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and a few others browsing at the newstand.

Front left pocket is my Chinook. Front right is my newish BM 730CFHS. I like em both, as both have good designs made with high qc (in my dealings) followed by good customer service (of which i have had to use Spyderco's more frequently, go figure). At the same time, both have the lemons of the line ...

Not 100% sure what your question is, but that is what it is supposed to look like open (unless I'm missing some finer detail of your question). Looks good.

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Edited by - afee on 12/26/2001 12:44:04 AM

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Edited by - afee on 12/26/2001 12:43:31 AM

While I can't make you like them, I am interested in the reasoning you put forth. The bali has one of the most fail safe locks on the market. When open, you have two stop pins (the handle pins), and two metal bars, the handles, pinching on the blade. A properly fittet tang pin prevents the blade fro...

The fish also has a nose shaped very much like our beloved swept bowie.

I have been waiting very patiently for a new clip design. I am so hoping they account for tip UP. I know, I'm one of the few (but dedicated, tip UP!) <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Only experienced the Chinook so far, but I like the deep belly, wide cutting surface, and really great point. Makes it very utilitarian (unless you regularly stree the tips laterally on your knives). I like that I can slice, push and dig for really little splinters with one beefy blade. I'm not very...

Chinook 903 since they first hit (still wanting to tap for tip up though)

plainedge copilot, hands down.

I had the same problem with mine, and, as reported, it cannot be fixed. The tooling seems to have been in Japan, so you're out of luck. I used the store credit and bumped up a bit for a Chinook (the other end of the folder spectrum), and was very happy. There was a little confusion though, as my kni...

Hmmmm... Matched pair of 5" Jody Sampson bali's with a deep clip point bowie blade, ti handles, desert ironwood or mamoth inserts. Fantasy Spyderco- sterile military, plain edge talonite with buffed stabablized birdseye maple, ti liners and full Frank C filework. Chinook w/o signature on the bl...

I went to a small boarding/day school for highschool. One particularly long day I fell asleep in the dorm lobby on the couch, only to awake and find my pocket had been picked of my oh so lovely Endura. I checked that couch inside and out, turning over the whole lobby. Some little Bast!d stole it rig...

I could be mistaken, but i thought OR law limited folder length to 4" in a concealed meathod (ie, in the pocket), though didn't limit in "overt" carry, such as a belt sheath. Also, to my understanding, FB's, when carried overtly, are of unlimited length, but i could be mistaken. Inter...

You can open the khalsa kineticly by treating the hump as a ramp. At least i can, and I imagine others could. I'm not farmilier with the gunting meathod, so it might be slightly different, but it is possibly (and easy).

I've seen em break due to being squished between the body and trees/ladders, being droped from a height, or getting the body of the knife snagged and twisting untill the shakle either broke or sheared from the knife. Instead of clipping it to a biner, just clip it to a gear loop. Conversly, tie a so...

I've seen both break at the attachment points, and really don't trust either. What I found most effective (I worked on a ropes course, at a few climbing camps and as a theater lighting and teck crew this way) was a Endura (or rescue/delica) clipped in the pocket with a few feet of papracord through ...

Although discontinued, you can still find the Lum with the original titanium handles. Actually, i think the factory store is having a sale on them now. I personnaly prefer the ti handle on this model, and have found the handle shape provides a secure grip even when wet and slick. Just an alternative...

I just posted a responce (OK, it was yesterday) to the bali thread in the MBC forum regarding my views on construction and intent. Feel free to add your own opinions (especially if you agree =) ).

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Well, I'll try to respond to all that, but not necissarily in order. I think you need to first state your purpose. Do you want a bali as a tool in the general cutting sence, or as a tool in the MBC sence? I think your looking at diffrent approaches based on each. Bali handles are somewhat straight d...