Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:30 am
Dodofly! Almost four years and a half years of waiting. It's got to happen eventually.
I'll take two at least.
I'll take two at least.
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Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:58 am
I voted for big belly skinner. As i would find it very fun to have a crossover between the dragonfly and the Chinook.
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:31 am
Salt wharnie SE 
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 5:18 am
my most wanted df2 is blacked out lc200n
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:49 am
In high-vis Green!
Of course not a Dragonfly but along the same lines size wise....I'd love a Lil' Native Lockback in serrated Cru-wear, any color G-10 (but probably the Cru-wear gray) with a spoon clip. That'd be a Lil' Ripper!
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:41 pm
I am not interested in a different blade shape. We have the leaf, the wharnie and the hawkbill and this should be enough but … I would be VERY interested in a XL Dfly 2.0 with a 2.75-2.85 inch blade. THAT would be a helluva edc. Sal’s most inspired design brought to perfection.
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:04 pm
elena86 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:41 pmI am not interested in a different blade shape. We have the leaf, the wharnie and the hawkbill and this should be enough but … I would be VERY interested in a XL Dfly 2.0 with a 2.75-2.85 inch blade. THAT would be a helluva edc. Sal’s most inspired design brought to perfection.
Yes, and the leaf and the hawkbill do come in H1 (H2) which means also in that appearantly a bit higher (compared to other H1 Salts) hollow sabre grind.
The wharnie though only comes in ffg (and additionally not as a Salt at all).
Would you agree that it would be nice to "fill that gap" in the lineup?
I think in many tasks a wharnie, and even more so a SMALL wharnie, in the nice hollow grind would make a lot of sense! I mean cutting matter with not too thick diameter like cardboard (opening boxes) or cordage (while rather not much food) where the "shoulders" of the sabre grind don´t come really into play as a con, but only the acute hollow section as a pro.
Additionally to have a DFly wharnie option with an a bit sturdier tip (as it usually comes with H1/H2) and also completely rustproof could not hurt, could it?
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 2:54 pm
I wouldn’t mind but… I strongly doubt that it might happen. Unfortunately people don’t understand the benefits of the wharnies in general and we see that Spyderco has just discoed quite a few for 2024. I am an advocate of high hollow grinds though and I wish Spyderco will extend this grind in more models. Looking forward to the high performance Delica and high selling numbers for this model might bring a boost to the idea. Only time will tell.Wartstein wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:04 pmelena86 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:41 pmI am not interested in a different blade shape. We have the leaf, the wharnie and the hawkbill and this should be enough but … I would be VERY interested in a XL Dfly 2.0 with a 2.75-2.85 inch blade. THAT would be a helluva edc. Sal’s most inspired design brought to perfection.
Yes, and the leaf and the hawkbill do come in H1 (H2) which means also in that appearantly a bit higher (compared to other H1 Salts) hollow sabre grind.
The wharnie though only comes in ffg (and additionally not as a Salt at all).
Would you agree that it would be nice to "fill that gap" in the lineup?
I think in many tasks a wharnie, and even more so a SMALL wharnie, in the nice hollow grind would make a lot of sense! I mean cutting matter with not too thick diameter like cardboard (opening boxes) or cordage (while rather not much food) where the "shoulders" of the sabre grind don´t come really into play as a con, but only the acute hollow section as a pro.
Additionally to have a DFly wharnie option with an a bit sturdier tip (as it usually comes with H1/H2) and also completely rustproof could not hurt, could it?
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:11 pm
I voted 'other'
Plain Edge Hawkbill, K390, G-10, CF, or Nishijin Glass.
Plain Edge Hawkbill, K390, G-10, CF, or Nishijin Glass.
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:07 pm
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:14 pm
Like a rash, or like white on rice, or like stink on...ah, nevermind.
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:33 pm
Love to see all of the enthusiasm for the Dodofly! That one obviously gets my vote as well. Still holding out hope! I'll settle for a Cricketfly as well though!
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 11:23 pm
I agree. A Dodofly or a Cricketfly, either would be great
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 11:54 pm
elena86 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 2:54 pmI wouldn’t mind but… I strongly doubt that it might happen. Unfortunately people don’t understand the benefits of the wharnies in general and we see that Spyderco has just discoed quite a few for 2024. I am an advocate of high hollow grinds though and I wish Spyderco will extend this grind in more models. Looking forward to the high performance Delica and high selling numbers for this model might bring a boost to the idea. Only time will tell.
I am afraid you could be right...
... but still wonder why the leaf and the hawkbill got the H1 hollow grind treatment, but not the wharnie (I figure wharnies were and are overall still more popular than hawkbills, and to me in the DFly platform a high hollow wharnie would make so much sense)/ Yes, I am looking forward to the hp Delica too very much!! Slimmed down my array of Spydies recently and actually want to keep it slim, but there still is no way I will NOT get one of that special Delicas...
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 2:45 pm
Jesterfly 
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 3:25 pm
I voted Recurve-S because it's a superb cutter, but honestly the Dragonfly is just too small for me. The Chaparral, one of my most-carried knives, is at the lower end of what I find useful. On top of that, with the DFly I just can't find a comfortable grip for my wide-ish and fumble-fingered hands. I've tried the clip on both sides, tried a wire-clip replacement, even tried clipless... no dice.
I think I would love the knife elena86 described, an XL DFly 2. I already like the leaf blade: it's beautiful, one of Spyderco's nicest. If stretched to 2.75, I'd prefer to see the blade height remain the same, but I'd be fine with just scaling the existing shape up.
I think I would love the knife elena86 described, an XL DFly 2. I already like the leaf blade: it's beautiful, one of Spyderco's nicest. If stretched to 2.75, I'd prefer to see the blade height remain the same, but I'd be fine with just scaling the existing shape up.
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 3:43 pm
Recurve S would be a pure fun blade - not sure it would work with the handle design though (someone with the right software and skill could probably draw a mockup)
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:48 pm
I don’t know about Software, but I’ve got a sharpie, a dragonfly and a black book to put it on top of
The closed photo is so we can see how much the edge might be exposed (if at all).Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:58 am
Excellent idea! I guess spine shape would have to change to acomodate such a large change to the blade shape.
Re: New Dragonfly
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2023 1:18 am
I might just be lacking imagination here, but a "big belly skinner" seems like it would be difficult to fit into the handle. Now that I think about it, really any shape with a more upward tip seems difficult.