Gsg9 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2019 3:57 am
It's supposed to have a style, to look 100% nice
That's why they chose these high end materials and the drunken pattern and all that milling that went into it that ultimately costs money
But I think that custom clips on expensive pieces it's a step in the right direction
If you keep on crying about that clip Spyderco will do what they did with the Reveal policy, for a few "where's my knife" cry babies they punished everybody, they will come back to cheap looking stamped clips that look horrible on all of their $400+ high-end pieces
Or they will just stop making high-end pieces, Spyderco already has a fierce competition from chinese manufacturers
I think it's too much noise for not too big of a problem, just take it out and bend it a bit until it fits your pants or send it to Spyderco and they will do it for you
Otherwise the knife doesn't deserve this negative image, it's a nice design with a S90V blade with that finish similar with Slisz Bowie and with a lot of details put into the scales
I hope Spyderco will continue to put custom clips on at least some of their expensive high-end pieces
I'd like to respond to this post with some careful thoughts and words because I'm seeing these sentiments from Spyderco defenders in this thread and it should be addressed.
First, I love the look of this custom clip and wouldn't want to see the two standard "stock" clips on this high-end knife. I wholeheartedly agree with you on this point.
Second, let's say I remove the clip and manage to perfectly bend it to the exact tolerances needed, this still won't fix all of the problems with this clip and it could easily damage it and prevent my ability to return it. Spyderco isn't going to bend your clip if you send them your knife. Attempting to bend this thin piece of metal will most likely cause damage to the anodizing that can't be repaired. Bending the clip doesn't magically make the stock material thicker as it's currently too thin and sharp. The end of the clip is also sharp and if I grind it into a more ergonomic shape I've also ruined the anodizing. At the very least it won't be a clean factory produced results.
Lastly, a user shouldn't have to modify their knife to be able to use it as intended. This is a knife that is designed to cut stuff
AND clip inside a pocket and it doesn't do that. Also, a user shouldn't have to commission a custom clip to make their knife functional. You may think this issue is minor, but not being able to put your knife in your pocket is very significant.
I can forgive the amateur blade grind, the loose screws, the corroded stop pin, the fact that Spyderco charged me over $1000 for three Drunkens when I only ordered one (did not include this info in the review of the knife), but by gosh if they had received feedback about issues with the clip and left it, well... that is just negligence on their part. This knife has had production prototypes floating around for two years... this could have been avoided. This marks the first time in the fifteen plus years I've collected Spyderco products that I'm disappointed in them.
I guess I should stop complaining now. Look at this elegant solution... a clip from a $30 Boker on a $400 knife. Perfectly functional now!