyal to the brand. I recommend it frequently.

I still have my early Endura 2 from the mid-90's. 👍 ;)

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Blues- I hope your wife’s ear is doing well.
It's pretty swollen, so I just gave her a couple of ibuprofen and had her apply ice (wrapped in cloth). That helped some but she's not feeling her best despite being a trooper.

Thanks for checking, B. I have you, V vkp78 and Tensegrity Tensegrity to fall back on, not to mention B bluemax_1 if I really want to be confused with all the minutiae. ☺️ :thumbsup:

I appreciate having you guys in our corner.
 
I always open my beer with a knife

You don't need a little pry thing in the tang. If my knife had one I wouldn't use it for that.

Just grip the neck with your hand, put the spine under the cap and on top of your index finger and pry the cap off. But pay attention to what you're doing, I did manage to cut myself once.
Can confirm. Did it once myself. First beer of the day even.

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^^^^^

When I got knifed and had my left index finger grafted and sewn back together, I lied and told my family that I had done it opening the pull tab on an aluminum can.

I came clean about 40 years later. One of my sisters was so pissed...she told me that she was afraid to open cans with a pull tab for decades because of me.

(I had about 11 or 12 stitches in the tip of the finger below and to the side of the fingernail.) That's what you get for trying to parry instead of jump backward.
 
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