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Also wanted to add that the Chinook II is screw construction versus the rivots of the Chinook I.

Its true. Another improvement, in my mind, of the Chinook II.

I believe it is an improvement. The lock is stronger, the blade opens smoother than the original. The bladeplay issue seems to be resolved. The knife is a little lighter. The Chinook II also uses S30V. I know that a few of the Chinook I's had S30V. The point on both knives is at the same place. I kn...

How comfortable is it to hold the knife with your pinky outside the ring instead of through it?

The Wegner

I think a larger pro-grip with VG-10 blade, G-10 scales.

hey Knife Knut,
I found a pic pof the partially serrated Chinook. Found it on ebay.


Edited by - shootist16 on 1/21/2004 8:44:23 AM

The knife pictured in the above link is a Chinook I.

A 3.5" to 4" Perrin Bowie for those of us limited to 4" and under by law.

I really love the knife, but am limited to 4" and under by law. <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> I am sure I'm not alone in this. I was thinking how much I would like to see a slightly smaller version of the Perrin, with say a 3.5" to 4" blade. An...

Will do. here is an excellent review of the Chinook I to hold you guys over.

http://www.folders-r-us.org/full_tests.htm

And just think, the Chinook II is better. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

UPS dropped mine off today. The Chinook II reminds me of myself. Silky smooth and plenty of belly. :D I am impressed. Opens very smoothgly. No bladeplay in any direction. Not too heavy, but plenty solid feeling. All screw construction. I like it. It will see a lot of time in my carry rotation.

New graham took some awesome Chinook Wallpaper pics. They can be seen here:



www.newgraham.com



UPS tracking shows that mine will be here tomorrow. :D



Edited by - shootist16 on 1/4/2004 10:48:00 AM

I almost always prefer PE, that is just my personal preference though. I find that PE works better for me in most situations. If I were cutting a lot of rope or fiberous material I would opt for serrated.

www.newgraham.com now has them in stock!

Here is who did mine:

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/brooksburt/

Awesome work. All done by hand, the old fashioned way.

I've got one of the Chinook II's on the way. Looks like an awesome folder. Can anyone discuss, in detail, what Mr. Keatings vision of a fighting folder is and how it the Chinook embodies that vision? I have been told there was an article in Fighting knives that discussed his vision.

This pic was taken by firebat. I think it really shows off the knife. makes me want one even more.

Has the point been lowered slightly on the Chinook II or is it just an optical illusion?



Edited by - shootist16 on 12/31/2003 1:30:15 PM

Edited by - shootist16 on 12/31/2003 1:30:49 PM

Called my dealer. I ordered via the website and somehow it didn't get shipped. <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> They are going to ship it ASAP, of course now it will probably be next week. <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> I ...

I can't believe this one hasn't been mentioned. I'll admit that picking "the best" Spyderco is hard to do. If I had to pick only one it would be the ATR. The Chinook II and persian would be close behind though.