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Hi there, my name is Phill and hail from South East Queensland, Australia. I thought here may be a good as place as any for a brief introduction. I grew up on a large farm heavily exposed to motorcycles, firearms and hunting (culling is probably more accurate). I recall as a kid being given a small swiss army knife thinking I was the bee's knees. About three years back I stumbled upon a site with ZT's and consequently ended up with two 0450's in a short period of time. I courted the SPIDERCO for quite a time and about four months ago took the plunge and ended up with a PM2 with a DLC blade and am enjoying it along with the 0450's immensely. Inadvertently I beleive my son may also now be on a similar trajectory having received a LEATHERMAN LEAP as a Christmas present with he loves.
Anyway... enough and thanks for having me.
Sincere Regards
Phill
 
Someday I want to go to Australia. I want to see all the Cockatoos that fly around in the wild. I also want to see koala bears fighting.

I had an Aussie paramedic coworker for about a year. All he ever talked about was darts, beer and women.
 
The cockatoos are for the best part quite prolific, with quite a few species.
The most beautiful in my opinion would be the black cockatoo-which are black like a crow with flashes of blood red feathers - and a extremely loud, boisterous and large. They have a distinct call that is different from the sulpgur crested.
 
They are very cool birds. I had one as a pet for about 10 years until I got married. Then my wife didn't like it and said it had to go. It was really like a small person. I'd love to get another one. I'd love to see a black one. Never seen one. Mine was a sulfur crested
 
Dead Coyote said:
They are very cool birds. I had one as a pet for about 10 years until I got married. Then my wife didn't like it and said it had to go. It was really like a small person. I'd love to get another one. I'd love to see a black one. Never seen one. Mine was a sulfur crested
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My grandfather had one also from when he was a small boy. My grandfather died in his mid-seventies, the bird passed away also- not long after. They live a very long time.
There is also a species that is black, then speckled with white/yellow dots - kinda looks like the night sky with stars - they're not so common at least where O have travelled through out OZ.
In fact whilst writing this, there are sulphur cockatoos squawking outside
 
Phillip Fitzpatrick said:
Hi there, my name is Phill and hail from South East Queensland, Australia. I thought here may be a good as place as any for a brief introduction. I grew up on a large farm heavily exposed to motorcycles, firearms and hunting (culling is probably more accurate). I recall as a kid being given a small swiss army knife thinking I was the bee's knees. About three years back I stumbled upon a site with ZT's and consequently ended up with two 0450's in a short period of time. I courted the SPIDERCO for quite a time and about four months ago took the plunge and ended up with a PM2 with a DLC blade and am enjoying it along with the 0450's immensely. Inadvertently I beleive my son may also now be on a similar trajectory having received a LEATHERMAN LEAP as a Christmas present with he loves.
Anyway... enough and thanks for having me.
Sincere Regards
Phill
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Phillip Fitzpatrick said:
Hi there, my name is Phill and hail from South East Queensland, Australia. I thought here may be a good as place as any for a brief introduction. I grew up on a large farm heavily exposed to motorcycles, firearms and hunting (culling is probably more accurate). I recall as a kid being given a small swiss army knife thinking I was the bee's knees. About three years back I stumbled upon a site with ZT's and consequently ended up with two 0450's in a short period of time. I courted the SPIDERCO for quite a time and about four months ago took the plunge and ended up with a PM2 with a DLC blade and am enjoying it along with the 0450's immensely. Inadvertently I beleive my son may also now be on a similar trajectory having received a LEATHERMAN LEAP as a Christmas present with he loves.
Anyway... enough and thanks for having me.
Sincere Regards
Phill
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Cheers everyone I am new here as well and I hail from Claremont California
 
Would love to...just don't know how... working on it.
Got some pic of a friendly King Parrot in my garage and some Rainbow Lorikeets in our garden - they're crazy little.critters, fun to watch

Off topic...or maybe on -
You would know anyone wanting to part with a new St Nicks PM2 by chance ??
 
Greetings and salutations bladebros (and bladegals). I'm Eric and I'm a baldeaholic.
Actually, I enjoy kitchen knives a great deal; that's my main area of interest. I'm looking forward to some discussion of mostly kitchen knives, especially my new interest: repairing/restoring older kitchen knives.
 
I am new here and from Placerville, Ca. I am a woodworker with my own business. I work mainly with Manzanita but have worked with many types of wood. I want to get into building knives with some of the unique burls I come across. I have burl wood that is so rare that I can't even find it online. Is the market there?
 
Hi,

Been lurking for years, finally decided to join.
Always loved knives.
The amount of knowledge on this forum is amazing.

Hockey fan... gohabsgo!
Also like to collect gokins, 1/6 figures and jerseys.

Thanks,
Votommy
 
Hi from Spain!!!sorry for my low nivel english!!I love this knives made in USA,my principal knives is Spyderco,Crk,Protech, ZT and swiss Victorinox,goodby guys!!
 
Hi all,

Newbie from the Netherlands here. Just looking at all the cool knives and for a new backup knife for my main edc carry, which is a Benchmade Mini Griptilian 556. Thinking between a spyderco para 3 or delica 4.
 
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