Native 5 with carbon fiber and S110V

salmonkiller · #321

Mine has landed.I wish everyone the best of luck hunting one or two down.I pre-ordered back in April 2013.

GoldenSpydie · #322

Just got mine from KW!

I feel like a walking McDonalds add: I'm lovin' it!

JNewell · #323

bh49 wrote:Did you make-up your mind?
My second arrived today. It is almost flawless. The edge on one side is wider :eek: about .000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001" I noticed right away :D :D

:)

Yeah, I think I'm going to cancel the MIA pre-order. :o The last month or two has been pretty knife-intensive, and I have the green Forum Native 5. :spyder:

black · #324

Niles wrote:Gee whiz. Now I get why people are balking at the CS price.

Somebody could please tell how much it was? thanks

Bladewacked · #325

black wrote:Somebody could please tell how much it was? thanks

$224 looks like that's the highest beside bbs

GoldenSpydie · #326

On closer inspection, I found some flaws. I am just wondering if anyone else has these same problems:

0.02 inch gap between the end of the backlock and the beginning of the backspacer (My other backlocks have no gap here)

The CF scales do not quite come to the end of the liner on the pivot end of the handle--about 0.015 inch, which doesn't sound like much, but it is very noticeable when looking at the knife

The edge came very dull--I mean very dull.

Pictures:

But other than that, it seems pretty nice. The CF is odd--more like G10. Here is a quick comparison shot.

Top to bottom: Native 5 (peel ply CF), T-Mag (coarse CF), Dodo (polished CF), Sage 1 (woven CF)

gbelleh · #327

Mine has a very small gap at the back of the lockbar too, but that seems to be normal. All my other Native 5s are just like it too.
The biggest problem with mine is the lockbar isn't quite smooth, kind of wavy, and the jimping cut into the end of the lockbar is a bit rough. But these are very minor issues, and mine came incredibly sharp!

GoldenSpydie · #328

gbelleh wrote:Mine has a very small gap at the back of the lockbar too, but that seems to be normal. All my other Native 5s are just like it too.
The biggest problem with mine is the lockbar isn't quite smooth, kind of wavy, and the jimping cut into the end of the lockbar is a bit rough. But these are very minor issues, and mine came incredibly sharp!

If that's normal for the N5, that's fine. Thanks for letting me know! I just wanted to make sure that mine wasn't flawed. :)

bh49 · #329

gbelleh wrote:Mine has a very small gap at the back of the lockbar too, but that seems to be normal. All my other Native 5s are just like it too.

I never paid attention to this. Most likely it is normal. My Calys and Kopas also have this gap.

gbelleh wrote: The biggest problem with mine is the lockbar isn't quite smooth, kind of wavy, and the jimping cut into the end of the lockbar is a bit rough.

Sorry to hear about this. Did you ask the dealer, if he can exchange?

bh49 · #330

GoldenSpydie wrote:On closer inspection, I found some flaws. I am just wondering if anyone else has these same problems:
0.02 inch gap between the end of the backlock and the beginning of the backspacer (My other backlocks have no gap here)
The CF scales do not quite come to the end of the liner on the pivot end of the handle--about 0.015 inch, which doesn't sound like much, but it is very noticeable when looking at the knife
The edge came very dull--I mean very dull.

Everybody is different, but I wouldn't consider any of this "a problem". Very dull edge is a disappointment. If you are planning to use, that sharpmaker will fix it. If not, send the knife to Spyderco and they will put a factory edge, probably even will not cash your check, just explain that the knife is brand new and came dull. The same happened with one of my Orange Dodos.

GoldenSpydie · #331

bh49 wrote:Everybody is different, but I wouldn't consider any of this "a problem". Very dull edge is a disappointment. If you are planning to use, that sharpmaker will fix it. If not, send the knife to Spyderco and they will put a factory edge, probably even will not cash your check, just explain that the knife is brand new and came dull. The same happened with one of my Orange Dodos.

I've already taken it from "very dull" to "nice and sharp." She's a user. The "shrunk" scales were the biggest surprise, but I can live with it.

Thanks for your input!

gbelleh · #332

The rough jimping and finish on the lockbar aren't really worth worrying about to me. I only mentioned it because GoldenSpydie was asking about possible problems.
Overall, it's very nice.

bh49 · #333

GoldenSpydie wrote:I've already taken it from "very dull" to "nice and sharp."

this is a great to hear.

GoldenSpydie wrote:The "shrunk" scales were the biggest surprise, but I can live with it.

Just wait, most likely after 45 you will not be able to see .015" :)
But if this is bothering you, may be you should contact Spyderco CS, possibly they can fix it.

Dabblerinred · #334

bh49 wrote:Look on the bright side: somebody will be thankful.

Yes, that is true.

If I did not already have a Forum N5, I would have purchased two. Also, if I wasnt broke right now I would have purchased two hehe.

JNewell · #335

GoldenSpydie wrote:On closer inspection, I found some flaws. I am just wondering if anyone else has these same problems:

0.02 inch gap between the end of the backlock and the beginning of the backspacer (My other backlocks have no gap here)

The CF scales do not quite come to the end of the liner on the pivot end of the handle--about 0.015 inch, which doesn't sound like much, but it is very noticeable when looking at the knife

The edge came very dull--I mean very dull.

But other than that, it seems pretty nice. The CF is odd--more like G10. Here is a quick comparison shot.

Mine has the lockbar gap. Haven't checked my other Native 5s.

No coverage issue on my scales vs. the liners.

Mine came very sharp.

I would say that the peel-ply is normal, not odd. I think some of the CF coming from overseas is odd...maybe it's just YMMV.

JNewell · #336

bh49 wrote:Just wait, most likely after 45 you will not be able to see .015" :)

Roman, you are bumming me out.

You need a better eye doc??? :D

- John

Liquid Cobra · #337

GoldenSpydie wrote:

Top to bottom: Native 5 (peel ply CF), T-Mag (coarse CF), Dodo (polished CF), Sage 1 (woven CF)

Great collection of carbon fiber! Thanks for posting this shot. Which you you say you prefer? For me it's peel ply all day long. Waiting on that CF Yojimbo!

GoldenSpydie · #338

JNewell wrote:Mine has the lockbar gap. Haven't checked my other Native 5s.

No coverage issue on my scales vs. the liners.

Mine came very sharp.

I would say that the peel-ply is normal, not odd. I think some of the CF coming from overseas is odd...maybe it's just YMMV.

Thanks for your input! I guess I just meant "odd" in the sense that it is unlike any CF that I have seen before.

Liquid Cobra wrote:Great collection of carbon fiber! Thanks for posting this shot. Which you you say you prefer? For me it's peel ply all day long. Waiting on that CF Yojimbo!

I suppose that I would prefer the woven CF on the Sage 1 if I could only have one. But they each have their virtues--peel-ply is very grippy, the polished is stunning, and the matte T-Mag is very classy.

bh49 · #339

JNewell wrote:Roman, you are bumming me out. You need a better eye doc??? :D
- John

Sorry,
I passed 45 long time ago. I have a very good eye doctor, still even with glasses my eyes is not what they used to be 20 years ago without any glasses, especially my left eye. Just had an exam couple week ago

For several years I had a job, which put a lot of stress on my eyes.
Still I am not complaining. My vision is quite good to compare with some other people.

JNewell · #340

I know what you mean. I have an eye doc who I think was apprenticed to Merlin but still...