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But it is and has been viable. What changed was China undercutting US makers to disrupt our markets and manufacturing. This is true beyond just knives. The tariff would rebalance this.


I don’t know what pricing in other USA brands is like but when a PM2 costs about what a budget .22 rifle ...

I guess I should have worded that better without adding superior quality. Because with the tariff, there would be no price point at which Chinese knives were better quality. That is the entire point of it. At the same level of quality, the Chinese knives should cost far more than US knives do ...

So if someone buys one, it's for good design or superior quality , not because it's cheaper.


1. Those are the same thing. At every price point China factories produce better knives.
2. This has been true for a long time.


My brother toured a couple factories in Yang Jiang in 2010.

He ...

So if someone buys one, it's for good design or superior quality , not because it's cheaper.


1. Those are the same thing. At every price point China factories produce better knives.
2. This has been true for a long time.

I guess I should have worded that better without adding superior ...

Snagged a Itame Gyuto before their gone.

That people do have to pay 6 times what they currently cost.


No offense to Sal but this "the yuan is 1/6 of USD" isn't a meaningful statement. The idea that they fix their currency relative to USD is economically important, but the ratio itself doesn't mean anything. Just as an example:

1 ...

Hopefully not too far into political territory but the solution to the devaluation of the Yuan is tariffs. I hope that goods from China become more expensive than US goods. That people do have to pay 6 times what they currently cost. In the short run, that will cause economic pain, companies that ...

My only Spyderco purchases this year were a manbug hawkbill, and 15v native. I've been a diehard spydie fan for a long time. 10 years or so. For pure cutting and edge retention, there is none better. When I have 100 boxes to break down, or a repetitive cutting task, I reach for one of my Spydies ...

I said in another post, it diminishes the brand to me. And that is for patriotic, political, and economic reasons.

My only Spyderco purchases this year were a manbug hawkbill, and 15v native. I've been a diehard spydie fan for a long time. 10 years or so. For pure cutting and edge retention, there is none better. When I have 100 boxes to break down, or a repetitive cutting task, I reach for one of my Spydies ...

Very cool knives.

Still looking forward to this as well

Python Micarta Shaman? You mean this old thing? look no lanyard or extra clip holes

Done by Sheppardtac 6 years ago on my M4 Shaman.

PE Hawkbill Anything.

TCW wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:08 am

A Police XL would be great, but I would be satisfied if Spyderco reintroduced the G10 K390 Police 4's.

Wharncliffe and Hawkbill are favorites.

This is exciting news indeed.

As a side note, I tried as hard as I could yesterday with my Police4 PD1 sprint, to close the knife in a different way than using my thumb to depress the lock and dropping the ricaso onto my finger.

I don't know if it's poor technique, weak finger strength, or more ...

vivi wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 07, 2025 6:30 pm

I really like the minimal belly on the Police series. In fact for a lot of uses I'd take something closer to the P1-3 than the P4 blade shape, though the P4 is more versatile.

I agree on the minimal belly (for my taste), heck I'd take a Wharncliffe if they'd make one.

Just got it😄 I don't know that I should be spending this much on what is a toy for me, but I like it. And from a use stand point it's interesting to note that the blade closes spine first. So you'd never have it close on you during hard use (unless the handle and a few other things broke), that ...

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I handled it at the Taipei Meet last November. It is smaller, but it felt good in my hands. Perhaps a person's hand size makes a difference.<br/>
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