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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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sal wrote:
Tue May 21, 2019 12:17 pm
Hi Mac,

The Province is getting closer. More involved than it might seem.

On the LC200N, anything is possible.

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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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Robbob wrote:
Wed May 22, 2019 4:52 am
sal wrote:
Tue May 21, 2019 12:17 pm
Hi Mac,

The Province is getting closer. More involved than it might seem.

On the LC200N, anything is possible.

salt :p
What you did there... I see it.
:D :D

An LC200N Salt Police LW might be really cool and if the cost was not too much I would definitely add one to my collection. (we never know about the currency exchange rate over here...at least not in the last couple of years). That knife would really get my attention, and I think a few others here would agree. I have no experience with LC200N, but I hear great things about it and I find it intriguing.
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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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I'm afraid if either the Chief or P4 gets the salt treatment, I'll buy five and stop buying folding knives :D
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Hahaha! I hear you.
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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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Nevermind the fancy steels, I want partially serrated! Yes, I know I am in the minority, but the all Stainless versions get it, and I do not like the lack of grip on those.
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Knife Knut wrote:
Thu May 23, 2019 5:03 pm
Nevermind the fancy steels, I want partially serrated! Yes, I know I am in the minority, but the all Stainless versions get it, and I do not like the lack of grip on those.
It would be great to see a partial serrated blade on the VG10 and K390 versions, for ZDP I would stick with a plain edge.
I love my Police in K390 but I find myself carrying more frn Spyderco knives these days.
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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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Knife Knut wrote:
Thu May 23, 2019 5:03 pm
Nevermind the fancy steels, I want partially serrated! Yes, I know I am in the minority, but the all Stainless versions get it, and I do not like the lack of grip on those.
I support a partially or even fully serrated run of these. It'd be a great excuse to buy even more Police folders :)
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I like the fully serrated option. Take a bite out of crime. :cool:
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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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I think I'd like to wait-n-see the reaction to the model before making too many variations. It's a large model and that sometimes really cramps sales.
Your kind understanding is appreciated. If the model is well received, then we'll make anything you want.

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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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Doc Dan wrote:
Wed May 22, 2019 9:02 pm
Robbob wrote:
Wed May 22, 2019 4:52 am
sal wrote:
Tue May 21, 2019 12:17 pm
Hi Mac,

The Province is getting closer. More involved than it might seem.

On the LC200N, anything is possible.

salt :p
What you did there... I see it.
:D :D

An LC200N Salt Police LW might be really cool and if the cost was not too much I would definitely add one to my collection. (we never know about the currency exchange rate over here...at least not in the last couple of years). That knife would really get my attention, and I think a few others here would agree. I have no experience with LC200N, but I hear great things about it and I find it intriguing.

A Police LW Salt would be the one I would be most interested in for sure. Especially in the new toxic green color that had been said is the FRN color for LC200N salts out of Seki.
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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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Okay folks, you heard the man. Let's get out and push the sales of these knives. Maybe we will get a Salt version for our reward!

Come to think of it, a Salt P4 would make a great forum knife or limited run ;) :p :D
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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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I think I'm gonna be breaking my own rule of rarely buying knives anymore, what with the P4 LW and the Endela coming out. I sure don't NEED them but I WANT them. :)

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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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vivi wrote:
Sat May 18, 2019 9:20 pm
Same here. Hoping for a DLC run someday too!
sal wrote:
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……

On the LC200N, anything is possible.

salt :p
Holy thread resurrection Batman!
I’m bumping this thread for the cause!

I’m still hoping both of these will happen. The police 4 LW is one of my favorites. And I prefer vg10 to k390, so a salt is definitely needed and a DLC or TiCn coated vg-10 in PE and SE would get my money. But that being said I already got a few light rust spots again on my vg10 police this summer due to sweat…
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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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still hope to see this in zdp
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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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Funny that this thread popped up. I was just going to open a thread asking folks to talk me out of a k390 SE police since it’s way larger than I need, has no lanyard hole, and I can’t carry it in public where I am. But **** does it look awesome… could be a new cardboard shredder
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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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sethwm wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:56 pm
Funny that this thread popped up. I was just going to open a thread asking folks to talk me out of a k390 SE police since it’s way larger than I need, has no lanyard hole, and I can’t carry it in public where I am. But **** does it look awesome… could be a new cardboard shredder
Other than the thousand mile journey reprofiling it to 30 degrees will be, it's an awesome knife. sal suggested I microbevel at 40 DPS while I reprofile so I can still use the knife. Because it will take weeks.

It destroys cardboard. Very aggressive.
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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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[quote=ZrowsN1s post_id=1638029 time=1656839498 user_id=26731
Other than the thousand mile journey reprofiling it to 30 degrees will be, it's an awesome knife. sal suggested I microbevel at 40 DPS while I reprofile so I can still use the knife. Because it will take weeks.
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It doesn't have to take weeks. My P4 K390 is down at around 26 degrees, and it probably took less than half an hour to get it down there. I use an Edge Pro Professional with diamond matrix stones. This setup will set you back quite a bit, but it will do top-notch work in minutes, rather than weeks.
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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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sethwm wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:56 pm
I was just going to open a thread asking folks to talk me out of a k390 SE police since it’s way larger than I need, has no lanyard hole, and I can’t carry it in public where I am.

Before I had a Police 4, I thought they were ridiculous in size. But then I got one and started using it. Then it occurred to me that if you're using a specific-purpose knife, whether you're in the kitchen, at the dinner table, in the yard, in the garage, or in the field, it's always going to be a big knife. When's the last time you sat down to dinner at a Michelin rated restaurant, and they expected you to eat dinner with a 2.5" blade? Bigger knifes are more useful and safer.

I've been able to get around the legal technicality by never waving the knife around in the air while walking down the middle of the street and screaming at the sky. That's one of the things you should never do.

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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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RustyIron wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:01 am
I've been able to get around the legal technicality by never waving the knife around in the air while walking down the middle of the street and screaming at the sky. That's one of the things you should never do.

Very helpful tip! I really have to remember that one... ;)
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Re: Police 4 lightweight

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RustyIron wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:01 am
sethwm wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:56 pm
I was just going to open a thread asking folks to talk me out of a k390 SE police since it’s way larger than I need, has no lanyard hole, and I can’t carry it in public where I am.

Before I had a Police 4, I thought they were ridiculous in size. But then I got one and started using it. Then it occurred to me that if you're using a specific-purpose knife, whether you're in the kitchen, at the dinner table, in the yard, in the garage, or in the field, it's always going to be a big knife. When's the last time you sat down to dinner at a Michelin rated restaurant, and they expected you to eat dinner with a 2.5" blade? Bigger knifes are more useful and safer.

I've been able to get around the legal technicality by never waving the knife around in the air while walking down the middle of the street and screaming at the sky. That's one of the things you should never do.

I wouldn’t want a surgeon using his Police 4 on me, if a scalpel was also an option. ;)

My point being is that it’s situation dependent, a big knife is not always the best option. Smaller knives offer more tip control over large knives and there are situations where that tip control is greatly beneficial.

sethwm wrote: Funny that this thread popped up. I was just going to open a thread asking folks to talk me out of a k390 SE police since it’s way larger than I need, has no lanyard hole, and I can’t carry it in public where I am. But **** does it look awesome… could be a new cardboard shredder
Well on one hand, a K390 SE Police 4 is a lot of knife to become a dedicated home use box cutter. On the other hand though, it would be one badass box cutter that would rarely require sharpening and it does look awesome! :cheap-sunglasses
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