Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
- Abyss_Fish
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Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Howdy! I've been getting a ton of work done on my Watu by @Karbadize. He does spectacular work and I'm honored to own a project by him. Most people I've seen doing scale projects go the natural route, I went way in the opposite direction.
It's got smooth jade g10 scales, which are milled to put a tad extra pressure on the stop pin. Since I've found that helps with centering. They're slightly translucent which I absolutely love. Then Karb drilled through the liners back behind the clip standoff, and put a CRK style lanyard pin in. Basically a pin with a hole in it. Here's a closer look:
The lanyard is 325 cord with a gitd bead from @wkrmn, a designer who's local to me. This knife is absolutely spectacular, and now she's even prettier. Now here's an unflattering picture of my hand.
I know this isn't my usual 4 page rant, and don't worry I'll have one for you later, but I thought you guys would appreciate this more than most of my friends do :D
It's got smooth jade g10 scales, which are milled to put a tad extra pressure on the stop pin. Since I've found that helps with centering. They're slightly translucent which I absolutely love. Then Karb drilled through the liners back behind the clip standoff, and put a CRK style lanyard pin in. Basically a pin with a hole in it. Here's a closer look:
The lanyard is 325 cord with a gitd bead from @wkrmn, a designer who's local to me. This knife is absolutely spectacular, and now she's even prettier. Now here's an unflattering picture of my hand.
I know this isn't my usual 4 page rant, and don't worry I'll have one for you later, but I thought you guys would appreciate this more than most of my friends do :D
Lightly insane.
Current spydie collection: Watu, Rhino, UKPK Salt G10 bladeswap, Yojimbo 2 Smooth G10 Cru-Wear, Manix lw “mystic” 20cv, SmallFly 2, Waterway, Ladybug k390, Caribbean
Current favorite steels: sg2/R2, lc200n/Z-FiNit, 3v
Current spydie collection: Watu, Rhino, UKPK Salt G10 bladeswap, Yojimbo 2 Smooth G10 Cru-Wear, Manix lw “mystic” 20cv, SmallFly 2, Waterway, Ladybug k390, Caribbean
Current favorite steels: sg2/R2, lc200n/Z-FiNit, 3v
Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Nice!
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Happy Halloween! Cool scales on the Watu.
I have a few of those beads from WKRMN too! I'm a big fan of his work.
I have a few of those beads from WKRMN too! I'm a big fan of his work.
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Very nice!
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Isn’t this the truth? This is why I don’t carry an nice/expensive knife to impress people, because most people will be just as impressed by a $15 rainbow Amazon knife lol. Great looking knife though!! I love that bead, and all the little modifications that you can’t really see are awesome.Abyss_Fish wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 10:49 amI thought you guys would appreciate this more than most of my friends do :D
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- Abyss_Fish
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
My boss carried one of those double bladed batman knives for years and loved it. At least one of the sous chefs carries crkts...Ez556 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:02 pmIsn’t this the truth? This is why I don’t carry an nice/expensive knife to impress people, because most people will be just as impressed by a $15 rainbow Amazon knife lol. Great looking knife though!! I love that bead, and all the little modifications that you can’t really see are awesome.Abyss_Fish wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 10:49 amI thought you guys would appreciate this more than most of my friends do :D
Lightly insane.
Current spydie collection: Watu, Rhino, UKPK Salt G10 bladeswap, Yojimbo 2 Smooth G10 Cru-Wear, Manix lw “mystic” 20cv, SmallFly 2, Waterway, Ladybug k390, Caribbean
Current favorite steels: sg2/R2, lc200n/Z-FiNit, 3v
Current spydie collection: Watu, Rhino, UKPK Salt G10 bladeswap, Yojimbo 2 Smooth G10 Cru-Wear, Manix lw “mystic” 20cv, SmallFly 2, Waterway, Ladybug k390, Caribbean
Current favorite steels: sg2/R2, lc200n/Z-FiNit, 3v
- cabfrank
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Very nice knife, and yes, very spooky, especially that terrifying ghostly fob.
Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Happy Halloween to you too! Here's my carry today :)
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Very, very nice!
Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Nice! If interesting aftermarket micarta Watu scales start popping up at the usual custom scale places I'll probably be helpless to resist getting one.
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Scare me speechless and drain the color out of me!
I usually dislike natural g10 as scale material but the concept and execution here is awesome. The ghost bead complements the build and the machining on that g10 is flawless. Not doing that to my Watu anytime soon but as a custom build, your knife is spooktacular!
I usually dislike natural g10 as scale material but the concept and execution here is awesome. The ghost bead complements the build and the machining on that g10 is flawless. Not doing that to my Watu anytime soon but as a custom build, your knife is spooktacular!
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Like that a lot!
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
I have the feeling we need a Watu BB (Big Brother) say with a blade around 4 to 4.5 inches.
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
The Chokwe was pretty close at 3.75".Naperville wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:50 pmI have the feeling we need a Watu BB (Big Brother) say with a blade around 4 to 4.5 inches.
https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/detail ... Chokwe/420
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Very nicely done. That makes me think that the Watu should be released in M4 as the first sprint...
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Looks awesome!!! I’m loving my Watu. The blade is an absolute laser! The fit & finish and centering is also perfect.
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
It's cool for sure, but calling the other scales people are getting for the Watu the "natural route" is kind of funny...since these are the "natural" G10 color. I was honestly expecting something pretty exotic, but definitely cool. I love the BHQ Exclusives, spot on impersonation.
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1 - Bradford Guardian 3 / Vanadis 4E Wharnie
1 - Monterey Bay Knives Slayback Flipper / ZDP 189
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31/Macassar Ebony Inlays
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1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31 Insingo/Magnacut
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
Although not close by design, I think I'll buy the Spyderco Fish Hunter in H1 for a daily carry. I can get it from a couple places with PayPal, it's corrosion proof and it has a 4.63 Inch blade.Mushroom wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 6:15 pmThe Chokwe was pretty close at 3.75".Naperville wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:50 pmI have the feeling we need a Watu BB (Big Brother) say with a blade around 4 to 4.5 inches.
https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/detail ... Chokwe/420
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- cabfrank
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Re: Happy Halloween! Meet the world's spookiest Watu!
I rarely carry fixed blades, otherwise I would have that one too. I really like it.