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by Hatuletoh
Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:48 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Coloring scales with Tulip fabric paint
Replies: 3
Views: 362

Re: Coloring scales with Tulip fabric paint

My thoughts exactly about the holes for the hardware. I'm sure the paint could be sanded, but that might mess up the whole look. Rather than using the paint to completely coat the scales, its best use might be to stencil a design or add second a contrasting color, in which case the holes could just ...
by Hatuletoh
Sun Jun 29, 2025 4:11 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Coloring scales with Tulip fabric paint
Replies: 3
Views: 362

Coloring scales with Tulip fabric paint

Has anyone ever tried using a Tulip fabric paint on knife scales? I didn't find any first-hand accounts online from people who'd used Tulip products on G10 or FRN, but the spray paint in particular seemed like it MIGHT work:

https://tulipcolor.com/collections/fabric-spray-paint-2

Or maybe not ...
by Hatuletoh
Fri Mar 07, 2025 1:02 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Post up your Rit dye projects..
Replies: 634
Views: 205471

Re: Post up your Rit dye projects..


I am really surprised to see it removed that much of the color. That's awesome it did, for sure. I really like the natural jade color scales, I have been trolling dangerously close to two different knives online that are second hand that are in the natural jade color.

I need to quit trolling ...
by Hatuletoh
Thu Mar 06, 2025 2:18 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Post up your Rit dye projects..
Replies: 634
Views: 205471

Re: Post up your Rit dye projects..

These are the results of my Rit un-dye project, the correction of a dye job that I just didn't come out the way I wanted it to. I used a single packet of Rit dye color remover powder in about 2.5 cups of water, simmered as close to the suggested 200° F as I could keep it for exactly 20 minutes, and ...
by Hatuletoh
Wed Mar 05, 2025 7:28 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: What's this little hole in my Yojumbo blade?
Replies: 3
Views: 442

What's this little hole in my Yojumbo blade?

Like the title says. I'm just curious, and after I put the Yojumbo back together I saw that when the blade is open, the mystery hole lines up precisely with the holes on the scales and liners drilled for the center screw when the pocket clip is configured for tip-down. In other words, there's T6 ...
by Hatuletoh
Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:53 pm
Forum: Spyderco Counterfeits, Clones, Replicas, etc.
Topic: Beware: more Ebay Counterfeits
Replies: 3
Views: 3244

Re: Beware: more Ebay Counterfeits


Carbon stainless steel? Look at the box!! It just says SPY!! The sad thing is that 3 people actually bought this!


I might be giving too much credit to those three people, but I would imagine the price clued them in to the fact that they weren't buying an authentic product. Apparently some ...
by Hatuletoh
Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:27 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Return of Lum Tanto
Replies: 48
Views: 9184

Re: Return of Lum Tanto



Props to BladeHQ and USPS, got one in hand two days after my order. I was very excited about a tanto blade as I find it to be a super useful profile, and not too many Spyderco tantos out there.

Unfortunately I think I am going to send this one back, and I'm not sure if I'll re-order. A few ...
by Hatuletoh
Fri Aug 16, 2024 10:52 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Official Petition for a Premium Tenacious
Replies: 108
Views: 21534

Re: Official Petition for a Premium Tenacious

[I've been debating making a frankenstein Tenacious with an M4 blade and titanium body, but that would be a nearly $300 knife after taxes, and that feels just a little...excessive. Or a little expensive to be more accurate, which isn't logical because I'm planning to spend $249.95 × 2 for two of the ...
by Hatuletoh
Fri Aug 16, 2024 10:28 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: KW CTS-204P Forest Green G10 Manix 2
Replies: 57
Views: 10371

Re: KW CTS-204P Forest Green G10 Manix 2

Mine arrived late last week. The scales were a little more...grey, maybe?...than what I think of as a true "forest green," but regardless, I like them quite a bit. And I'm excited to have a Manix in 204P to compare to my 20CV Manix. Everyone says the steels are identical, but maybe that .05% extra ...
by Hatuletoh
Fri Aug 16, 2024 10:12 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: The Endela: A great knife that arrived 19 years too late
Replies: 25
Views: 6220

Re: The Endela: A great knife that arrived 19 years too late

I love my K390 wharncliffe Endela, especially since I put on micarta scales from suingab, who is the only real option for Endela scales at the moment. Demand for aftermarket scales could be one measure of Endela's popularity with the general knife-buying population, which doesn't seem to be terribly ...
by Hatuletoh
Tue Aug 06, 2024 9:43 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Knifeworks Manix 2 Exclusive
Replies: 2
Views: 823

Knifeworks Manix 2 Exclusive

Despite being on Knifeworks email list and having the Spyderco app, I somehow hadn't heard this one:

https://knifeworks.com/spyderco-knifeworks-exclusive-manix-2-forest-green-g-10-3-37-cts-204p-c101gpfg2/

But maybe I wasn't the only one, since there doesn't appear to be any mention of it in this ...
by Hatuletoh
Sat Jul 13, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: MT41P - VG XEOS Mule Team Dropping Soon
Replies: 86
Views: 59316

Re: MT41P - VG XEOS Mule Team Dropping Soon

Am I crazy or are the edges on the handle/tang of this VG XEOS mule a bit more rounded than those of past versions? It feels different and a little more comfortable in the hand. I suppose it won't matter once I get the scales on it, and I also suppose I could compare the handle/tang of the new mule ...
by Hatuletoh
Sat Jul 13, 2024 2:51 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: MT41P - VG XEOS Mule Team Dropping Soon
Replies: 86
Views: 59316

Re: MT41P - VG XEOS Mule Team Dropping Soon


Got 2, I figure rather than paying shipping, I'll just pay a little more for another knife.


Oh yeah, I almost always avoid the $13 shipping charge by spending $75+ on another knife. It's not really the most sound financial strategy, but it's a fantastic way to justify purchasing another knife ...
by Hatuletoh
Mon Jun 10, 2024 6:00 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Ethical question
Replies: 63
Views: 7004

Re: Ethical question


@Hatuletoh we view this as trademark infringement. Plain and simple.

Sal and Gail founded Spyderco nearly 50 years ago. Spyderco has worked very hard over decades to build our reputation (one that is, by and large, viewed in a very trusted, positive light). We take enormous pride in working for ...
by Hatuletoh
Mon Jun 10, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Ethical question
Replies: 63
Views: 7004

Ethical question

The opinion of anyone who cares to weigh in on this topic is quite welcome, but if a Spyderco representative takes a position I'll accept his/her judgment as the final word.

Summary: I have tied lanyards on most of Spyderco knives I regularly carry, and on some of those lanyards I have attached ...
by Hatuletoh
Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:20 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Reveal 15 - Live!
Replies: 144
Views: 25078

Re: Reveal 15 - Live!



I have no interest in a an 8Cr13MoV Tenacious, but I would certainly love one with a titanium frame lock. If the blade from M4 Tenacious model can be swapped out for the 8Cr13MoV blade on the upcoming titanium model, I might just have to spend about $300 to frankenstein me up a monster of a ...
by Hatuletoh
Sun Jun 02, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Reveal 15 - Live!
Replies: 144
Views: 25078

Re: Reveal 15 - Live!

I have no interest in a an 8Cr13MoV Tenacious, but I would certainly love one with a titanium frame lock. If the blade from M4 Tenacious model can be swapped out for the 8Cr13MoV blade on the upcoming titanium model, I might just have to spend about $300 to frankenstein me up a monster of a ...
by Hatuletoh
Sat Jun 01, 2024 8:21 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Reveal 15 - Live!
Replies: 144
Views: 25078

Re: Reveal 15 - Live!

Unbrokenchain33 wrote:
Fri May 31, 2024 9:30 am
Do I want the Sage 5’s in LW or g10??
This is the weighty question--pun most definitely intended--I have been pondering since the reveal. But if I'm being honest with myself, I already know the answer: both of them.
by Hatuletoh
Sat May 11, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: GRX-810
Replies: 5
Views: 3615

GRX-810

I just read this article and thought, "hey, maybe that stuff could be used for a new mule? Or would it only work for handles?"

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facili ... s-economy/
by Hatuletoh
Sun May 05, 2024 2:58 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What "Other" is in your pocket???
Replies: 10932
Views: 2038542

Re: What "Other" is in your pocket???

If not a Spyderco, then I'm most likely to have ain my pocket a Microtech Ultratech, UTX-85, or lately an MSI--that's their new manual design with the RAM-Lok mechanism, the Microtech version of, and improvement over, the Axis lock. I also have a couple Kizers that I'm fond of, a small Sabenza that ...