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us Offline Sky Pickle

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Greetings from Chicago!
on: October 13, 2015, 05:14:53 AM
Hello there! I’m new to the forum. Been interested in multi-tools as far back as I can remember, but recently caught the bug to collect them. I can already tell it’s pretty addicting (as can my wife), since the last couple months have been a fairly intense “accumulation” phase.

I’m a lawyer by trade, but grew up on a farm in Kentucky and was surrounded by knives and tools from a young age. Some of my earliest memories are of going to gun/knife shows with my dad and getting a souvenir pocketknife, getting my first SwissChamp for winning Cub Scout awards, and picking out strange knives and multi-tools from the Smoky Mountain Knife Works catalog for Christmas/birthday gifts.

I carried a Leatherman Micra for a number of years, and my interest was recently re-sparked when looking for a pocketable multi-tool with a corkscrew (I guess I’m fortunate in that my lifestyle seems to put me situations where a corkscrew may be needed at a moment’s notice). During the research phase, I stumbled on this site and have been blown away by all the information available here while drooling over some members’ collections. I settled on a Leatherman Juice XE6, and things have escalated from there.

Right now, my collecting interests are focused on Leatherman and custom/rare tools. I would definitely appreciate any advice the more seasoned members have, especially regarding places in Chicago that may sell older/used multi-tools. The surrounding suburbs have outdoor stores - like Cabelas – that sell the newer stuff, but Chicago proper isn’t exactly the best place to find items with knife blades…

Look forward to joining the community!
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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #1 on: October 13, 2015, 05:57:08 AM
Welcome aboard  :cheers:

Look for a retired  Leatherman Flair on E-bay, it has a corkscrew and would be a cool piece for your collection.
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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #2 on: October 13, 2015, 06:09:32 AM
Welcome aboard!
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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #3 on: October 13, 2015, 06:21:11 AM
welcome mate
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us Offline Sky Pickle

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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #4 on: October 13, 2015, 06:25:09 AM
Quote from: SteveC on October 13, 2015, 05:57:08 AM
Welcome aboard  :cheers:

Look for a retired  Leatherman Flair on E-bay, it has a corkscrew and would be a cool piece for your collection.



Done and done - ordered it last week!
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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #5 on: October 13, 2015, 07:14:04 AM
Greetings and Welcome,  great name btw  :D

I was also gonna mention the Flair but clearly you have been a busy bee.  As you may already know check our sale and trade threads as well as EDC Source store. 

I'm sure one of our Chicago members will be along to direct you to a good "fishing hole" in your area.  Have fun with the collecting I know I sure do. 
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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #6 on: October 13, 2015, 11:24:20 AM
Welcome to the forums.  :salute:
A little Leatherman information.

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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #7 on: October 13, 2015, 02:18:46 PM
Welcome aboard!!


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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #8 on: October 13, 2015, 03:20:41 PM
I notice you didn't mention Alox SAKs.


That's ok,we can fix that

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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #9 on: October 13, 2015, 04:53:57 PM
welcome to the forum,  and I am sure we can help you find other things to buy.  Swiss Army knives in general are really cool to collect.   :climber:
If I can help, let me know 
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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #10 on: October 13, 2015, 06:45:23 PM
Welcome!

Good score on the Flair!

You will find out very quickly, we love pictures!

Speaking of pictures, some collection pictures would be awesome ;)
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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #11 on: October 13, 2015, 06:50:15 PM
Yes, mor pics! Sum ov us can't reed so gud.

Welcome to MTO! Nice score on the Flair.

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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #12 on: October 13, 2015, 06:55:32 PM
Welcome!   :cheers:

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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #13 on: October 13, 2015, 07:34:41 PM
Welcome   :cheers: oh pics  :pok:  :tu:
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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #14 on: October 13, 2015, 11:13:13 PM
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

Still waiting on a couple deliveries. I will post pics once I get them; probably Thursday or Friday.  :mail:

Is there a specific thread where everyone posts their collections, or should I just start my own in the General Tool Discussion board?
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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #15 on: October 13, 2015, 11:20:47 PM
We're fairly easy going in that regard,but if it's all LM,then the Leatherman forum works best. If it's a mix of brands then the General forum is good :tu:
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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #16 on: October 14, 2015, 03:50:31 AM
Quote from: ducttapetech on October 13, 2015, 06:50:15 PM
Yes, mor pics! Sum ov us can't reed so gud.

Welcome to MTO! Nice score on the Flair.

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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #17 on: October 14, 2015, 10:16:24 AM
Quote from: kirk13 on October 13, 2015, 03:20:41 PM
I notice you didn't mention Alox SAKs.


That's ok,we can fix that

 >:D >:D >:D


Welcome to the forums  :cheers:

+ 1 to what kirk13 said  >:D :angel: http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,53842.msg1046876.html#msg1046876
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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #18 on: October 14, 2015, 01:18:22 PM
Quote from: NKlamerus on October 14, 2015, 03:50:31 AM
Quote from: ducttapetech on October 13, 2015, 06:50:15 PM
Yes, mor pics! Sum ov us can't reed so gud.

Welcome to MTO! Nice score on the Flair.

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Hookt on Fonix werkt four us.

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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #19 on: October 15, 2015, 03:44:28 AM
Update: Collection has been posted on the General Tool Discussion board.

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,62548.0.html
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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #20 on: October 20, 2015, 08:16:07 AM
Howdy!
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Re: Greetings from Chicago!
Reply #21 on: October 21, 2015, 12:20:57 AM
Greetings.  :cheers:

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