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Much as I love Micarta, I don't think the Chaparral is the best vehicle for it. Micarta looks best when it's thick enough to be at least a bit rounded so the layers are visible. Agree with this - the radius makes all the difference in look and feel, and may be difficult to achieve in such a thin sc...

I love it - three new threads within minutes. I guess some of us are excited!

Just got this announcement - the first para3 LW sprint is being released by DLT. Let the good times roll! https://www.dlttrading.com/spyderco-para-3-lightweight-red-frn-m390?utm_source=remarkety&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Para+3+LW+Red+M390+Announcement&utm_content=&_rmId=Az5JxgpbO2HBELOB12OosgPN...

past: centofante wharncliffe, goddards
present - province
future: k390 para 3 LW, swayback

C152STIBLP - Chaparral Blue Stepped Ti C152STIP - Chaparral Stepped Ti C82GP3 - D'Allara 3 Odd..those three were also on the 2018 discontinued list.. :confused: so was the k11s cooks knife. Didn't stop me from picking up a couple on super clearance just now. I wonder if there has been stock sitting...

And my other reply -
in penance for carrying a counterfeit spyderco - no knives for the whole year...

1. Para3 in s110v and micarta - my do everything knife 2. ukpk in s110v and micarta - my work knife and do everything else knife 3. smock - just for fun 4. para3 lw/maxamet. Do I need this one now? No... but I like it too much to wait. I almost put it #3, but it would be silly to have two Para3s so ...

I just finished posting in the "3 favorite steels" thread - #1 was s110v, #3 was ZDP. Chuckled when I read OP. Just shows you there are very different tastes, wants, and needs. And I agree with above - room in the line-up to make everyone happy. That is one of the joys of Spyderco :spyder: :cool:

No easy answer for me. I love the variety. Most carried/favorite #1- s110v. Haven't seen this listed much, but is has great corrosion resistance and just cuts forever. 2) maxamet. This is a favorite for rational and irrational reasons. Love the high hardness, love the edge, love the lack of any disc...

What I’d personally like to see is an “Aficionado” version with 2mm - 2.5mm blade stock and nothing over about 0.008” BTE of all the steels mentioned above and more. ;) I love this idea. Flash batch aficionado version. Thin grind with a steel that takes high edge angles. Call it the cutaway :D :spy...

My two most carried Para3's are s110v and Maxamet - both of which come in Native/Manix LW versions. I am very hopeful these will be added to the Para3 LW line-up. Especially in their respective colors (dark blue and grey)!

And some obligatory pics:
(sorry that the lighting/color is a bit off)

Oh btw, the micarta scales are a bit thicker than the stock scales on both knives, but not by much. Here are comparison pics on the Smock. https://i.imgur.com/Stcov0h.jpg Got mine today as well. I had an mxg clip with the CF scales - after swapping for micarta, the screws would not engage the liner...

https://i.imgur.com/N7eTplt.jpg Oh wow, those do look good! Much better in your pics than in the product ad pics. They looked kinda bulky there, I thought, but not at all in your pics. The screws look countersunk - so it looks like the scales may add some thickness? On my smock with stock scales (f...

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I just made my first scales out of micarta today. Man, it’s nasty stinky stuff. Looking good! I remember a discussion I had with a custom knife maker a couple years back. He charged more for green micarta than brown micarta or even CF. He said it was harder to work with, more wear on belts, and mor...

It works!
Older pic, but as requested:


Edit - Just want to say that I like this knife so much more with the LW scales...
And I really liked the Para3 to begin with.

I don't like the look of the micarta on the smock. Same here, just looked. The CF scales that come with it are much better imo. Guess my tastes are not too popular. :( I have no issues with CF -including laminate. And the Taichung CF looks really good. But for some reason, none of these knives has ...

Love me some micarta as well. Smock micarta incoming...
I hope the micarta shaman sells well, and micarta becomes a new standard option. Benchmade recently had a limited edition with python micarta - and chatter is that many people bought that one just for the micarta scales.