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I'll put in another vote for the Sharpmaker. It comes with a DVD that you can watch and really learn.

Congrats on your new purchases. Some might fine steel there.

What I like about both knives is the amount of blade you get. Both are very stylish in their own right and are heavy duty gentlemens folders/flippers.

I'm excited to try out the 204p. As for flippers, I am sensing a shift in Spyderco's design. The Southard kept the hole as tradition but the flipper is obviously the main deployment vehicle. Broadening the customer base is always a good idea.

Thanks again for the welcomes. I have been lurking for a while and finally decided to join up. This is a friendly place for sure.

That's good to hear. The VG10 on my Delica sharpens up real nice on the Sharpmaker. The S30v takes a bit longer but it's not too hard either. The steel on the Southard was a big reason I picked it up. IMO, the Southard could be a large gentlemens folder. The style lends credence to that. I'll have t...

I never travel with the big knives. I have a SAK in my ditty bag. Hopefully that won't be a problem but no big loss if they take it. I enjoy CDO. Lots of malls and nice hotels. The place is having a construction boom at the present but then again the whole country seems to be building up. Back to Sp...

chuck_roxas45 wrote:Mindanao? Have an enjoyable trip then. Dakak maybe?

Cagayan De Oro.

Chuck, howdy neighbor!

I will be traveling today to the big island to the south.

Thanks for all the welcomes. I got a notice last night that my Southard had been delivered. I cannot wait to handle this new knife.

chuck_roxas45 wrote:Welcome to the forums! You wouldn't be in Bohol, PI would you?

You guessed correctly.

Greetings to all. I am a expat currently in SE Asia enjoying retirement. I used to have a Gerber Folding Sportsman I purchased in 1976. Great knife. As luck would have it, that knife walked away during moving. So I picked up a Spyderco Delica 4 and that has become my everyday utility go to knife. Th...