Hi everyone. I'm mostly a lurker but wanted to share my excitement over my recent acquisition. A black Southard.
This is by far my favorite Spydie and I have many. F/f are superb and everything is centered and tight.
One question, I would say that out of the box the leading edge of the Ti lock bar is at about 50-60% into the engagement surface on the blade. It does not appear to be moving much. Is this normal? The lock is solid in all directions.
50-60% many would consider ideal, so long as there's no blade play. Early lockup has greater chance of failure, even if it has more 'life' in the lock let. A properly carbidized lockface should last as long as you'd need it to. I wouldn't worry.
“Open, close, cut, clean, oil, cut, cut, cut... To a Spyderco, that is living. Letting it die in the box is to lose 75% of what we put into it." -----Sal Glesser
