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Just got a new knife yesterday, and thought I would try my hand at uploading a picture. Let's see if it works!
A meager collection, to be sure, but to make it interesting I'll tell a little bit about each piece's reason for existence in my life.
From top to bottom:
- Spyderco Meerkat (2", 440C steel): Got this in the wake of 9/11, since my job requires me to occasionally work on a military base. Turns out the base limit is 4"! So this one doesn't get carried often, usually when I have to attend a school function since the blade length is legal for carry on South Carolina elementary and secondary schools.
- CRK Small Classic Sebenza (2.8", BG-42 steel): I was offered a job in South Carolina a week or so after the bleeding-edge technology firm I worked for in Florida executed it's first round of layoffs. I negotiated a little extra something in the signing bonus to take care of "emotional pain and suffering associated with the layoff"
This one is truly an EDC - I usually carry two knives, and this one is always one of them. Guess it feels nice to have a tank in my pocket!
- Benchmade 940 KOTM (blue) (3.5", 154CM steel): Got this one just because! This is the one I received yesterday - I would have bought a regular production 940, just waiting, and lo and behold I found this one on the forums (thanks mschwoeb!). What a sweet knife, beautiful and sharp as the dickens (at least it is now)! This one will probably rotate with the next one.
- Spyderco Large Calypso (4", VG-10 steel): Got this at the urging of a fellow forum member (you know who you are! And stop blaming me for your purchases!!! ) Great knife! This one is usually reserved for food-prep chores out of the house, such as quartering apples and slicing long sandwiches.
Been here for about a year now, lurking or otherwise, and I've come to enjoy this pastime of using and talking about knives. My fellow forum members, you've been good to the FNG, and for that I thank you!
Matthew
A meager collection, to be sure, but to make it interesting I'll tell a little bit about each piece's reason for existence in my life.
From top to bottom:
- Spyderco Meerkat (2", 440C steel): Got this in the wake of 9/11, since my job requires me to occasionally work on a military base. Turns out the base limit is 4"! So this one doesn't get carried often, usually when I have to attend a school function since the blade length is legal for carry on South Carolina elementary and secondary schools.
- CRK Small Classic Sebenza (2.8", BG-42 steel): I was offered a job in South Carolina a week or so after the bleeding-edge technology firm I worked for in Florida executed it's first round of layoffs. I negotiated a little extra something in the signing bonus to take care of "emotional pain and suffering associated with the layoff"
This one is truly an EDC - I usually carry two knives, and this one is always one of them. Guess it feels nice to have a tank in my pocket!- Benchmade 940 KOTM (blue) (3.5", 154CM steel): Got this one just because! This is the one I received yesterday - I would have bought a regular production 940, just waiting, and lo and behold I found this one on the forums (thanks mschwoeb!). What a sweet knife, beautiful and sharp as the dickens (at least it is now
)! This one will probably rotate with the next one.- Spyderco Large Calypso (4", VG-10 steel): Got this at the urging of a fellow forum member (you know who you are! And stop blaming me for your purchases!!!
) Great knife! This one is usually reserved for food-prep chores out of the house, such as quartering apples and slicing long sandwiches.Been here for about a year now, lurking or otherwise, and I've come to enjoy this pastime of using and talking about knives. My fellow forum members, you've been good to the FNG, and for that I thank you!
Matthew
