The SR-1 arrived in the mail. Visually stunning, but ...
I had almost forgotten how much I hate thumb studs - just awful. Opening it with two hands I still managed to pinch my finger between the stud and the handle. The milled metal is secure while fully gripped, but slick enough to worry me about retention when moving to or from a full grip. The Spydie-hole and G-10 side seem like significant practical, if not aesthetic, improvements. I'll use it but my guess it won't stay in the pocket very long.
I stopped at a local pawn shop whose prices are usually way high but, as their knives were 30% off, I took a look. There was a cherry Benchmade 740 Dejavoo for $32. I had decided long ago not to buy Benchmade, but this Bob Lum model had really intrigued me and here it was for $32 at a shop where I had a $50 credit - I bought it.
The blade still had the original factory edge. Other than some scratches on the clip it would have passed for NIB. The slender 4" leaf blade put me in mind of both the Lum Chinese and the Calypso. The rounded scales were just as comfortable as I had imagined with layer patterns in the G-10 that were both attractive and grippy. The ti liner locked up perfectly with no play. The broad thumb ramp reminded me of my Lil' Temp. It had many of my favorite Spyderco features, including its ilicit hole. Goodness knows how many Hail Mary's and Our Father's I will have to recite to atone for this, but I love this knife. Actually, the answer to the speculation in the last sentence is "none" since I'm Jewish, not Catholic.
Negatives? The blade swedge while very attractive makes choking up on the blade more difficult. The blade retention problem is of no concern to me since I carry it, hung from its low rider clip, on the right side of my right rear pocket.
2 "new" non-Spyderco folders today
2 "new" non-Spyderco folders today
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- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
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I have been wanting an SR-1 for a while, but I knew the thumb stud vs. spyder hole change would really be a loss of functionality for me. On the other hand, I like the idea of the milled, single piece titanium or aluminum vs. the G-10 Lionspy. Let us know more input if you decide to use it and put it through it's paces.
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The same happened with me couple years ago, when I bought Mcusta Take Coco. I still love the look, but hate to operate.Sequimite wrote: I had almost forgotten how much I hate thumb studs - just awful. Opening it with two hands I still managed to pinch my finger between the stud and the handle.
I am almost in the same shoes. I really like Mini-Onslaught. I didn't buy it yet, but really fighting the urge. It so similar to my Persian. Also I am getting a little bored from peel-ply G10, polished G10 or micarta look much betterSequimite wrote: There was a cherry Benchmade 740 Dejavoo for $32. I had decided long ago not to buy Benchmade,
Goodness knows how many Hail Mary's and Our Father's I will have to recite to atone for this, but I love this knife.
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My top choices Natives5, Calys, C83 Persian
My top choices Natives5, Calys, C83 Persian
