I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
I want a Sage 5 or a Sage 5 Lightweight in a premium steel. Could be just about anything, but I'll shout out for Forest Green & 204P.
How about you?
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How about you?
CG
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Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
Is 204P really more "premium" than s30/xhp? Go big or go home
Maxamet chaparral!
Maxamet chaparral!
Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
I'd prefer that the Sage 2 be brought back with LC200N as a premium Salt model. But if someone did a Sage 5 in forest green G10 and 204P or 20CV, I'd have a hard time not buying it.
Yes, 204P really is more premium than S30V, and it's also far less common in Spydies. Some of us prefer stainless steels to carbon steels.
Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
I'd be happy with just a new color, but I definitely wouldn't turn my nose up at a steel upgrade as well.
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Maybe 20cv since Taichung recently produced the Watu in it? I'm currently very satisfied with the s30v version, if I'm honest. :)
EDC Rotation: PITS, Damasteel Urban, Shaman, Ikuchi, Amalgam, CruCarta Shaman, Sage 5 LW, Serrated Caribbean Sheepsfoot CQI, XHP Shaman, M4/Micarta Shaman, 15v Shaman
Fixed Blades: Proficient, Magnacut Mule
Special and Sentimental: Southard, Squarehead LW, Ouroboros, Calendar Para 3 LW, 40th Anniversary Native, Ti Native, Calendar Watu, Tanto PM2
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Fixed Blades: Proficient, Magnacut Mule
Special and Sentimental: Southard, Squarehead LW, Ouroboros, Calendar Para 3 LW, 40th Anniversary Native, Ti Native, Calendar Watu, Tanto PM2
Would like to own again: CQI Caribbean Sheepsfoot PE, Watu
Wishlist: Magnacut, Shaman Sprints!
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If doing an M390 analogue, I’d prefer 20cv over 204p because AFAIK it’s less expensive. S90v would work for me as well. For non-stainless, K390 or A11 all the way.
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Top 5 folders I’ve owned: Serrated Caribbean Leaf, Shaman, Manix XL, ZDP-189/CF Caly 3.5, Native LW.
Top 5 steels I’ve owned: LC200N, K390, CPM S90V, M390, CPM REX45.
Top 3 steels I want more of: M390 class, A11 class (including K390), CPM REX45.
Top 5 folders I’ve owned: Serrated Caribbean Leaf, Shaman, Manix XL, ZDP-189/CF Caly 3.5, Native LW.
Top 5 steels I’ve owned: LC200N, K390, CPM S90V, M390, CPM REX45.
Top 3 steels I want more of: M390 class, A11 class (including K390), CPM REX45.
Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
I want a Sage LW in a premium steel so badly.
I really think this knife is flying under the radar right now and I don't understand why. Just think of all the times a Chaparral with a longer blade or a para 3 with thinner stock would come in handy!
I'm hoping for something like K390, 4V, or Rex45... Something that is hard with good edge stability and cuts for days.
I really think this knife is flying under the radar right now and I don't understand why. Just think of all the times a Chaparral with a longer blade or a para 3 with thinner stock would come in handy!
I'm hoping for something like K390, 4V, or Rex45... Something that is hard with good edge stability and cuts for days.
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Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
Cru-carta!
CRU-CARTA THE SEKI MODELS! AND BRING US THE DODO-FLY!
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YES, so much yes! I was commenting earlier that a Sage5 LW with the St. Nick's treatment (dlc 4v+red frn) would be awesome... any recent tool steel like 4V, Rex45, K390, CruWear would be an instant buy for me! :D
YES, so much yes! I was commenting earlier that a Sage5 LW with the St. Nick's treatment (dlc 4v+red frn) would be awesome... any recent tool steel like 4V, Rex45, K390, CruWear would be an instant buy for me! :D
Voting Omission
Where is the checkbox for a Sage 5 in premium steel that's left handed?
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Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
Sign me up! Really hoping the LW gets a bunch of versions but a G10 one in the St Nicks series would be amazing. Hopefully we don't have to wait for the Para 3 LW to cycle through first to see some but I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case.
Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
Personally, I feel like there is a certain level of integrity that comes with the Sage series as a whole. It's primary concept is to utilize a single design theme but showcase a unique lock as a way of honoring the locks inventor. The theme present across the entire series is the design itself, a deep carry wire clip, and an S30V blade. To release a regular production model that doesn't maintain at least those three things would, in a way, abandon the integrity of the whole series.
I feel like an exclusive variant could probably get away with changing the blade steel, but I wouldn't want to see a regular production model with anything but S30V.
:spyder:
I feel like an exclusive variant could probably get away with changing the blade steel, but I wouldn't want to see a regular production model with anything but S30V.
:spyder:
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Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
PMA11? ... For the Sage FRN and the Chaparral FRN? :) :spyder:
Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
I know that the Sage was meant to showcase different lock types in the more or less "same" knife..
But other than that: Imagine the Sage 5 would get at least some of the variants the similar sized and featuring the same lock Para 3 gets (or some instead of the Para 3): Would make a lot of sense imho.
But other than that: Imagine the Sage 5 would get at least some of the variants the similar sized and featuring the same lock Para 3 gets (or some instead of the Para 3): Would make a lot of sense imho.
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
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Agree 100% so didn't vote since the Sage series ARE my cup of tea, but i am totally indifferent to changes in steel.Mushroom wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:25 pmPersonally, I feel like there is a certain level of integrity that comes with the Sage series as a whole. It's primary concept is to utilize a single design theme but showcase a unique lock as a way of honoring the locks inventor. The theme present across the entire series is the design itself, a deep carry wire clip, and an S30V blade. To release a regular production model that doesn't maintain at least those three things would, in a way, abandon the integrity of the whole series.
I feel like an exclusive variant could probably get away with changing the blade steel, but I wouldn't want to see a regular production model with anything but S30V.
:spyder:
Plenty of choices for steel nerds to go to town on. Please keep the Sage and Chaparral series 'as is/intended'
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Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
Larry_Mott wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2020 1:18 amAgree 100% so didn't vote since the Sage series ARE my cup of tea, but i am totally indifferent to changes in steel.
Plenty of choices for steel nerds to go to town on. Please keep the Sage and Chaparral series 'as is/intended'
I am generally with you in that the Sage series should primarily "just" showcase different lock types, and S30V is totally fine with me anyway.
Still: If I was into Sage sized Spydies, wanted a comp. lock and various steel choices, I´d probably be a bit annoyed by the disproportion between Sage 5 and Para 3 when it comes to variants. And there are not too many other choices, right (with a comp.lock)? (Now for example the Watu, but that one is also S30V)
For me personally the Sage 5 is THE small comp. lock knife that is really designed as a small knife from the scratch and "does it right" for me in most aspects (reasonable "thin" bladestock (though it could be thinner, 2.5 like the Delica), grip area on the actual handle optimized and so on).
While the Para 3 is cool, but (again, for me personally) more a "niche knife" for situations where I for whatever reason would want an overbuilt fat blade or just the "cool factor" of a "baby PM2".
So in my opinion they should either shift SOME of the steel choices the Para 3 comes in towards the Sage 5 (or towards the Watu?) or create another( lighter, thinner bladed and optimized concerning actual grip area on the handle) comp. lock model that then comes in more steel variants - solely in order to create choices.
Just my 2c of course, and since I am more into backlocks, I have choices here anyway (Delica, Native, Chap..)
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
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Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
I hear you, and those are valid points. Must be hellish for Spyderco to decide when theoretically they could probably make each and every knife in the portfolio with 4 different locks and 10 different steels and (some) people would still go "If only the X was 3mm longer, or Y came without finger choil" :)Wartstein wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2020 3:33 amLarry_Mott wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2020 1:18 amAgree 100% so didn't vote since the Sage series ARE my cup of tea, but i am totally indifferent to changes in steel.
Plenty of choices for steel nerds to go to town on. Please keep the Sage and Chaparral series 'as is/intended'
I am generally with you in that the Sage series should primarily "just" showcase different lock types, and S30V is totally fine with me anyway.
Still: If I was into Sage sized Spydies, wanted a comp. lock and various steel choices, I´d probably be a bit annoyed by the disproportion between Sage 5 and Para 3 when it comes to variants. And there are not too many other choices, right (with a comp.lock)? (Now for example the Watu, but that one is also S30V)
For me personally the Sage 5 is THE small comp. lock knife that is really designed as a small knife from the scratch and "does it right" for me in most aspects (reasonable "thin" bladestock (though it could be thinner, 2.5 like the Delica), grip area on the actual handle optimized and so on).
While the Para 3 is cool, but (again, for me personally) more a "niche knife" for situations where I for whatever reason would want an overbuilt fat blade or just the "cool factor" of a "baby PM2".
So in my opinion they should either shift SOME of the steel choices the Para 3 comes in towards the Sage 5 (or towards the Watu?) or create another( lighter, thinner bladed and optimized concerning actual grip area on the handle) comp. lock model that then comes in more steel variants - solely in order to create choices.
Just my 2c of course, and since I am more into backlocks, I have choices here anyway (Delica, Native, Chap..)
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Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
Yes, premium steel yes.
I would even go with CTS XHP, just almost anything but S30V.
Lets go all the way Lightweight, in BD1N
I would even go with CTS XHP, just almost anything but S30V.
Lets go all the way Lightweight, in BD1N
SCARAMOUCHE!
Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
Larry_Mott wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2020 6:34 amI hear you, and those are valid points. Must be hellish for Spyderco to decide when theoretically they could probably make each and every knife in the portfolio with 4 different locks and 10 different steels and (some) people would still go "If only the X was 3mm longer, or Y came without finger choil" :)
Yes, I am glad that I am NOT the one who has to decide such things..
But again, in the small-comp.-lock-knife-arena imho there is just a disproportion towards the Para 3 when it comes to (steel- and other) variants, and a knife like the Sage 5 would offer an alternative comp. lock model in the same size range for those who want thinner stock, leaf shape, probably stronger tip, no space restricting "hook" at the rear end of the handle and so on...(and those who like the Para 3 would still get enough versions of that one too of course!)
So I am not arguing against the Para 3 here , but just think the variants and sprints could be better divided (distributed? Not sure which english term is correct here) between Para 3 and a Sage 5 like comp. lock folder.
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
Re: I want a Sage 5 in a premium steel!!!
I echo Larry.Larry_Mott wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2020 1:18 amAgree 100% so didn't vote since the Sage series ARE my cup of tea, but i am totally indifferent to changes in steel.Mushroom wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:25 pmPersonally, I feel like there is a certain level of integrity that comes with the Sage series as a whole. It's primary concept is to utilize a single design theme but showcase a unique lock as a way of honoring the locks inventor. The theme present across the entire series is the design itself, a deep carry wire clip, and an S30V blade. To release a regular production model that doesn't maintain at least those three things would, in a way, abandon the integrity of the whole series.
I feel like an exclusive variant could probably get away with changing the blade steel, but I wouldn't want to see a regular production model with anything but S30V.
:spyder:
Plenty of choices for steel nerds to go to town on. Please keep the Sage and Chaparral series 'as is/intended'
And I’ll go a step farther.
Many newer (than me) and more active (than me) people here seem less interested in what has motivated the Glessers in their design-decisions and, so, second-guess these decisions with selfish change-requests, sometimes even before an announced model materializes.
This disrespectful clamoring also finds its way into Sal’s bombshell thread where, now, irrelevant personal exchanges have ruined a once-useful signal-to-noise ratio.
-Marc (pocketing an S110V Native5 today)
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