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What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:41 pm
by carrot
With the Chaparral Titanium discontinued and the Chaparral Lightweight being a seemingly huge hit, what's next for the Chaparral? Surely there are plenty more handle variants on the way!

What would you guys like to see? What do you think is most likely?

Personally speaking I'd love to see the Chaparral with smooth, rounded paper or canvas micarta scales. I think micarta strikes a wonderful balance between being smooth and grippy at the same time. But I'm aware that there are a lot of cool materials for handles these days like CTek and others. What would the greater community like to own?

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:47 pm
by The Meat man
I don't remember exactly which thread, but I know Sal has talked about a Chapparal with buffalo horn scales.

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:07 pm
by Nate
A micarta Chap has been a grail pretty much since I joined here. Someday...

Skipped the Raffir Noble to wait for the lw and now that I've had it for a while (and it's fantastic) I'm thinking about the RN again. Would want to hand pick though, specifically need a good "back" side since the clip will be flipped for lefty carry.

Always though a brass or copper one would be cool. Not sure what you do about the weight though. Maybe brass or cu over nested skeletonized ti liners? I'm sure that would be cheap, lol. :p

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:09 pm
by The Meat man
Got it.
From page 625 of the "What Spyderco is in your pocket today??" thread:


sal wrote:
Fri Jul 20, 2018 8:23 pm
A Chaparral proto with brown water buffalo horn scales.

sal

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:16 pm
by Nate
Potentially very interested. Picturing it smooth, but I guess we'll see.

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:21 pm
by crazywednesday
Carbon fiber or Micarta please

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:23 pm
by rossco599
Micarta or wood would be my top picks

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:32 pm
by sal
We've got two new Chappies in-the-works.

sal

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:39 pm
by abbazaba
sal wrote:
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:32 pm
We've got two new Chappies in-the-works.

sal
Is one of them a Sprint Run? :D

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:41 pm
by glutofknives
If I recall correctly, I think copper fell through for some reason. I wonder if a copper squeak or urban could be made?

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 11:22 pm
by Doc Dan
sal wrote:
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:32 pm
We've got two new Chappies in-the-works.

sal
Can you give us a hint?

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 1:29 am
by fixall
sal wrote:
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:32 pm
We've got two new Chappies in-the-works.

sal
Oh boy! Linen micarta and I'd be day one buyer. G10 and Cruwear and my heart starts racing.

What I'd really like to see someday though is a Chaparral LW Wharncliffe!

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 4:49 am
by Rutger
sal wrote:
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:32 pm
We've got two new Chappies in-the-works.

sal
New steel or handle material or both?

I love the knife and XHP is a great steel that gets very sharp. But it's not very well know by the general public and it is not 100% stainless. I think M390 would make it a better seller.
I personally would love to see a Salt version in LC200N. They have all the materials in Taichung to make that happen.

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 5:06 am
by Robbob
Rutger wrote:
Wed Oct 24, 2018 4:49 am
sal wrote:
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:32 pm
We've got two new Chappies in-the-works.

sal
New steel or handle material or both?
The Chaparral is all about showcasing different handle materials. A change in steel would probably also bring a new generation.

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:45 am
by T_MAC686
I think a bolstered option would be classy for this gents knife. Titanium bolster, ivory G10?

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:47 am
by sparky2016
Robbob wrote:
Wed Oct 24, 2018 5:06 am
The Chaparral is all about showcasing different handle materials.
Is it still, though? The latest FRN model seems to have woken people up to the utility of that size and thickness blade; as well as the ergonomics.

With that particularly thin blade, one would think it narrows down the steel options.

TBH I might rather have a Caly Jr in a more practical steel than the SuperBlue.

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:55 am
by elena86
Doc Dan wrote:
Tue Oct 23, 2018 11:22 pm
sal wrote:
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:32 pm
We've got two new Chappies in-the-works.

sal
Can you give us a hint?

Hopefully the new Chappies will lose that non-aesthetic blade spine hump :)

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:55 am
by Larry_Mott
I'm all in for new scales materials on the Chap! Never mind the steel, it's plenty good enough IMO
Let the steel junkies frolic in the 13 a dozen Para*** :P

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:57 am
by sparky2016
Rutger wrote:
Wed Oct 24, 2018 4:49 am
I love the knife and XHP is a great steel that gets very sharp. But it's not very well know by the general public and it is not 100% stainless. I think M390 would make it a better seller.
I personally would love to see a Salt version in LC200N. They have all the materials in Taichung to make that happen.
More LC200N is always good. Not sure this is the knife for it, though?

Funny, on the CTS-XHP I learned a lesson. Eventually I had a moment where I realized, woah, now I get why they chose that steel. With almost all the choices Spyderco makes, they're deliberate and well-tested (and it's only done when it's done, not to meet a schedule). It's that I just haven't learned enough to appreciate the choices. So maybe the general public will come around, too. Sal seems OK with that.

Re: What's Next for the Chaparral?

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:57 am
by The Deacon
Larry_Mott wrote:
Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:55 am
I'm all in for new scales materials on the Chap! Never mind the steel, it's plenty good enough IMO
Let the steel junkies frolic in the 13 a dozen Para*** :P

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