15V Shaman!

[laudbrian]

New here so wasn't sure if For Sale/By Individual alerts can be posted in the Alerts thread as I see mostly just dealers. 15V Shaman Alert thread. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=94272&start=100

There is a BNIB for $295 by someone on BladeForums. I was having a hard time finding one a few weeks ago so hopefully this helps someone secure their own with good karma, good luck all: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/spy ... 5.1926544/

[Jerome Howard]

Mine came today. Fit and finish is superb. Very sharp and the action is nice smooth. Blade centered perfectly.

I like the blasted finish on the clip. They should do more like this.

[Albertaboyscott]

Just received mine! Really nice. Blade is centered and drops shut. The edge is bitey sharp. Still haven't decided if this is a user yet. I also dig the stone washed clip. Great job Spyderco and thanks for taking this old blade slaves money once again

[Jerome Howard]

I love Shamans. This 15V one is a perfect specimen. But for the life of me, I don't know why they don't put just a little bit of texture on the scales. It would make a fantastic knife even better.

[olditguy]

I love Shamans. This 15V one is a perfect specimen. But for the life of me, I don't know why they don't put just a little bit of texture on the scales. It would make a fantastic knife even better.

Totally agree.

[ZrowsN1s]

I love Shamans. This 15V one is a perfect specimen. But for the life of me, I don't know why they don't put just a little bit of texture on the scales. It would make a fantastic knife even better.

Totally agree.

Probably has something to do with the cnc contouring the scales go through. Hard to add texture 'after' that process. G-10 is textured before it's processed into scales. Not sure if it would Be possible to leave a flat spot with texture. Peel ply textured G-10 might cost more too. Which wouldn't make sense if you were grinding off 90% of the texture. Might add cost to a knife people often complain costs more than other models already. I'm sure there are reasons. I for one like the smooth G-10. Easy on the pockets, and it looks and feels good to me. Haven't felt the need for more texture when using it, but I know tastes and uses vary. I've seen people put grip tape on them.

[Jerome Howard]

You can see in this pic that all they needed to do was not sand down the flats so smooth

[Fireman]

I love Shamans. This 15V one is a perfect specimen. But for the life of me, I don't know why they don't put just a little bit of texture on the scales. It would make a fantastic knife even better.

A knife is just a canvas to create your own art. Welcome to the world of knife modding

[Fireman]

Working professionals, how will you use this knife/steel combo compared to other Shamans? Anyone going to torture test one? I try to justify each shaman steel I have and other than my love of Spyderco and BBB having a modded and used Rex 45 also, this one is kind of having a 392 Jeep and it’s more impressive to show than the actual use. I dont want to have safe queens but this one tempts me to just carry it for just feeling like I am carrying a bad *** knife. LC200N or Magnacut shaman would be my preferred GADA folders Salt Shaman!

[Evil D]

Working professionals, how will you use this knife/steel combo compared to other Shamans? Anyone going to torture test one? I try to justify each shaman steel I have and other than my love of Spyderco and BBB having a modded and used Rex 45 also, this one is kind of having a 392 Jeep and it’s more impressive to show than the actual use. I dont want to have safe queens but this one tempts me to just carry it for just feeling like I am carrying a bad *** knife. LC200N or Magnacut shaman would be my preferred GADA folders Salt Shaman!

I'm using it like anything else I carry. I haven't really done torture tests on plain edge because plenty of people already do that stuff, I've done serrated stuff because so few people do and to try to correct the urban legends surrounding serrations. If I do any torture tests it'll be on a mule.

[Vaugith]

Working professionals, how will you use this knife/steel combo compared to other Shamans?

Same as I carry all my others. Most interesting part to me is seeing how they hold up to copper. Unfortunately I migrate to more stainless steels in the heat of summer when I sweat a lot at work so this might have to wait until fall to get really tested aside from a few good hot days to evaluate it's rustiness level in my conditions. Magnacut shaman would be amazing for summer heat. Till then I'll be spending more time with my 204p and elmax models...

[Fireman]

Working professionals, how will you use this knife/steel combo compared to other Shamans?

Same as I carry all my others. Most interesting part to me is seeing how they hold up to copper. Unfortunately I migrate to more stainless steels in the heat of summer when I sweat a lot at work so this might have to wait until fall to get really tested aside from a few good hot days to evaluate it's rustiness level in my conditions. Magnacut shaman would be amazing for summer heat. Till then I'll be spending more time with my 204p and elmax models...

Love the 204P Shaman. The prettiest one I have. I made sure to slather my 15V knives with chapstick which helps a lot and I can use it for the occasional food prep. I would love a Magna Cut or LC200N Shaman for Summer Sweat. I tend to carry inside waistband so I don’t lose them and it’s less eye raising

[Evil D]

You can see in this pic that all they needed to do was not sand down the flats so smooth

I have a feeling that, like a lot of your posts, you are oversimplifying this. The G10 they use may not even come with a peel ply surface, they may not be intentionally smoothing out anything, it may already be smooth and all they do is contour the edges. I would assume that the least amount of machining they can do would be the more economical option so machining it all smooth is extra work.

Then again, maybe you're right. Could be part of why these knives cost more than a Para 2. Hopefully someday they make one with more texture. I would love to see the whole handle machined with a texture like some old ZT knives had.




The other side is machined the same and it's even titanium. Machined texture is the biggest thing I wish Spyderco would do that other companies do.

[Deadboxhero]

[G-Primo73]

Midway Still has some. I had more than one in my cart...would not let me go further. Just passing it along.

[HolySteel]

Midway Still has some. I had more than one in my cart...would not let me go further. Just passing it along.

That is strange - I'm also still seeing them as available. Never had any interest in a Shaman, but everyone else's desires have infected me.

[irontriangle]

They just released on Blades Canada about 30 minutes ago. I bought one. Looking forward to getting it.

[Toddm]

Midway Still has some. I had more than one in my cart...would not let me go further. Just passing it along.

That is strange - I'm also still seeing them as available. Never had any interest in a Shaman, but everyone else's desires have infected me.

Market has gone really weak on 15v's unless it's a Manix. There are posts on the facebook groups with guys selling them under MAP new and they aren't moving fast. I ended up with 4 from a B&H photo hail mary backorder (mind you the backorder took so long I already had snagged 2 I wanted). I returned all 4 the other day and was happy to do so and get my money back without the hassle of trying to sell/trade them. You'd need to get $300+ just to break even selling them (and that's giving your time away for free) and they just aren't moving for that. PM2 15v's are the same.

Could be the economy, could be the knife secondary market has just gone soft, could be 15v isn't interesting to the masses, but no one seems interested in these even at MAP pricing + sales tax + shipping.

[HolySteel]

Market has gone really weak on 15v's unless it's a Manix. There are posts on the facebook groups with guys selling them under MAP new and they aren't moving fast. I ended up with 4 from a B&H photo hail mary backorder (mind you the backorder took so long I already had snagged 2 I wanted). I returned all 4 the other day and was happy to do so and get my money back without the hassle of trying to sell/trade them. You'd need to get $300+ just to break even selling them (and that's giving your time away for free) and they just aren't moving for that. PM2 15v's are the same.

Could be the economy, could be the knife secondary market has just gone soft, could be 15v isn't interesting to the masses, but no one seems interested in these even at MAP pricing + sales tax + shipping.

Ebay 'sold items' disagrees.

[Danke]