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I mean the saber-ground Delica is probably tougher due to the thicker edge. Or, were you talking about the knife as a whole?

Been wondering about this too. When I hear things like Sal had a production sample in hand (forget when he said this), I can’t help but think, “oh boy it must be close!”

Of course I have no idea how long it takes to produce things. I just need to chill. Regardless, I eagerly await this model.

I thought SPY27 was supposed to be 'reworked' VG-10? SPY27 has a fair amount of cobalt like VG-10. But it has more carbon, a lot more vanadium, some niobium, etc. SPY27 is a particle steel while VG-10 is an ingot steel. See image below (click for a larger version.) Screen Shot 2024-06-02 at 6.48.36...

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Sat Jun 01, 2024 12:51 pm

Actually I'm not a big fan of big knives…

The P4 LW really opened my eyes to bigger knives. It didn’t feel all that big in hand or in pocket. It’s a great model. Disassembly is a right pain, but it won’t need to be done all that often.

I hope the P4 sprint sells well. I’d like to see more sprints in that model. This will be the first coated knife I buy.

For all of you who are smarter than me, what can we surmise based on Spyderco's analysis of VG XEOS. I realize that Spyderco is not 100% confident the numbers they posted, so we need to take the chart below with a grain of salt. I'm sure that heat treat plays a part as well, so you really can't look...

The Rex-121 Sage I was already looking forward to.... Then I saw THE POLICE ! :smiling-heart-eyes Very exciting to have another Police4 variant. A TiCN coated Police is really cool to see. :cheap-sunglasses See, I'd like the Police more if it wasn't coated, but I get why. Is this the first Police 4...

Thanks for the detailed thoughts and photos. I always enjoy posts like this.

The dark green from Knifeworks looks good.

https://i.postimg.cc/tg6FgRvN/76599-B06-D9-CD-4435-918-F-FF06-F3-AABA06.jpg Is that a Sage 5? For the life of me I'm having a hard time identifying that one. There seems to be a reflection of a branch in the blade. To me, it almost looks like the start of a hollow grind (like on a GB). Come to thin...

Not trying to yuck anybody's yum, but 52100 rusts way too fast for my liking. As already mentioned, you can force a patina with ease. But I will say that it sharpens like a dream.

To me, the handle is the star of the show. It fills the hand so well, no doubt in part to the thick blade stick. It is one of the most comfortable Spyderco I’ve held, and it turned me on to the handle forward designs. As for day-to-day cutting I don’t find the blade to be a detriment. I might feel d...

Shawn,

Was the micrograph for S60V done on Sal’s knife, i.e. was it dome pre-heat treat? If so, I thought the heat treating process changed the microstructure. I’ve heard expression like “grain size” and “grain growth” with regards to heat treat.

Too many good ones to select just a single representative.

I think the Swayback has the best looks. Unfortunately it doesn’t fit my hand.

Even some S35 like the Tenacious family would probably go over well here.

Nice that the forum is online again! But I'm unhappy that all the contributions can only be read against a gray background (alternately lighter or darker). Although it looks stylish, it is difficult and hindering when reading and understanding the meaning of the text (there is a lack of contrast). ...

Nice that the forum is online again! But I'm unhappy that all the contributions can only be read against a gray background (alternately lighter or darker). Although it looks stylish, it is difficult and hindering when reading and understanding the meaning of the text (there is a lack of contrast). ...

These updates look really user-friendly. The new design is familiar yet modern. Great job on the update.

I think the 50th anniversary should commemorate a special edition SharpMaker; being as Spyderco, "First made things sharp, before making sharp things". The more I think about it, the more I like this. Commemorative knives have been done before. To my (incomplete) knowledge, a SharpMaker h...