Drop point love?
Drop point love?
Any love for drop point Spyderco knives?
I am imagining a drop point version of a Shaman and it is sticking in my brain.
It would make for a helova folding hunter/bushcraft with the similar grind as the Shaman.
I am imagining a drop point version of a Shaman and it is sticking in my brain.
It would make for a helova folding hunter/bushcraft with the similar grind as the Shaman.
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Re: Drop point love?
I like drop points a lot, but the only drop point Spyderco I can think of is the Stretch, which is quite a unique drop point.
Which Spydies are you thinking of?
Which Spydies are you thinking of?
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Re: Drop point love?
I like Spyderco drop points. The only one I owned was a UKPK, and I think it looks better than the spear point version. Never owned a Stretch, but I've been on the lookout for one lately.
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Re: Drop point love?
Just skimming the catalog: Amalgam, Bradley, Brouwer, Centofante 3, Kapara, SpyOpera, Stretch, UKPK and I'm sure I missed a few.kennethsime wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 5:28 pmI like drop points a lot, but the only drop point Spyderco I can think of is the Stretch, which is quite a unique drop point.
Which Spydies are you thinking of?
Re: Drop point love?
I would like a fixed Subvert blade style.
I was thinking of this kind of bark river look on a Shaman with a spydie twist.
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Re: Drop point love?
YES! Bob Loveless Drop Point Hunter is an all time favorite! Yes, I'm a hunter. However, I do EDC a UKPK drop point and a Stretch drop point; both I like very much!!! There were some older drop point models I am interested in but I don't find them at reasonable prices. I believe they were collaborations with a guy by the name of Jim Wagner & Spyderco.
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Re: Drop point love?
At least a couple of the Bradley's are drop point or close. But yeah, I would like to see more drop points from Spyderco. And yes, Loveless shined a light.
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Now THAT I could go for. Hey, which BRK is that?
I'm happiest with Micarta and Tool Steel.
Top four in rotation: K390 + GCM PM2, ZCarta Shaman, Crucarta PM2, K390 + GCM Straight Spine Stretch.
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Re: Drop point love?
The discontinued Drop Point Hunter
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Re: Drop point love?
****. Seems like every time I find something I like with those guys it's discontinued (or $400).
I'm happiest with Micarta and Tool Steel.
Top four in rotation: K390 + GCM PM2, ZCarta Shaman, Crucarta PM2, K390 + GCM Straight Spine Stretch.
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Re: Drop point love?
I am a clip point guy but I like the Brower quite alot. A true sleeper if you ask me.
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The Brouwer: right blade, wrong lock. (for me)
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Re: Drop point love?
I could not find where Spyderco names the blade shape on the Tenacious. I have used the tenacious a lot for hunting and other tasks. I have always thought the Tenacious was drop point. Blade HQ calls it drop point. Is it drop point? I am blade shape curious but can never bring myself to buy any other shape over drop point.
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Re: Drop point love?
Go to DLT or Knivesshitfree and look under BRK classic drop point hunter.
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Re: Drop point love?
Does anyone else feel like it's kind of hard to classify Spyderco blade shapes when compared to other designs? I look at a "drop point" Stretch, for example, and I really don't think drop point in a classical sense. I see the Loveless designs, or even the Waterway as a more traditional drop point, where the tip drops down below the spine toward the end. Just a consequence of being unique and innovative I suppose.
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Re: Drop point love?
What is the purpose of the drop point? What's it best at?
Re: Drop point love?
It’s an old design well suited for hunting needs. The dropped point allows you to open the abdominal cavity of a large animal like a zipper using a grip where the edge points up to the sky. The point won’t penetrate too deeply in to the peritoneum, potentially rupturing organs that can taint the meat. The hide gets cleanly sliced by the belly of the blade acting like a sharp ramp as you slide it down your incision.
It’s a pretty good general use point design too, well suited for a variety of piercing and tip-using tasks.
Current Carries: Military 4V, Stretch XL Cruwear, Sage 1 CF, Siren Sprint S90V, ZDP Delica
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Favorite Steels: CTS-XHP, Cruwear, ZDP-189, LC200N
Wishlist: Cruwear Military, Super Blue Caly 3.5
Favorite Steels: CTS-XHP, Cruwear, ZDP-189, LC200N
Re: Drop point love?
A larger, more elegant and graceful spey blade so to speak.
Re: Drop point love?
Drop point: yes! Love my Stretch, and loved the DP UKPK before I replaced it with a leaf shaped S110V version.
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Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
48 Spydies, 44 different models, 43 different steels
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Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...