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There isn’t a lot of steel there around those screw holes. If you clamp the mounting section in a vise and bend clip section I suspect it would have bent fine.

Spyderco filed a patent for the compression lock on 23 February, 2000. That means their exclusive rights to use this style of lock will expire in four months. They might be trying to make one last push with this lock before they face outside competition. Are other companies just waiting for the pat...

Baron Mind wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 05, 2019 10:33 pm

maybe they've been pushing the comp lock too hard lately

Yeah. Compression lock models all over the place now. I am not opposed to it but it’s about last on my list of lock preferences.

There’s a lot to say about this thread OP but I think you should consider getting an SE blade and sharpening it once a year.

I’m really enjoying this quality level thread.

Ok, I loosened it up a bit with the tape trick.

One of these days I need to get set up to do rivets for this kind of thing.

Oh, ok. I think the sheath is just too tight, but the way you made it, it has to be. Most kydex sheaths get the friction to hold the knife from the handle area, not from blade.....If you know what I mean. Yeah, it is pretty tight. Should I build up some layers of masking tape and re-form it to be l...

Pancake wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 29, 2019 12:42 am

Did you put masking tape on the blade before you put it all in the kydex press and let it form?

I didn’t use a press, just formed it by hand.

I made this primarily because I'd just been wanting to mess around with kydex at some point. I did this all with a heat gun and some small chicago bolts. It's just a simple sheath that ties onto my backpack strap. https://i.imgur.com/WBxWCZwl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/6DSsZH3l.jpg Turned out pretty ni...

I have neither a Chief, nor a Police, but going just by size I´d prefer the Chief. I don´t like too long folders in the pocket, and the Chief is almost as "short" as an Endura and has still enough edge for my liking (Endura edge length is perfect for me). The Police looks a lot thinner than the Chi...

The pinned construction. I don't mind pinned knives, but this knife is a bad combination of pinned construction, a lock that can easily trap dirt and is hard to fully clean out, and a lock that originally (the clear cages) had a high probability of breaking. With the cage made out of a sturdier pla...

I think it's just a super compact design and they didn't want to give up 1/8" to have the plunge farther out. I don't remember having an issue sharpening but even if it was sticking out more that last bit is tough to sharpen with the plunge anyway.

On a knife as long and slender as the Chief, though, I certainly see the appeal in having some steel in the grip. This is definitely an issue. What exactly are we gaining with FRN over G-10? The Police 4 LW saves a whopping 0.3 oz vs the G-10 version. It seems likely that a Chief LW would have a si...

Marulaghost wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2019 11:02 am

I tried out the PE on a massive onion first, only to find out the onion was just too big,

I’m still completely lost on the purpose for this knife. They already make paring knives, who actually wants an offset paring knife?

Ah, ok, so for solid wood liners I think I would consider drilling slightly oversize holes, filling with a tough epoxy (jbweld maybe?), and then re-drilling and tapping the epoxy. That should allow machine screws to hold well enough. You can also look into thread inserts such as is used on the liner...

You're saying you think if you pull the scales off there aren't holes in the liners for the clip? That sounds impossible. Wood that thin isn't going to hold that clip very well.

I would drill and tap the liners to make this tip up. Or just leave it as is. It is a pretty piece.

I dunno, isn't the whole point of this model to be a fancy gents folder with some flare? I could see them doing some handle pattern variations. And I can see removing the filework to bring the cost down a bit. But it's not supposed to be a cheap knife.

Since I am avoiding the steady accumulation of knives that comes with unchecked acquisition doubles make zero sense to me. That duplicate is taking up a slot I can put a different knife in.

There’s always something cool coming next. Save room.

I’m not sure it’s really necessary but I would feel obligated to buy an SE Chaparral.

I’ve tweaked my Positron enough that the last thing that bugs me is the so-so cutting performance. SE would flip that knife on its end. If I could find an inexpensive SE grinding wheel I’d probably do it myself.

This is listing MSRP, isn’t it? Is KC selling these at full MSRP?