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D2 forced patina. I have removed quite a bit from the other side, but it is turning out to be quite the ordeal. I think I'm going to just give up and use it. When it starts to look really dark again I will just stonewash it. Does the D2 steel take to this as well as the superblue/m4? Or is it quite...

My handle preference is g10 > cf > frn > wood > s/s, TBH I wouldint look at buying anything s/s handled, and it has put me off from buying certain models I otherwise would have considered, although I rated cf as second, I probably wouldn't buy another unless it is textured, it is a big part of what ...

Really nice video, I remember watching the live coverage on tv in disbelief, even the smallest of earthquakes can be scary, let alone a 9.0 with following tsunami and nuclear fallout, a real tribute to the resilience of the Japanese people.

Since when? I use every single spyderco I have with one hand regardless of lock type, or size of knife. probably not the best way to put it.. of course it can be done, I just find it awkward and it easier to close them with both hands, I guess its more to do with the location of the lock than the l...

In an every day use situation I vote compression lock hands down, find it super easy to use, can open and close the blade one handed and flick the knife out really quickly etc. I am yet to use a ball bearing lock but I dont really like back locks or liner locks, I find them clumsy to use, you have t...

Thanks again for the warm welcomes and insight, I will keep my eye out for some TufGlide, it sounds like the business! Whoever put the SAS logo on your ParaMilitary 2 did a good job. Hey there, the laser engraving was done by knifeworks, Im glad someone caught the reference, most people that see it ...

thanks! yeah I came up with that one myself, the other side isint quite as neat unfortunately, as I just fed it around as many times as I could until it was super tight, then cut the ends and melted them flat so they wouldn't pull through, I was going to do the wrap with the fully concealed ends but...

Ok thanks guys, I think 3in1 does a really good job my para is amazingly smooth, so I probably wouldint go to the lengths of importing oil. Hey blerv yeah the wurth ss oil has quite a harsh chemical smell but I dont use my knife for food. Hi jack I am from new zealand, christchurch (quake city) to b...

I forgot how sharp the shabaria is, was trying to rub the fingerprints off with my t-shirt and sliced a massive hole in it doh! :( What kind of oils do you guys use on your knives? Ive been using 3 in 1 tool oil on the pivots and wurth s/s care oil on the blades, these work really well just curious ...

Hahaha yes I think your on to something there, surely the cure is more knives! Here are some pictures as promised, I dont claim to be a photographic wizard but I do what I can with my phone camera : Here is my para2 new the day I got it- http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr271/darcyhughes/DSC_00102...

Thanks for the replies, as for jumping in the deep end I dont really have a use for more than one utility knife and the para2 has that covered, so never really been interested in the more average Joe knives like the natives delicas etc. Much prefer anything in g10 im not a fan of the frn handles. Ca...

Its actually quite a small one as you can tell from the izula, its the "2500" from memory, I dont have much in there its just kind of a last ditch kit, has a good amount of paracord, some sliprings, some tinder, the firesteel, the compass, maglite, a mcnet straw filter, some aquatabs, a wh...

Thought I might as well share seeing as I recently picked one up, keep mine zip tied to the side of my survival kit, really like it nice knives.

Hi there all, long time lurker first time poster, bit of a newbie knife connoisseur I havent been collecting :spyder: for long, but I love the few I already have, they are a hard thing to come by in my part of the world and if you can find them they are about 3x the MSRP price! So I have been import...