favorite Schempp design?

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http://www.spyderco.com/forums/showthre ... light=Kris
here's a little thread to show what i mean
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The Tuff for sure. It is super strong for a folder and would be like having a razor-sharp crow bar in a fight. Excellent egros too.
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Navaja, love it.
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My favorite is the Kris. Mr. Schempp is my favorite knifemaker, I just like his interpretation and design in the Ethnic series. The original Persian, Barong and Navaja are right up there too.
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For me it's the tuff! Info not own one but have held and tooled around a little with a lot of his designs. I held a tuff the other day and it was just down right impressive from the ergos to the thick blade from top to bottom. Beautiful piece!
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Barong because of its simplicity and killer looks... I just wish it had half an inch more edge.
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gbelleh wrote:Here's one of my favorite pics of a few Schempp blades... :D

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This one is also my favorite.......
Mostly i like all kind of knifes but this one is just awesome. These are looking like an decoration piece if we put these in out rooms.
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That's a Tuff question, or maybe a Tuff answer.
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Hello folks, been awhile. I think any Schempp design needs to be held and used, first. I lean more toward the S.D./tool side. I have the Kris folder. The more I hold work with it, the more I appreciate it. It is/was a hidden gem. It has this type of feeling of falling into your hand. It appears from pics only that the tuff has that same type of look. So much that I can say about the Kris, but fellow knifebro, Kaligman sums it up quite well, look up his vids about the Kris. Take care all and God Bless.
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I've held a few Ed Schempp designs, most do not feel right to me.

The small Persian is the only one that really feels comfortable to me. I love that knife.
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Rock/Rock salt and a new version of a reground Barong with more edge .
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I wonder what KaliG will think about the new Kerahawk.
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My favorite would be the CF Balance :)
If I had one :rolleyes:
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xceptnl wrote:I don't own one yet, but the bolstered / red micarta Persian. I have held it and as bh49 has said many times, the ergos are fantastic.
I'm with you on this one, X. The red micarta makes a really gorgeous knife even more sexy.

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Donut wrote:I've held a few Ed Schempp designs, most do not feel right to me.

The small Persian is the only one that really feels comfortable to me. I love that knife.
Did you try C83 Full size Persian. For my hand it is just perfect, small Persian is not filling hand that well.
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phillipsted wrote:I'm with you on this one, X. The red micarta makes a really gorgeous knife even more sexy.
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I feel just opposite. The black has class.
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bh49 wrote:Did you try C83 Full size Persian. For my hand it is just perfect, small Persian is not filling hand that well.
I did. It feels good when I'm not using the choil, but the edge is very far away from my hand. The choil, which is almost a 2 finger choil doesn't feel right when I'm using choil grip.

After handling the small persian, I thought "the small persian must have been made first and the large persian is just a larger version." I found out that is not true.
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Original Persian! And then the Red Persian.
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Just closed the deal on an original black micarta full size Persian after owning an original small Persian. To me, these are at the top of the list!
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I've been thinking about this for days. I think I would have to go with the Kreined Barong that Ed was kind enough to pass on to me. A close second is the original big Persian, a prize donated by Ed which I won in a Spyderco contest. Here's the only picture I have of the Barong:
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