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by Wartstein
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:55 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Native Scout?
Replies: 76
Views: 2406

Re: Native Scout?

WE could always buy a Native chief and do this, too : https://messerforum.net/threads/spyderco-native-custom-special-wip.145705/ Ding ding ding! We have a winner!!! :party-face Unfortunately though, it’s just easier for people on here to tell Spyderco to invest resources into creating the knife the...
by Wartstein
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:20 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Catcherman LC200N Sprint Run
Replies: 173
Views: 42586

Re: Catcherman LC200N Sprint Run

If I can get one, it looks like the price will be the equivalent of USD 112 + VAT + processing = about USD 160. Hopefully I can avoid the shipping fee, but then I will have to buy something else as well, to get above the free shipping threshold. So not exactly free shipping :) Still not that much m...
by Wartstein
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:27 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: LW SpydieChef please!
Replies: 6
Views: 290

Re: LW SpydieChef please!

Unbrokenchain33 wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:37 am
While I continue to dream of a salt Sage 5, I can’t help but want a LW SpydieChef to throw in my kitchen cabinet or camping backpack.
..

The current Catcherman sprint could be what you want... ?!
by Wartstein
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:55 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Shaman w/ XHP & Black Micarta
Replies: 9
Views: 683

Re: Shaman w/ XHP & Black Micarta

Huh, strange mix of characteristics. After looking over some info, the only thing that I can think might edge it over some of it's competition (unintentional pun there) would be if it sharpened easier than more stainless options, but I haven't seen anything that suggests it does. It can get pretty ...
by Wartstein
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:46 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Chaparral
Replies: 244
Views: 16301

Re: Chaparral

I have a feeling the last two remaining non-FRN Chaparral folders (Raffir Noble & Birdseye Maple) will be in the 2025 Discontinued List which will be announced later this year. Chaparral CF/G-10 and Sun & Moon were discontinued in August 2023 as part of the 2024 Official Discontinued List ....
by Wartstein
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:43 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Shaman in XHP and Micarta
Replies: 3
Views: 315

Re: Shaman in XHP and Micarta

It's not an exclusive and during Blade HQs live video they said 'limited run'. So is it a sprint? No offense meant, but imo it would be a good thing if people checked if there perhaps already IS a recent thread on stuff like a newly revealed exclusive, model before they start a new one... Would kee...
by Wartstein
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:36 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Native Scout?
Replies: 76
Views: 2406

Re: Native Scout?

Just to sum up what in my subjective opinion makes a "real Native", why people might want a version between the "5" and the Chief and why the Shaman is not that. - Rather thin, slicey, but not tall blade with comparably fine tip (very fine on the Chief). (Shaman: Thick, partly sa...
by Wartstein
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:18 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Native Scout?
Replies: 76
Views: 2406

Re: Native Scout?

..... I didn’t say a 3.5” Native wasn’t for me and it wasn’t hyperbole, I meant it - where is the limit? People have already been asking for a larger Native Chief as well. 4.5” Native Chiefs are also a glaring hole in their lineup, so why shouldn’t they make it? Either way, I would question if thei...
by Wartstein
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Knife that screams liner lock got the compression lock - why?
Replies: 40
Views: 1758

Re: Knife that screams liner lock got the compression lock - why?

Comp lock is strong, reliable, and easy to operate. I am not sure what else do you need from a knife lock. ... The comp. lock is a great lock indeed. But so are backlock, linerlock, CBBL. "Easy to operate": Yes, the comp.lock is that too, but in less than ideal conditions (gloves...) a li...
by Wartstein
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:49 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Knife that screams liner lock got the compression lock - why?
Replies: 40
Views: 1758

Re: Knife that screams liner lock got the compression lock - why?

...for a bushcraft-worthy knife, the strength of a Compression Lock is a significant advantage..... Of course not claiming at all that I'd know even remotely close to what you (and of course also Sal) know about knife designs and lock strength - but that said: Is it a "significant advantage&qu...
by Wartstein
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:51 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Chaparral
Replies: 244
Views: 16301

Re: Chaparral

So, for the sake of conversation, on the frn version, whaddayouwant? Colors, Steels or specific combinations? sal - Bright handle, rustproof "outdoor" version (and also marketed as that: A super slim and small, very slicey, but "bombproof - ly" built highly efficient cutting too...
by Wartstein
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:41 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Chaparral
Replies: 244
Views: 16301

Re: Chaparral

tzirconia wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:52 pm
RamZar wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:04 am
— MagnaCut Yellow FRN
— LC200N Green FRN
— K390 Blue FRN
Well said, any of these and I'm in.

Would be very cool, but do/will they use MC and K390 in Taichung?
by Wartstein
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:38 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Knife that screams liner lock got the compression lock - why?
Replies: 40
Views: 1758

Re: Knife that screams liner lock got the compression lock - why?

...for a bushcraft-worthy knife, the strength of a Compression Lock is a significant advantage..... Of course not claiming at all that I'd know even remotely close to what you (and of course also Sal) know about knife designs and lock strength - but that said: Is it a "significant advantage&qu...
by Wartstein
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:22 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Knife that screams liner lock got the compression lock - why?
Replies: 40
Views: 1758

Re: Knife that screams liner lock got the compression lock - why?

.... I find right handed comp locks the easiest to use and liner Locks the hardest... Same here concerning comp.locks: Imo very easy to operate with both right or left hand (I am a righty). Actually I normally use the thumb to activate a (right hand) comp.lock with the right hand and use my index f...
by Wartstein
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: My on going salt steel comparison journal
Replies: 44
Views: 19406

Re: My on going salt steel comparison journal

...was a real surprise since I'd gathered the H2 was an upgraded alloy from the old H1 alloy.... Hey Chinstrap, now that are cool reports of really putting (Salt..) knives to use! :open-grin / As for H2 vs H1: - As far as I know H2 is not an "upgrade", but Spyderco had to switch to H2 sin...
by Wartstein
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Native Scout?
Replies: 76
Views: 2406

Re: Native Scout?

Following vivi's line of reasoning, Spyderco should not have developed the Endela, but instead suggested to people to grind down the Endura. ... Yes, while I personally prefer Endura sized knives for general EDC, I am totally with you on that. (And sometimes I do want a shorter, more convenient car...
by Wartstein
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:15 am
Forum: Spyderco Forum Tech Support
Topic: Forum Update/Maintenance & Move - PLEASE READ
Replies: 135
Views: 8522

Re: Forum Update/Maintenance & Move - PLEASE READ

Once we cleared the email issue, there was a push of emails that had backed up. @Wartstein check your settings in the User CP (under Board Preferences - Edit notification options). I don't think it defaults to turning on emails for mentions. Did you get the notification on the board? I appreciate t...
by Wartstein
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Knife that screams liner lock got the compression lock - why?
Replies: 40
Views: 1758

Re: Knife that screams liner lock got the compression lock - why?

Couldn't agree more on the Rhino. It's obviously made for a liner lock and the compression lock is just awkward. I also wish the Kapara was a liner lock. This. Plus perhaps grippier scales (like an affordable, workhorse textured linerlock Kapara) and I´d have more than one! That said: As far as I a...
by Wartstein
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:21 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: How about a Salt/Magnacut Kapara?
Replies: 7
Views: 210

Re: How about a Salt/Magnacut Kapara?

FRN and linerlock... that would be the perfect Kapara for me.
by Wartstein
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:04 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Native Scout?
Replies: 76
Views: 2406

Re: Native Scout?

Honestly when I look at that picture I wonder why people don't just buy a Native Chief and grind the blade down a bit if they want a shorter version. ... Doesn't solve shortening the handle. The 3.5 blade and proportionally shorter handle is what I'm looking for. In folding knives half inch increme...