Ulize sprint?

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Ulize sprint?

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Anyone think a Ulize with ZDP-189 would be an awesome sprint?
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Sure. What kind of scales? Same or different?
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I have only handled the Ulize breifly, but I would certainly like a ZDP sprint as long as it was solid and not laminated.
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Yes. :)
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How popular is the Ulize? I don't ever see much about it on this forum.

That being said more power to you guys, not really my cup of tea.
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its not my favourite model, not sure its popular enough to warrant a sprint
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I have been very intrigued about this model from the get go. I'm sure that if I found one to handle, I'd certainly have to buy it. However there's so much on the want list right now it just never made its way to the top. I anticipate a similar situation for the hungarian folder (for me, not a speculation on its popularity). Chalk it up to spyderco continuously coming out with must have stuff!
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tvenuto wrote:I have been very intrigued about this model from the get go. I'm sure that if I found one to handle, I'd certainly have to buy it. However there's so much on the want list right now it just never made its way to the top. I anticipate a similar situation for the hungarian folder (for me, not a speculation on its popularity). Chalk it up to spyderco continuously coming out with must have stuff!
same here. ive also never been a fan of pinned construction but im going to check it out.

Sal , is the ulize doing well enough to warrant a sprint down the line?
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You really want to sharpen a ZDP recurve? The Ulize is so big, it could spawn a Lil' Ulize and still be a substantial knife. Actually would prefer a Lil Ulize and in anything but ZDP
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twinboysdad wrote:You really want to sharpen a ZDP recurve? The Ulize is so big, it could spawn a Lil' Ulize and still be a substantial knife. Actually would prefer a Lil Ulize and in anything but ZDP
ill take super blue lol. Honestly I just want a recurve in something other than VG-10. its a good steel but I prefer others. and other than ZT, no one makes a nice recurve.

hopefully ill get the ulize within a week or so

also... a lil ulize could be fun!
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twinboysdad wrote:You really want to sharpen a ZDP recurve? The Ulize is so big, it could spawn a Lil' Ulize and still be a substantial knife. Actually would prefer a Lil Ulize and in anything but ZDP
haha, is it really THAT big? i guess i'll find out, i can pick it up tomorrow at the post office! :D
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swissknife wrote:haha, is it really THAT big? i guess i'll find out, i can pick it up tomorrow at the post office! :D
let me know how you like it!!!
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Popsickle wrote:same here. ive also never been a fan of pinned construction but im going to check it out.
The Ulize is not pinned.

I love my Ulize. It doesn't get enough pocket time though. Maybe I'll remedy that tonight.
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I really like the Ulize, but as of yet I haven't figured out a good way to sharpen it with my Edge Pro. This has kept me from using and carrying it as much as I'd like.
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Liquid Cobra wrote:I love my Ulize. It doesn't get enough pocket time though. Maybe I'll remedy that tonight.
I must confess that when I first saw the Ulize I loved the design - that long, sweeping recurved blade and the thin police-inspired handle.

Then I handled one and found it was not the knife for me: I didn't really like the smaller blade hole (12mm as opposed to the 14mm on my Manix 2 LW) and the lack of a forward finger choil compared to the police 3. Also the extreme thinness of the handle (left to right, not top to bottom) seems a bit inappropriate to me in a knife this size. Also I have pretty large hands.

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I love my Ulize. I have had it for almost a year and it is my constant companion. Super light but super strong. I carry it tip down and it is very fast to deploy. I have not tried to sharpen it yet but I will be ordering the SharpMaker soon and will give it a try. Love the recurve blade and the angled grip. Truly a light fighter.
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