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Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 10:56 am
by thewoodpecker
Anyone else hoping this comes in RWL34/CPM154? From what I've seen from BBB, Larrin and others CPM154 performs really well and it hasn't been used much by Spyderco, so I would love to get some especially in this platform.

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 11:06 am
by curlyhairedboy
I'm really really hoping we see it in the next reveal or at Shot Show!

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:10 pm
by toocool006
Aaaaand it's the Watu!!!

https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/detail ... rade-/1841

Gotta say it looks awesome overall, 20CV is killer, but kind of bummed about the CF laminate - I was quietly hoping for the marbled CF a la Kapara.

Anyone know if it's got the bushing pivot?

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:17 pm
by ABX2011
I'm glad the blade stock is thin 2.5mm. Knife looks great but I don't like that pattern of cf laminate.

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:17 pm
by thewoodpecker
I like the look but will need to get it in-hand before I commit to the $182 price tag...especially with all the other jewels in the reveal. Not sure what they are going to have for the other reveals!? :eek:

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:21 pm
by SG89
Wahoo Watu!

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:32 pm
by ABX2011
thewoodpecker wrote:
Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:17 pm
I like the look but will need to get it in-hand before I commit to the $182 price tag...especially with all the other jewels in the reveal. Not sure what they are going to have for the other reveals!? :eek:
Where do you see prices?

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:58 pm
by bbturbodad
ABX2011 wrote:
Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:32 pm
thewoodpecker wrote:
Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:17 pm
I like the look but will need to get it in-hand before I commit to the $182 price tag...especially with all the other jewels in the reveal. Not sure what they are going to have for the other reveals!? :eek:
Where do you see prices?
https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details/C251CF/1841

MSRP - 30%

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 2:18 pm
by SG89
ABX2011 wrote:
Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:32 pm
thewoodpecker wrote:
Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:17 pm
I like the look but will need to get it in-hand before I commit to the $182 price tag...especially with all the other jewels in the reveal. Not sure what they are going to have for the other reveals!? :eek:
Where do you see prices?
The MSRP prices are also listed on the Spyderco app

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 2:42 pm
by Dazen
toocool006 wrote:
Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:10 pm
Aaaaand it's the Watu!!!

https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/detail ... rade-/1841

Gotta say it looks awesome overall, 20CV is killer, but kind of bummed about the CF laminate - I was quietly hoping for the marbled CF a la Kapara.

Anyone know if it's got the bushing pivot?
Love everything but the Laminate CF as well. Still a must buy for me!

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:00 pm
by Hank Scorpio
Agree with others, the CF laminate isn’t particularly exciting, but certainly not a deal breaker. With the 20CV, I’m definitely in for one of these!

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:01 pm
by curlyhairedboy
Hoping we see it at shot show and can see if it has a pivot bushing.

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:15 pm
by Hank Scorpio
curlyhairedboy wrote:
Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:01 pm
Hoping we see it at shot show and can see if it has a pivot bushing.
Hope so too. With the CQI changes to the Kapara, and going right out of the gate with the Sage 5 LW, etc, I’d be really surprised if they didn’t go bushing pivot here as well. Seems to be the way the wind is blowing. Fingers crossed.

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:08 am
by Jazz
Anyone know what this steel is like? The more I see this knife, the more I'm interested.

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:21 am
by elena86
Jazz wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:08 am
Anyone know what this steel is like? The more I see this knife, the more I'm interested.

It's not a tough steel but it has a very good wear resistence, given it's correct heat treated. I prefer S90V myself but I am a weird chap :rolleyes:

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:45 am
by curlyhairedboy
Jazz wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:08 am
Anyone know what this steel is like? The more I see this knife, the more I'm interested.
it's a cousin of m390.

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 8:48 am
by thewoodpecker
Jazz wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:08 am
Anyone know what this steel is like? The more I see this knife, the more I'm interested.
American analogue to Bohler M390. Different gen of powder metallurgy used for production but performance is probably indistinguishable.

Re: Lil Chokwe

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:31 am
by ABX2011
Hank Scorpio wrote:
Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:15 pm
Hope so too. With the CQI changes to the Kapara, and going right out of the gate with the Sage 5 LW, etc, I’d be really surprised if they didn’t go bushing pivot here as well. Seems to be the way the wind is blowing. Fingers crossed.
In SHOT vid the action didn't seem especially low friction so maybe standard pivot...but that's just speculation.