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Wartstein wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 21, 2025 1:31 am

sal wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 20, 2025 5:29 pm

Hi Marius,

The serrations on the Chaparral are proper. One of our Engineers, Morton, sent proper 3D drawings and dimensions to the maker and the maker followed them exactly. I am thrilled with the results. I've been trying to get rid of pointy Spikey serrations from the makers for years. I think maybe we may be getting there. That's why I've always said to sharpen SE on the Sharpmaker to round off the points.

sal

If the Chap SE came in "long" I think I would rarely carry anything else.

I hear you. I would be very interested a 3 incher Chaparral myself. With teeth of course . Even so, this little guy almost displaced my beloved wharnie serrated Delica as my go to city carry. Almost

Got mine today! I was surprised to see that the lock was chamfered! I wish my wife's Al Mar was like that!

I am impressed with how well this blade cuts. I think it's like Z-Cuts if not better. No steak is too tough or too well done. It could probably cut a shoe in half, like seen on TV :-)

Jazz did that with a Manbug a long time ago.

Oh MY GOD!!!! MON DIEU!!! MIO DIO!!!

Cannot believe what kind of knife is this Chap Chappie Chaparral!!!!
Saying a laser is reductive :-))))

When first take it out from the little box and handled, I have to say it was the most beautiful sensation I've ever had with a knife (I mean all the knives I loved and love actually, Spydies or not): It's complex to describe but it feels indestructible, so compact but at the same time BIG (I can just handle it fully with my hands, without the choil).

...and then the cutting: no way it's real!!!

I've taken the usual paper sheet and I've done very very fast multiple cuts: it shredded the poor sheet as I've never seen.

So..in a few words this is an incredible knife, really, you have to try. I loughed like a child with a toy as never I've done before for a knife.

Thanks to the thread and @Wartstein particulary :-)))

P.S.: I think I will buy a second one for backup 'cos this will become my EDC

P:S. 2: Correction: I've already ordered the second one, I was afraid it could become sold out :-)))

Lots of love for the little Chap. Lets go Salt Chap LW SE in Magnacut and G10/K390 SE and I'm in 100%

Red Leader wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 25, 2025 12:11 pm

Lots of love for the little Chap. Lets go Salt Chap LW SE in Magnacut and G10/K390 SE and I'm in 100%

These would be intsabuy as would the PE versions.

I might be wrong but the blade( the cutting edge ) of the SE Chapie looks roughly 2mm shorter than the PE variant. I hope I am wrong …

elena86 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:08 pm

I might be wrong but the blade( the cutting edge ) of the SE Chapie looks roughly 2nm shorter than the PE variant. I hope I am wrong …

I am almost certain that this is not the case...will check and post a comparison pic when I get home...

Wartstein wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:30 pm

elena86 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:08 pm

I might be wrong but the blade( the cutting edge ) of the SE Chapie looks roughly 2nm shorter than the PE variant. I hope I am wrong …

I am almost certain that this is not the case...will check and post a comparison pic when I get home...

Even when they are closed you can see that the SE blade is 2mm shorter. I am so disappointed… I wish it was the other way around.

Please don't tell Gernot that. It will lead to trauma. Maybe it's just yours that is a bit shorter, I hope.

elena86 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:13 pm

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Even when they are closed you can see that the SE blade is 2mm shorter. I am so disappointed… I wish it was the other way around.

Well, comparing the blade of my SE Chap directly to the PE blade, they seem to be pretty much exactly of the same length... (see first pic below).

When the knives are closed (second pic), the PE blade looks -perhaps - just the tiniest bit longer, but not at all 2mm... (PE above, SE below)

So I am not sure what is going on with the blade of your SE Chap, but I fully understand that you don´t like it being shorter!

cabfrank wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:40 pm

Please don't tell Gernot that. It will lead to trauma. Maybe it's just yours that is a bit shorter, I hope.

... it sure would have!!
But luckily on my examples SE and PE have the same blade length...

Whew! Thank goodness. I was worried about you for a minute there.

Wartstein wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:58 pm

elena86 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:13 pm

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Even when they are closed you can see that the SE blade is 2mm shorter. I am so disappointed… I wish it was the other way around.

Well, comparing the blade of my SE Chap directly to the PE blade, they seem to be pretty much exactly of the same length... (see first pic below).

When the knives are closed (second pic), the PE blade looks -perhaps - just the tiniest bit longer, but not at all 2mm... (PE above, SE below)

So I am not sure what is going on with the blade of your SE Chap, but I fully understand that you don´t like it being shorter!

I shall measure them tomorrow(precisely) but I have a wild guess,(just looking of the pictures in closed position you posted) that my PE blade is longer than yours. When closed, my PE blade goes all the way and the tip almost touches the but.

My SE is approximately 0.02” (0.5mm) shorter than my PE. Note that the curve of the blade is slightly different so you really need to be careful how you compare.

In any case, it’s what you do with it.

Not necessarily about the SE version, but I just had to say that I took the pocket clip off my new PE Chaparral LW, and it really feels so much better. It's so light and thin that I don't think it really bothers me to carry it loose in a pocket, either.

elena86 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:51 pm

Wartstein wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:58 pm

elena86 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:13 pm

I shall measure them tomorrow(precisely) but I have a wild guess,(just looking of the pictures in closed position you posted) that my PE blade is longer than yours. When closed, my PE blade goes all the way and the tip almost touches the but.

Believe me, the blades on both of my Chaps ARE actually as handle filling as possible, so the blade on your PE Chap technically pretty much can´t be longer... I know, the magnification of my pic makes it look as if there was a noticeable gap, but if the blades were any longer the tips would hit the metal backspacer....

Also consider: The whole Chap handle is only 6mm wide, so in relation to that the (perceived) "gap" in the pic is really short. In fact I never had any Spydie blade that makes that much and that complete use of the space inside the handle.

Here is another pic, Chap compared to Endura (the Endura has a pretty handle filling blade already, but the Chap really uses all of the space and almost hits the backspacer)

Wartstein wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 10:58 pm

elena86 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:51 pm

Wartstein wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:58 pm

elena86 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:13 pm

I shall measure them tomorrow(precisely) but I have a wild guess,(just looking of the pictures in closed position you posted) that my PE blade is longer than yours. When closed, my PE blade goes all the way and the tip almost touches the but.

Believe me, the blades on both of my Chaps ARE actually as handle filling as possible, so the blade on your PE Chap technically pretty much can´t be longer... I know, the magnification of my pic makes it look as if there was a noticeable gap, but if the blades were any longer the tips would hit the metal backspacer....

Also consider: The whole Chap handle is only 6mm wide, so in relation to that the (perceived) "gap" in the pic is really short. In fact I never had any Spydie blade that makes that much and that complete use of the space inside the handle.

Here is another pic, Chap compared to Endura (the Endura has a pretty handle filling blade already, but the Chap really uses all of the space and almost hits the backspacer)

As promissed
PE cutting edge 60 mm
SE cutting edge 59 mm(and 1mm lost since the serrations stop 1mm before the plunge grind)
The measurements were done exactly from the plunge grind all the way to the tip

elena86 wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 28, 2025 4:48 am

As promissed
PE cutting edge 60 mm
SE cutting edge 59 mm(and 1mm lost since the serrations stop 1mm before the plunge grind)
The measurements were done exactly from the plunge grind all the way to the tip

That´s weird... just measured mine, both definitely have the same edge length (plunge grind to tip) of 60 mm..

What is true in my SE though too: The serrations do stop a bit before the plunge grind indeed (though on my example a bit less than 1mm), while the PE blade is fully sharpened back to the plunge grind.

What could (should - ?) be the case though: My PE Chap blade originally probably was a tad longer, since now it has been sharpened already several times (while my SE Chap is still very new).