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For just a touch more than the price of the Spy27, I would seriously consider the magnacut. The only drawback, which I don't actually consider it to be one, is the yellow scales. The beauty of the yellow scales is they are easy to see, but also really easy to Rit Dye if you want a different colour....

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Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:16 pm

I apologize up front as this is totally off subject, but I gotta ask......with a moniker of "Skydog" might you be a Duane Allman fan?

No apology necessary...yes, I'm a huge Duane Allman/ABB fan. I suspect you are too if you recognized his nickname?

.....I would suggest a magnifying loupe, maybe 10X - 12X. That would permit you to better see the edge on which you are working. ..... @ Skydog: I followed this suggestion a while ago and it helped me to learn a lot about sharpening. A loupe does not have to break the bank, here is a thread where I...

Thank you for all the great feedback! I just placed an order for a Native 5 with SPY27 and a Shapemaker. Not a bad choice. Hope you´ll report back how you like them. Ha, can't wait to hear which knife he's planning on next, cause you know it's gonna happen! ;) Ha, ha...already thinking about it...p...

Thank you for all the great feedback! I just placed an order for a Native 5 with SPY27 and a Shapemaker. I’m also looking at various loupes and planning to purchase one of these as well. After looking at the loupe thread that Wartstein linked to, it looks like the BelOMO 10x Triplet Magnifier (21mm)...

Thank you for all the great feedback! I just placed an order for a Native 5 with SPY27 and a Sharpmaker.

I’m about to purchase my first Spyderco…it will most likely be a Native 5 LW with SPY27 (there is another thread about this). I’m also going to purchase a Spyderco Sharpmaker. My question here is about maintaining and sharpening Spydercos in general, and the Native 5 in particular. I’m a beginner wh...

Welcome aboard, feel like this is carried over from Glocktalk? Lots of super nice, very knowledgeable guys here! Man you’re getting ready to jump down a rabbit hole there’s no coming back from! If this is the guy from Glocktalk, I still stand by my recommendation, a VG-10 LeafJumper and a Sharpmake...

I would not pay extra for something other than S30V. It’s a great steel. I far, far prefer the Chapparal LW to the Native 5. Why do you prefer the Chaparral? I had initially narrowed my list down to these 4: Delica, Native, Sage and Chaparral. From there I narrowed it down to the Native. But I'm op...

The SPY27 is about $18 more. I'm willing to pay that if it's worth it? But it looks like the SPY27 only comes with Cobalt Blue handles, and I'm not sure I'm crazy about that color. However, I think the biggest factor in my decision is ease of maintenance/sharpening. From the comments above it sounds...

Hello – I’m new to the forum and looking for help with choosing a knife. I’ve narrowed it down to the Native 5 Light Weight, but I’m trying to decide between the S30V or the SPY27. This will be for EDC. I’ve always just carried really cheap knives and never paid much attention to the steel, so this ...

Hello – I’m new to the forum and looking for help with choosing a knife. I’ve narrowed it down to the Native 5 Light Weight, but I’m trying to decide between the S30V or the SPY27. This will be for EDC. I’ve always just carried really cheap knives and never paid much attention to the steel, so this ...