What would be your dream knife?

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Re: What would be your dream knife?

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Too much ai... :vomit

I'm curious what differentiates a knife designed for a non-vegetarian versus a knife designed for a vegetarian? Why can't vegetarians use folding knives with blades that lock open?

Anyway Spyderco has been working on a 3.5 inch version of the UKPK for a couple years now. The working name is unofficially "Canadian Pen Knife" - viewtopic.php?t=79614
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Re: What would be your dream knife?

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Mark! wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 7:15 am
It would be great for pacifists and vegetarians, plus anyone who's legally prohibited from using a lock on a knife. The UK model is too short. I'd need exactly this for eating during my vegetarian days. Incidentally, there are a lot of vegetarians in the world. But no one really makes knives for them...

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Re: What would be your dream knife?

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Mushroom wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:43 am
Too much ai... :vomit

I'm curious what differentiates a knife designed for a non-vegetarian versus a knife designed for a vegetarian? Why can't vegetarians use folding knives with blades that lock open?

Anyway Spyderco has been working on a 3.5 inch version of the UKPK for a couple years now. The working name is unofficially "Canadian Pen Knife" - viewtopic.php?t=79614
I would gladly get this. A 3.5 inch long blade. Yes
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Mushroom wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:43 am
Too much ai... :vomit

I'm curious what differentiates a knife designed for a non-vegetarian versus a knife designed for a vegetarian? Why can't vegetarians use folding knives with blades that lock open?

Anyway Spyderco has been working on a 3.5 inch version of the UKPK for a couple years now. The working name is unofficially "Canadian Pen Knife" - viewtopic.php?t=79614
When slicing tomatoes and onions for a sandwich I only use a fixed blade or a locking folder.
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A fixed blade Military, with a 4.5 inch blade model and a 6 inch blade model. The long one would have no choil, and the shorter one would have a smaller choil that echoes the Military 1 style. Micarta handles, Cruwear blade as the first iteration, followed by a titanium handled flash batch, and a G10 and Magnacut combo as well. Eventually a FRN lw version Bidirectional texture and a CTS BD1 blade.
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Mushroom wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:43 am
Too much ai... :vomit

I'm curious what differentiates a knife designed for a non-vegetarian versus a knife designed for a vegetarian? Why can't vegetarians use folding knives with blades that lock open?
Hahahahaha! I’m a vegetarian and, though I love my new Urban and my UKPKs, most of my knives lock!😁🤷‍♀️
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Re: What would be your dream knife?

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Mushroom wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:43 am
I'm curious what differentiates a knife designed for a non-vegetarian versus a knife designed for a vegetarian?
Great question! And the answer is very simple: vegetarian food is best cut with a thin blade. A folding knife is convenient for vegetarians who are always on the go. It's also convenient for working with your hands without a cutting board. For example, say you need to peel and slice an apple, and you're a raw foodist. If you have a table, a cutting board, and a caidao, no problem.

A vegetarian folding knife doesn't necessarily need a blade lock. And the very attractive UK models are too short. A vegetarian knife also needs steel that's highly resistant to fruit acids. And since this is your daily tool, it should be as harmless and cute as possible so as not to raise questions from others.

I suspect that such a knife will evoke a friendly attitude towards it among many who see it.

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Re: What would be your dream knife?

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Fastidiotus wrote:
Sun Nov 23, 2025 8:25 pm
It never changes. Stop handcuffing the Caribbean as a Salt only knife. Do away with the milled scales to bring the cost down and start introducing it in other steels. Even if they're just sprints it would be so nice to see. The real dream would be to bring back the serrated blades in CruWear and Spy27.
I love my SE Caribbean for exactly what it is, but I like the model enough that I'd also like to see a PE with a good all-round steel such as Magnacut, or maybe Maxamet, and a G10 handle...actually, Maxamet with a grey G10 handle sounds perfect.
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I pretty much have my dream Spyderco knife already, it is a Lil’ Native Backlock with 15v blade steel. If I was to change something them maybe make the handle scales out of that purple G-10 from a few years ago or the dark blue G-10 being used on the new line of knives with SPY27 blade steel.
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Re: What would be your dream knife?

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A Spyderco Divers Probe...

https://www.americanedgeknives.com/spyd ... -2001-pre/

I have been trying to find one for over twenty years...

I want to make a line for line replica in 6Al4V Titanium and the blade will be cast 440C, actually pieces from the Serrata Project. BUT the blade will be PE...

The lock back mechanism will be 440C hot rolled steel.

The steel parts will be coated in Flat Grey Kalgard Gun Kote for salt water resistance, but will probably need to be re-coated when needed.

The sheath will be Kydex with Ti bolts.

Even if I never find one, the Probe Project will be a goer, based on Auto Cad measurements I made from photos on the 'Net.

I hope to do two, one for Sal. just because... :)
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I think a C95 Manix in 3V would make a lot of guys here happy, come on Sal.

I'll give you one guess what prompted me to make this post? :eye-roll
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Re: What would be your dream knife?

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Mark! wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 6:04 pm
Mushroom wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:43 am
I'm curious what differentiates a knife designed for a non-vegetarian versus a knife designed for a vegetarian?
Great question! And the answer is very simple: vegetarian food is best cut with a thin blade. A folding knife is convenient for vegetarians who are always on the go. It's also convenient for working with your hands without a cutting board. For example, say you need to peel and slice an apple, and you're a raw foodist. If you have a table, a cutting board, and a caidao, no problem.

A vegetarian folding knife doesn't necessarily need a blade lock. And the very attractive UK models are too short. A vegetarian knife also needs steel that's highly resistant to fruit acids. And since this is your daily tool, it should be as harmless and cute as possible so as not to raise questions from others.

I suspect that such a knife will evoke a friendly attitude towards it among many who see it.

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Thanks for asking my question to ai but I was more interested to hear your thoughts. Any original thoughts to share or will you just be copy and pasting ai responses for every interaction on here?

I've had suspicions about the dead internet theory showing up here but this confirms it.
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Re: What would be your dream knife?

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I will never give up my Caly 3.5.
Great for veggies and cheeses
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benben wrote:
Thu Dec 04, 2025 11:59 am
I think a C95 Manix in 3V would make a lot of guys here happy, come on Sal.

I'll give you one guess what prompted me to make this post? :eye-roll
3V and OD green canvas micarta and I'd buy as many as I could :rofl
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vivi wrote:
Thu Dec 04, 2025 1:02 pm
benben wrote:
Thu Dec 04, 2025 11:59 am
I think a C95 Manix in 3V would make a lot of guys here happy, come on Sal.

I'll give you one guess what prompted me to make this post? :eye-roll
3V and OD green canvas micarta and I'd buy as many as I could :rofl
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Re: What would be your dream knife?

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JARHEAD wrote:
Thu Dec 04, 2025 12:47 pm
I will never give up my Caly 3.5.
Great for veggies and cheeses
It's really hard to pass up the Calypso. I have the first knife from the very first batch, number 141. And a Caly 3.5. They're both excellent knives. The first is a little big for vegan use. And the second is a little heavy. For vegan use, I'd prefer a version similar to the Caly. In its style, but lighter and 3.2-3.5 inches. It looks quite peaceful.

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Any chance of limiting the AI slop? This is neither nice nor funny
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