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Repeating popular Sprints would be one option. I expect the practicalities of production scheduling would mean a Sprint couldn't be repeated immediately, but if prospective purchasers knew that a rapidly sold out Sprint was going to come round again then that would take some of the heat out of the f...

I wonder if tooling up for the HH dealer exclusive makes it easier for Spyderco to make other G10 versions. Not sure how much of the HH model is in fact "exclusive" but I would guess that G10 in a different colour would be OK. Have there ever been any actual UKPK Sprints? I've seen them speculated a...

That was a nice looking knife, the prototype with black scales and rounded over edges. It would be nice to have a lanyard hole though, I'm not sure any current slip joints have one.

I would not worry about it but it is getting worse. Even with lubricant it is getting stiffer. How can that be? My UKPK did that, roughness inside the pivot hole in the blade was tearing up the pivot. I sent it to Golden and it came back fixed and has stayed fixed. I'm not sure what they did, I gue...

I wonder if Spyderco would consider doing repeat runs if a Sprint looks like it's selling out quickly. I don't know how the logistics and risks compare for a second run compared to a larger initial batch. If there's a reasonable chance that everyone who's interested would be able to purchase through...

Anyone else think they'd prefer the serrations on the other side? I'm right handed and it feels wrong having the flat side of the knife to the right.

Happened to me with an Opinel back when I was a kid. Of course I hadn't rotated the lock and it came open in my pocket. Gave me a nasty jab at the base of my thumb. Or maybe I should say "I gave myself a nasty jab".

Maybe if I didn't already have two Urbans I would put up with those defects. But this is a $110 knife over here so I'm going to pass.

Does the public in general worry about whether a given brand is more rust resistant than another? I would expect a lot just expect anything called "stainless" to be rust resistant.

If you consider normal people, I think a lot don't even sharpen their knives when they get blunt.

Thanks for all the sharpening comments. I only have one blade in S30V, the HH UKPK limited edition. Currently it's unsharpened, just in ex-factory form. It's a nice piece so I want to start off with at least roughly the right edge form.

My most carried knife is a combo UKPK. The sharpening issue that I face is reconciling the angles, between 15 degrees per side on the plain part, and 20 degrees one side and almost zero on the other for the serrations. What I end up doing is sharpening the segments separately, either just the plain ...

So as a newcomer to S30v, what are the best sharpening methods? Angle, grit fineness, stropping etc. How do the experts maintain theirs.

My father taught me at a very young age that dull knives are, in fact, more dangerous than sharp ones because you need to press so hard to make them cut that your control goes out the window. But on the other hand a blunt knife won't cut your leg if you're careless cutting a sandwich on your lap (n...

The Meat man wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:43 am

Too bad you've not had good experiences but I can assure you that it is not exaggeration. Your case is an anomaly.

Maybe. I find it odd though. My sample includes a normal UKPK, Urbans in Elmax and K390, HH special UKPK and a HAP40 Dragonfly. That's a reasonable sample I thought.

Pelagic wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 18, 2019 6:13 pm

This is one of the oldest ones ever.
"Sharp knives are more dangerous than dull ones"

Absolutely. In fact it would be interesting to hear if anyone can actually justify that oft-quoted claim from their direct experience. I've seen plenty to contradict it.

Always. I've never received a new knife (or wood working tool) that I'd consider sharp. I must admit to some disappointment when my first Spyderco was not sharp out of the box, given all the posts about receiving their's "shaving sharp". However now I just assume that's a little bit of exaggeration ...

ZrowsN1s wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 02, 2019 6:24 pm

Ya k390 and abe-l are in different leagues.

In which ways? I guess I'm seeing a lot of interest in AEB-L but it's not clear what exact advantages it gives. Or more to the point if someone already has the Urban in Elmax and in K390, what's missing if they pass on the AEB-L?

crazywednesday wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:28 am

Over the years I have realized that people have different interpretations of what it means to fillet a fish.

I agree, for example back when I had a dedicated filleting knife it was a cheap kitchen knife with a rounded tip and not particularly sharp edge.

UKPK is available with G10 scales https://www.heinnie.com/spyderco-heinni ... nknife-g10