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by awa54
Tue Nov 17, 2015 2:39 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: The MAP announcement
Replies: 38
Views: 6932

Re: The MAP announcement

Agree I was in the electronics business myself and I hear you. Very familiar with companies like J&R. I wasn't so much myself in consumer electronics however I know what you mean. The last big company that wanted to force me into MAP ended up themselves going out of business not at their will. ...
by awa54
Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:38 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: The MAP announcement
Replies: 38
Views: 6932

Re: The MAP announcement

As a business owner my entire life I dread MAP agreements. But the Internet has forced it. I'll make $10 on a product. The next guy settles for $5 to steal business, the next $1 it's hard to make a living. MAP agreements don't help the problem. If everyone advertises at the same price then the top ...
by awa54
Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:07 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Are Spyderco prices getting out of your reach?
Replies: 130
Views: 17816

Re: Are Spyderco prices getting out of your reach?

The 'bread and butter' models- the Harpy, the Civilian, the Police, the Military, the PM2, the Manix 2, the Delica, the Endura are all below that average- significantly in most cases.....and it's these 'bread and butter' models that most 'non-Spydie-fans' buy. That's true, but I have the feeling th...
by awa54
Tue Nov 17, 2015 10:02 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: The MAP announcement
Replies: 38
Views: 6932

Re: The MAP announcement

While this move can help established companies, it can hurt start-ups willing to take less profit. Also, if certain states are not business friendly, then business needs to leave those areas until the necessary changes are made to make the policies work for businesses. The same way you wouldn't ope...
by awa54
Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:46 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: The MAP announcement
Replies: 38
Views: 6932

Re: The MAP announcement

Are you saying the new MAP will cause prices for Spyderco knives to go up, when it comes to we consumers? Because from what I read, the MAP change will not actually prohibit a retailer from selling a Spyderco for a minimum price, it will just ask them to not advertise that lower price, correct? Exa...
by awa54
Sun Nov 15, 2015 10:47 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Hunting Discussion: Note: Some Controversy
Replies: 14
Views: 2270

Re: Hunting Discussion: Note: Some Controversy

There is absolutely no better way to be in touch with ones primal self and ancestors than to bow hunt big game. Its is not really the killing for me and most hunters I know is the smallest and hardest part. I should mention my family operates an outdoor sporting goods store and I have been a member...
by awa54
Sun Nov 15, 2015 9:07 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What makes a forum "vet"?
Replies: 15
Views: 1985

Re: What makes a forum "vet"?

demoncase wrote: Heh- Bazinga :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazinga_(genus)

wait, what?!?

only a true forum vet could make such an obscure reference stick!

;)
by awa54
Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:27 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What makes a forum "vet"?
Replies: 15
Views: 1985

Re: What makes a forum "vet"?

What makes you a vet?- giving out antibiotics to poodles and so forth. ;) ahh, but a *forum* vet would probably just offer advice on treatment, since the functionality of a veterinary e-clinic has yet to be fully worked out. ...or perhaps you were just illustrating that clever word play and sarcasm...
by awa54
Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:22 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Hunting Discussion: Note: Some Controversy
Replies: 14
Views: 2270

Re: Hunting Discussion: Note: Some Controversy

Wow that's a can-o-worms! Market hunting/poaching = bad and IMO was restricted before commercial fishing for several reasons. First, aquaculture was not developed until recently, whereas domestic land animals have been food sources for millennia, easy to get your red meat fix from cattle, not so eas...
by awa54
Fri Nov 13, 2015 9:52 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: AEB-L -steel, my new favorite
Replies: 14
Views: 13016

Re: AEB-L -steel, my new favorite

AEB-L is Bohler-Udderholm, which Spyderco already uses in the Italian product and a few Golden made knives.

AEB-L UKPK anyone?
by awa54
Thu Nov 12, 2015 7:37 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: The HAP40 late comers
Replies: 5
Views: 1555

Re: The HAP40 late comers

I believe with the superblue run it was Endura, then Delica then all the rest kind of came out around the same time. I seem to recall the stretch was one of the last to reach market. Pure guess but I'm going to say we see Delicas in 3 weeks and other models in 6 weeks. Vamos a ver. I hope your hunc...
by awa54
Thu Nov 12, 2015 6:55 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: The HAP40 late comers
Replies: 5
Views: 1555

The HAP40 late comers

So now that KC has put all the rest of the HAP40 models up for pre-order, does anyone have a guess (or even better, knowledge of) when each model is slated for release? I'm guessing it isn't any time soon, since KC put the Endura and Delica up for pre-order months ago and the Delica release isn't ev...
by awa54
Thu Nov 12, 2015 3:33 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??
Replies: 48646
Views: 5045154

Re: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??

shiny new Caly 3 CF

looking to take the shine off :D
by awa54
Thu Nov 12, 2015 3:26 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: I only have a few knives, but I'm happy. Am I crazy?
Replies: 39
Views: 6305

Re: I only have a few knives, but I'm happy. Am I crazy?

I'd say you're the sane one ;)

At least my "collection" is all users, that's how I (try to) justify the excess to myself.
by awa54
Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:45 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Quick Delica4 Pivot removal question
Replies: 7
Views: 798

Re: Quick Delica4 Pivot removal question

Hi vlawson, that's really odd. The way that the pivot is keyed the screw head that tensions it shouldn't move like that... but what SpeedHoles describes sounds pretty plausible. If the pivot pin isn't rotating, then loctite will certainly fix the problem. PS You ought to be able to see if the pivot ...
by awa54
Thu Nov 12, 2015 11:55 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: $7 fix for a broken Manix 2 bearing cage!
Replies: 15
Views: 4947

Re: $7 fix for a broken Manix 2 bearing cage!

I'm just holding out for the day someone (Spyderco or other) makes this cage in machined aluminum or something similar. Even aside from durability I think it would look and feel so much better. Why stop at just any metal... Titanium would have the ideal characteristics for this part! or plain old p...
by awa54
Thu Nov 12, 2015 11:34 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Quick Delica4 Pivot removal question
Replies: 7
Views: 798

Re: Quick Delica4 Pivot removal question

I said this before, but the fact that your pivot rotates when opening/closing means that there is "something up" with the knife... current D4s have a flat on the side of the pivot and a corresponding flat spot in the hole the pivot goes through, the pivot should *not* be able to rotate. Ma...
by awa54
Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:49 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Tatanka vs Voyager lock strength test By Cold Steel
Replies: 155
Views: 26195

Re: Tatanka vs Voyager lock strength test By Cold Steel

Well let me ask it this way, and I know this question has likely been asked before in different ways: Can I have 100 percent assurance that if I had to survive in the woods or jungle or desert with an Endura (Saber Grind, FRN handles), can I trust the lock to hold up to practically whatever cutting...
by awa54
Wed Nov 11, 2015 7:59 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Nitpicking the Caly 3
Replies: 33
Views: 3506

Re: Nitpicking the Caly 3

I guess in fairness I ought to say how fantastic the blade grind and backspacer finish are (*perfectly* flush lockbar open and closed), not to mention the flawless fit of the scales to the liners (aside from the microscopic gap between layers) and the perfect edge bevel all around the scale perimete...
by awa54
Wed Nov 11, 2015 5:15 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Nitpicking the Caly 3
Replies: 33
Views: 3506

Re: Nitpicking the Caly 3

It is one of my all time favorite knives and I am sad to see it go. Bummer about the poor fit on the scales. :( I think it must be the nature of the CF material combined with the fact that the scales are really only held firmly along the spine and at the pivot that creates this situation, hardly a ...