Pancake wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:33 amYes it would, but I am not sure if the maker is willing to work with this steel....
Made in Golden or Taiwan, it would be a nice competition to PM2
It would certainly be my choice OVER the PM2 then...
Pancake wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:33 amYes it would, but I am not sure if the maker is willing to work with this steel....
Made in Golden or Taiwan, it would be a nice competition to PM2
Yes, it is a compromise design with a tiny little bit of the ricasso/kick showing in the cut out and still giving about 1/2 inch more edge. Looking at one of my many Natives, it would work and would not look bad at all. It is just an idea to save Spyderco money on development and speed delivery.
Actually, difficult, but achievable... :D
I´d really be interested to see your design! :rolleyes:Stuart Ackerman wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:08 pmActually, difficult, but achievable... :D
I have a design which Sal saw a while back. that has no choil at all.
The edge is almost at the "guard" part of the handle. :eek:
The design is nearly done, and I will make a couple for Eric's perusal at some stage. :)
What is this, Stuart Ackerman casual bombshell?! :DStuart Ackerman wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:08 pmActually, difficult, but achievable... :D
I have a design which Sal saw a while back. that has no choil at all.
The edge is almost at the "guard" part of the handle. :eek:
The design is nearly done, and I will make a couple for Eric's perusal at some stage. :)
The Deacon wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:19 amI have an extremely strong preference for models with a usable 50/50 choil and a midlock, so zero interest here, regardless of lock type.
Why is Golden important? Not judging, just curious.
archangel wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 3:11 amThe Deacon wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:19 amI have an extremely strong preference for models with a usable 50/50 choil and a midlock, so zero interest here, regardless of lock type.
I'm with you, except I wouldn't say I'm extremely pro choil. I just happen to find it useful to be able to come really close to the cutting edge with my index finger. It just feels right. Nothing wrong with no-choil spydies per se.
Just because Golden is missing a model like this. With value line, you have Tenacious, Resilience and so on, in Taichung you have Caribbean, Sliverax, but nothing like it in a Golden line.
How would no choil make it more dangerous to close and/or handle a PM2? :confused: A PM2 isn't a backlock. Fingers are never in the way of the blade when it closes. I don't understand how it would be more dangerous to handle either.navin johnson wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:02 amCan someone explain what taking the choil away and an extra 1/4 inch of blade would do to dramatically change a PM? Especially at the expense of safety for closing and handling?
I've been hoping for a Polestar with a compression lock for awhile. I looked at how close the blade comes to the spine when closed, and it's definitely far enough away that a comp lock would work well in the current configuration and still leave enough room for the cutout. As far as comp locks with no choil, there's the Caribbean at 3.70" blade and there was the Lil Temp 3 at 2.90". The Polestar would be perfect in the middle at 3.30". It fits the category of no choil, comp lock, mid size, and a leaf shape blade. Maybe that's too niche for the knife world? Maybe not? I do know that a polestar with a comp lock would be the perfect Spyderco for me :D . The ergonomics and size are superb, but it would be better if that big cutout for the liner lock wasn't there. That's really my only complaint about the current Polestar and why the comp lock would be great.
Actually I was refering to the beard (?) of the finger choil. I understand that they're not necessary on a pocket knife, but I like it on longer blades.