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Nirvana 2

Of your list: Bradley, Kapara and Stretch 2 XL are my recommendations. You have solid Golden and Seki-made knives already, time to see what the amazing Taichung factory can do! The Stretch 2 I recommend because you need to experience that knife with liners and G10. :)

A couple of recent IG posts, I figured folks here might like to take a look too. I’ve said it a few times on this forum that I don’t think any period in Spyderco’s history can match the sheer beauty of what the Moki factory produced back in the day. The inlaid Kiwis and Kopas are some of my most fav...

Yes, thank you very much! Certainly my most referenced threads on the forum. Just to help link up the previous year’s list, here’s the link to the 2023 Lists thread:

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Sun Dec 31, 2023 3:34 am

Link to 2024 thread?

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I’m also going to post the link of this 2023 thread in the 2024 one… I always had to hunt around or Google the last year’s version, maybe this will help.

Sometimes these screws work themselves out bouncing around during shipping. Did you check the shipping box itself to see if it fell out? Unlikely, I know, but it does happen. Good luck! Cheers, Radioactive

Old timer chiming in here. Back when I started obsessing over Spydercos a decade ago, the forum considered the Native as the “mini Manix” just FYI. There’s never been a model with that exact name. Same kind of thing as the Chaparral being originally meant as a smaller Sage (yes, lock types are diffe...

Hi there, you’re in a bit of a weird spot here with the Manix 2 wire clips. They use that staggered clip that places the lower rounded contact point right on the shield (“escutcheon”). A standard deep carry Spyderco wire clip will fit of course, but it’s not long enough for that rounded bit to prope...

https://i.imgur.com/IEM3ta3.jpg An older pic of mine — true Calys only, no Calypsos… OK, here’s some FRN Calypsos and UKPKs too. ;) https://i.imgur.com/HJrkDpT.jpg https://i.imgur.com/KFOSsgt.jpg The Caly 3.5 VG-10 in black G10 was the first large Spydie I bought in early 2013 (I had picked up a G1...

Hey there, I recently came across this issue myself as well. Definitely a bit frustrating after you’ve opened the knife up! :)

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The GB2 is really a fantastic Spyderco, one of the most undersung for sure. I know it’s not under appreciated, since folks that try one typically are blown away by it, so hopefully a lot more people will be able to experience that with this exclusive. I can think of at least two custom scale makers ...

Hi there littlespoon, sorry to read that your Chap has that gap. In looking at your pics, it does seem that the inner barrel that holds those 2 lockbar bolts might be a bit too long. I recommend taking one screw off, and then push the barrel and other screw out with a very thin Wiha bit and the lock...

Finished up this project with the help of a gently used CQI FRN Chap off eBay and another dose of minor frustrations. Those came from the fact that the screw holes weren’t quite cut wide enough to accept the larger ones, so I had to work those out a bit which ended resulting in the need to sand and ...

Nice to see this second run with the black liners! Broke down and ordered one, I have an unopened FDE Lynch clip that was just begging to be put on one of these bad boys. I personally am a huge fan of 204P PM2s, my favorite being the OG Knifeworks forest green version from a decade ago — back when S...

Hi folks, I have an update on my black linen scale set adventure. I received the scales last week and finally had time yesterday to work on them. They came nicely cut but gray and unfinished, they were downright furry in fact! I spent a good 3 hours sanding them down with 400 and 1000 grit wet/dry s...

Here are some fluted RGT black Ultem scales along with a DLC Lynch wire replacement clip on my DLC Cruwear Lil Native. The scales are very nicely finished, plus they’re super light! The pen is a short black Ultem Bolt pen from Tactile Turn, also super light and highly recommended! https://i.imgur.co...

I ordered a set of black linen Micarta scales (no inlay). Very excited to see them come in, I’ve been waiting for someone to offer these for years! I’ll post pics when I receive and install them.

REK clip:

Check out this thread here for more on getting this one installed since you need to contact Josh at REK to make it fit properly:
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I’ve always wished it came with a blue handle—I’d definitely buy a blue handled sprint. This 2016 Edge Matters forum exclusive in K390 did come with a blue handle, as well as a thumbstud you could install if you so desired (sacrilegious if you ask me!). I seem to recall that this was the first Spyd...

I only posted my pics just to show them off, not to restart a discussion on the possibility of a new version. The only “new” versions one can make these days is to mod one of the existing models, which are becoming super hard to find. Denmark changed their knife laws BTW a while back, the country no...