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Coastal

High hollow ground. But I don't think I've ever bought or failed to buy a knife based on its grind. Now that I've typed that, it sounds odd. Seems like an obvious feature to care about. I care a lot more about blade stock thickness, which I feel should seldom exceed 2.5 mm for a folder.

Coastal

After pondering this a little, my main issue with Spyderco prices in general is that the quality of the product doesn't necessarily match the price. Okay, prices usually (but not always) correspond to "better" steels or handle materials, say S90V vs S30V or G-10 vs FRN. But prices often don't ...

Coastal

Easily a Military. My preference is for the old-school liner-lock model, but the Military 2 is the more popular version and is available in some great steels, including a Salt with MagnaCut.

Coastal

I still like the OG Military better than the Military 2, but I'm resigned to never seeing a new variation. I wish I had had the opportunity to grab some of the more exotic ones!

That said, I enjoy the Military 2 too. The Salt might be my most-carried knife.

Coastal

Love the looks of that!

Coastal

I took the clip off the Pattadese and it made a major difference. The rear corner of the clip was felt very pronounced in relation to the handle itself but once I took it off, it was a night and day difference.

I did the same. Pattada too. They have a bulged cross section that doesn't play well ...

Coastal

Cricket, Rhino.

Coastal

Very few of my knives get "hard use" in the sense that many of you use your knives. Those are my yard work and fishing knives. the rest are used for opening packaging, breaking down boxes, EDC and the occasional light food prep. My EDC never involves hard use, and I have a large enough rotation that ...

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Well, S90V and Evil D pushed me over the edge. Bodacious finally inbound. Probably not the last one, either.

Coastal

Evil D wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 09, 2026 3:01 pm
If you zoom in on these scales you can see what I mean, where I reshaped the grip area I also polished the CF. This is the same S90V and peel ply CF combo.

That looks nice. I like seeing the weave.

Coastal

Evil D wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 09, 2026 2:33 pm
I think I'm going to bevel the edges a bit, but peel ply CF is one of my favorite handle materials so they're definitely not getting swapped out.

I hope you'll post a pic or 2 when you're done. I'm thinking about ordering the same knife, and I'm curious how peel ply looks when beveled.

Coastal

David, what are your plans for those beauties' scales?

Evil D wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 08, 2026 1:38 pm

Coastal

All four Caribbean variants for $114 each a few years ago. Used Chokwe for $90. NIB Hundred Pacer for $205 a couple years ago. NIB Schempp Bowie for $118 a few years ago. Large Lum Folder pink G-10 for $100.

These probably don't count, but to me they do because they're among the most perfect knives ...

Coastal

As a consumer I want as many buying options as possible, but I totally get Sal's reasoning about why a blade-only option is impractical for a manufacturer who makes dozens of models.

I really like the idea of a folding Mule Team based on the Manix 2, though, given that it's one model and probably ...

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Seems I remember this happening a few years ago. And you're right, the SE versions are tremendous slicers, probably the best I own (I don't have the Chaparral SE).

I have all four versions, and my favorite is the sheepfoot SE.

Coastal

I'll probably buy whatever you decide to make. I like the straight spine better, but I can see the majority sentiment is for the curve. That's fine. The existing handle is comfortable for me as is, but a longer handle might balance the big blade nicely. If it were me, I'd add an inch rather than ...

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My goodness!

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Congrats! I picked one up myself a few years ago. Cost more than I wanted to spend, but still a good deal. In my opinion it's one of the most bad@ss Spydies. I always thought a regular clip would have suited it better. Not that there's anything wrong with a wire clip, it just doesn't match the ...

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Probably a NIB OG micarta Street Beat. I doubt I'll carry it much, but it's awesome.

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We've already had "Christmas" with my side of the family, and we'll do actual Christmas day with my wife's side. Yojumbo for the first one, and probably for the second also.

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