Chaparral 3 hits the shelves!
Chaparral 3 hits the shelves!
Just noticed an email from GPK! The new Chaparral 3 stepped titanium handles are in! :spyder: :)
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True, it is priced like a plain small 21, but the knife is absolutely gorgeous in photos and am sure will be even more so in hand! Much more character than plain handled Sebenza! And if it is anywhere near as slick as my new Sage 3 it is worth it to me! :DLeatherneck wrote:Absolutely adore the Chap 1, but the 3 is at small Sebenza pricing. Yes the stepped titanium is gorgeous & involved, but I would likely not carry it in fear of marring those pretty scales. A collector's piece for sure.
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im very torn on this model... the chaparral is my favourite knife, but I find the chap 3 to be less aesthetically pleasing than the chap2 and its twice the price. As far as comparing it to a sebenza.. i may be a little bias, but your getting a knife with equivalent f&f (imo) and a better steel with an un-comparably better heat treat
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I'm a bit reluctant to pony up for the Chaparral 3 too. It's so similar to the Chap 2, and doesn't really offer anything new to the Chaparral experience except a slightly different machined pattern. Paying well over $300 for a new Spyderco is entering new ground, especially for a small, in-house, off-shore model, with a fairly common steel and well known handle material. Almost all of the added cost pays for the machined pattern. Is the new pattern worth an extra $150 over the already very nice pattern on the Chap 2? Is it worth $300+ just to complete a Chaparral collection? I don't know yet.
I ordered mine from Howe's last week as soon as they posted them up. They were supposed to be receiving them in yesterday, but I haven't received my shipping notice yet . I really like my Chaparral 2, and am looking forward to comparing it to the 3.
While I was ordering mine from Howe's, I ended up ordering (another) Military they had in stock for $119, hard to pass that up :) .
While I was ordering mine from Howe's, I ended up ordering (another) Military they had in stock for $119, hard to pass that up :) .
Which Knife, A or B? get Both! (and C, D and E) :)
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It's fair and reasonably priced for the excellent craftsmanship and premium materials.
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I'm not going to complain about the pricing, as I believe Sal has already explained the reason in an older thread, but I will complain that I don't make enough money to buy one! :D It's a cool looking knife and I wouldn't mind having one in my collection, but at that price I can get the upcoming Kiwi4 AND Roc.
Those are nice pics! I'm sure handling one in person would push me off the fence sooner.
I'm not saying it's overpriced. It costs what it costs. But we all have to decide if we can justify the price. A radically different steel, exotic handle material, new lock type, etc., can help with this justification. The Chap 3 just has very little justification material to work with. Unless you're a huge Escher fan...
I'm not saying it's overpriced. It costs what it costs. But we all have to decide if we can justify the price. A radically different steel, exotic handle material, new lock type, etc., can help with this justification. The Chap 3 just has very little justification material to work with. Unless you're a huge Escher fan...
I know the difficulty of this has been discussed before, but looking at the pictures of these scales, this looks like it would have been a candidate for RH and LH models to allow for an unadultered scale on the non-clip side.
I realize this is asking alot, but to me these slots are a little distracting to the awesome pattern. At this price point I would like to have the opportunity for a more custom feel.
I realize this is asking alot, but to me these slots are a little distracting to the awesome pattern. At this price point I would like to have the opportunity for a more custom feel.