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wsdavies wrote:I'd say it's time for a knife dealer to chime in and add some real world information to this debate...

Thanks for chiming in. Sounds to me like online sales are more trouble than they're worth for a smaller shop.

I don't understand either but I started buying spydies in 2015 so I don't really have much pre-map experience but I prefer the newer spydies to the older ones no question My take is that things have moved in the direction of pocket bling, so yeah, some of the new models are really cool. Bang for th...

Centofante 3
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Puukko

Many of us learned safe blade-handling skills by starting out with a slipjoint pocket knife. Having a locking folder as one’s first folding knife could lead to over reliance on the lock, with potentially injurious results. Another plus of slipjoints is that they come across less like a weapon and m...

I'd rather see Spyderco adjust their wholesale pricing scheme so that big buyers saw no volume discounts. That may already be the case, I don't know, but if it is, it's kinda contrary to common practice. As to protecting small dealers, that makes sense if most of their sales are through those small ...

NickShabazz wrote:Yikes. This is gonna be a tough pill to swallow for a lot of people, a 5% across-the-board price increase on top of whatever product specific hikes. Particularly given that it'll hit the lower priced items too.

8.3%

Evil D wrote:Do you EDC a 9 inch chef's knife? Lol

How often do you cut up large watermelons with your EDC? LOL

MAP is the actual price of a knife. MSRP is a fiction. Prices are going up 8.3%. Some models are apparently going up more. Bummer.

Fingernails is an example of something wanting a thin blade. The Spey blades on my Stockmans are quite thin and work well anytime a thin blade is useful.

Vivi wrote:Do you think you could slice up a large watermelon with equal efficiency using a Dragonfly VS a Police?

Do you think you could slice up a large watermelon with equal efficiency using a Police VS a 9" chef's knife?

Vivi wrote:I can't recall a single time I've used my spey blades on my stockman folders now that I think about it.

Cutting fingernails, shaving calluses, skinning small game ...

My perspective- folders are small knives, the size of paring knives. This. Until you define "small" and "large", it's impossible to agree. Comparing a Dragonfly with the Police is just silly, they're both small. I'd call anything less than 6" small and over 9" large. 6...

I like Wharnies for EDC, but I don't mind a bit of belly. What I do mind is an EDC with a thick and/or blunt tip. I still EDC a stockman from time to time, and in many ways it's the best of all worlds. Clip point with a sharp tip for piercing, Wharnie for really bearing down on stuff, and the Spey b...

Given that choice, I'd go 3mm. I'd choose 2mm if it were up to me. I don't really do much, if any, heavy cutting with a neck knife. For a cut or two, comfort isn't a big deal. I've got a 2.5", 2mm thick, flat-ground necker from Jason Wilder that cuts like a laser. It's capable of far more than ...

Surfingringo wrote:Hi Sal, I think Lc200n or H1 would be a logical choice for a knife like this. ... As far as blade shapes, this design (imho) is all about the pull cut so I would go wharncliffe, HB or Reverse “s”.

This is what I would like. What would the mainstream consumer buy? I have no clue.

Gordon

I read that Amazon has mostly switched to USPS to save money on deliveries. It costs US taxpayers about $1.50 per package, so we're all subsidizing Amazon. I suspect UPS using the USPS for last mile delivery also costs us money on every package. A real business would change their price structure onc...

I second the Centofante and Chaparral as two Spydercos that slice as well as a SAK or an Opinel. Sadly, thin knives just aren't fashionable right now. Tacticool folding pry bars have swept the world. Fashion drives sales and companies that don't produce what people are buying lose business. I've rea...

Evil D wrote:Of course there's nothing stopping them from using 4mm thick blade stock at the pivot and then grinding the blade grind and spine down to 2mm.

I like that thought. I'm guessing that it's going to cost time and belts in the factory ... both cost money.

Does lock type constrain blade thickness? It seems to me that the thinner-bladed Spydercos are lockbacks. Centofante and Chapparal come to mind. I tried to search on blade thickness on the catalog page but the thinnest category goes to just over 3mm, so a crap load of 3mm thick knives show up. I can...

An eighth of an inch thick? Crikey, you could open paint cans with that thing ... maybe that's the idea ...

Edited to add: Does the comp lock also require a very thick blade to work/be cheap to make? Seems to be the case for liner locks.