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us Offline DavisD1W

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Hi From Washington.... STATE
on: March 25, 2013, 07:57:30 PM
I'm not much on introductions, but I thought I'd say hello. 
I've been a huge Swiss Army Knife fan ever since MacGuyver went on the air.  After I graduated from college with my ME degree, I managed to get a job at Imperial Schrade corp. in Ellenville NY.  I designed a few knives for them, before they went out of business in 2004 (not my fault I swear). 
I got hired by Leatherman Tool as a Senior Design Engineer and moved out to the West coast.  I worked there for about 3 years when I left for an opportunity at a start-up company (not related to the multitool industry).    I still love knives and tools, and my 8 year old son and I are currently designing his first pocket knife. 
So there it is.  Hope to be of help.

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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #1 on: March 25, 2013, 08:04:55 PM
welcome sir  :hatsoff:
i'm sure you'll have plenty to add to the collective knowledge  :tu:
and the 'modders' here are a helpful/friendly bunch if you're into making stuff
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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #2 on: March 25, 2013, 08:09:18 PM
Nice to meet you mate,good luck with the sales :cheers:
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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #3 on: March 25, 2013, 08:17:03 PM
Howdy from Texas!¡!
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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #4 on: March 25, 2013, 08:25:39 PM
Welcome to MTO :cheers:
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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #5 on: March 25, 2013, 08:28:14 PM
Welcome!

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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #6 on: March 25, 2013, 10:06:25 PM
A big welcome to  :MTO:  :cheers:

So, what's your favorite Leatherman?

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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #7 on: March 26, 2013, 12:19:21 AM
G'day & a big welcome mate  :D

I would be keen to hear what knives you designed for Schrade  :think: Did you do any work on their multis mate  :think:.

What models were you involved with in your 3 years at Leatherman  :think:

VERY cool that you & your son are designing a pocket knife together  :salute: :salute:

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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #8 on: March 26, 2013, 02:04:00 AM
Welcome, you do know you need to post pics once your son's knife is done, or better post a project log.

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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #9 on: March 31, 2013, 01:29:11 AM
Quote from: MultiMat on March 26, 2013, 12:19:21 AM
G'day & a big welcome mate  :D

I would be keen to hear what knives you designed for Schrade  :think: Did you do any work on their multis mate  :think:.

What models were you involved with in your 3 years at Leatherman  :think:

VERY cool that you & your son are designing a pocket knife together  :salute: :salute:

I did do some work on multitools.  I started working there when they were right in the middle of designing the knife line, and I helped finish them up.  I was somewhat responsible for the Charge AL series (long story there), as the cost of Titanium had gone through the roof. 
My last project before I left was the Skeletool which is the only multitool I designed from the ground up. 

 

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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #10 on: March 31, 2013, 01:36:20 AM
Oh and as for Schrade..... I designed the Spitfire, Cable Lock, and the SQ587. :think:

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Reply #11 on: March 31, 2013, 07:02:29 AM
Howdy! I`m a big fan of the Skeletool.   8)    :)
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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #12 on: March 31, 2013, 08:08:57 AM
Hi there..  :tu:
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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #13 on: March 31, 2013, 09:31:47 AM
Quote from: DavisD1W on March 31, 2013, 01:36:20 AM
Oh and as for Schrade..... I designed the Spitfire, Cable Lock, and the SQ587. :think:

The Spitfire looks a cool little knife mate  :salute: :salute:

The Cable Lock , is the 'cable' the locking mechanism mate  :think: :think:

I could not find any pics of the SQ587  :(

Quote from: David on March 31, 2013, 07:02:29 AM
I`m a big fan of the Skeletool.   8)    :)

+1  :salute: :salute: I have a ALX but would prefer a AL  :D


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Reply #14 on: March 31, 2013, 06:25:38 PM
Welcome!  :cheers:
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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #15 on: March 31, 2013, 06:41:59 PM
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Re: Hi From Washington.... STATE
Reply #16 on: March 31, 2013, 07:40:57 PM
Welcome mate  :cheers:
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