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The current look of the spider is what makes it memorable. It's a caricature of a spider in the same way that Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck do not look like a real mouse or duck... which is why they're so recognizable everywhere. Changing to a "sleek" and "aggressive" spider that is anatomically corr...

Just from the wording it seems like we could replace the word knives in the first paragraph with a few other words and be having a very different conversation. let's try that out. Fill in the blank! :D Mine keeps me from cheap _______ that seem cool... until the next morning. There have been a few ...

has roughly the same edge length as the Manix 2, which is a significantly larger knife overall. This is what I love about it. Looking at them both at a distance, you'd never guess the Manix 2 and Lil Temp 3 have the same edge length. It really shows how efficient the design is. the action on openin...

I think it would be a big gamble to try to change 45 years of successful designs for something that has not proven to be more successful like the Centofante, Lil' Temperance or other designs where the edge is close to the handle. I think the cost of the Lil Temperance is what led to it not being a ...

I dealt with some of that with a Tenacious I bought. After about 2 days of owning a new one, a screw fell out (on it's own) from the butt end of the handle. I tried putting it back in but it just turned freely... almost like no threading existed in the liner. I ended up just supergluing in place, fo...

I'd say slightly less edge retention than 8cr.

Doeswhateveraspidercan wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:15 am

Now had they done this in O.D. green with such a nice steel it would have been very tempting.

They wouldn't do that because of their OD green 204P exclusive coming up soon. They wanted to make this different.

So I commented on their video. They just replied.

My question: "Can you confirm if the Spyderco mat is either made by Spyderco or at least authorized by them?"

BattlBox reply: "This is 100% authorized and an exclusive partnership with Spyderco."

I was talking about their cost, not retail. But buying or manufacturing at a cost and having a markup is true of every business, Spyderco included. I think we'd all be stunned to find out what Spyderco pays the manufacturer of the Persistence per knife which we end up paying $48 for. And that's jus...

These subscription box companies are all the same. They spin the truth, to make their "service" sound like an ultra high quality, bargain. In reality, you are paying $130 for MAYBE $40 worth of product. That's quite an exaggeration, though. In fact, it's just plain wrong. Look at Battlbox here. In ...

My belt holds my pants up, but the belt loops hold my belt up. Which one is the real hero down there?

A man is on trial for cannibalism. He says to the judge, "Your honor, if people really are what they eat, then I am the innocent victim here!"

https://youtu.be/OVT3QT6gWMk

At 25:40, he says it's a "first release", implying that it is made by Spyderco. He also said they visited the Spyderco factory in Golden, CO. That would be awful if it's a bootleg mat, but he makes it sound like it's legit.

The Byrd hawkbill used to be available in plain edge too, but I think Sal said sales were poor and it was discontinued. People largely preferred serrated.

Probably BD1 or 8cr13mov

Like the other guys said, a serrated knife just gets wedged instead of cutting. A saw is what you need so you can remove material.

I wonder if anyone who wants a super thin and hard blade has tried the Sandrin TCK 2.0? It's basically a tungsten carbide razor blade in a slip joint. Blade thickness is said to be 0.9 mm. Be prepared to sharpen 71 HRC though.

I understand that office-type guys want to see dainty, thin blades, but it's not only prying and batoning that can make a blade fail. For instance, recently I was deboning a turkey with a very thin Victorinox paring knife and when I put significant downward force on the blade it started to flex. I w...

I don't understand the comparison to VG10 and I think it is entirely bogus........... (comparing Spy27 and VG10, which people should stop doing) Sal himself said it's a variation of VG10. So comparing them seems very justified to me. SPY27 is a USA made variation of VG-10, another useful and succes...

aaronkb wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:04 pm

I think a comp lock would be next to impossible without a finger choil...

The Caribbean and Lil Temperance would like to have a word with you.

I would definitely like to see more Golden models with no choil. It seems like nearly all of them do which is why I don't own a USA Spyderco.

Compression locks? Maybe that’s a little crazy. Sal has said the compression lock is difficult to make properly in mass production. They already tried making a budget compression lock with the Spyderco Rhino. From what I recall, it was initially being made in either the Taiwan or China facility and...