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Shaman sprints!

I'm in LOVE with my m4 DLC PM2. REALLY eager to buy a DLC m4 Shaman...

Seconding the catcherman!

More CTS-XHP and less CPM-S30V.
More clip designs, to suit the handle better, some clips just don't work.

Evil D wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 05, 2018 6:07 am

I'd like to see more Sharpmaker rod grits. I'd also like to see another Fold-A-Vee type portable sharpener, something closer to the Sharpmaker than a bench stone (meaning something with set angles) and highly portable, with course and fine grits and especially capable of sharpening serrations in the field.

I'd also like to see a larger ~3.75 inch version of the Lil Temp but made in Golden or Taichung in M4/Cruwear/Maxamet. Sprints of the Sliverax and Shaman would be nice too.

Yes to all of this!! :)

Vivi wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 05, 2018 1:54 am

... & steels that sharpen quickly...

Yes to this as well. I believe Sal said something about using CTS BD1N, which seems real nice. I wouldn't mind some AEBL/Nitro V.

Two things I was going to mention (already noted), wire clip and no finger choil knives the size of PM2.

Which got me thinking about Sliverax. This knife has both. Not sure why I can't bring myself to pull the trigger. I know what would make the decision a lot easier. ahem... sprint... ahem

I'd like to see more K390.

anycal wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:47 am

Two things I was going to mention (already noted), wire clip and no finger choil knives the size of PM2.

Which got me thinking about Sliverax. This knife has both. Not sure why I can't bring myself to pull the trigger. I know what would make the decision a lot easier. ahem... sprint... ahem

To be completely honest there is no steel available I would choose in a Para 2 over the plain Jane S30V Sliverax. Just saying. I want a different steel too but the knife is so good otherwise (and for me so much better than the P2).

I like the suggestion for different grits of diamond rods for the sharpmaker.

Eli Chaps wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:08 am

More knives with less choils.

I like this one. Like the Chinook 4 dropping its choil, or the Tenacious and Resilience being designed without them from the ground up. Pretty much any Spyderco folder I own would be better IMO with more cutting edge and no choil.

I’d like to see more from the Calypso familly. Now that it’s resurected, keep the Calypso Jr alive. More Calypso Jr sprints in stainless steels. It’s a timeless model, one of Sal’s most inspired designs IMO.

Eli Chaps wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:08 am

More wire clips. Don't have to be deep carry, any flavor will do, just more wire clips.

More CBBL designs.

More speed on the Alistair Phillips Redback release. :)

+1 to all the above. Especially the last one!

elena86 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:48 am

I’d like to see more from the Calypso familly. Now that it’s resurected, keep the Calypso Jr alive. More Calypso Jr sprints in stainless steels. It’s a timeless model, one of Sal’s most inspired designs IMO.

YES!!! I'd love to see a revamp of the Calypso/Calypso Jr. with minor CQI: Torx Construction, Tip-up wire clip/re-positioned lanyard hole, and jimping on the thumb ramp.

3.25"ish blade slimmer knives, something along the lines of a RIL stainless frame (a la Foundry) Des Horn.

Stainless framed RIL, we can haz moar?

RED G10

I'd love (even though Spyderco has all my knife money as of today's purchases... :p )

- More FRN, linerless lightweight knives
- More nitrogen steels (LC200N, BD1N, etc.) used on current and new models
- related to the previous one, more models receiving the "Salt" treatment (Matriarch, PM2, and many others) :cool:

as for those of you wanting a coarser/more aggressive rod for SM and reprofiling, Sal has posted on Bladeforums this week about considering a newer diamond rod fand improving on the sharpmaker, his posts sounded like he's taking in ideas and thoughts for a new design :rolleyes:

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/sharpmaker.1565453/

More Urban sprints ...

More sharpmaker diamond rods in additional grits. A 200, 800 and 1200 set sounds great.

More Police4s. Bring on the frn Police4 and put it in the sprint lineup with the rest of the Seki knives. I am usually in for a Stretch and a Delica when the sprints drop and would totally be in for a Police4 too.

More Cruwear. The Shaman, ManixXL and Manix Backlock would all be great platforms for Cruwear.

More Militaries. Maxamet, K390, 10V, Elmax, LC200N.

More Moki green G10/HAP40. A Kiwi4 and Caly3.5 to go with the Caly3.

I'd like to see some nice 4" flippers with cts 204p and the like
Also more big thick fixed blades with the nicer steels, especially 4V and 3V.
Also, more 4+" folders either robust or slim with the nice steels.

ChrisinHove wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:30 am

More Urban sprints ...

Wise words !

How about some giveaway contests on the forum here? That’d be awesome to see more of, and might get some other lurkers like me more involved.

As far as product goes, I’d like to see varying grits of cbn and/or diamond rods for the Sharpmaker. Something finer.

I forgot one. More carbon steel fixed blades. It's easier to find carbon steel Spyderco folders than fixed blades, which is the opposite of my purchasing habits. I opt for stainless / stainproof folders, and carbon fixed blades, typically.

ThePeacent wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:21 am

I'd love (even though Spyderco has all my knife money as of today's purchases... :p )

as for those of you wanting a coarser/more aggressive rod for SM and reprofiling, Sal has posted on Bladeforums this week about considering a newer diamond rod fand improving on the sharpmaker, his posts sounded like he's taking in ideas and thoughts for a new design :rolleyes:

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/sharpmaker.1565453/

Sounds like it might be worth starting an updated sharpmaker thread.

Big knives in interesting steels!
Maxamet Manix 2 XL!
HAP40 Calypso!
Large Caribbeans!
That Native Chief thing!
K390 Pattada!

Evil D wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:58 am

anycal wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:47 am

Two things I was going to mention (already noted), wire clip and no finger choil knives the size of PM2.

Which got me thinking about Sliverax. This knife has both. Not sure why I can't bring myself to pull the trigger. I know what would make the decision a lot easier. ahem... sprint... ahem

To be completely honest there is no steel available I would choose in a Para 2 over the plain Jane S30V Sliverax. Just saying. I want a different steel too but the knife is so good otherwise (and for me so much better than the P2).

This, right here. I love my Para 2, but if someone was forcing me to trim down the collection and I had to keep one of my bigger (longer than 3 inches) knives, the Sliverax wins over my Para 2 and my Endura. It wins over the Nirvana as well, though that one is harder to let go of in comparison for form instead of function.