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Africa is a large continent and has many metal and mineral deposits, including iron ore. When I was looking into African knife makers, what came up was mostly the custom and hand knife makers in South Africa and some other places, and, the Okapi knives....

He was a very fascinating man.

The YouTuber Stefan_Wolf bought a Paramilitary, and when he recieved it there were some questions he had to see if it was a genuine Spyderco. He is in Eastern Europe. He posted this on the Towards 0.1 Mircon because he had trouble logging into the...

Now that the update is complete and we're back in action, for some reason I can no longer access the forum on my work computer. McAfee is blocking it. This has never been a problem before. Does anybody know any way around it?

Has anyone heard anything good or bad about this one?

I would like to hear from the women and girls on the forum. If you were to design a knife handle to your liking: 1) What knife would you choose to carry (Dragonfly, Lil Native, Urban LW, Chaparral, etc.) for practical daily use? 2) How would you want the...

Hey guys,
Bought a like new in box camo black blade Millie which didnt come with the paperwork. Its not really a big deal, but I have the papers for all my other spydies, so it would be nice to have. Im OCD in that way.
Can they be obtained somewhere? I...

Any information on upcoming Millies and Paras 2 in 2019?

Does anyone know if the corrosive cleaner in a dishwasher will ruin titanium like it damages aluminium? Has anyone done it?

A couple of questions about customization or copying of Spyderco model features. And for the record, I thought long and hard where to put this post, at first I thought about Bladeforums Tinkering/Embellishment section or somewhere over on the USN forums,...

I apologize if this question has been asked before, please delete if that's the case. I searched and drowned in results, but wasn't able to find my answer(or missed it).

With Benchmade offering upgraded Griptilian models with cpm 20cv blade steel, and...

Will spyderco release the spyderco paramilitary 2 red g-10 - m390 blade? I want a paramilitary 2 in m390 steel and a really like the color red. My goal would be to carry it. Not a crazy knife collectors due to the fact a spend too much in other hobbies...

Hey all,

I know we got a tour of the Spyderco us factory, which was awesome. I love getting to see the faces behind those making our knives, really makes it feel more personal.

I was wondering, will we ever get a tour of Spyderco’s international...

Thinking about picking up a new phone... Still rocking an S7. From these two options, which would you pick? Does anyone own(ed) either of these and willing to share their experience? I might wait until the S10 drops, but that hole in the screen might be a...

I hope I am spelling their name right: I want to introduce you all to MAM Knives of Portugal. They appear to operate along similiar lines to the French Opinel, Nontron, and other knives, and are very similiar to other Mediterranean and Southern European...

Hello All! I’ve lurked here for quite awhile and finally signed up a few months ago. I’ve had the pleasure of visiting the HQ in Golden and Gail spent probably over an hour just chatting with me while I walked around in amazement. I’ve owned a lot of...

I've been trying to find threads discussing this knife but I'm not having any luck. Civilian is too general a term, perhaps? I have one and I'd like to know more about the rationale and history for the blade design, if it's still issued to the DEA, LEO...

Hey guys - I am very interested in the sage 5, but just saw a review that says the detent is weak. I just got rid of the sage 3 because of that very reason. How does the sage 5's detent compare with the para 3's detent? Roughly equivalent or noticeably...

I have a request/question. First let me freely admit I’m a tech idiot. I have noticed that I can post pics on Blade Fourm directly from my iPhone or iPad without any issues. On this fourm that doesn’t seem to be as easy. Why? I know I pay a fee on Blade...

Looking at three different steels, what do you think of them?
1040 C.S. 5140 C.S. and 5160 C.S.

Throwing this out as a poll to see how people feel about the Spyderco Travel Case that came with a Spyderco knife you purchased (not as an accessory purchased separately because you obviously liked it enough to purchase one if you went this route).

Got...

I'm a collector of Spyderco for years and have dozens. I have several Natives and already have purchased the Native Salt for $120.

But, there is NO WAY I'm going to pay $495 for a Native with painted fish scale handles sponsored by Abel !!!!

The...

I fiund a Lil’Native at the local Cabelas, I thought “Great!, I get to try one out before buying it!” I tried it out and all I can say is “Meh.” I felt ok in the hand but trying to open it was more difficult than my Dragonfly 2. It was very smooth and the...

For some reason I am no longer able to attach photos to a post. When I choose a pic from ones that I’ve compressed and click done nothing happens. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.

There are various documentaries made about different topics, such as military conflicts, science excursions into the wilderness, and other events, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. While we do not see them being used, do you all think it is very possible...

Hello everyone and happy holidays! Just registered 5 minutes ago!
My Christmas present to myself came in today - my second para 3 - this one being the Sprint run carbon fiber s90v. It has the strongest detent I've ever felt on a knife - which is great....

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I’ve had a Para 3 for a couple years now and picked up a “spare” on Amazon when they were on sale last week. The handles between the two are identical. The only difference I see is the blade on the new one is a satin finish with more rounded edges, as...

Subject says it all.

Thank you Sal for your dedication and support. Many great knives over the years.

I was sharpening the Mrs Dragonfly Tattoo earlier and noticed the screw pattern for the clip was different to my other spoon clip equipped knives.

On a hunch I grabbed a spare Benchmade deep carry clip I had laying around and to my surprise it fit...

I have a Manix2 Plainedge Translucent knife and would like to add partial serration to it. Talked to Spyderco service and they directed me to this forum for help.
Does anybody knows a company/service which will do such a work on a blade.
Would...

I love the meadowlark hawkbill.
It would be cool to have one in one of the newer colored scales, like the brown or blue.
If I were to get a brown Meadowlark2, would the scales swap to the hawkbill directly without making any mods to the scales?
If you...

I am looking for a small knife that will do a good job cutting braided fishing line that I can use in salt water environment.

Looks like Manbug Salt is a good size and I like the sheepsfoot but will the serrated edge work well on braid?

Hi all. I've always wanted a civilan and recently bought a used one off ebay. I've noticed that my civilian is a little different to the photos of others online, particularly the blade markings - seem to be more crisp and perfect on mine compared to other...

Just a heads up on the Spyderbyte, 2019 Catalog, and Native Salt.

Does anyone know the size of the screws for the pocket clip on the Spyderco Lava? Not the driver size like T6, T8,etc, but the thread size, like a US 2-56 or a M2 metric? Trying to replace a lost screw. The diameter is a little wider than a US #2, smaller...

cutting cigars, straight or serrated? Yes, I own plenty of good cigar cutters. But in a pinch, which blade would be better for that task?

Is anyone familiar with this?

He has these men do some quick training and see how they would fare in a hand to hand combat with blades. He gives good over views and descriptions of various ancient and modern combat daggers and knives. Those Rondel...

So I just watched the Nick Shabazz disassembly of the Brouwer. I was surprised to see how the internal stop pin was set up (the shape of the steel liner was not what I expected). From a production point of view, is there any added cost for the milling of...