I see now the Urban is FRN and blade steel is N690, made in Italy.
I discovered a old foliage green G10 Native I've had for a while.....I guess
Hurricane Laura destroyed my shop and the Urban was one of the few of my knives I saved. Since I've cleaned it up, I thought it would be nice to use it a while.
Really never used it much past just casual carry. Conclusion.......This is a solid knife. I'm sorry I've not used it much. Oh, VG10 is a slicer.
I see now the Urban is FRN and blade steel is N690, made in Italy.
I discovered a old foliage green G10 Native I've had for a while.....I guess
Hurricane Laura destroyed my shop and the Urban was one of the few of my knives I saved. Since I've cleaned it up, I thought it would be nice to use it a while.
Really never used it much past just casual carry. Conclusion.......This is a solid knife. I'm sorry I've not used it much. Oh, VG10 is a slicer.
I’ve had my eye on one of those in FRN for a while now. Been thinking about buying it and making G-10 scales for it…
:spyder: -Michael
"...as I said before, 'the edge is a wondrous thing', [but] in all of it's qualities, it is still a ghost." - sal
I’ve had my eye on one of those in FRN for a while now. Been thinking about buying it and making G-10 scales for it…
I know that some versions (like the AEB-L sprint that I own) have a spinning pivot (not by design) but is only tooled on one side. I'd verify that before making a purchase. To be clear, the pivot does not affect my use or opinion (it's great!) of the knife. But I'm not looking for new scales.
I see now the Urban is FRN and blade steel is N690, made in Italy.
I discovered a old foliage green G10 Native I've had for a while.....I guess
Hurricane Laura destroyed my shop and the Urban was one of the few of my knives I saved. Since I've cleaned it up, I thought it would be nice to use it a while.
Really never used it much past just casual carry. Conclusion.......This is a solid knife. I'm sorry I've not used it much. Oh, VG10 is a slicer.
I’ve had my eye on one of those in FRN for a while now. Been thinking about buying it and making G-10 scales for it…
You could buy one of the HH exclusive Urban G10 models? That way you have an exact copy of what you need to do your measurements for your own scales
I’ve had my eye on one of those in FRN for a while now. Been thinking about buying it and making G-10 scales for it…
I know that some versions (like the AEB-L sprint that I own) have a spinning pivot (not by design) but is only tooled on one side. I'd verify that before making a purchase. To be clear, the pivot does not affect my use or opinion (it's great!) of the knife. But I'm not looking for new scales.
That is good to know, Patrick. Thanks for the heads up. Is it the pivot the "D" profile, similar to the one used on the Chap? I've run into those before when making scales on certain Spydercos. I can usually get around that by using the liner side that has round holes vs. the liner side with the "D" profile. I've also used the OEM scale itself as a template, especially if the liner is not an option. Both options will work, but the liner tends to provide closer tolerances and is a bit easier to work with.
I see now the Urban is FRN and blade steel is N690, made in Italy.
I discovered a old foliage green G10 Native I've had for a while.....I guess
Hurricane Laura destroyed my shop and the Urban was one of the few of my knives I saved. Since I've cleaned it up, I thought it would be nice to use it a while.
Really never used it much past just casual carry. Conclusion.......This is a solid knife. I'm sorry I've not used it much. Oh, VG10 is a slicer.
I’ve had my eye on one of those in FRN for a while now. Been thinking about buying it and making G-10 scales for it…
You could buy one of the HH exclusive Urban G10 models? That way you have an exact copy of what you need to do your measurements for your own scales
Ohh, I had forgotten about about the HH exclusive, lol. Yes, that's pretty much exactly what I had in mind. Thanks for the heads up!
:spyder: -Michael
"...as I said before, 'the edge is a wondrous thing', [but] in all of it's qualities, it is still a ghost." - sal
I have almost all the ones made in Italy & both the ones made in Japan (the Foliage Green & the Orange Wharnie) -- I prefer the G10 ones made in Japan by far.... I think most folks don't agree with me on that though.
I would only say - I have the standard black FRN N690co Urban and the FRN is LOVELY. Very pleasant to touch, with the right balance of grip and smoothness. For the me the nicest feeling Spyderco FRN I have handled so far. I would have not desire to 'upgrade' it to G10. I hope to manage to snach the k390 one day ...
That is good to know, Patrick. Thanks for the heads up. Is it the pivot the "D" profile, similar to the one used on the Chap? I've run into those before when making scales on certain Spydercos. I can usually get around that by using the liner side that has round holes vs. the liner side with the "D" profile. I've also used the OEM scale itself as a template, especially if the liner is not an option. Both options will work, but the liner tends to provide closer tolerances and is a bit easier to work with.
I've never handled a Chap, so I can't say. I assume it is a D-shaped pivot, but with no liner it's not working as intended. Maybe heating up the pivot with a soldering iron will help loosen any resistance. I'm interested to see what you create.
An orange Urban in G10 was my first Spydie, and I gave it to my brother in London, because he can carry it there. I guess I'm glad he has the knife, but man do I wish I still had another just like it.
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