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☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆

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☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆
on: May 30, 2022, 11:30:42 PM
☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆

Today is Memorial Day in the USA. I thought it might be a good day to start a thread for the annual Dean Traditional Challenge. This is a 30-day Traditional challenge that has become an MTo tradition.

Dean51, a wonderful member here on MTO and Traditional pocket knife enthusiast, passed away on January 13, 2020.  His kind voice, knowledge, and wisdom is much missed by long-term members here on MTo. As in years past, this July we will run a memorial challenge in his honor and enjoy the same traditional knives of which he was so fond.

This July, I hope you'll find a treasured Trad or two...or thirty...and join in this challenge. Please raise a blade for a lost MTo'er who's absence is still felt and friendship is still fondly remembered.
  :SAKnight:

This challenge is also an opportunity to earn a Traditional or GEC badge, so there are some rules:

• Carry a Traditional pocket knife every day from 01 July through 30 July
• Post a photo of your daily carry every day.
  -- Please label your official daily post with either the date or challenge day, e.g. "Day 01".
• Please post a comment or two about how you used your knife, or why your traditional needed to be augmented by some fancy new multitool thingy.
• Traditionals can be switched up during the challenge, but for the GEC badge you must carry a GEC every day.

Hope you will take a moment to remember Dean and join in!  :cheers:


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Re: ☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆
Reply #1 on: May 30, 2022, 11:34:51 PM
I am definitely in!

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Re: ☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆
Reply #2 on: May 30, 2022, 11:45:50 PM
Me too!

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Re: ☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆
Reply #3 on: May 30, 2022, 11:56:58 PM
In in. I'll be doubling up with the Spartan Challenge,  but I think that's manageable


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Re: ☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆
Reply #4 on: May 31, 2022, 12:02:36 AM
 :2tu:


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Re: ☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆
Reply #5 on: May 31, 2022, 12:06:11 AM
In in. I'll be doubling up with the Spartan Challenge,  but I think that's manageable

I'm doubling up with the Dribbly Nib challenge, but it seems to me that traditional pocket knives and pens were made for each other!   :tu:


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Reply #6 on: May 31, 2022, 12:09:20 AM
I'm doubling up with the Dribbly Nib challenge, but it seems to me that traditional pocket knives and pens were made for each other!   :tu:


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Re: ☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆
Reply #7 on: May 31, 2022, 12:11:43 AM
I'll thank you not to mock any medical conditions I may or may not have.  :hatsoff:


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Reply #8 on: May 31, 2022, 02:02:06 AM
YEP!!!!

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Re: ☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆
Reply #9 on: May 31, 2022, 02:13:44 AM
 Awesome!   :tu:


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Re: ☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆
Reply #10 on: May 31, 2022, 03:41:03 AM
Of course I'm in   :tu:

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Re: ☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆
Reply #11 on: May 31, 2022, 04:19:37 AM
Of course I'm in 

Me too!

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Re: ☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆
Reply #12 on: May 31, 2022, 06:15:44 AM
In in. I'll be doubling up with the Spartan Challenge,  but I think that's manageable
Same here.

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Reply #13 on: May 31, 2022, 07:20:19 AM
I will be traveling by air with carry on only in July, yet I believe I can sneak a trad in son's checked bag when he flies out in June   
 :woohoo:  :whistle:

It will be an honor to be included!
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If I start and end the day above ground, it is a good day!

Hope yours is as good!

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Re: ☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆
Reply #14 on: May 31, 2022, 07:36:28 AM
 :hatsoff:

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Reply #15 on: May 31, 2022, 07:43:48 AM
I'm in.  :tu:

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What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Reply #16 on: May 31, 2022, 12:19:31 PM
I'm doubling up with the Dribbly Nib challenge, but it seems to me that traditional pocket knives and pens were made for each other!   :tu:
I too will be doing the Dribby Nib challenge and doubling up here to support.  :cheers:


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Re: ☆ ☆ ☆ The Dean 30-day ☆ ☆ ☆
Reply #17 on: May 31, 2022, 02:28:38 PM
Great to see so many people turn out for this one.  :tu:


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Reply #18 on: June 02, 2022, 05:00:09 AM
I thoroughly enjoyed this challenge last year; I’m in!

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Reply #19 on: June 02, 2022, 05:29:35 AM
 :cheers: Excellent!


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Reply #20 on: June 20, 2022, 03:07:51 AM
Eleven days and counting!     :D

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Reply #21 on: June 20, 2022, 04:02:21 AM
:woohoo:


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Reply #22 on: June 20, 2022, 08:03:31 AM
I’m in. 

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Reply #23 on: June 21, 2022, 12:41:58 AM
My meager collection of trads pales compared to most or all of you folks. But I am willing to jump in with my TL-29s if you will have me.

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Reply #24 on: June 21, 2022, 03:06:18 AM
 :cheers:  Best challenge of the year!   :tu:


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Reply #25 on: June 22, 2022, 03:58:20 AM
Question: Does a Opinel qualifies for the challenge?


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Reply #26 on: June 22, 2022, 08:47:14 AM
Question: Does a Opinel qualifies for the challenge?
In my opinion, yes...I think of an Opinel as the traditional knife of France. That is ultimately for Nix to decide.

I'd send you a traditional if I thought that A) it would arrive before Day 1 and B) you didn't have to deal with one of the worst customs systems on planet Earth. My information on the latter might not be up to date, though...
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Reply #27 on: June 23, 2022, 01:22:51 AM
I'm really looking forward to this challenge!!

Nix,,,, will we be having a cooking sub-challenge (or two) this year? Maybe the obligatory chicken cook within the first two weeks,,, then since fruit is ripening we could make a cobbler or other fruit dessert within the last two weeks? I'm open to any ideas.
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Reply #28 on: June 23, 2022, 01:28:30 AM
Question: Does a Opinel qualifies for the challenge?


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Opinels were accepted and made multiple appearances in last years Dean51 Challenge.

https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,87549.msg2252471/topicseen.html#msg2252471

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Reply #29 on: June 23, 2022, 01:30:40 AM
I'm really looking forward to this challenge!!

Nix,,,, will we be having a cooking sub-challenge (or two) this year? Maybe the obligatory chicken cook within the first two weeks,,, then since fruit is ripening we could make a cobbler or other fruit dessert within the last two weeks? I'm open to any ideas.

Smoked pulled pork, peach cobbler and home made vanilla ice cream sounds good to me.     :drool:
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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