The Chaparral is a large knife
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The Chaparral is a large knife
This is a relative assessment and comparative of course. But,sometimes I lose sight of what “large” and “small” means in my personal knife world.
I carry a Chaparral FRN and Great Eastern Cutlery Pemberton as my every day knives. Now, the Chaparral seems big.
I carry a Chaparral FRN and Great Eastern Cutlery Pemberton as my every day knives. Now, the Chaparral seems big.
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Re: The Chaparral is a large knife
It's all relative...
I like that Pemberton, I haven't bought a GEC since I picked up a couple from their first runs.
I like that Pemberton, I haven't bought a GEC since I picked up a couple from their first runs.
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Re: The Chaparral is a large knife
Me too. I like small slipits and this one is my favorite. I think in many ways, Great Eastern Cutlery is like Spyderco in terms of the quality they build into their knives.
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Ah, hahaha! :)
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Re: The Chaparral is a large knife
Nice,
The only time I have ever lost Knives we’re ones without clips.
In the 1990’s I lost a Victorinix Swiss Army Champ type knife you know everything but the kitchen sink wide knife in a Velcro pouch no less.
And then a Case Warnclif and that really ticked me off.
After that it either has a clip or I will not buy it.
The only time I have ever lost Knives we’re ones without clips.
In the 1990’s I lost a Victorinix Swiss Army Champ type knife you know everything but the kitchen sink wide knife in a Velcro pouch no less.
And then a Case Warnclif and that really ticked me off.
After that it either has a clip or I will not buy it.
Re: The Chaparral is a large knife
Geez, Michael is that GEC a two finger grip!? Funny seeing the Chap look like a large knife!
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Weird. I've only lost clipped knives. It's happened to me several times (ZT0770M390, Sage 2, Manix 2), when something caught the clip and pulled the knife out of my pocket and away from me. The ZT was brush on a trail (and I walked up and down that trail for an hour and half trying to find it--I really liked that knife), the Sage 2 was a seatbelt (I eventually found that one in a parking lot when I went back to retrace my steps) and the Manix 2 was a fence (I heard it go, but it was dark and I never found it).Doeswhateveraspidercan wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:33 pmThe only time I have ever lost Knives were ones without clips.
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Re: The Chaparral is a large knife
I was just carrying a lil Case Peanut today but then picked up a Delica to cut through some stuff and thought the same thing. Perspective changes happen so quickly.
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Re: The Chaparral is a large knife
Doeswhateveraspidercan wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:33 pmNice,
The only time I have ever lost Knives we’re ones without clips.
In the 1990’s I lost a Victorinix Swiss Army Champ type knife you know everything but the kitchen sink wide knife in a Velcro pouch no less.
And then a Case Warnclif and that really ticked me off.
After that it either has a clip or I will not buy it.
Maybe you have a hole in your pocket????
I've lost a dragonfly and a delica after the clip got tweeked (not so clippy tight) and I was too lazy to fix it. Things in the bottom of my pocket tend to stay there until I fall asleep on the couch at night.
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Re: The Chaparral is a large knife
It is actually a nice three-finger grip.
I lost two Dragonflies that were clipped to my pocket. The final DF I had was clipless with a simple para cord fob I made. It stayed in my pocket.
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Re: The Chaparral is a large knife
Just got my blue bone in. Very very nice.MichaelScott wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:26 pmIt is actually a nice three-finger grip.
I lost two Dragonflies that were clipped to my pocket. The final DF I had was clipless with a simple para cord fob I made. It stayed in my pocket.
And a comfortable grip.
It should pair very well with my Rhino.
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That Chap sure does look big next to that GEC. The Chaparral is one of my two favorite knives. It is about right for daily carry and use.
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Re: The Chaparral is a large knife
The Chap WAS SMALL for you not so long ago when you posted in my thread...
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=82963&start=20#p1307022
Its funny how perspectives change depending on to what things are compared to... there was a time (LONG ago..) when I considered the Delica to be a rather big knife..
Now it is small for me and the Chap as tiny as I'd go
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=82963&start=20#p1307022
Its funny how perspectives change depending on to what things are compared to... there was a time (LONG ago..) when I considered the Delica to be a rather big knife..
Now it is small for me and the Chap as tiny as I'd go
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Re: The Chaparral is a large knife
The thing about the Chap is how much blade you get for the package, no wasted space in those scales!
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I’ve been carrying a Dragonfly clipless for work lately and swapped it out for a Native today. It felt huge and thoughts of ‘do I need this much knife?’ flashed in my mind. I quickly came to my senses though.
Knife size is like power in a car, you get used to it quickly.
Nice pembo by the way. I saw DLT had them in stock and was very tempted but I just can’t bring myself to slipjoint these days.
Knife size is like power in a car, you get used to it quickly.
Nice pembo by the way. I saw DLT had them in stock and was very tempted but I just can’t bring myself to slipjoint these days.
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Re: The Chaparral is a large knife
Some comments:
I love the picture of the side and the image that shows the blade thickness. Michael and Forest Green convince me to want a Chaparral.
That is alot of knife for the package, I agree.
I love the picture of the side and the image that shows the blade thickness. Michael and Forest Green convince me to want a Chaparral.
That is alot of knife for the package, I agree.
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Re: The Chaparral is a large knife
Another comment: WOW! Now I realize it, as some on here have said and told me: The Chaparral is almost like another form of new, larger Native.
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SEF, the Chaparral is smaller than the Native.
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