Returning home - thanks arizonaranchman

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I recently sent a PM to this fine gentleman after seeing multiple posts of his GEC 55, asking him about the pull and the knife in general. I love the spearpoint in this pattern, but have heard over and over again about how heavy the pulls are. He very kindly answered all of my questions and even asked if I would like to try his out for a couple of weeks before making any decisions about one. At first I declined, but when he mentioned it again, I took him up on the offer and he sent the knife out to me that very day. Two days later it was in my mailbox and ready to put thru the paces.

Jeff doesn't know me and had no reason to offer to do such a nice thing, but he did, even mentioning that this forum is like family. He's right. It is like family, and his kindness was a blessing to me. Yesterday morning his 55 got snuggled up in a USPS box and began her return trip across country back to the place she belongs. Today, hopefully she is closer to home and ready to be reunited in another day or two. Jeff, thanks again. You have been awesome and I wanted to publicly thank you for your generosity.

Here is a pic of your little beauty while you wait on her arrival…hopefully it won't be long now!


On a side note, another member here also asked if I'd like to try out his 55 for awhile. Since I already had Jeff's I declined, but it just goes to show how much people here do care. So, thanks to you as well CapitalizedLiving (aka Dan). You guys are awesome!
 
that is a really fine gesture, and very practical too, one more adventure in the life of the knife.
 
Almost like a flat Stanley.

For those who don't know a Flat Stanley is a grade school project kids do to introduce them to the big world. They make a paper person and send it to relatives/friends in other parts of the world. The recipient then takes it on an adventure and writes a story on the Flat Friend. They then send it off to another destination for another adventure and so on until it finally returns home to enrich the owner with the stories.

Good on all three of you upstanding persons.
 
Jeff is a 100% awesome guy, truly the nicest I have met on BF yet. :thumbup:

What is your decision? Did Jeff's prized #55 sell you on the knife, or did you find the pull too much?
 
What an awesome story! Good on you, guys. I know from reading arizonaranchman's posts how much he loves his 55.

I sure hope the 55 enjoyed its vacation in North Carolina. It's hotter than hades down here in Tucson -- 110 tomorrow. Hope your ranch is on higher, cooler ground Jeff!
 
Nice! Enjoy that wonderful knife! Good going Jeff! (enabler.......)

Peter
 
fot0 said:
Jeff is a 100% awesome guy, truly the nicest I have met on BF yet. :thumbup:

What is your decision? Did Jeff's prized #55 sell you on the knife, or did you find the pull too much?
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I must say it did sell me on the knife. I found the pull to be stronger than most of my knives but not as bad as I anticipated. Of course I know there will be variations among the pattern, but I probably will pull the trigger sometime soon.

Pjake said:
Nice! Enjoy that wonderful knife! Good going Jeff! (enabler.......)

Peter
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Enabler???!!! So now I know the real story! ;) Of course, I am not complaining. :)
 
I've been blessed with the kindness of members here on a number of occasions myself, it's just the little things we do here each day that makes this particular corner of BF a very special place.

Share some pics of your 55 when you find one Jennifer... :)
 
Very nice thing to do. It also adds a little history to the knife. It should definitely make you smile when you use it again.
Well done arizonaranchman
 
I picked up the #55 at the Post Office this morning after it's 2 week getaway vacation to North Carolina - (I'm envious!). Upon opening it I was stunned to find two very awesome surprises included inside... An Alox SAK Farmer and a hand-crafted leather slip for credit cards/ID's... Totally awesome and so unexpected! I've noticed Jennifer's handiwork in other posts, using old leather items and resurrecting them into something new - this was a baseball glove in it's former life and is now a very handy slip for cards/ID. This is cool actually as I hate a big fat wallet full of a zillion things that makes it 3" thick (I don't know HOW guys put wallets like that in their pocket, it would drive me insane). My wallet always just has the minimum in it to keep it as slim as possible. But there are times when another card or two or three must go along for the ride so this will be perfect for such applications :)

Now the Alox SAK is something I've been eyeing for the past couple of months actually. Either the Farmer or Pioneer were in fact the ones I'd been debating over. I haven't had an SAK in probably 15 years but I do like them and have always been impressed with their quality and design. The last two I had were both those tiny red plastic ones that hang on a keychain with just a small pen and a tiny pair of scissors (I forget the model). I lost both of them eventually and just never got around to replacing them. Since discovering BF I've been seeing these Alox SAK's and they've had my attention and one was def on my Short List of "Gotta have that"s. :)

This Vic Farmer is in Orange and has a fantastic and very useful combination of blades: Large Pen, Caplifter w/large ScrewDriver/WireStripper, Can Opener w/small ScrewDriver, awl/punch and of course a very toothy saw for trimming a vine or even those emergency campfires that sometimes become quite necessary. This is a totally awesome SAK and will go into service immediately. I can't believe how long it's been since I had an SAK and in fondling this wonderful gift I realize and remember what fantastic quality classics these SAKs are.

THANKS SO MUCH JENNIFER! :)

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A few more shots... :)

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Amazing how they get all those tools/blades all nestled in there so neatly (that's FIVE BLADES/TOOLS in there!) - the Swiss are master craftsmen!
 
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Congratulations! Beautiful work, Jennifer, and such a wonderful gesture. Huge thumbs up for both of you :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
That is great Jeff, you're a good man! Jennifer your very thoughtful and your leather work is exceptional. If you need more ball gloves, let me know, mine are just sitting in the closet. ;)
 
You are very welcome Jeff.

Thanks guys. I was glad to be able to say thanks to Jeff in a small way. And Markesharp, thanks - I may take you up on that offer one day!
 
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