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ABX2011 wrote:Been carrying my blurple Mili the past few days. Love the knife and the scales.
Since all of my other folders are tip up, I decided to carry the Mili in my left pocket such that the blade rests against the seam. Still draw with my right hand. I got the idea from a guy on youtube doing this with the Mili. Anyone else carry like this? Besides safe proofing against opening in pocket it also has the benefit of reminding me how to draw the knife since I'm so used to tip up. The downside is that it's slower to draw since I'm reaching across my body.

FreelanceForty wrote:God that blur on the blade finish would really bother me and I would definitely return it. It looks like some machine rubbed on the blade at the wrong spot. I doubt a buffing compound is gonna take that away and even if it does, it's not gonna have a even satin finish.

When I am buying a knife that costs $100+, I expect near perfect fit and finish. I have bought several knives and returned them because of such imperfections. Now when I am buying a knife on Amazon, I just order two or three of the same knives, choose the best one and return the others. Usually Spydercos are really good with fit and finish, especially on the blade. Most of them don't have a single scratch on them. The FRN handles can have somewhat inconsistent finish on the edges but they don't bother me too much.

FDE wrote:

FreelanceForty wrote:God that blur on the blade finish would really bother me and I would definitely return it. It looks like some machine rubbed on the blade at the wrong spot. I doubt a buffing compound is gonna take that away and even if it does, it's not gonna have a even satin finish.

When I am buying a knife that costs $100+, I expect near perfect fit and finish. I have bought several knives and returned them because of such imperfections. Now when I am buying a knife on Amazon, I just order two or three of the same knives, choose the best one and return the others. Usually Spydercos are really good with fit and finish, especially on the blade. Most of them don't have a single scratch on them. The FRN handles can have somewhat inconsistent finish on the edges but they don't bother me too much.

I honestly cannot see any defect in the picture, and certainly nothing worth returning the knife over. The entire design concept of Spyderco knives is function over form. Many people say they don't like Spydies because they are ugly until they actually use a Spyderco for its designed purpose; to cut.
A buffing mark on the blade of a tool isnt hardly something to lose sleep over nor is it something I would consult God about.

Doc Dan wrote:You know, I was looking at a bottle of that old indigo ink we used to use in grade school and it is a similar color for sure. It is a dark blue with a hint of purple. I noticed that one of my indigo blue ball point pens was also a similar color. It is very, very close to Persian Indigo in color.
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Blerv wrote:Honesty I haven't bought one due to the color description. It sounds a bit like what happens with heartburn and hard liquor at 3am :p.

Indigo...now they are more tempting. Thanks :)

Evil D wrote:The definition of Indigo is the shade between blue and purple, but even within that range there are infinite shades of indigo.

DougC-3 wrote:I haven't bought any blurple stuff yet, but it's really because all my money has gone for things higher on my list. A long time lover of "earth tones" and shunner of bright primary colors in my knives, I now note that when I photograph a pile of my knives, you can hardly see them. The only colorful things I have are a blue Persistence, blue annodized fluted Millie, and a couple of burnt orange HAP40's, which are really earth tones... so I'm looking forward some day to jazzing up my collection with a couple of blurple and other colorful knives.