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    Hello Mr. Glesser I just received your reply..WOW!

    Hello Mr. Glesser,

    Thank you for responding to my letter and post, I understand how busy you must be and really appreciate your time in responding. I'm very excited with the prospect of actually handling, let alone testing a prototype model. (Can't wait to cut myself with it) I've really enjoyed the discussions generated by this topic. All of the guys here are great. To say I'm thrilled would be an understatement.

    I've been carrying your knives for twenty years now and would use no other. Your warranty states "Use of your knife for any purpose other than cutting is considered abuse" well I've used them for every other purpose...and sometimes cutting as well. Any damage I've incurred with the knives has been a direct result of my complete disregard of the warranty...and there's always a hell of a story attached to it.

    Everytime I break, smash, bend or lose one of your knives, it's replaced the next day. There is no other knife I would trust my life with.

    By the way,what do you think of the name I suggested?
    "The Primary Responce Unit - P.R.U." named on behalf of all Uniformed Officers.

    Just for your amusement here's a short list of what I've put my Spydercos through.

    - picking bullets out of walls, doors, fences and cars
    - digging up evidence/property buried in the ground (quite often frozen)
    - cutting down "Hanging Suicides"
    - cutting through carpets, drywall and leather couches during search warrants
    - trimming tree branches and bushes during surveillance details
    - picking/prying locks and doors
    - cutting open heavy duty property bags and thick cardboard boxes used to
    seal guns/ammunition
    - cutting people's belts, shoelaces and drawstrings once in custody
    - seat belt extractions
    - breaking car windows including the front windshield and rear window
    - breaking windows in general
    - cutting down a dog that was hung by the neck on a heavy duty nylon leash
    - fixing my car
    - opening up beer bottles
    - cutting the clothes off of gunshot victims
    - picking apart ice on the windshield of my car as it was too thick and hard
    for the ice scrapers to work properly
    - breaking into a 1988 Dodge Caravan and popping the ignition
    - slicing all of my fingers at least once
    - counting drug tablets and pills
    - fixing the photocopier at work
    - leaving my knife out in the rain or in washing machine
    - dropping it in the snow for several hours
    - picking up bloodied clothing
    - continually playing with it when bored
    - opening envelopes
    - dropping it at least once a day
    - cutting open the top of a pop (soda for all you American folks) can when
    the tab broke off
    - cutting/stripping wires
    - gardening
    - showing it off to anybody who's interested in seeing it
    - cutting through screen doors
    - cutting frozen meat
    - testing BBQ steaks on the grill
    - prying off bullet casings

    The contact information I left you is my work address, please feel free to use our e-mail and I'll send you our home address.

    Thanks for everything...This has made my day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowie Man
    This has made my day.
    your list made mine!
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    that is an amazing list. Talk about perspective (both on what we use knives for, and what we experience in our lives).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowie Man
    - cutting open the top of a pop (soda for all you American folks) can when the tab broke off
    The rest of America is goofy, but here Illinois and the Midwest, we call it pop too!

    That's quite a nice list you have there, I know that many of us will never even come close to pushing our spydies to the limits you have.
    "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke

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    i love this backlock mili project.

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    So..... If I understand correctly, the knife you are going to test will have to be able to do all that is on the list and still be under warrenty before going to production, is that right?!?!?!!?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Senate
    your list made mine!
    Mine as well. It's interesting to see how many different uses a Spyderco has.
    Scott

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    Thumbs up

    Congratulations on reaching the beta tester status I don't see any knife abuse on your list, or else that would imply I'm abusing my knives too
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    Cool news! Impressive list. Do keep us posted on how things progress.

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    That's all before lunch boys.

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    Thank you, Bowie Man, and thank you, Sal!

    This is such great news!
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    Bowie Man I am impressed. Could you tell us your favorite/current EDC models and bestest/toughest Spydies? My standard EDC is a Native due to light weight easily replacable but I REALLY prefer tough as a tank knives.

    Paul

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    Bowie- I'm off to duplicate your list Wish me luck

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    Bowieman, I'll be looking forward to reading more about your testing.
    I hope you are allowed to disclose some non-critical information? Maybe some pictures?

    Quote Originally Posted by Slick
    Bowie Man I am impressed. Could you tell us your favorite/current EDC models and bestest/toughest Spydies?
    Slick, read here:
    http://66.113.178.251/forums/showthread.php?t=22250
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    Hi BowieMan,

    Welcome to the Spyerco forums.

    Lot of knife knowledge in generral pass through these screens.

    I think you will find a fair amount of law enforcement professionals visiting this forum.

    I didn't figure you'd object to putting a Mili lockback through the ringer.

    Maybe a month?

    sal

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    A Millie Lockback? Wow! Now thats a knife! I'd be in line on one of those myself even if it is bigger than I'd normally carry. Sounds like a great travel knife to me.

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    Can't wait Mr. Glesser...My wife won't see me for days!

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