pantopop wrote:Mr. Glesser, Sir? I wouldn't importune you for trivial matters such as world peace, or global quick change, or even if I am destined to die this evening. It's just that the kopa model spyderco has led me from Buddhism to oniomania. U.S. currency is based on the Spyderco Equivalence Standard. The knife dealer or glesser will have grandchildren named Spyderson,(Speaderzoon in the Netherlands). Edge-U-Catechism....the Spyderco Izmel....Excalibur with a spyder edge.... "How many angels can dance in a spyder hole?".......i digress.....Sal?... Taz?......the kopa....do you know a when? your worshipful servant , pantopop
And one post up, kangaroo scrotum and human bone?
Put the red bull down, spit out the mushrooms, and get some sleep.
MCM wrote:I was a bit late to the party on the Kopa's.
Almost went for collecting all of them, many- many times.
Decided not to play catch up.
I do plan to buy a CF model though.
I'm in the exact same boat. Although I would love nothing more than to have them all, at this point it would be a serious financial burden to try to play catch up. I will have to just get the CF version & be happy with that.
I have the kopas and only want to secure more.Less greed than admiration for the lines and form. While I do collect spyderco in general, the kopa series has become a collection within a collection. I have found that with the current economic slump that all these beautiful spydercos are marching to market, and at prices that make me eat my heart out... for unfortunately I'm participating in the slump. I'll run a sign at the on-ramp:"Will work for Spydercos" ...sniff..
Jay_Ev wrote:I'm in the exact same boat. Although I would love nothing more than to have them all, at this point it would be a serious financial burden to try to play catch up. I will have to just get the CF version & be happy with that.
Jay
I too was a bit late to the Kopa party, but I decided to jump in anyway, and rather than get them all, I just get the ones I really like the most. Luckily, I was in time to get 2 of my favorite flavor, the Turquoise. My job was made easier by the fact that I'm not into bone or pinned inlays. I like the CF and I'll go for a SS if it comes out, but what I'd really like is some purple stone like sugilite with polished bolsters, done by Santa Fe Stoneworks again, like the Turquoise. The SFSW Kopas are the cream of the crop, IMHO. :)
the kopa for me is the knife of my hand. the blade itself is deceptively small for it's utility. the only model I've seeked out in any form,even seconds. can't wear rings or any other jewelry because of my work(not that I would anyway) but there's a flash to it, a sparkle factor that even the earthier tones of handle material show off. I think the design has carried me away. the large hole over the ricasso is sublime, I know of no other knife of the likeness. the flat ground teardrop is blue eyes crying in the rain.it's VG-10, hard and soft at the same time. myself can only dream of how Sal could come up with this marvel.
