Shaman Z-Wear Sprint - General Discussion & Support thread - (not alerts)

[Wartstein]

Amazing the difference in the look of the micarta after natural use, just some grime and hand oils!

*I'm not a hoarder, Z-Wear model is in the mail now*


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Guess which look I prefer... :rolleyes:

[Albertaboyscott]

My z-wear was in the mail today. Nice knife but both my z wear and rex45 shaman have vertical play. Tried tightening etc but still more than I like. I checked a few pm2s I have, for comparison, and they only had a tiny amount. My 5 manix have none (diff lock i know). Maybe it'll work itself out as the lock wears in?

[Enactive]

CPM Cruwear model with Sage LW with micarta scales.

[Otreese]

My z-wear was in the mail today. Nice knife but both my z wear and rex45 shaman have vertical play. Tried tightening etc but still more than I like. I checked a few pm2s I have, for comparison, and they only had a tiny amount. My 5 manix have none (diff lock i know). Maybe it'll work itself out as the lock wears in?

I just sent my z-wear back for the same reason. Had side to side play on top of it.

[SpyderGrill]

My z-wear was in the mail today. Nice knife but both my z wear and rex45 shaman have vertical play. Tried tightening etc but still more than I like. I checked a few pm2s I have, for comparison, and they only had a tiny amount. My 5 manix have none (diff lock i know). Maybe it'll work itself out as the lock wears in?

If you have vertical blade play, (up and down) the knife has problems. horizontal (side to side) can be adjusted with the pivot screws to an extent.

[Snacktime]

Got mine, worst action of all my Spyderco out of the box. Actually squeaked and was very gritty. Had to complete strip the thing and give it a once over.

Why the step on the lock surface of the blade? Makes the compression lock feel clanky. Mine feel much better after running a stone over the step edge to take the hard edge off.

[Albertaboyscott]

****. Was hoping not to have to send back. Im up in canada and have had spyderco blades seized at the border. You know......we'll import 400 000 sks rifles without issue but not a knife with a hole in the blade! I'll contact spyderco and see what can be done.

[JuPaul]

Got mine in today after the deep freeze delay. This is my first shaman and I’m pretty happy with it. Now that I’ve compared it to my jade m4 manix xl, I’m going to keep the shaman and sell the manix xl. The xl is is nice but the shaman, even though the blade is beefier and the knife is heavier, just fits my hand better and feels more refined.

Hah, I feel the opposite. I expected to like the Shamans handle better than the Manix XL, but that wasn't the case.

I'm hanging on to my Shaman for now though. Maybe down the road I'll have a change of heart and decide to put it in my pocket.

Both are beautiful knives that feel very different in the hand.



I gave the Manix XL a shot since I love the Manix 2 so much. Turns out it's definitely not great for small hands - I could barely reach the cbbl! Luckily the Shaman is a much better big knife for my hand size, and so I now have several.

[Sharp Guy]

****. Was hoping not to have to send back. Im up in canada and have had spyderco blades seized at the border. You know......we'll import 400 000 sks rifles without issue but not a knife with a hole in the blade! I'll contact spyderco and see what can be done.

So when your checking for the vertical play I assume you can see the compression lock moving back and forth on the tang? Honestly curious because I've never had a comp lock with any kind of vertical play

[tbdoc4kids]

****. Was hoping not to have to send back. Im up in canada and have had spyderco blades seized at the border. You know......we'll import 400 000 sks rifles without issue but not a knife with a hole in the blade! I'll contact spyderco and see what can be done.

So when your checking for the vertical play I assume you can see the compression lock moving back and forth on the tang? Honestly curious because I've never had a comp lock with any kind of vertical play

I am also curious about this. I also have never had a comp lock with vertical play.

[JRinFL]

I have the tiniest, and I mean tiny, amount of vertical play in mine. You can just detect the movement. Unless proven otherwise, I'm going to consider it to be a non-issue. Neither of my Shamans (Z-Wear & S30V) are "drop-shut-y" if I adjust the pivot to eliminate side to side play. That's a bigger concern to me, but not one that I find critical either.

[vivi]

Double checked mine and its solid. swings shut super easy too.

[Sharp Guy]

Double checked mine and its solid. swings shut super easy too.

Sounds like my Cru-carta and 4V Shamans. They're both solid and the blade swings closed on both but the 4V takes a little more effort. Sorry to hear others might have some minor issues

[Albertaboyscott]

Thanks for the advice. I'll check again tonight to see if the lock is moving. I have 14 compression lock knives and only a pm3 and my two shaman have this issue. Arrying my s110 pm2 now and is rock solid. If you stick the tip of my shaman in the edge of my coffee table and wiggle up and down, it actually "clicks". I wanna take it apart and clean etc but don't want to void warranty if it needs to go back. Push comes to shove ill talk to my dealer and have it sent back through them. At least canada border won't seize it.

[Cscottsss]

I've got side to side play in mine (first Shaman) and kind of bummed about it seeing as all my other compression lock knives, PM2, Para 3, Yo2, Lil Native, don't have any at all......

But of course this one is a Sprint and if you send it in you're probably not getting it back. Sucks

[MFlovejp]

But of course this one is a Sprint and if you send it in you're probably not getting it back. Sucks

I'm curious, why do you say that? Would Spyderco just refund you without fixing the issue or sending a new knife? Have you heard of this happening, or experienced yourself?

[bgcameron]

Got mine today

[TkoK83Spy]

Got mine today

Give those things some pocket time!! People are losing their minds trying to get these knives, and you even have the OG model spotless. You'll never understand the model and materials if you don't get it in your pocket from time to time.

[JuPaul]

But of course this one is a Sprint and if you send it in you're probably not getting it back. Sucks

I'm curious, why do you say that? Would Spyderco just refund you without fixing the issue or sending a new knife? Have you heard of this happening, or experienced yourself?

They would definitely fix it if possible. I just sent in an exclusive Manix model for a warranty issue and they fixed it no problem. I think what he's saying is that if the knife can't be fixed, then they won't have a replacement for you. All they can do is refund you (or send it back as it was).

[archangel]

My Shaman arrived at customs office on the 15th - and is still there. :mad: I really really hate how slow they are..... :mad: