Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:58 pm
Lol I get the mythology behind the Phoenix. You got me excited though as I thought you knew something about a sprint.
The H1 Superhawk is pretty phenomenal...I'd sure like to see the Harpy given the "Salt" treatment. By that I mean titanium handles and either an H1 or LC 200 N blade in Spyderedge, either in backlock or ceramic BBL. I need a SE Tasman to accompany my recently purchased Spyderhawk.JD Spydo wrote:Yeah that was great!! We have our good Brother Clovisc to thank for that one. Haven't heard from him lately either I hope he is doing well. Also the reincarnation of the Spyderhawk in H-1 steel sold much better than the original VG-10 model from back in 2003. I just hope we can get another G-10 Harpy back in production again. And we have a lot of people sabre rattling over that one.
I think what this Brother is wondering is if older models are coming back exactly the same as when they were discontinued>> I'm pretty sure that's what he is asking us. But to me that would just be stupid in most cases because if the model was a good one then why wouldn't you use a better steel and handle material. That's why I personally like most Sprint runs because they are usually an improvement over the old/original model.
Interesting subject to discuss but I want to see knives evolve into something better than the original myself.
id agree with this, what made the originals special is often lost in retranslation, details are important, at least to me, and when they are worn away in favour of streamlining (of design or manufacture) the magic that made the original is lost.yablanowitz wrote:The C54 came back, but it was greatly changed from the original. The weight gain alone would explain the slow sales in my mind. As for the USN Catcherman, I'd have liked to have one, but I'm not a member there and I'm not about to join another forum just to buy a knife. I'm not that fond of black blades, either. Sometimes the "improvements" of the Sprint runs are deal-breakers for me. When Sal was talking about the SpyderHawk he said he wanted to redesign it, and the changes he mentioned would have stopped me from buying it. Since he went with the original tooling, I pre-ordered 2 of each before I found out they were going into production instead of being a Sprint.
I'm almost positive sal said no cobra hood3rdGenRigger wrote:Even the ATR is coming back as a sprint (Which is causing anticipation the like of which I'm at odds trying to describe), and I do seem to remember reading in a thread that the Salsa may make a comeback with or without the cobra hood (I'm hoping it will remain).
We got close - had the Damascus Caly 3 sprint and the Super Blue sprint. Heck, we even had the large Caly with brown scales -- one of my personal favorites.bh49 wrote:Kopa and VG10 Caly3 never came back
That is well said and I totally agree!The Deacon wrote:For some, things like added liners, multiple clip positions, and peel-ply G-10 instead of polished Micarta will be attractive selling points, but for others they will represent the bastardization of something they liked just the way it was. Case in point would be the C54 Calypso Sprint, which turned one of Spyderco's few Ferraris into just another tractor.
there was a usn sprint of the catchermanLiquid Cobra wrote:The Jester came back and there are plans for another sprint (i think), the Meerkat got a sprint, the Salsa is getting a sprint. Not sure about the Catcherman.
+1The Deacon wrote:Case in point would be the C54 Calypso Sprint, which turned one of Spyderco's few Ferraris into just another tractor.
+2 I love the linerless micarta of the C52. Only held the C54, never carried one yet the feel was the same as the baby brother.bh49 wrote:+1
C54 is very elegant knife. I love liners, but IMHO black micarta or polished G10 suits this knife much better than brown peel-ply G10.
I'm just curious. Have you ever handled one of the originals? I've carried and used them. The steel liners increased the weight of the knife by 50%. That doesn't make the new one heavy, but it isn't the featherweight, forget-it's-in-your-pocket, elegant folder that the original was. It's like switching from a carbon fiber Military to the all titanium one. If you'd never held a Millie and the first one you picked up was the TiRIL, it would feel light for a big, all metal folder, and it is. But it's a boat anchor when you're used to the CF version.mikerestivo wrote:Gentlemen, we disagree on the brown G-10 Caly. I like micarta OK, but I dig the grip I get from the G-10. The brown color works for me for some reason. This sprint was a pretty big surprise for me and I carry mine pretty often.
At one time, some folks said that dribbling the basketball was a bastardization of the game. I don't see that the subtle changes in the sprints versus original sapped any of the essence of any models.
When looking for a working knife, one analogous to a tractor would be a fine choice in my opinion; however, if I can score a good deal on the original micarata version, I would not hesitate.
I have not but would very much like to. I owned an Al Mar that was a linerless Micarta model and I liked it. As noted, I would like to get one, but the secondary market makes them rare and kind of pricey. Working for the man has my knife budget at low ebb right now, too.yablanowitz wrote:I'm just curious. Have you ever handled one of the originals? I've carried and used them. The steel liners increased the weight of the knife by 50%. That doesn't make the new one heavy, but it isn't the featherweight, forget-it's-in-your-pocket, elegant folder that the original was. It's like switching from a carbon fiber Military to the all titanium one. If you'd never held a Millie and the first one you picked up was the TiRIL, it would feel light for a big, all metal folder, and it is. But it's a boat anchor when you're used to the CF version.
No problem Mike.mikerestivo wrote:Gentlemen, we disagree on the brown G-10 Caly. I like micarta OK, but I dig the grip I get from the G-10. The brown color works for me for some reason. This sprint was a pretty big surprise for me and I carry mine pretty often.
At one time, some folks said that dribbling the basketball was a bastardization of the game. I don't see that the subtle changes in the sprints versus original sapped any of the essence of any models.
When looking for a working knife, one analogous to a tractor would be a fine choice in my opinion; however, if I can score a good deal on the original micarata version, I would not hesitate.