Forum Knife 2011; GITD Dragonfly 2?

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Forum Knife 2011; GITD Dragonfly 2?

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The Subject of Forum Knives was brought up in another thread, and it got me thinking; the Dragonfly 2 would be a great choice for 2011. It's been a popular model for years, and has just gotten a very nice facelift. It would also be inexpensive enough that most anyone who wants one can afford it.

Assuming, it is available, Glow In The Dark FRN would be really cool, IMO. Another conventional, but funky, color would also work.

What do you think?
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Hmm, that'd be cool with ZDP blade steel since they're already making a ZDP version. GITD would be cool, so would a cool color like the blue they used on the FFG delica/enduras or something else bright
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I would be in for one, as I would be in for any Spyderco Forum knife, regardless of specs. Assuming availability of the color, the question Spyderco would have to answer for themselves would be whether the demand, either for Forum knives or a combination of Forum and unmarked ones, to justify the quantity they'd have to order.
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I've been toying with buying a Dragonfly 2. The original was both my first "premium" knife and my first Spyderco.

If we can arrange a GITD FRN handle, I'm in. Whatever steel is in there!
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Not a bad idea :) I would like a CF carpenter para most :)
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Most likely I am in for any "Spyderco Forum" knife.
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Heh, heh, bh49... I was thinking the same thing. I'm such an addict. :-)

But seriously, a GITD DFly2 would be fantastic. Count me in!

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I really like the Dragonfly. Don't care for glow in the dark and it has two problems:

1) EDC Forums supplied the GITD material, Spyderco has never purchased it so the sourcing is in question.

2) These scales have to be machined, so the pricing would be based on the "expensive" G-10 Dragonfly rather than the inexpensive FRN Dragonfly
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Sequimite wrote:I really like the Dragonfly. Don't care for glow in the dark and it has two problems:

1) EDC Forums supplied the GITD material, Spyderco has never purchased it so the sourcing is in question.

2) These scales have to be machined, so the pricing would be based on the "expensive" G-10 Dragonfly rather than the inexpensive FRN Dragonfly
OP mentioned GITD FRN handles, so they would be molded.

Though I do have doubts whether FRN could be made with a GITD feature that actually glows and not just "kinda glows". Also I don't know how adding extra GITD materials into the mix would affect the other properties of FRN, not that anyone would go thumping on it. :p
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The Mentaculous wrote: GITD would be cool, so would a cool color like the blue they used on the FFG delica/enduras or something else bright
+1. I'd love to see the Dragonfly in blue G-10.
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How about a flat ground Dragonfly II in H1?

It would be "special" due to the grind :)
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Glow in the dark G10 with ffg Zdp blade, and call it the Lighting Bug.
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I'm in.

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Any cool color DFly 2 with an off-the-beaten-track steel in it would be great. GITD itself wouldn't do it for me, though. I'd be hoping for some exotic steel love.
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I'd be pretty interested in a Dragonfly Forum Knife. Not so sure about GITD FRN. Deal breaker for me on the last Forum Native was the funky FRN color. G11 Scales might be pretty cool.
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dj moonbat wrote:Any cool color DFly 2 with an off-the-beaten-track steel in it would be great. GITD itself wouldn't do it for me, though. I'd be hoping for some exotic steel love.
^^This.

I don't see much appeal to GITD. I love the new Dragonfly and would go for one as the Forum knife.

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Glow in the Dark is cool... but it's been done people! By another Forum! This year!

don't we have any imagination over here at all? Can't we come up with a good idea all of our own?

I like that USN knife too - but it's not for this Forum either.
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ZeroCool wrote:How about a flat ground Dragonfly II in H1?

It would be "special" due to the grind :)
H1 is not available flat ground from the factory.
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As much as I like the D'fly, I think many here would rather see a Golden made model. GITD is pretty cool, but I don't see it as very functional, I tend to use my knives in the daylight. That said, I would still buy one as a forum knife.
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GohawnFG wrote:+1. I'd love to see the Dragonfly in blue G-10.
Blue G10 -- cool!

Perhaps I missed it -- was there a 2010 forum knife?
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