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Good question. Better yet, I see the Mouse has an orange back spacer but otherwise the Techno is a great production version of the original custom. As to your question we'll just have to wait for Sal to respond.

Way to go Johnny. Can't go wrong with orange. Very nice.

Perhaps you're just not happy with this Damascus knife. Personally I find the modern green scales inconsistent with the ancient looking Damascus blade. I find my orange jigged bone Damascus the most beautiful knife in my Spyderco collection.URL=http://s183.photobucket.com/user/bullhead3989/media/IMG...

I have both the Bowie and Techno and would love to see the Techno 2 of which you speak. Where did you see a photo please?

Not a hunter just a shooter. I do shoot or trap beavers when they start damning up our culverts. Nasty rodents!

Upstate New York that is,where we still like guns and knives. We got 80 acres and a shooting shed where we shoot out to 100 yards. Thanks for your service Jonny.

Sorry about your hand Dubbya, but if you like the Southard's flipping action you might also like the Magnitude. That has a great blade shape and it really flips great. I have both knives and think the Magnitude might be even more fun to flip. But what do I know?

Marcin Slysz's Mouse sports a nice orange bolster and seeing the techno is Spyderco's version anyone care to opine why they chose blue instead. I for one am still trying to figure out why Spyderco chose brown as a back spacer for the Magnitude. Ugh! :eek:

Whether it is better to shine the brass bolsters or leave them alone? Is it better to have a shiny brass bolster which looks like new or leave it alone to develop a natural patina? What do you think?

Wow, what a great review. Thanks.

Thanks for your advise Brad I guess this knife will have to go back to its maker.

Thanks Chad for that info.. I'll email you with my results.

Mine are cupped. Tried a Google search and called Spyderco to no avail. Any ideas?

DutchBlades wrote:Welcome to the forum Carl!

You can contact the Spyderco customer service just like you would with a set of screws or a replacement pocket clip. I'm sure they'll help you out!

Thanks for your reply Dutch. I did that and was advised they only sell clips and screws but no scales.

Where can I get an original brown scale for the Southard? I've done various searches and can only find custom scales. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Cool combo and background. Be safe out there.

I agree, brown and black is an interesting color combination. My guess is that perhaps Peter and Spyderco were trying to differentiate the Magnitude from the Rubicon by offering the Magnitude in a different color scheme. Good point, yet couldn't that differentiation been accomplished by the scales ...

Why is this my favorite? Perhaps because it's eternal, it looks ancient its scales feel visceral or maybe because it just looks beautiful. If there was ever a Spyderco more so I would like to see it.

Gee guys I'm glad you feel the same. It's not that the Magnitude isn't a great knife, it is. It just seems like it doesn't quite fit in the Carey family line up.

So I got the other three Spyderco/Peter Carey collaborations. http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x46/bullhead3989/001_4.jpg What kept me on the fence about the 4th was that the Magnitude has muted brown accents rather than the other's bright orange. Finally after reading how wonderful it flipped and...