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00 Offline Fielder

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Hi from the American West.
on: September 03, 2016, 09:58:13 AM
Greetings ladies and gentlemen.

I notice a picture of smilies at the top of the page. And the one opening blades represents me pretty much.

Sad story I was very young not yet a teenager and purchased a multiple blade knife from the ever present Sears Christmans Cataloge (I think that's where I got the Craftsman). The blades were very hard to open, when you needed something it took an effort.

I swore off Swiss knifes. They appealed in mail order catalogs but I thought 'you'll be wasting money', remember the Craftsman.

I shoot old style traditional black powder guns and my friends that shoot modern guns , or were backpackers all carried ordinary knives, not multitools. Decades roll by.

Finally youtube saved the day. Obviously these tools are easy to use when we see it done.

So praise Youtube where moving pictures tell the story.

And bought a Champion Plus on a big sale price on Amazon.

Other one I though I wanted was some sort of Leatherman. Concerns over modern quality control and love of vintage things, led me to buy a minty original Leatherman which is in the mail.

I love the Champion Plus as it is a Swisschamp without the extra layer for pliers, and therefore very pocketable. I noticed in 2016 Victorinox catalog it is missing. Too bad because it used to be their flagship, as I understand it, before SwissChamp came along.

Sincerely,
Fielder

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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #1 on: September 03, 2016, 10:08:35 AM
Welcome to the boards Fielder.   :cheers:

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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #2 on: September 03, 2016, 12:15:08 PM
Welcome aboard
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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #3 on: September 03, 2016, 12:24:11 PM
welcome mate
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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #4 on: September 03, 2016, 12:41:19 PM
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It is just a matter of time before they add the word “Syndrome” after my last name.

I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #5 on: September 03, 2016, 01:33:49 PM
" IYCRTYSWTMTFOT"

if you can read this you ....??   :think:

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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #6 on: September 03, 2016, 01:45:01 PM
Quote from: Fielder on September 03, 2016, 01:33:49 PM
" IYCRTYSWTMTFOT"

if you can read this you ....??   :think:

... spend way too much time figuring out taglines.

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Just get a life, man!

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It is just a matter of time before they add the word “Syndrome” after my last name.

I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

IYCRTYSWTMTFOT


00 Offline kirk13

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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #7 on: September 03, 2016, 02:27:46 PM
Quote from: pfrsantos on September 03, 2016, 01:45:01 PM
Quote from: Fielder on September 03, 2016, 01:33:49 PM
" IYCRTYSWTMTFOT"

if you can read this you ....??   :think:

... spend way too much time figuring out taglines.

 :facepalm:


Just get a life, man!

 :pok: :pok:

 :facepalm:

Don't worry about santos,he's trying to win nutter of year. Problem is,this is MTo,we're all nutters ;)

Welcome to the forum :tu:

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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #8 on: September 03, 2016, 04:10:35 PM
Welcome aboard  :cheers:
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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #9 on: September 03, 2016, 05:59:46 PM
Welcome!  :cheers:
There's no such thing as "Too pretty to carry".  There's only "Too pretty NOT to carry"...... >:D
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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #10 on: September 06, 2016, 03:06:09 AM
Welcome to :MTO: :cheers:
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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #11 on: September 06, 2016, 03:07:07 AM
Quote from: pfrsantos on September 03, 2016, 01:45:01 PM
Quote from: Fielder on September 03, 2016, 01:33:49 PM
" IYCRTYSWTMTFOT"

if you can read this you ....??   :think:

... spend way too much time figuring out taglines.

 :facepalm:


Just get a life, man!

 :pok: :pok:

I always wonder what the last part meant as well but just never asked :like:
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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #12 on: September 06, 2016, 05:26:14 PM
Welcome aboard! :multi:

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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #13 on: September 06, 2016, 06:45:53 PM
Welcome from the Canadian east!!


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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #14 on: September 06, 2016, 06:50:16 PM
Welcome on board! Aboard?.. Abroad?.. :think: :think:
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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #15 on: September 07, 2016, 07:37:37 PM
Hi and welcome to the forum!
 
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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #16 on: September 08, 2016, 10:45:42 PM
Welcome from the American East!  :cheers:
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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #17 on: September 09, 2016, 07:32:32 AM
Welcome from Near West of the Near East.
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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #18 on: September 12, 2016, 02:09:22 AM
Welcome aboard.  :salute:
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Re: Hi from the American West.
Reply #19 on: September 12, 2016, 02:29:52 AM
HI from NM, Hope your new to you Leatherman serves you well. which LM is it?

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Reply #20 on: September 14, 2016, 04:07:43 PM
Welcome!  :cheers:
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