Cru-wear Delica

Discuss Spyderco's products and history.
User avatar
Sharp Guy
Member
Posts: 8561
Joined: Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:19 pm
Location: DFW, TX (orig. from N. IL)

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#221

Post by Sharp Guy »

FK wrote:
Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:38 am

How do we find how many remaining in stock at dealers ?
Add one to your cart and go to the check out screen. From there you can add a larger amount and update the cart. If they don't have enough to fill the order you'll get a message that says how many they have.
Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most!
User avatar
Sharp Guy
Member
Posts: 8561
Joined: Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:19 pm
Location: DFW, TX (orig. from N. IL)

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#222

Post by Sharp Guy »

I have my CruDelica in my pocket again today. I have several Delicas including some really nice ones. I think this one might become my favorite daily driver.
Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most!
User avatar
Holland
Member
Posts: 7567
Joined: Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:37 pm
Location: Alberta

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#223

Post by Holland »

Got one! Thanks for posting the links!
-Spencer

Rotation:
Gayle Bradley 2 | Mantra 1 | Watu | Chaparral 1 | Dragonfly 2 Salt SE
racerx454
Member
Posts: 15
Joined: Tue Nov 17, 2015 6:09 pm

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#224

Post by racerx454 »

15 left as of now at BHQ. I believe they are the last dealer for these, so get them while the getting's good!
User avatar
steelcity16
Member
Posts: 5351
Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:34 am

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#225

Post by steelcity16 »

racerx454 wrote:
Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:40 pm

15 left as of now at BHQ. I believe they are the last dealer for these, so get them while the getting's good!

I believe the 15 is just the max of what they show in stock and let you order. It has been sitting at 15 for hours. Based on the limited number that the other dealers had, and knowing that BHQ usually buys the most exclusives, I would suspect they had a decent chunk of these. I'd guess they bought half of the run. 300 out of 600. Just guessing at all of these numbers, but I don't think 15 is the real number in their current inventory. If you want one I would still grab one now and not take the chance because even if they have 200 left, they will be gone soon enough.
:bug-white-red CRU-CARTA THE SEKI MODELS! :bug-white-red AND BRING US THE DODO-FLY! :bug-white-red
User avatar
SC_PATRIOT
Member
Posts: 307
Joined: Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:43 am
Location: piedmont of SC

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#226

Post by SC_PATRIOT »

Yup not sure on their numbers either. I got one and called back to get another. Should show 3 left approx. Get em boys!
eddiebob
Member
Posts: 44
Joined: Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:32 am
Location: White Sand, Mississippi

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#227

Post by eddiebob »

I got an order in for two from BladeHQ around 4PM CST. Went back to look at it 15 minutes later and it was sold out. Got my fingers crossed at this point.
Doeswhateveraspidercan
Member
Posts: 2618
Joined: Tue Jul 10, 2018 6:31 pm

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#228

Post by Doeswhateveraspidercan »

I just got my buddy to buy one at Blade H.Q. Roughly 5 PM Eastern time.
User avatar
awa54
Member
Posts: 2685
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:54 am
Location: Vermont, USA
Contact:

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#229

Post by awa54 »

looks like I missed this one after all... the USPS lost track of mine after it was sent out for delivery and they look to have all sold through :(
-David

still more knives than sharpening stones...
User avatar
JonLeBlanc
Member
Posts: 1756
Joined: Sun May 13, 2018 8:00 am
Location: Louisiana

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#230

Post by JonLeBlanc »

awa54 wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 1:17 pm
looks like I missed this one after all... the USPS lost track of mine after it was sent out for delivery and they look to have all sold through :(
Mmmm... Hearing this sort of thing makes my blood pressure spike. I have to deliberately set aside the thought of all the times carriers (esp. UPS and USPS) have failed for me. The biggest issue I have with it is that they just don't seem to care when a mistake happens. Things go wrong, sure, and I can accept that, but the response is blasé blasé. I'm sorry about your Delica man :(
My collection so far: 52100 Military (2); 52100 PM2 (2); 52100 Para3; Stretch2 V-Toku; KnifeWorks M4 PM2; BentoBox M390 PM2; BentoBox S90V Military; Police4 K390; S110V PM2; SS Delica AUS-6; Wayne Goddard Sprint VG-10
Wish list: Hundred Pacer; Sliverax; Mantra; 52100 PM2 SE; Kapara
User avatar
awa54
Member
Posts: 2685
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:54 am
Location: Vermont, USA
Contact:

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#231

Post by awa54 »

JonLeBlanc wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:02 pm
awa54 wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 1:17 pm
looks like I missed this one after all... the USPS lost track of mine after it was sent out for delivery and they look to have all sold through :(
Mmmm... Hearing this sort of thing makes my blood pressure spike. I have to deliberately set aside the thought of all the times carriers (esp. UPS and USPS) have failed for me. The biggest issue I have with it is that they just don't seem to care when a mistake happens. Things go wrong, sure, and I can accept that, but the response is blasé blasé. I'm sorry about your Delica man :(

Fortunately my local P.O. isn't like that, after a call to the Postmaster I feel confident that if it's at the sorting center it will be found and delivered and I know our carrier well enough to be certain that there's no foul play in delivery. On top of that KnivesPlus has told me that they'll make good on delivering me a CruWear Delica if it doesn't arrive eventually, which is above and beyond my normal customer service expectations these days!
-David

still more knives than sharpening stones...
User avatar
JonLeBlanc
Member
Posts: 1756
Joined: Sun May 13, 2018 8:00 am
Location: Louisiana

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#232

Post by JonLeBlanc »

awa54 wrote:
Fri Aug 09, 2019 6:30 am
JonLeBlanc wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:02 pm
awa54 wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 1:17 pm
looks like I missed this one after all... the USPS lost track of mine after it was sent out for delivery and they look to have all sold through :(
Mmmm... Hearing this sort of thing makes my blood pressure spike. I have to deliberately set aside the thought of all the times carriers (esp. UPS and USPS) have failed for me. The biggest issue I have with it is that they just don't seem to care when a mistake happens. Things go wrong, sure, and I can accept that, but the response is blasé blasé. I'm sorry about your Delica man :(

Fortunately my local P.O. isn't like that, after a call to the Postmaster I feel confident that if it's at the sorting center it will be found and delivered and I know our carrier well enough to be certain that there's no foul play in delivery. On top of that KnivesPlus has told me that they'll make good on delivering me a CruWear Delica if it doesn't arrive eventually, which is above and beyond my normal customer service expectations these days!
Well that's good ;)
My collection so far: 52100 Military (2); 52100 PM2 (2); 52100 Para3; Stretch2 V-Toku; KnifeWorks M4 PM2; BentoBox M390 PM2; BentoBox S90V Military; Police4 K390; S110V PM2; SS Delica AUS-6; Wayne Goddard Sprint VG-10
Wish list: Hundred Pacer; Sliverax; Mantra; 52100 PM2 SE; Kapara
User avatar
awa54
Member
Posts: 2685
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:54 am
Location: Vermont, USA
Contact:

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#233

Post by awa54 »

All's well that ends well, and my replacement CruLica arrived safe and sound!

Thanks again Knives Plus!

The only problem is that now I have to swap my Flytanium CF scales off the VG-10 damascus blade and on to the CruWear Delica... I suppose I'll survive the exertion ;)
-David

still more knives than sharpening stones...
Doeswhateveraspidercan
Member
Posts: 2618
Joined: Tue Jul 10, 2018 6:31 pm

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#234

Post by Doeswhateveraspidercan »

Two night ago I screwed up, went to cut some plastic vegetation they put in aquariums with my Cruwear Delica.

Went to slice through it and the blade skipped it was late and I thought hmm tough plastic so choking up on the knife bore down and really dug in.

Aww crap!!! Hidden metal wire, looked at the blade and yep sure enough plastic deformation without chipping. I thought way to go dummy!

Tried evening it out on a brown Spyderco bench stone and realized this is a slow boat to China.

Broke out the Wicked Edge pro3 decided well now is a great time to profile this exactly with a digital angle cube.

Started with 600 grit diamond paddles and worked the grit procession to .5 Microns. Blade is now a true 15 degrees per side and wow does it slice!

Love how little time it takes to make Cruwear hair popping and tree topping sharp. Repair and reprofile a cinch! Fantastic steel in a fantastic design!
NWPilgrim
Member
Posts: 37
Joined: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:00 am

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#235

Post by NWPilgrim »

awa54 wrote:
Thu Aug 22, 2019 12:11 pm
All's well that ends well, and my replacement CruLica arrived safe and sound!

Thanks again Knives Plus!

The only problem is that now I have to swap my Flytanium CF scales off the VG-10 damascus blade and on to the CruWear Delica... I suppose I'll survive the exertion ;)
That is amazing customer service from Knives Plus! Making good on a limited run knife the USPS lost. Impressive personal attitude.
JuPaul
Member
Posts: 4437
Joined: Thu Jun 27, 2019 7:06 am

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#236

Post by JuPaul »

awa54 wrote:
Thu Aug 22, 2019 12:11 pm
All's well that ends well, and my replacement CruLica arrived safe and sound!

Thanks again Knives Plus!

The only problem is that now I have to swap my Flytanium CF scales off the VG-10 damascus blade and on to the CruWear Delica... I suppose I'll survive the exertion ;)
Excellent! And thanks for sharing - always good to know who has great customer service. Good on Knives Plus!
- Julia

"Be excellent to each other." - Bill S. Preston, Esq.
User avatar
Capt'n Boatsalot
Member
Posts: 658
Joined: Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:50 pm
Location: Iowa

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#237

Post by Capt'n Boatsalot »

I noticed that my Cruwear Delica is developing a patina quite a bit faster than any of my Golden Cruwear models are. Under basically the same conditions and care. I wonder if the heat treat protocol is is slightly different between Seki and Golden? Anyone else notice this?

Image

Image
JuPaul
Member
Posts: 4437
Joined: Thu Jun 27, 2019 7:06 am

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#238

Post by JuPaul »

Interesting. Neither my Cruwear Manix or my Cruwear delica have developed much of a patina, but I do keep a very light coat of mineral oil on them usually. As an aside...nice collection!
- Julia

"Be excellent to each other." - Bill S. Preston, Esq.
User avatar
TkoK83Spy
Member
Posts: 12444
Joined: Mon Sep 17, 2018 5:32 pm
Location: Syracuse, NY

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#239

Post by TkoK83Spy »

Very surprising...though I do like that blue hue yours has developed.
15 :bug-red 's in 10 different steels
1 - Bradford Guardian 3 / Vanadis 4E Wharnie
1 - Monterey Bay Knives Slayback Flipper / ZDP 189
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31/Macassar Ebony Inlays
1 - CRK Large Inkosi Insingo/ Black Micarta Inlays
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31 Insingo/Magnacut

-Rick
tjsblade
Member
Posts: 94
Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:49 pm

Re: Cru-wear Delica

#240

Post by tjsblade »

Capt'n Boatsalot wrote:
Mon Sep 30, 2019 9:16 pm
I noticed that my Cruwear Delica is developing a patina quite a bit faster than any of my Golden Cruwear models are. Under basically the same conditions and care. I wonder if the heat treat protocol is is slightly different between Seki and Golden? Anyone else notice this?

Image


Nice collection. Question: what did you do to create that finish on the pocket clips on the pm2 and para 3
Post Reply