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Nobody outside of the Spyderco factory and management team know when any knife will start shipping. Even the Spyderco Factory Outlet store employees don’t know. https://res.cloudinary.com/teepublic/image/private/s--NzCDQrsz--/t_Resized%20Artwork/c_fit,g_north_west,h_1054,w_1054/co_ffffff,e_outline:...

Wartstein wrote: ↑

Sun May 24, 2020 4:30 pm

blues wrote: ↑

Sun May 24, 2020 3:25 pm

Agree with the esteemed gentlemen above.

Had to look up "esteemed" (new English word for me), but now that I did I am honored, my friend...

Gern geschehen. :cool:

(No, I don't speak the language. I had to look it up. )

Agree with the esteemed gentlemen above.

If you want it to feel as smooth as possible during the "break in period" you can put some good light oil on the pivot. Personally, I just oil and use, and basically never adjust the pivot at all. Ditto. I have several that fall closed. Others that don't. I lube the pivot as a matter of c...

Cambertree wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 8:45 am

blues wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 8:16 am

I (seem to) enjoy collecting and using sharpening gear as much as the knives.

Same here, bro. :)

Wonder if there's a 12 step program... :p

I (seem to) enjoy collecting and using sharpening gear as much as the knives.

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The Police 4 has a longer blade. That's another great pattern.

Hi Julia, 10 years too late now. I try to get things going about 10 years ahead so when the time comes, we're already established and know what we're doing. The UKPK is such an example. We designed and built the knife when the UK changed their laws. Sales were slow initially, but now our Slipits ha...

Right now I like alternating the Shaman and Military as one of my daily EDCs. One a bit more robust, the other a bit more of a slicer. Though my Shaman ain't no slouch there. Push cuts telephone paper which is good enough for me.

Well, if Sal is reading this, I hope he chimes in with what he knows about the difference between the Rockwell hardness of Spyderco's recent offerings in Cru-Wear and 4V. Clearly, differences in heat treat and edge geometry will make for different results. Hopefully, we can at least get some info we...

From what I hear, Z-Wear is akin to CPM Cru-Wear. (Others will be along with much greater insight.)

It'd better be...

Absolutely normal.

I've been around long enough to not lose sleep over it. It's a fun mental exercise but in the, (at least my), real world, they all tend to do what they're supposed to do. Some are tougher, some require less trips to the hones...which is nice.

SubMicron wrote: ↑

Tue May 05, 2020 10:49 am

We'll soon see what 4V does for cutting performance within its HRC range. So far all that's been presented is at 65ish HRC

In Larrin and Shawn's testing, 4V @ 63 Rc out cut 4V @ 61 Rc by 12mm of media...only a 2.25% difference in performance for those two points in Rockwell hardness.

I've no doubt that Spyderco changes specs and methodologies as they go. Fortunately, their customer base, plus the information gleaned in the factories and the field are a huge, living laboratory which amasses data and knowledge on a continuous basis. I'd expect nothing less than for them to make ch...

I have really been curious about the differences between the two. 3V seems a lot more common in production but 4V has all of the current love. I wonder what the discernible differences could be? 3V appears to be the tougher steel but lags 4V in edge holding. Take a look at this link: https://docs.g...

Since I think the Military should be a tough knife, and not just one capable of slicing, I've leaned toward hoping for 3V, 4V, or Cru-Wear to carry the day. Given the results of Larrin and Shawn's testing, I think Cru-Wear may be the best choice for the combination of toughness, edge holding and cor...