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Yep, remove the spring and ball and the knife still functions fine. There may be a couple of states that don't allow the blade to drop once you push the button in, so Spyderco is wisely covering all the bases. The Sage 6 has the same setup. Of course, hundreds of thousands of imports let the blade ...

I have removed the spring and ball bearing on both my Smock's and it makes the action even slicker. On one of them I also replaced the bearings with ceramic bearings. It even seemed to me it was smoother with the ceramics, although that's probably just my imagination. Fret not, you didn't hurt a ...

1) Military 2 in BBB 15V. One of the best overall knives I have ever used.
2) Dragonfly K390 Wharncliffe. The cardboard champion. Little workhorse.
3) Kapara. What a beautiful knife.
4) Native Chief. Another beautiful design.
5) Yojimbo. And yet another superb design. Useful in so many ways ...

I love 15V. I have never had a factory edge cut so well and last as long as Sal and Shawn's CPM 15V. No rolling or chipping, ever. I live in Nevada so corrosion isn't an issue here, although I keep them waxed with Renaissance Wax. When it's time to sharpen, I have no problems using a fixed angle ...

Ooooops! Wrong thread! er, test run? Yep, that's the ticket. (cough cough)

Two of my favorite Kapara's. CPM S90V and Micarta.

I am curious if anybody here in the humid states has tried Renaissance Wax?

I have a Caly 3.5 and what a great design Sal! So much blade to handle! I can hardly wait for the Caly 4.0!

Good to know. Maxamet and REX121 are the only knives I have that can cut glass. Ahem. Not that I cut much glass.
Sal, you are a very kind and generous soul.

Is Maxamet going away? I know REX121 will be gone soon, but with Crucible selling all it's powdered steel technology and IP, will Maxamet be gone soon?

I have bought a lot of different brands and Spyderco Golden Co. and Taiwan are consistently razor sharp. 40 years ago I bought a fixed blade no-name, and everyone was amazed that it cut regular printer paper. Most production knives back then weren't very sharp it seems.

If any other company makes a production knife with a sharper edge than Spyderco, I would be surprised. I just tested a Smock and a Manix 15v and they were both amazingly sharp!

One on the way from Bear Claw. Trouble free checkout.

I bet these will be in stock for a while. No need to panic. Yet.

I did a stupid with the nameless brand with the strange springs. Being as it was a work knife I just ground it back. D2 steel. Never have I damaged a Spyderco, although I did drop a PM2 and caught it with my foot. It stuck a good 1/2 inch into the top of my foot, through the boot. What a great blade ...

I just received my first Bodacious. What a great design! It has now replaced my beloved BearCarta in my pocket for a slice session. It has blown through a bunch of cardboard so far with ease. I sure would like to see one in 15v, but if we can't get any more, it would be great in Dr. Larrin's new ...

I just showed a friend of mine my new Dodo. He had never seen one before, and when he opened it up he stared at the short little blade for a full minute. Then he said "it must have been cold outside". I just about died laughing.

Welcome secondfangle! A lot of good folks here with a lot of knowledge!

This is my normal daily carry in my right pocket, plus keys. (My pants have huge pockets.)

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You can still find the Catcherman.