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Spyderco invests in interesting, innovative, but sometimes also weird and gimmicky knives. Spyderco releases many new versions of knives every year. Somebody has to take care of all of that - NPD/NPI costs are rising. There are also problems with rapidly developed products. That is completely normal...

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Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:01 pm

That must have been a real chore to drill out those pins!

The biggest problem is that the pins are spinning. Besides that it is not as bad

The date stamp in my old Manix is not visible without disassembly, but the blade is marked.

I completely forgot about the existence of the stop pin! That makes the difference (very noticeable for me)!
Native 4 looks interesting despite the lack of it

Hi
The backlock in Chaparral is absolutely the best one I ever handled. It is significantly improved compared to Endura/Delica family. What other Spyderco knives have the same lock?

M2.2, M2.3 screws and threads are extremely rare. You won'tt find in anywhere and I suppose nobody would used it in cheap, mass manufactured product. I checked the screws, in my Cara Cara Rescue the diameter is 2.34-2.4 mm, so the thread is (common) M2.5.

What is the point of manufacturing in China if it is not cheaper than in a manufacurers country?
Buck Vantage S30V, Kershaw Blur S30V, both made in USA, are cheaper than Tenacious S35VN made in China.

How could they improve the backlock? I have zero complaints there and I've carried an Endura and/or Delica nearly every day for the past year. It is easy, just copy the technology from Taichung to Seki ;) To be fair, Delica blade and lockbar are AFAIK stamped and moving to laser cutting and machini...

IMO what is needed is better lockback, with no blade-play - like in Chaparral or Native.
The blade/handle ratio could be better.
Also deep carry wire clip is a good idea.

I bought CC2 Rescue recently ans indeed the finiah of the lockback is a bit rough, but on the other hand the fit is better than in Spyderco lockbacks made in Japan. The up-down blade-play is very little. I am a bit suprised.

Guys, as I wrote, it is about forming of band structure in metals. The title of the article is misleading, it is a clickbait and you are catching it.

IMO a much better explanation of the experiment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv_enhLIea8

It is all about forming band structure in metals, not about determining what a metal is. Can't relate in to knives though.

Does anybody know what really FRCP is? In my opinion it is not better than FRN, just transparent. There is a lot of knives with handles made of reinorced nylon, no liners.

Hi Cali, That is not the way we do business. We believe that to charge as much as the market will bare is to bite the hand that feeds you. We work on relatively fixed margins that we need to run our business and take care of our staff. I suggest you re-evaluate your premises. sal Hi Sal, It was pro...

It is called pricing. The goal is to maximize profit, not sales.

Well, thanks for the warning. I was wondering how thin it was. Can you see the hole with the clip on? No, the hole is under the wire. The problem is solved, damage is minimal :) That is the third issue I that needed tinkering (first - stiff lockback required repositioning of the spring, second - sc...

Is this something a little blue loctite would take care of? The problem is that the clip is not held in the channels properly. It loosens itself even if the screw keeps tight. If mine gives me trouble, I may Dremel the troughs a bit deeper. It looked like a good idea... Why hadn't I thought about i...

That is great that the issue is solved in the new release... but I am an owner of an original Chaparral FRN, and I constantly fight with the clip, what should I do?

You´re welcome! If you´re looking for a folder to literally replace your Stretch 1, imho NO knife can do that, for the Stretch 1 is perhaps the best folder ever designed (for me personally at least)...;) But if you like the overall size and materials of your Stretch and additionally want something ...

Great thanks!
I am fine with Stretch and as I can see Endela will not replace it.