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If they do bring back the Chokwe, my preference would be for a compression lock, but if not, at least a steel on steel lock interface.

I definitely don't mind when the tab/bump/nub hits my finger on closing. It's what it's designed to do - protect my finger from the edge.

In-house heat treat alone has me intrigued!

hopefully the sample is big enough for Charpies...

I can't speak to the realities of Spyderco's manufacturing capacity, but as one of the most prolific production companies, they introduce and discontinue models at paces far faster than the competition. Sprints might be a way to respond quickly to the demands of the enthusiast market while not perma...

FYI, Clovisc is the person that started the entire Chokwe and Watu project when he was in Zambia with the Peace Corp. sal I remember doing a deep dive into those old threads back when I was digging into the Ethnic Series. It's really a design that is surprisingly comfortable - but as we know, it's ...

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Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:55 am

I guess we can listen to you complain about the CF laminate or the high price? Methinks the higher price is a bigger problem, so we go with the laminate.

sal

i'm definitely happy with the laminate.

I'm wondering how the wire clip will function - it looks like the "contact" point is positioned over one of the holes, so it won't actually exert force on the scale? I'm sure that will still give some retention but probably not the same as pinching pocket material to the scale. Any thoughts? I init...

So I'm looking into working with some custom makers to perhaps get a reblade done, and buying the damasteel alone is pretty pricey, in the 150-200 range depending on pattern. Definitely gives some insight into why Spyderco might be hesistant - folks already complained about the Shaman's cost. A Dama...

Spyderco has been definitely making some waves in the budget space!

Love it!

Thanks Larrin! Hopefully we can persuade spyderco to ship you some samples for toughness testing...

Hoping we see it at shot show and can see if it has a pivot bushing.

Hopefully the Watu has a pivot bushing like the CQI Kapara and ikuchi models have...

Watu for sure!

WOOOOOOOOOOO!

someone tell me more about Spy27.....where's Larrin.....

Man, I'd like those scales....

Definitely looks like a laminate to me.

a ZT 0920 with a compression lock would be very, very nice. I've handled a 0920 that had been modded to add a spydiehole, and it's quite nice.

I neeeeeeeeeeeeeed it.