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- Sun May 15, 2022 6:34 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What did you use your Spyderco for last?
- Replies: 3684
- Views: 454234
- Thu Mar 31, 2022 1:23 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Sal, anything you´d like to share on the Golden made BACKLOCK Polestar? (Another "handle forward" knife?)
- Replies: 105
- Views: 7860
Re: Sal, anything you´d like to share on the Golden made BACKLOCK Polestar? (Another "handle forward" knife?)
Personally, I’d like to see if any of the Chinese makers have gotten to the point where they can successfully pull off a compression lock! I'd love that. I said it before.... a Polestar with a compression lock would be the greatest knife ever made. It would have everything. The best lock, the "...
- Thu Mar 17, 2022 6:45 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Two questions to Sal about aluminium scales
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3388
Re: Two questions to Sal about aluminium scales
My opinion is they use their exclusives as loss leaders to lock in customer habits so they'll pick them before another store for all their purchases; not just the unique versions. This is definitely an example of BHQ taking a reduced profit to increase customer attachment. It's called a loss leader...
- Tue Mar 15, 2022 3:17 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Two questions to Sal about aluminium scales
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3388
Re: Two questions to Sal about aluminium scales
Kershaw had the Link in both aluminum (with milled chamfers) and in FRN. Before they were discontinued, the Aluminum was $49 and the FRN was $39. I think it's safe to say aluminum scales are more expensive to make.
- Sat Jan 22, 2022 11:28 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Chaparral safety
- Replies: 92
- Views: 8052
Re: Chaparral safety
Every time I open my Spyderco, this happens. I cannot afford new cars. What do?
- Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:34 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Alternative pocket knife for high corrosion and high edge retention
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2817
Re: Alternative pocket knife for high corrosion and high edge retention
I am planning to buy the Salt 2...but I am looking for a blade at least twice as wide. Maybe wait for a Native 5 Salt with LC200N to get back in stock. Caribbean is also good. The thickness for the regular Salt 2 is 0.098" (2.5mm). Thickness for the Native 5 Salt is 0.125" (3.2mm). Thickn...
- Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:04 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: The Next Shaman Sprint
- Replies: 54
- Views: 4562
Re: The Next Shaman Sprint
I'm hoping the choil-less Shaman is still in the pipeline and on it's way soon. Wonder if that will be a sprint or a regular production model...
- Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:25 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Has the Paramilitary 2 ship sailed?
- Replies: 96
- Views: 9919
Re: Has the Paramilitary 2 ship sailed?
The Marbled Carbon Fiber Elmax exclusive has an MSRP of $310 so I think MAP would be $217 but they're asking $229.95 which might be (is) hurting sales. I think they could also advertise it for cheaper than MAP since it's an exclusive, right? I don't think MAP applies for exclusives. But seeing the ...
- Tue Jan 11, 2022 2:07 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Where does the steel come from?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 8033
Re: Where does the steel come from?
Wonder what he was doing on January 6th, 2021 :thinking :thinking Bullying, and threatening to bully, isn't something that should be encouraged on a forum. It's sad that you resorted to that. Should I now "wonder" if people were a part of violent riots, burning buildings, and looting? Thi...
- Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:26 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Where does the steel come from?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 8033
Re: Where does the steel come from?
Don't let politics and xenophobia deter you from Chinese products, though. There is value and craftsmanship to be found in China, as well as innovation. Even if you dislike the Chinese government... Having a dislike for the Chinese government doesn't make anyone "phobic" of them. You shou...
- Sun Jan 02, 2022 5:03 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: G10 Inlay In Choil To Circumvent Blade Length Limitations
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1196
Re: G10 Inlay In Choil To Circumvent Blade Length Limitations
I'd think that if you attach something to the blade, then it's still considered the blade. By your logic, someone can just wrap a piece of tape around the tang and claim it's no longer part of the blade. I agree with the other guy that said to extend the actual handle itself.
- Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:50 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Finger Choil Ratios
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1647
Re: Finger Choil Ratios
Same with the Lil Temperance 3. It has the same edge length (2.9") as the Manix, but the Lil Temp is about 3/4" shorter in overall length.
- Fri Dec 24, 2021 5:05 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Is MAP pricing % changing come 2022?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 14407
Re: Is MAP pricing % changing come 2022?
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- Fri Dec 24, 2021 5:03 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Is MAP pricing % changing come 2022?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 14407
Re: Is MAP pricing % changing come 2022?
One made in China and the other made in the US. My point is the price and tool quantity difference is so drastic that I think only a real knife "enthusiast" will buy a knife like that these days. It's not something the average person will be able to justify, even to people who seek US mad...
- Fri Dec 17, 2021 2:37 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Is MAP pricing % changing come 2022?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 14407
Re: Is MAP pricing % changing come 2022?
Spyderco knives were recommended for everyone who needed a tool. Now they are expensive toys for enthusiasts. It's definitely hard to recommend to the average guy who just bought a well stocked tool kit for under $200 that they should buy a PM2 for the same price. It's an enthusiast market for sure...
- Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:33 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Steels you won't buy...and why
- Replies: 103
- Views: 14141
Re: Steels you won't buy...and why
The Pakistan mystery pot metal knives and the awful $10 MTech steel that clogs a stone after a few passes and gets dull after slicing a few sheets of paper.
Here's a good video on that cheap MTech steel.
Here's a good video on that cheap MTech steel.
- Tue Nov 30, 2021 11:15 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Magna Cut Above
- Replies: 85
- Views: 9573
Re: Magna Cut Above
the guy in the destruction test video said it cost him about $50 for a foot of Magnacut. Really makes the $75 Spyderco Magnacut Mule look like a great deal.
- Mon Nov 15, 2021 1:56 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: BD1N toughness
- Replies: 47
- Views: 5541
Re: BD1N toughness
I think most consumers are curious about how a steel will perform for them in the knives in which it is commonly available. Larrin's testing here is not modelling that. Yes, there are issues with anecdotal reporting, personal biases, etc. It's also important to account for blade geometry, what a pe...
- Fri Nov 12, 2021 6:33 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: PM2 extreme lock stick
- Replies: 35
- Views: 5192
Re: PM2 extreme lock stick
How in the world can flicking open a knife be considered "abuse"? There are tons of knives, even some Spyderco knives, that have a flipper tab as the only method of opening it... which is identical to the force of flicking open a knife using the hole. And then you have companies like Kersh...
- Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:49 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: New Knife Steel Ratings by Knife Steel Nerds
- Replies: 116
- Views: 15682
Re: New Knife Steel Ratings by Knife Steel Nerds
1. VG-10 is a pretty underrated steel. It has the same toughness and edge-retention as s30v, with only a bit worse edge retention. That's a strange way to write it. It's not the same edge retention. On a scale of 0-10, he has VG-10 as a 4.5 and S30V as a 6. That's a substantial jump in edge retenti...