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I've noticed something very interesting about that. Knives that are cycled extremely often, or under high stress, sometimes appear to have either the pivots or the pivot holes slightly peened, such that the blade position shifts very slightly. When this happens, the detent ball no longer rides clean...

Mike, Thank you for the information. I think you're probably right on that. Either way, mine has gone back for some TLC and hopefully they will put a new one on it. I just recall some other forumites on other forums had been asking about the new clip as well. Carlos, I called W&R, asked about th...

Rob, That would make sense. The only thing is that 154CM and S30V are not only expensive, but oxidation-prone steels. I have enough trouble keeping staining off my blade... if I need to watch my lockbar too, especially on the inside, I'd like to know. That's why I was thinking maybe the lockbar is 4...

Mike, It's a wonderful knife. Love how it handles, how it cuts, how it locks up. It's pretty much my perfect EDC. Wharnie with a deep forward guard, trailing tail, sharp as a ... yes... polysyllabic curse word. :) Mine had a number of critical flaws from the factory so after two months of putting up...

Just got a Manix. What a wonderful knife. Well-nigh perfect. This is my first Spyderco lockback since an old-school 440V Native, whose lock was utterly awful (couldn't open it one-handed, lock was tight and gritty). The Manix's lock is smooth to engage and disengage and is truly the nicest lockback/...

Hmmm.

Can you see washers on both sides of the pivot?

I've seen two Spydercos now (a Lil 'T and a Gunting) missing a washer on one side of the pivot.

They ended up with those strange swirl marks where the blade rubs against the liner. (In the Yo's case, maybe the G10 frame?)

-j

The "fail-safe" tang that Spyderco and Bob Terzuola developed is kind of like that. The tangent of the radius is not at the edge of the tang but rather a tiny bit inward, creating a lip that must be overcome for the liner to slip off the blade and disengage. It's supposed to be... "fa...

HoB, Yes, he mentioned that it didn't break but IIRC, he did state later on that the tip was massively dulled. A photo of the tip showed that it looked kind of like a butter knife. That's my understanding, at least... I've had a Ronin and much as I liked the design, the tip was WAAAAY too fragile fo...

Any news on a release date for the Yojimbo?

Not too worried... been waiting since... what was it? Fall of 2002? *grin*

Thanks,

-jon

Well, to contrast... I saw a LOT that I'm in love with. Have to buys: Yojimbo, Paramilitary, Chinook II, Cricket (the Mrs. likes it.) Too cool, but wouldn't use and wouldn't buy: Assist1 (too cool, even if I would never use it), Schmepp Persian, D'Allara (full serrations), Native III (have a Native ...

I carried my G without a sheath (rear left, front right pocket, IWB) for all of one day.

The horn snagged on everything and kept opening up inadvertently. That knife is **** sharp enough I would not tolerate that at all.

So I ordered a custom-fit IWB sheath. I'll let yall know how it is.

-jon

Sal,

Just curious, if you don't mind saying: what were those changes?

I guess it's just the academic side of me trying to understand the limitations of the previous version and what you addressed. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Thanks,

-jon

We're very anxiously awaiting the Yojimbo.



How close is Spyderco to production?



I'll be happy to beta test. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>



-jon