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The Battlestation. I want it but I don't want it. Makes me feel like a teenager or something.

Yea, this one is a no-brainer as far as I'm concerned .

ZDP was hot about 15 years ago. It's still a great steel but with exception to a few things (The Beatles, etc) obsession eventually settles into normality.

You will know it's on the way out when half a dozen Spyderco knives aren't available with it.

A sharp 3.5" blade and compression lock will do just fine. Awareness and training is more important than the tool you pick anyways.

If I had to throw all my Spydies into Mount Doom except for one it would be the FRN Stretch.

A knife's action, edge sharpness and the traction of G10 are fairly cheap items to get right (and prone to vary per unit). I'd say buy some of both and enjoy each model and what goes into making them.

You might find someone to make a Kydex or leather sheath locally. I personally also hate the injection molded sheaths. Even if it's possibly my user error.

Sorry Spyderco, I'm a fanboy for all things but those .

The model line expands and shrinks constantly. I just don't think it's received the marketing due to that fact. Most of us have problems keeping all the names straight and we have dozens of Spyderco knives and thousands of posts ,

I'd sharpen it out and carry a small Leatherman (like a CS) or mechanics screwdriver. Having a small pry bar/Philips is very handy.

Same. Over classic peel ply G10 at least. Slab knives in general don't do it for me. Contoured ergos over traction going forward .

I guess I take the phrase "pocket knife" literally. That and most people are right-handed. No surprises here but whatever works, works .

It's an old formula. Think of it as the Ferrari F40 of high carbide. It's still a very potent car but at the time was a technological masterpiece.

ZDP-189 takes grief for being brittle but is WAY tougher than it should be given the hardness, formula, and historical timing.

ZDP is the ultimate "high chromium steel" in regards to carbides. Plenty of other steels with lower carbon use it for corrosion resistance, 440C being a classic and AEB-L being a new popular afi option. It's probably all in my head but my thinner ZDP blades (regained Stretch and Calypso Jr) have the...

Even throwing a lanyard on it and free-pocketing would work. I'd just go a different route for a hard working gent's folder. Maybe like a Sage or Advocate. Variety is a good thing and if you do have to use it the aesthetics will line up better.

I have a regrind Khukuri by Razorsharp. Always loved the design but hated factor geometry, now it's perfect.

I think all the Spydies are fairly ergonomic. Ones that aren't are done in the spirit of the ethnic background or due to the collaborator's original design. That said, my hands don't fit all the knives. The Stretch for me is pretty amazing. No hot spots anywhere in any grip.

I'm guessing in most cases they would ship another hoping it would be well received. For most this would be sufficient, for the collectors perhaps not. Even an expensive Spyderco knife is first a functional tool at an aggressive price range. The most expensive ones are often a fraction of a mid tech...

I've heard great things for the serrated hawkbills for electricians. Imho, extra do-dads or blatant aesthetic choice can make a functional tool clunky/silly.

They look great David .

It is a shame to loose the bug logo. I have a number of regrinds and feel the same. The performance though, relative to certain new limitations, can be outstanding.

For a Spyderco user, regrinds offer some of the best performance you can buy/build.

The only "rust" I've seen is pictures of as you mentioned, steel dust transfer (or whatever). I've also seen some algae staining that someone thought might have been rust. Someone put it through an aquarium that was so hyper-salinated that it was ruining the tank itself, the Salt knife was unscathed...