Thread for random Spyderco thoughts, ideas, stories or questions you're afraid to ask

[DougC-3]

Tell us what Spyderco thoughts, ideas, anecdotes or questions you have on your mind that you don't think amount to a separate thread, were afraid to ask, were powered by too much morning caffeine or whatever... mostly positive I hope. Just go ahead and blurt them out... if you get embarrassed, you can always come back and delete them later :)

For example:
Does anybody put clips on both sides of their knife at the same time for ambidextrous carry?
Do many people place (or remove) the clip for comfort in use at the expense of quicker deployment?
Overall, have you been happier with impulse purchases or carefully planned purchases?
Do you wind up liking better the knives your "heart" told you to buy or the ones your mind told you to buy?

Crackpot idea example:
A friend of Dustin Hoffman, before he was famous, said he kept a row of fruit jars with money in them on a shelf over his bed, each one dedicated to a different bill or purpose, like rent, heating, groceries, etc. He could lend you money out of some of them, but not others, lol

Well, this morning I was puzzling over my next spydie choice and thought about labeling some jars for Des Horn, Kiwi4, Ti Damascus Delica, D2 Millie user, etc, and throwing a few bucks in the appropriate jar when I found myself wanting that knife. If I wanted it a lot, I could put in a few extra bucks... and see which one reached street price first :D

This could also be an example of something to go back and delete :o

[gbelleh]

Your jar idea is a good one. Wouldn't work very well for me though, because I never seem to use cash anymore. Plus, I know I'd just end up buying them all anyway.

I have found myself wanting to be able to more quickly switch from tip-up (for RFP carry) to tip-down (for RRP carry). But I never considered putting both clips on at the same time!

[farnorthdan]

When will the swelling go down from my spydie bite and I can go on living some what of a normal life. :D

[RadioactiveSpyder]

Amen to that, I can't even remember what I used to look at on the web before I switched to basically solely checking this site, BF, and various retailer sites to check prices (bay included)! It's like they say when you have kids, you don't really remember what life was like before, you just know you had a lot more money! Cheers, Radioactive :)

[Liquid Cobra]

Anyone else have bookmarks tailored for all the dealers and this forum set up?

[DougC-3]

Anyone else have bookmarks tailored for all the dealers and this forum set up?

Before the Cru Manix went on sale, I opened up a series of twelve tabs, each with a different dealer who was going to carry it, arranged in order of ascending prices with lowest on the left. Before going to bed, I just hibernated the laptop, then opened it up with all tabs ready the next morning. :eek:

[bh49]

Do many people place (or remove) the clip for comfort in use at the expense of quicker deployment?

I wish I can remore a clip from Kopa. I almost stopped carrying it because of clip.

Overall, have you been happier with impulse purchases or carefully planned purchases?

Both. My beloved C83 Persian and Dodo were impulse buy. Caly3/3.5 and Native5 were palanned.

Anyone else have bookmarks tailored for all the dealers and this forum set up?

Spyderco Forum is one of my Home pages at home and at work. I do not post daily but read all the time

[zhyla]

I'm curious how many workplace injuries happen in the factories. Somebody must have been bitten bad at some point!

[Liquid Cobra]

I bought the Gayle Bradley on a whim. I had an itch to scratch that day and ended up with a new knife. At first I had a bit of buyers remorse, but only because I couldn't really afford it at the time. Now it is one of my favourite knives, and I don't regret the purchase one bit. I forced a patina on it that I'm very happy with as well. That day it was a toss up between the caly 3.5 cf or the GB. I'm happy with the choice but I still want that Caly.

[GoldenSpydie]

Great idea for a thread!

Q: Why is there a trainer version of the Endura, Delica, and P'kal, but not the Yojimbo, Civilian, Warrior, etc.?

[stevekolt]

Random thought/request...PLEASE bring back the Spyderco Banner to the Spyderco store. I NEED it for my man-cave! That is all :)

[Stuart Ackerman]

Great idea for a thread!

Q: Why is there a trainer version of the Endura, Delica, and P'kal, but not the Yojimbo, Civilian, Warrior, etc.?

If I may?
Demand needs to pay for the trainers, and I doubt that enough trainers are sold to justify the expense...

BTW, a Civilian trainer on its own would be lethal enough in its own right...

[xceptnl]

Anyone else have bookmarks tailored for all the dealers and this forum set up?

I currently have 30+ bookmarks in my Chrome Bookmark bar and when I launch chrome, my 12 or so usual stops for any give day load automatically.

[SpyderNut]

Random thought/request:

Wouldn't it be cool to see Spyderco-themed promotional items, such as coffee mugs, pens, key fobs, shot glasses, umbrellas, T-shirts, hoodies, mouse pads, baseball caps, scarves, flags/banners, etc., etc., etc.?

[zhyla]

If I may?
Demand needs to pay for the trainers, and I doubt that enough trainers are sold to justify the expense...

Yes, or another way to put it: the trainers for those would cost more than the real thing, so you're better off buying a spare and grinding it down.

[JD Spydo]

Great idea for a thread!

Q: Why is there a trainer version of the Endura, Delica, and P'kal, but not the Yojimbo, Civilian, Warrior, etc.?

I tend to agree with you GOLDENSPYDIE because I've thought about the same thing on a couple of occasions. They even had a Trainer version of my dearly beloved Temperance 1 model which I thought was interesting from the standpoint that I always thought that the Temperance 1 model was marketed more as an outdoor fixed blade rather than a tactical blade. Although I'm sure that the Temp 1 could be used as a SD knife or a tactical/martial arts blade.

I've also thought it sort of interesting that they made trainers for the Delica and Endura>> because to me the Delica and Endura both were everyday user blades. To me I thought that the Ayoob model should have had a trainer>> because that knife has a lot of tactical and Self defense potential. Also I think that the Warrior model needs a trainer.

[xceptnl]

Random thought/request:

Wouldn't it be cool to see Spyderco-themed promotional items, such as coffee mugs, pens, key fobs, shot glasses, umbrellas, T-shirts, hoodies, mouse pads, baseball caps, scarves, flags/banners, etc., etc., etc.?

I would be down for any spydie swag. Call me a walking billboard.

[chuck_roxas45]

Tell us what Spyderco thoughts, ideas, anecdotes or questions you have on your mind that you don't think amount to a separate thread, were afraid to ask, were powered by too much morning caffeine or whatever... mostly positive I hope. Just go ahead and blurt them out... if you get embarrassed, you can always come back and delete them later :)

For example:
Does anybody put clips on both sides of their knife at the same time for ambidextrous carry?
Do many people place (or remove) the clip for comfort in use at the expense of quicker deployment?
Overall, have you been happier with impulse purchases or carefully planned purchases?
Do you wind up liking better the knives your "heart" told you to buy or the ones your mind told you to buy?

Crackpot idea example:
A friend of Dustin Hoffman, before he was famous, said he kept a row of fruit jars with money in them on a shelf over his bed, each one dedicated to a different bill or purpose, like rent, heating, groceries, etc. He could lend you money out of some of them, but not others, lol

Well, this morning I was puzzling over my next spydie choice and thought about labeling some jars for Des Horn, Kiwi4, Ti Damascus Delica, D2 Millie user, etc, and throwing a few bucks in the appropriate jar when I found myself wanting that knife. If I wanted it a lot, I could put in a few extra bucks... and see which one reached street price first :D

This could also be an example of something to go back and delete :o

There used to be a time when it was easy for us to get a Permit to Carry(your CCW equivalent) but cost us something like $200 a year. I would just make believe that I was a smoker and dropped the equivalent of the cost of a pack or two of cigarettes into a jar each day. I'd manage to accumulate enough by the time my current one expired.

[tap78]

Why there is no factory black oxidated pocket clips and deep carry clips???
It is not a space technology! Even chinese knives for a few dollars have them oxidated not painted...

[The Deacon]

Do many people place (or remove) the clip for comfort in use at the expense of quicker deployment?

Don't know if "many people" do it, but the clips have been removed from all the Spydercos I carry regularly that came with them.

Anyone else have bookmarks tailored for all the dealers and this forum set up?

For the past ten years or so, my browser "home page" has been a file on my computer that's basically a set of 12 nested html tables of links to websites I visit regularly. One set consists of links to forums and the personal websites of other Spyderco buffs. Two other sets consists primarily of links to knife dealers and knifemaking suppliers. Others consist of financial links, news outlets, general merchandise shopping, government agencies, and gun dealers and ranges.