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I'm curious to see what happens. I also hope there are more good ones than "not so good" ones. I think I will buy one of the good ones to help them out. Maybe I'll also purchase one of the "not so good" ones and set up a display in our store promoting honesty in business.

These are troubling ...

With all the mislabeled steel, I'm really curious as to what kind of heat treat Bark River had going on. I know they used Peter's Heat Treat for their knives... So were they sending 9Cr to Brad and having them heat treat it as CPM-154, or were they having Peter's heat treat it correctly and then ...

I haven’t seen anywhere how they “got caught”


One of their creditors seized a shipment going to them, and it turned out to be knife blanks from China. Plus, employees started posting on Facebook about what was going on.


Man, I also missed this. Do you have a source by chance?


Not sure ...

da1cyclist wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 28, 2026 5:00 pm

I haven’t seen anywhere how they “got caught”

One of their creditors seized a shipment going to them, and it turned out to be knife blanks from China. Plus, employees started posting on Facebook about what was going on.

I’m going to step in here again to clarify a point that seems to be getting lost in the noise.

Spyderco has not restricted what dealers can sell our products for. Dealers remain free to sell at any price they choose. That has not changed.

What has changed is how advertised pricing is ...

I was told many years ago to avoid any products that he had a hand in, and I"m glad I actually heeded that advice.

Mike wasn't trying to save his company, he was trying to keep making money for himself. If he cared about his company, he would have owned up before he was caught. This isn't the first time that the issue of mislabeled knives has come up for BRK, there were accusations 20 years ago that he was ...

Mike Stewart is one of the biggest con artists in the knife world. This isn't the first time he's pulled this kind of stunt, and if people keep falling for it, it won't be the last.

I read that Jim was production manager at BRK, so I find it hard to believe he knew nothing about the mislabeled ...

I think the small knives are what Spyderco does best. Larger knives are easy. Smaller knives, however, require more thought in making them useful.

It does seem odd that every online dealer sells at the same price now, even ones that offered a discount if you signed up for their newsletter or created an account on their site. But I guess if you can see the price now before you buy, it's considered advertised.

Hold the phone, you've been around here 14 years and have never sharpened or even touched up a knife before?? Call me bamboozled.


Apparently this is why he wants to talk about light sabers because he wasn't able to sharpen reality based blades.


That's just crazy to me. A sharpening stone ...

Manbug Leaf SE.

The serrated Manbug I just got has those striations, deep enough to feel with my fingernail. I don't have them in front of me, but I also have a Saver Salt and stainless serrated Police model with the same thing.

I don't get the big deal. It doesn't seem to affect cutting ability at all.

All of those look like they combined part of a scissor or shear with a set of tactical knuckles. Very inventive!

Think of the psychological factor if that was used for self defense.


I'd be surprised if any of the "El Saca Tripas" designs ever saw the outside of a safe after they were sold ...

In my experience, the only advantage H1/2 has is corrosion resistance. That's it. I never found it to hold an edge to my liking, even using a coarser finish. And I never observed increased edge holding on the serrated edges like others have.
I guess it's tough in that the edge will bend before ...

In my experience, the only advantage H1/2 has is corrosion resistance. That's it. I never found it to hold an edge to my liking, even using a coarser finish. And I never observed increased edge holding on the serrated edges like others have.
I guess it's tough in that the edge will bend before it ...

FRN for me, but it has to be unlined and from Japan.



May I ask, what's better about japanese frn?


I just don't like the feel of the Golden FRN. The US FRN handles feel blockier compared to the Japanese ones. On the flip side, I hate that most of the Seki FRN models are fully lined, and ...

I'm surprised Spyderco never made a pocket sized version, something that could fit in a small bag. My only option if I want something on hand to sharpen serrations when I'm not at home is a broken off Sharpmaker stone.

I find I actually prefer the handles on the Chinese made Spydercos, because the majority of those are all handle forward designs. Of course they're mostly liner locks, too, so I'm sure that plays into it as well.

But then I look at something like the Native Chief, and does that knife really ...

All this is making my eyes glaze over.
However, correct me if I'm wrong, I often am,
but I think it is still legal
at the risk of being embarrassed
to offer to buy at a price lower
than the price asked or advertised.
A merchant might guffaw or get rude
but I think merchants still have the option ...