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Hello BladeForums, I hope you're all doing well!
Now that Halloween is over and Thanksgiving is just around the corner, I thought now would be the perfect time to do this.
I've been a member of several forums over the years, but I've never come across one quite like BladeForums. Forgive me for being cliche, but this place is special. The advice I've been given, the kindness I've been shown, and the knowledge available here is overwhelming. The generosity and sense of community found on this forum is astounding. You all (members and moderators alike) should be proud of yourselves.
A while back, in the "Pay it forward" thread @Lee D sent me a Fallkniven SK3 Juni to give to my niece for her Birthday without requiring a "pay it forward" in return. In an attempt to pass the buck along and show support to BladeForums and the members who make it special... I thought we'd do a little giveaway!
This will be a two part giveaway. The first part will be open to all non-paying members with at least 100 posts outside of the Exchange and the second part will be open to ALL paying members (regardless of post count), moderators (if allowed), AND any non-paying members with at least 1000 posts outside of the Exchange!
Just post an "I'm in" and let us know what you're thankful for this year with a quick sentence, picture, story, poem, whatever you'd like! I'll automatically place you in your correct group based on your membership status and post count. Winners will be chosen at random by two drawings using "Random Name Picker". If you are a non-paying member with OVER 1000 posts who would like to be entered in the Membership Drawing instead of the Knife Drawing, let me know. I'll keep the contest open for a couple weeks or until interest starts to wane.
Now for the prizes!
For the first part (open to all non-paying members with AT LEAST 100 posts outside of the Exchange)...
One Grand Prize winner will receive a Gold Membership to BladeForums!
Three Runner Up winners will receive a Basic Membership to Bladeforums!
For the second part (open to ALL paying members regardless of post count, moderators, AND any non-paying members with AT LEAST 1000 posts outside of the Exchange)...
One Grand Prize winner will receive a brand new sprint run Spyderco Delica V-Toku2!
Here's what Spyderco has to say about the knife:
This remarkable Sprint Run edition of the popular Delica 4 Lightweight showcases a three-layer laminate blade with a V-Toku2 tool steel core. Renowned for its toughness at high hardness, V-Toku2 is a Japanese steel made with Swedish iron ore enriched with tungsten, vanadium, and chromium. To bolster its strength and provide greater corrosion resistance, the V-Toku2 core of this blade is flanked by outer layers of SUS410 stainless steel. This laminated construction is evident when the full-flat-ground blade is examined closely, as the transition between the core and outer layers is clearly visible just above the blade's cutting edge. Nevertheless, because V-Toku2 is a true tool steel, its exposed surfaces are susceptible to corrosion and must be maintained properly.
All other features of this amazing knife are consistent with the standard version of the Delica 4 Lightweight, including skeletonized stainless steel handle liners, a stout back lock mechanism, and a four-position pocket clip. Its fiberglass-reinforced-nylon (FRN) handle is also injection molded in the signature blue-gray color that identifies Spyderco's elite V-Toku2 Sprint-Run series of knives.
One Second Place winner will receive a brand new Spyderco Tri-Angle SharpMaker sharpening system! Not much to say about this... Everyone knows about it, everyone loves it.
One Third Place winner will receive a ORIA 56 bit screwdriver kit AND a WIHA stubby screwdriver with adapter! I picked up a couple of these screwdriver kits a few months ago and was really surprised with the quality of the bits. The bits are 6150 CV steel and have performed very well for me. I haven't needed the backup kit so I thought one of you could make use of it. The one downside to the kit is the screwdriver. It's great for working on computer and whatnot, but it doesn't really have the proper shape to apply the torque needed to break a pivot doused in Loctite... Luckily I'm including a WIHA stubby screwdriver with bit adapter with the kit! If you haven't used a WIHA stubby, you're in for a treat!
I'll go first!
2018, like all years, has had it's ups and downs for me, but overall I have a LOT to be thankful for! I joined this forum and discovered a new passion. I underwent a couple surgeries that have improved my quality of life. I received a rather significant promotion at work. And best of all, I married the woman of my dreams!
So for 2018, I'm thankful for...
Family, Friends, Health, and Sprint Runs.
What are you thankful for!?
Now that Halloween is over and Thanksgiving is just around the corner, I thought now would be the perfect time to do this.
I've been a member of several forums over the years, but I've never come across one quite like BladeForums. Forgive me for being cliche, but this place is special. The advice I've been given, the kindness I've been shown, and the knowledge available here is overwhelming. The generosity and sense of community found on this forum is astounding. You all (members and moderators alike) should be proud of yourselves.
A while back, in the "Pay it forward" thread @Lee D sent me a Fallkniven SK3 Juni to give to my niece for her Birthday without requiring a "pay it forward" in return. In an attempt to pass the buck along and show support to BladeForums and the members who make it special... I thought we'd do a little giveaway!
This will be a two part giveaway. The first part will be open to all non-paying members with at least 100 posts outside of the Exchange and the second part will be open to ALL paying members (regardless of post count), moderators (if allowed), AND any non-paying members with at least 1000 posts outside of the Exchange!
Just post an "I'm in" and let us know what you're thankful for this year with a quick sentence, picture, story, poem, whatever you'd like! I'll automatically place you in your correct group based on your membership status and post count. Winners will be chosen at random by two drawings using "Random Name Picker". If you are a non-paying member with OVER 1000 posts who would like to be entered in the Membership Drawing instead of the Knife Drawing, let me know. I'll keep the contest open for a couple weeks or until interest starts to wane.
Now for the prizes!
For the first part (open to all non-paying members with AT LEAST 100 posts outside of the Exchange)...
One Grand Prize winner will receive a Gold Membership to BladeForums!
Three Runner Up winners will receive a Basic Membership to Bladeforums!
For the second part (open to ALL paying members regardless of post count, moderators, AND any non-paying members with AT LEAST 1000 posts outside of the Exchange)...
One Grand Prize winner will receive a brand new sprint run Spyderco Delica V-Toku2!
Here's what Spyderco has to say about the knife:
This remarkable Sprint Run edition of the popular Delica 4 Lightweight showcases a three-layer laminate blade with a V-Toku2 tool steel core. Renowned for its toughness at high hardness, V-Toku2 is a Japanese steel made with Swedish iron ore enriched with tungsten, vanadium, and chromium. To bolster its strength and provide greater corrosion resistance, the V-Toku2 core of this blade is flanked by outer layers of SUS410 stainless steel. This laminated construction is evident when the full-flat-ground blade is examined closely, as the transition between the core and outer layers is clearly visible just above the blade's cutting edge. Nevertheless, because V-Toku2 is a true tool steel, its exposed surfaces are susceptible to corrosion and must be maintained properly.
All other features of this amazing knife are consistent with the standard version of the Delica 4 Lightweight, including skeletonized stainless steel handle liners, a stout back lock mechanism, and a four-position pocket clip. Its fiberglass-reinforced-nylon (FRN) handle is also injection molded in the signature blue-gray color that identifies Spyderco's elite V-Toku2 Sprint-Run series of knives.
One Second Place winner will receive a brand new Spyderco Tri-Angle SharpMaker sharpening system! Not much to say about this... Everyone knows about it, everyone loves it.
One Third Place winner will receive a ORIA 56 bit screwdriver kit AND a WIHA stubby screwdriver with adapter! I picked up a couple of these screwdriver kits a few months ago and was really surprised with the quality of the bits. The bits are 6150 CV steel and have performed very well for me. I haven't needed the backup kit so I thought one of you could make use of it. The one downside to the kit is the screwdriver. It's great for working on computer and whatnot, but it doesn't really have the proper shape to apply the torque needed to break a pivot doused in Loctite... Luckily I'm including a WIHA stubby screwdriver with bit adapter with the kit! If you haven't used a WIHA stubby, you're in for a treat!
I'll go first!
2018, like all years, has had it's ups and downs for me, but overall I have a LOT to be thankful for! I joined this forum and discovered a new passion. I underwent a couple surgeries that have improved my quality of life. I received a rather significant promotion at work. And best of all, I married the woman of my dreams!
So for 2018, I'm thankful for...
Family, Friends, Health, and Sprint Runs.
What are you thankful for!?
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she is a neonatal nurse ( premature baby nurse ) who works long shifts and her long hours and devotion to her job has caused some friction with me in the past by missing out on a bunch of events and outings. One day a little over a year ago She called me at work crying and telling me that her head felt like it was going to explode so I raced home to find her curled up on the sofa in the severe pain. I rushed her to the hospital where she sat for 9 hours due to the opioid problem in my town they think everyone is pain med seeking so she sat in pain. The time came and I had to pick the 13 yo up from his First day of middle school so I had to leave her and bring him from school to hockey practice, he was on two teams at the time. While driving to the rink my wife called me crying telling me she had a brain tumor and that they were rushing her into boston for surgery. well when I got to the H a nurse told me that they finally decided to do an MRI out of ideas and Tylenol wasn't working and "That it was a bummer about my wife's tumor'' and that I just missed the ambulance. Long story short LOL she spent the rest of the week waiting for the surgeon to gather the best of team because her tumor was the size of a pear and had run out of room to grow. Well the operation went Perfect and when she woke up in the recovery room and said she was in pain I was relieved in the fact that she could still speak. She spent the next 3 months in rehab learning to read, wright, and walk again all with the driving ambition to get back to work and her work friends and when she finally came home her work friends formed a list of people who would check in on her during the days I was at work,Prepare home made meals, and drive her to her radiation treatments 6 days a week for 60 days so I could keep my job and get youngest to practices in order to keep some normalcy for him. During the time when I would come home, do laundry, serve meals, check homework, vacuum, pay bills and then drive 40 minutes into town to see her every night I really began to appreciate all she did for us as a family without complaining. Yes I was a dumbass and that's what it took me to see the light. She is now back to work (full time plus overtime) at the place she loves so much with the nurses who took such good care of us. She is doing awesome now and I got to witness first hand the caring and generosity friends and strangers so go hug your wives boys because every day good or bad with her or him (I don't judge) is a blessing. When I climb into bed at night and she starts snoring it now brings a smile to my face because I layed in an empty bed for too long alone praying for strength to get me through the next day and wondering how i was gonna face life a single dad and if my wife would ever come home again. Life is Full of blessings
