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- Wed May 01, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Bead blasting G10
- Replies: 5
- Views: 170
Re: Bead blasting G10
Interesting thread. I have often wondered about blasting (with some sort of media, don't know what) the uber-slick carbon fiber scales on a Caly. I'd really like some more traction on those scales. Stuart, you probably know that blasting with baking soda is a common "gentle" media to use. ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 1:30 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Flattening Whestones
- Replies: 16
- Views: 686
Re: Flattening Whestones
ekastanis wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 1:06 pmI've bought from this company before, they are the cheapest I've found:Scandi Grind wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:09 pmAlso, does anyone have a suggestion for where to get silicone carbide grit for cheap?
https://hplapidary.com/collections/ungraded-grit
https://hplapidary.com/collections/graded-grit
Good prices, thanks for the source!
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:14 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 68
- Views: 2037
Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
One does have to give thought to what might be needed versus what is necessary every day. It hardly ever rains here but... Well whaddya know, a fellow SW desert rat...though I'm mostly on the Calif side of the Colorado River, but sometimes east of it. I'll keep an eye out for a guy carrying a D'fly...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:07 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Native Chief Lightweight!!!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 62873
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??
- Replies: 49110
- Views: 5595090
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:08 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Native Chief Lightweight!!!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 62873
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:11 am
- Forum: Spyderco Counterfeits, Clones, Replicas, etc.
- Topic: Fake Manix 2 LWs on Ebay?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2882
Re: Fake Manix 2 LWs on Ebay?
Ah, gotcha. No apologies needed. We live in a time when subjectivity rules, so if "pivot screws" means "pins" to you, that's cool, no stigma. Same goes for gender.
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:17 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Native Chief Lightweight!!!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 62873
Re: Native Chief Lightweight!!!
I have a dog in this fight, preordered a Magnacut NC LW last BF (and still waiting).
I am hoping once the clip length issue is brought to the attention of Spyderco, they will produce a longer clip... ?
I am hoping once the clip length issue is brought to the attention of Spyderco, they will produce a longer clip... ?
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:10 pm
- Forum: Spyderco Counterfeits, Clones, Replicas, etc.
- Topic: Fake Manix 2 LWs on Ebay?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2882
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:36 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 68
- Views: 2037
Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
Chaparral by the way may be a knife you want to look at. Agreed! but already own. Looking for an excuse and rationale to buy another smaller Spyderco. Wife has a G10 sage D'fly I bought her years ago, but that's off-limits to me; I'm told I have plenty of my own knives to use. So I've narrowed it d...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:42 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 68
- Views: 2037
Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
Thanks for the analysis so far. Would there be less distinction between the FRN D'fly and the Lil' Native LW? Because I'm leaning in the direction of an FRN LW model of one or the other. In which case, the D'fly K390 FRN has 2.3" long blade, 2.5mm thick, 1.2 oz. The Lil' N LW will have a 2.4&qu...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:54 pm
- Forum: Mule Team Discussion
- Topic: My Folding Mule Project
- Replies: 151
- Views: 27204
Re: My Folding Mule Project
Very clever jig work.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 68
- Views: 2037
Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
The Most Interesting Man in the World was recently overheard to say: "I don't always carry small knives, but when I do, I don't know which I prefer, the Dragonfly or the Lil' Native." Given that the MIMITW is seldom indecisive, I thought perhaps the knowledgeable members of this forum coul...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:24 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Flattening Whestones
- Replies: 16
- Views: 686
Re: Flattening Whestones
Why do you all appearantly use specifically a glass plate to stick sandpaper or whatever abrasive to? Why not any other hard plate? (Like some metal)? Glass is cheap. Glass is flat enough. Glass wears slowly enough. I have an old cast iron surface plate. It's not super-precise, but I'd prefer to ke...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:27 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Spyderco Shaman excessive blade play with skinny scales
- Replies: 7
- Views: 917
Re: Spyderco Shaman excessive blade play with skinny scales
Thank you Mpoakes for this report, good info to know, and glad you found a fix.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:23 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??
- Replies: 49110
- Views: 5595090
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:15 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Still wishing for a Chaparral XL / Endela "thin edition" / or something along that lines
- Replies: 68
- Views: 18789
Re: Still wishing for a Chaparral XL / Endela "thin edition" / or something along that lines
This is a great thread to keep current. I think The Wartstein has an excellent idea here!
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:09 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: CBBL vertical blade-play/lock-rock
- Replies: 9
- Views: 390
Re: CBBL vertical blade-play/lock-rock
^ I hope you guys are right, an upside down cage would be a relatively easy fix. Something is keeping the ball from seating all the way in. I would also look for a burr along the surfaces that the ball contacts during lockup.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:25 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??
- Replies: 49110
- Views: 5595090
Re: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??
M4 Mint Madness!
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:19 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Crazy Good Deals Part 2!!
- Replies: 1856
- Views: 408185
Re: Crazy Good Deals Part 2!!
Blade HQ has their exclusive Manix 2 LW with DLC blade (C101PJGRBK2) on sale for $119.99... https://www.bladehq.com/item--Spyderco-Manix-2-M4-Lightweight-Mint-Exclusive--195384 For perspective, the blackout BD1N is $153.75. Such a good steel, in such a good knife...if I didn't already own the satin...