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Appreciation for the Explorer

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us Offline El Corkscrew

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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #690 on: April 28, 2018, 01:44:18 AM
:like: plain ol'red for me.   :cheers:
I like 'em like that.  Seems folks are less worried when they see a red Victorinox coming out of a pocket.
Agreed,  starting to feel the same way about StayGlo
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #691 on: April 28, 2018, 04:23:39 AM
I'd like one, but no local shops sell it, so I was either going to get one on Amazon or second hand and replace the scales/customize it a tad.
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #692 on: April 28, 2018, 07:27:18 AM
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #693 on: April 28, 2018, 07:29:02 AM
:like: plain ol'red for me.   :cheers:
I like 'em like that.  Seems folks are less worried when they see a red Victorinox coming out of a pocket.
Agreed,  starting to feel the same way about StayGlo

We don't seem to get a lot of Stayglo this side of the pond which is a real pity  :tu:
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #694 on: May 06, 2018, 09:55:48 PM
"Exploring" my brand new 'old high end' GPU  :whistle:
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #695 on: May 07, 2018, 10:19:02 PM
An Explorer and a good hat. Ideal ingredients for a sunny bank holiday in the countryside.
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #696 on: May 07, 2018, 10:36:12 PM
An Explorer and a good hat. Ideal ingredients for a sunny bank holiday in the countryside.

Love that Black Explorer Plus, Phil!!  :tu: :like:

The hat is pretty cool too!!  :D
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #697 on: May 07, 2018, 11:24:19 PM

The new clear, Lexan main blade on the Explorer Plus is awesome.


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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #698 on: May 07, 2018, 11:37:28 PM
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The new clear, Lexan main blade on the Explorer Plus is awesome.


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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #699 on: May 08, 2018, 01:06:39 AM
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #700 on: May 08, 2018, 01:30:48 AM
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #701 on: May 08, 2018, 01:43:52 AM
An Explorer and a good hat. Ideal ingredients for a sunny bank holiday in the countryside.

You should start a Saks and Hats thread, that photo is deserving  :cheers:


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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #702 on: May 08, 2018, 12:40:43 PM
You should start a Saks and Hats thread, that photo is deserving  :cheers:

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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #703 on: May 08, 2018, 06:56:12 PM
An Explorer and a good hat. Ideal ingredients for a sunny bank holiday in the countryside.

Love that Black Explorer Plus, Phil!!  :tu: :like:

The hat is pretty cool too!!  :D

Thanks Dan. It's a Tilley hemp and, as they all do, it's faded to a pleasing pinky brown which is quite unlike the underside of the brim (which is proper brown). It's a great hat though and the wide brim keeps the sun off well though it can flap a bit when the wind gets up  :rofl:
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #704 on: May 08, 2018, 06:57:01 PM
You should start a Saks and Hats thread, that photo is deserving  :cheers:

 :cheers:

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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #705 on: May 08, 2018, 06:57:41 PM
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #706 on: May 12, 2018, 07:14:13 PM
Got another explorer with new style mag glass ,I prefer the grey version  :tu: added my home made dandler  :tu:
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #707 on: May 12, 2018, 08:25:01 PM
Got another explorer with new style mag glass ,I prefer the grey version  :tu: added my home made dandler  :tu:

I bet that's done some Exploring Zed. if it could talk...  :cheers:
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #708 on: May 12, 2018, 09:08:19 PM
Got another explorer with new style mag glass ,I prefer the grey version  :tu: added my home made dandler  :tu:

I bet that's done some Exploring Zed. if it could talk...  :cheers:

The guy said it was hardly used but it's got a bit of wear but all the tools and liners are mint,needed oiling and I'll give the scales a polish Sunday  :salute:


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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #709 on: May 12, 2018, 10:14:54 PM
Hot off the press. Made in my little shop last night.
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #710 on: May 13, 2018, 05:53:56 PM
Hot off the press. Made in my little shop last night.
Very impressed! Wish I had threaded pivots - but I do ok with premium for the moment. But screws looks so much better!

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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #711 on: May 13, 2018, 05:59:51 PM
Hot off the press. Made in my little shop last night.
well done!  :like: :tu:
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #712 on: May 13, 2018, 08:23:06 PM
Well I can say this. I like the threaded pivots because i can easily take it apart and tweek something....but the threaded pivot mod isn't as easy as it looks. This was alot of work. 


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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #713 on: May 13, 2018, 08:25:47 PM
My Explorer is with Victorinox for a spa treatment. I'm curious how it will come back.
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #714 on: May 14, 2018, 02:36:24 PM
My Explorer is with Victorinox for a spa treatment. I'm curious how it will come back.

They are Exploring it to see what needs to be done  :D
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #715 on: May 14, 2018, 02:59:55 PM
My Explorer is with Victorinox for a spa treatment. I'm curious how it will come back.

They are Exploring it to see what needs to be done  :D
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #716 on: May 20, 2018, 03:28:16 PM
This week I became a proud Explorer owner too, what's more, I got two of them in the span of three days. One is a brand new piece with white Plus scales, and the other one is a flea market find from today, which came out very-very nice after some TLC.

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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #717 on: May 21, 2018, 02:26:14 AM
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The new clear, Lexan main blade on the Explorer Plus is awesome.


Sigh.

Totally got me for a second.


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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #718 on: May 21, 2018, 05:00:36 AM
 :like: :drool: +1!!!
Hot off the press. Made in my little shop last night.
well done!  :like: :tu:
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Re: Appreciation for the Explorer
Reply #719 on: May 21, 2018, 03:20:10 PM
I picked up a second Explorer for myself.  It has the grey magnifier, grooved corkscrew, no hook version.  Its well used and needed a good soak but its ready for duty.  The issue are the bottle opener is slightly bent, the small blade was missing its tip, no T&T but, and no key ring split ring.  None of those things made any difference as the guy only wanted $2  :whistle:.   
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