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Just bring it back but keep the hollow grind.

We discussed making a run yesterday.

sal


Seems like I missed some important and great news while I took a little break from the forum till quite recently...

I´ve been dreaming about and advocating for a Chap XL for more than six years now, so this naturally sounds really good to my ears ...

Cruwear. Best balance of properties including resistance to rust and ease of sharpening.

I was thinking, how useful could this be in real life ? Did anyone put it to work ? I only wish they released the full size Dyad. I might snatch one anyway given the european dealers bring this little sucker in stock soon enough.

So, you’re saying it’s thin behind the edge ? Is that the factory edge ? My Metropolitan came with an atrocious factory edge and I had to put my own edge on. Those guys from Maniago don’t know how to sharpen a blade hellas. From your pictures it seems your edge is also quite “all over the place”.

Something like this with a linerlock and CPM154 or S90V steel.
https://brianlyttleknives.neocities.org/edgcm6.jpg

1. Smock
2. Schempp Bowie
3. Spydiechef
Honorable mention: Kapara and Southard

Metropolitan. It came with an atrocious factory edge so I decided to put a fresh 17 degrees per side edge on. It’s a PITA to sharpen that M398 steel even using the diamond rods from my Wicked Edge system. Now it will cut !

I might be wrong but I remember Sal mentioned something about a Cento 4 being considered. Fingers crossed !

I hope it’s still a hollow grind… and thin bte !!! Could you elaborate?

sal wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 04, 2025 11:06 pm

We made some changes so it's still a work-in-progress, We'll pick it up again. Sounds like some wish to share the experiment with us?

sal

What are the chances to celebrate next year ? Sorry for insisting.

There is also the deterrent factor ''carried'' by the serrated claws. I was once in my life caught in a possible escalating dangerous situation. All I had to do is to pull out my Civilian and place it on the table in front of me, blade opened. I knew the surroundings are not safe, to say at least ...

Hi Srivats,

Nice finds, thanx fer sharin'.

The R&D development of both of those models brings back good memories. If you think of a "design" as a "thought", a "Spirit", if you will. Then we transform that "Spirit" into a knife. A physical example of the thought.

The completion of the design ...

They key is ''thickness behind the edge'' IMO. You can't beat a high hollow grind at 0.015'' bte and sharpened at 10 degrees per side.That is what the hp Delica project is all about...or at least that is what I hope for and imagined. I really hope this project will go on as intended.

In all honesty I started to feel that this project turned into a mirage. I really hope it’s still alive though. A high hollow grind crazy thin bte Delica might be the ultimate edc for me. Why not in SPY27 ?!

You are right. They could have squeezed more cutting edge into the handle in most cases. Why don’t they do it … your guess is as good as mine. I only wish at least the most loved and popular Delica had a few mm of extra cutting edge not to mention the Manix or the PM2.

I don’t accept the idea that SPY27 will become extinct. I like this steel quite a lot. It’s a joy to sharpen and use. Maybe Sal will find a way. It’s time to purchase a Yojimbo, waiting for the Dyad jr. I dream of a cobalt blue G10 Smock.

sal wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 09, 2025 9:21 am

Hi Vivi,

Right now, not likely in SPY-27. I wanted one with teeth, but we don't have a new source for the steel yet.

sal

Teeth are almost a must on this model. I hope you’ll be successful in finding a source for the steel and release this big boy in spyderedge ASAP. A small batch maybe…

I dream of a folding variant of the Respect designed by Sal with a 3.5-3.75 full flat blade and just a tiny sharpening choil. Same 154CM steel and a stag or bone handle. THAT would be my dream Spyderco. Something similar to the knife used by Anthony Hopkins in the movie The Edge, designed by the ...

With that 2.2 mm thin blade, Spyderco is moving in the right direction. Blades are meant to clean cut and slice not to pry. I am tired of thick blade stocks and thick behind the edge grinds. Mantra1 was an exception with a very thin bte grind and I hope that Mantra4 will be the same.