First Annual "Secret Santa" Knife Exchange...

[WillyCamaro]

Your most welcome Ross, it twas the least I could do for my mates.

[TPK]

Tom, very cool ,and like you said the folks here are alright. Many are willing to share and or give in many ways here. Now don’t be peeking ! .
Willie ,very nice of you to take your time and put this together .very well done young Man.
Have a good one and stay safe.

Nope! No peeking! And Garland packed it so well, that I can't even "Coon Finger" it to get a hint.

[1967redrider]

Really cool, congrats Tom!

[QTCut5]

VERY Cool!

All gifts given with sincere intent are great; but, there's something undeniably extra special about a homemade/handmade gift.

I received a "knock-your-socks-off" gift from jolly old SS (Secret Santa) a few days ago and, against my wife's objections, I opened it immediately. Like a kid with a new toy, however, I'm selfishly keeping it all to myself......I will post some pictures on Christmas Day. But until then no one else is allowed to play with it...or even look at it

[WillyCamaro]

[petesknives]

I would've peeked

Sweet ornament

Ken⚔⚔

[TPK]

Thanks guys! I'm tickled pink about the whole deal!

In Germany they open their gifts on Christmas Eve. I'm pretty sure someone in my family probably bought me a knife.

I will wait til the morning of the 25th to open my Secret Santa gift from Garland.


Two days of Christmas this year. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

[WillyCamaro]

[Rossr]

Lot of joy being spread around here with this exchange and in general. Some great knives and even better stories. Merry Christmas everyone!

Ross

[WillyCamaro]

Right back at ya mate.

[TPK]

My Secret Santa really went all out to send me some Outstanding Christmas Joy!!!

Look at this fellers. Please correct me if I am wroge.., but this looks like a 1976 4-dot Case Whittler! With beautiful bone scales! What a beautiful knife!

What a display of selfless giving! Garland, I am truely humbled by your generosity!

Thanks too all AAPK members for making this place such a beautiful blessing!
I have been humbled by many of you for your generosity & friendship! Thanks guys! I appreciate it and I am really glad to be here!

This Secret Santa thread was a total success in spreading friendship, & joy !
Thanks for putting it together Willy!

[Colonel26]

My Secret Santa really went all out to send me some Outstanding Christmas Joy!!!

Look at this fellers. Please correct me if I am wroge.., but this looks like a 1976 4-dot Case Whittler! With beautiful bone scales! What a beautiful knife!

What a display of selfless giving! Garland, I am truely humbled by your generosity!

Thanks too all AAPK members for making this place such a beautiful blessing!
I have been humbled by many of you for your generosity & friendship! Thanks guys! I appreciate it and I am really glad to be here!

This Secret Santa thread was a total success in spreading friendship, & joy !
Thanks for putting it together Willy!

That’s awesome! And you’re right, that’s exactly what it is, same age as me! I wished I’d have held up as good as that whittler.

[QTCut5]

As I mentioned earlier, I actually received my Secret Santa gift last week, so I've been enjoying it for a little while now. I just can't stop coon fingering this sweet little CUSTOM fixed blade and chicken eyeing the beautiful HANDMADE sheath...both made by Rossr. I'm still blown away by this unbelievable gift and the generosity of the giver.

Here it is...the BEST Secret Santa gift I have EVER received (and the only knife gift I got this year that I didn't buy for myself ) I'm not sure what type of wood the handle is (Ross couldn't remember...it was an unlabeled piece he had in his shop), but I think it looks great with the Damascus bolster and the custom braided lanyard with leather bead. OAL is just shy of 7" which would make this a "Bird & Trout" by my reckoning. The workmanship is exquisite with dovetailed bolsters and graceful curves which are aesthetically pleasing to the eye and also lend perfect balance and heft in the hand. And the sheath...WOW! The sheath is nothing short of a work of art made by a master craftsman who clearly knows a thing or two about working with leather.

This gift is simply AMAZING!!! A Christmas Miracle (to me, anyway)

Thank you, Willy, for organizing the Secret Santa exchange and Thank You, Ross, for this amazing knife. And Thanks to all of you on AAPK for being such a great group of people who continue to prove that although we are all different, unique individuals who don't necessarily always agree on everything all the time, we all share a common humanity that allows us to get along and even show compassion and love to otherwise total strangers. I wish you all a VERY Merry Christmas!! full of Peace, Joy, Health and Love (and lots and lots of knives too!)

[Colonel26]

Very nice Q and Rosser!

[glennbad]

Wow, some wonderful gifts!

[TPK]

Thanks for the comments!

Very nice looking knife Q! What a nice gift! Congrats Buddy!

[WillyCamaro]

Well done boys, that's what I'm talkin bout secret santa. A little , and a little , make the whole world go round.

My pleasure Tom,

[Rossr]

As I mentioned earlier, I actually received my Secret Santa gift last week, so I've been enjoying it for a little while now. I just can't stop coon fingering this sweet little CUSTOM fixed blade and chicken eyeing the beautiful HANDMADE sheath...both made by rossr. I'm still blown away by this unbelievable gift and the generosity of the giver.

Here it is...the BEST Secret Santa gift I have EVER received (and the only knife gift I got this year that I didn't buy for myself ) I'm not sure what type of wood the handle is (Ross couldn't remember...it was an unlabeled piece he had in his shop), but I think it looks great with the Damascus bolster and the custom braided lanyard with leather bead. OAL is just shy of 7" which would make this a "Bird & Trout" by my reckoning. The workmanship is exquisite with dovetailed bolsters and graceful curves which are aesthetically pleasing to the eye and also lend perfect balance and heft in the hand. And the sheath...WOW! The sheath is nothing short of a work of art made by a master craftsman who clearly knows a thing or two about working with leather.

This gift is simply AMAZING!!! A Christmas Miracle (to me, anyway)
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Thank you, Willy, for organizing the Secret Santa exchange and Thank You, Ross, for this amazing knife. And Thanks to all of you on AAPK for being such a great group of people who continue to prove that although we are all different, unique individuals who don't necessarily always agree on everything all the time, we all share a common humanity that allows us to get along and even show compassion and love to otherwise total strangers. I wish you all a VERY Merry Christmas!! full of Peace, Joy, Health and Love (and lots and lots of knives too!)

Q it was my pleasure to be part of this exchange and I couldnt agree more about the members here. Thank you for the very kind words. I hope you enjoy the knife and sheath for years to come. Merry Christmas

Ross

[Stanwade]

WOW! What awesome gifts going around !

Santa was good to me! I received these two awesome knives and a sweet beer cozy! I can't drink a beer without one, for some reason it just doesn't seem right! Maybe it's the redneck in me ..

Anyway-- what really cool knives my secret Santa sent me! He checked all the boxes--ebony scales, barehead, easy open, Camillus, plus electrician's knives are another favorite pattern of mine!!! Thanks, Santa!!!

[cudgee]

Santa has been very kind to you. You must have been a good boy throughout the year.

[doglegg]

Ryan, I especially like the EO. Both sweet, practical knives.

[Stanwade]

Thanks guys!! I don't know about being a good boy tho!

[QTCut5]

Maybe you haven't been a "good boy," but I bet you've always been a good ol' boy! And those are perfect knives for a good ol' boy, no doubt about it. (The beer cozy is a nice good ol' boy touch, too.)

[Stanwade]

He!! Yeah!

[WillyCamaro]

Well done Santa!