Didn't realize how tiny it BEE
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Didn't realize how tiny it BEE
I knew it was small but WOW, seeing the McBee in person puts things into perspective.
Here it is between a Manbug and what now looks like a HUGE Techno 2...
Here it is between a Manbug and what now looks like a HUGE Techno 2...
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I have to get a few....
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A few? What are you gonna do with them?
I like small knives but I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to use this little guy. Right now I just have it clipped to my super fancy rubber band wallet lol.
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He has a ton of knives, but doesn't edc them, only has them for self defense...which this would be one of the last knives I'd buy for that reason especially for $130!!
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Re: Didn't realize how tiny it BEE
Think of it as a superbly made compact box cutter.bbturbodad wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:58 pmA few? What are you gonna do with them?
I like small knives but I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to use this little guy. Right now I just have it clipped to my super fancy rubber band wallet lol.
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I have one on the way, I'm planning to use it in the same role as my Squarehead. Which is one of my most used Spyderco, oddly enough.
I handled the Mcbee in the SFO last year and knew I had to have it! It would definitely be a good candidate to have the scales anodized!
I handled the Mcbee in the SFO last year and knew I had to have it! It would definitely be a good candidate to have the scales anodized!
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Good Lord! That's what it is compared to a MANBUG!?!?! I'm reminded of the book/movie Dune, where the Bene Gesserit use a tiny needle (poison tipped) called the gom jabbar to vanquish their foes. I think the gom jabbar is bigger than the McBee lol
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Re: Didn't realize how tiny it BEE
That was my original plan but the ergonomics for my hand made the Squarehead more comfortable to open than the McBee. It spydie drops (I think that's what it's called when you pinch the hole and flick the handle down) really well so that's always an option.Mushroom wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:22 pmI have one on the way, I'm planning to use it in the same role as my Squarehead. Which is one of my most used Spyderco, oddly enough.
I handled the Mcbee in the SFO last year and knew I had to have it! It would definitely be a good candidate to have the scales anodized!
The build quality on a knife this size is amazing so I'll figure something out for it.
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I need to thin the edge down a bit and then yes that's the hope, that it'll be a solid lil box cutter.
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I guess with a few you could tape one to a every finger you could probably mess someone up (although possibly and likely yourself) pretty good. Lol
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Wear a few on my back, and one in the front. A knife that small is an excellent last ditch weapon.bbturbodad wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:58 pmA few? What are you gonna do with them?
I like small knives but I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to use this little guy. Right now I just have it clipped to my super fancy rubber band wallet lol.
OR better yet, I just might buy 1 more Yojimbo 2 in 20CV and I'll have 3, and do the same.
Look at Sayoc, and how many knives they carry to train with. You can never carry too many knives. Most of the targets that you have to hit for self defense are within 1 to 2 inches of the surface. If you are looking to do some major damage (like homicide, which I'm not) you need a knife that is 5 to 7 inches long, or longer. But for self defense, a sub 4 inch blade is plenty.
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Re: Didn't realize how tiny it BEE
A carpet knife from Home Depot is larger and it has only a 1 inch blade. These tiny knives are excellent self defense weapons, and they are legal length in Chicago where I may have to travel. They give a max blade length. They don't say you cannot have 3 of them. Just how far from the surface do you think your jugular is?
I don't know where you got the idea that I don't EDC my knives. ? I EDC almost everything depending on the season. It is Winter here where I am and a 4 to 5 inch fixed blade is my target range now. But I always carry either two Spyderco Yojimbo 2's or two Zero Tolerance 0095 TANBLK folders. It depends on where I'm headed.
Looking fwd to getting a Kydex sheath for my Spartan Horkos! I'll use it every day...
But, you could be right abt one thing. I've never EDC'd my ESEE Junglass.
I am targeting purchases for 2020 in the 4 to 5 inch fixed blade range. Going to be fun collecting them. And, YEP, I have around 90 knives and they are all for self defense. That just means I don't use them to open letters or boxes...I keep them sharp for other reasons.
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I have a Grasshopper lying around somewhere and just realized: Its blade (the Grasshoppers) is about 50 % LONGER than the MCBees... :eek: (while the closed length is not too far apart).
Don't get me wrong, I think the MCBee clearly is the much cooler knife (and has the great XHP steel), but still I'd go with the much cheaper Grasshopper IF I'd carry such a small folder in the first place. Which I don't, cause for me personally my "really tiny knife" is the Chap FRN...
A giant compared to the MCBee...
Don't get me wrong, I think the MCBee clearly is the much cooler knife (and has the great XHP steel), but still I'd go with the much cheaper Grasshopper IF I'd carry such a small folder in the first place. Which I don't, cause for me personally my "really tiny knife" is the Chap FRN...
A giant compared to the MCBee...
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Anyone have a picture of a McBee next to a Spyderco Dog tag?
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Gangsta!bbturbodad wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:58 pmA few? What are you gonna do with them?
I like small knives but I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to use this little guy. Right now I just have it clipped to my super fancy rubber band wallet lol.
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I have never thought to use hairbands in such a way... :)
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Re: Didn't realize how tiny it BEE
It BEE a little too small for MEE. I would like to see this same design in maybe a Chaparral sized version, exact same style overall just longer.
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Re: Didn't realize how tiny it BEE
Hear, hear!
I handled this one at Blade a few years ago. It was a great little knife, but there was barely two fingers worth of grip.
Let's see an XL in the Chap size range, that would be great.
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That´d be cool indeed!!
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
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The Water of Life... Shai Hulud... CrysknivesJonLeBlanc wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:31 pmGood Lord! That's what it is compared to a MANBUG!?!?! I'm reminded of the book/movie Dune, where the Bene Gesserit use a tiny needle (poison tipped) called the gom jabbar to vanquish their foes. I think the gom jabbar is bigger than the McBee lol
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