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Just got mine in the mail from the Collectors Club member I bought it from. First impressions are WOW. Perfect centering and fit /finish. The action is the smoothest of any of my Japanese Spydercos yet, and the lockbar spring is relatively gentle compared to my other P4, which is a welcome change. h...

Sal has mentioned before that dying FRN is a tricky and fickle process. I think once they find a formula that works consistently with the equipment they have on hand they stick with it, instead of trying to match. Maybe I'm wrong though. I prefer the Golden yellow. It's a little more lively and less...

I doubt it. All the other real photos I've seen online are similar.

You know what's interesting, the photos of the P4 K390s that have been circulating are showing a blue with much less green in it than the catalogue renderings. It reminds me a lot of the V-Toku2 blue FRN. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2013/2013/products/DSC_0554_544a8a73-6116-4820-b6c9-0d77ea906...

That's interesting. I don't mind losing the stainless "Classic Police" but it's currently the only Police model offered in Spyderedge. If the C07S is going away I wouldn't mind seeing a serrated option for the VG-10 Police 4 LW.

See it in use here at 13:20:
https://youtu.be/hxFMm3q9ytQ

It's a $7k blade. One guy cuts, the other two hold the two sides of the tuna. It sounds like he is saying it's chisel ground, to get the cleanest cut. They sharpen it once a week.

FWIW my Native Salt has the 2nd best action of my numerous Spyderco backlocks, behind my incredibly smooth ZDP Endura. I've been using that Native for about a year and it's always been good

What really matters is the apex. I'd like to see a magnified image of the apex of an edge sharpened this way.

You might be interested in finding a Sage 3 (Sage with ball bearing lock. Not caged, but close enough).

Like Wartstein I also find the Manix 2 to be too small for me. If I'm in that size range I prefer a Native. I use my Manix XL a lot though.

JRinFL wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:49 pm

Hello and welcome.

It looks like only the combo edge model is still in production.
https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details/C07/2

2021 Product Guide says available in plain, combo, or fully serrated.

Looks good for making homemade pasta. Might be a little beefy for other kitchen work, but it's a fun design.

In a couple months Vivi will post a thread titled "Tonight I reprofiled my Sharpmaker rods to 15dps using my knife"

My eBay P4 is arriving on Monday. I'll post pics and first impressions here. Should be pretty straightforward considering none of the elements are new here.

I too prefer backlocks. My choices would be:

Small: Native 5 Salt, Chaparral
Medium: Endura, Stretch
Large: Police 4, Native Chief, Manix XL

If I just had to choose two, it would be a Native 5 and a Police 4.

Used my Street Beat to open a package that had its brother inside :D https://i.postimg.cc/WzqQsm5t/20210218-112155-HDR.jpg Interesting. Is that 440C one? How does the spine thickness compare to the Street Beat? I'm also curious as to your perception of the round/smooth FRN handle of the Street Beat...

shunsui wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 17, 2021 4:24 pm

Looks like it's $10 less than I paid for the G-10 version.

I picked up the VG-10 version too, and I like the FRN grip better than the G-10.

I'm a long time Endura guy, so I guess that's not surprising.

Same here. I like G10 a lot but my FRN Endura is one of my favorite knives.

The first CC #d ones are up on eBay, shouldn’t be long before dealers have the regular ones. Really looking forward to this one! Thanks for posting about that. I took a look and saw one that was listed for $15 less than MAP, so jumped on it. $8 shipping, so with tax and shipping I ended up paying p...

It's an annoying issue but I doubt Spyderco is custom-machining phosphor bronze washers on a lathe in the factory. If they can buy them so can you, most likely.

OOS at Spyderco.
I pre-ordered at Knife Center a couple days ago.

Those who have worked in manufacturing know that tolerances are applied to all dimensions on an engineering print. It's bad engineering to apply super precise tolerances to every dimension of every part. Tell that to Chris Reeve. ;) Like I said, if aesthetics and symmetry are "critical" requirement...