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Im with you guys here. Not a fan of the shaman for all the reasons listed. I love the bodacious. It’s one of the best spyderco designs out there imo, especially for phre performance

Thanx much for all of the input.

sal

Did someone at Spyderco mention the Bodacious not selling well? I don't recall that, so I think any speculation of sales is just an assumption.

For me personally, I love it. My dream would be to see a choiless Military variety and maybe a Native/Native Chief back lock variety. Either way, I'll be happy if it is just the Bodacious staying on the production table.

Some unsolicited comparison pictures.

Bodacious vs Shaman


Bodacious vs Military (edge length)


Bodacious vs Military (grip behind the choil)

JSumm wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 16, 2025 9:59 am

Did someone at Spyderco mention the Bodacious not selling well? I don't recall that, so I think any speculation of sales is just an assumption.

For me personally, I love it. My dream would be to see a choiless Military variety and maybe a Native/Native Chief back lock variety. Either way, I'll be happy if it is just the Bodacious staying on the production table.

Some unsolicited comparison pictures.

Bodacious vs Shaman


Bodacious vs Military (edge length)


Bodacious vs Military (grip behind the choil)

Nice comparison shots Jeff ! I will eventually get a Bodacious, just want a SE model . I really like the whole concept . Dan

JSumm wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 16, 2025 9:59 am

Did someone at Spyderco mention the Bodacious not selling well? I don't recall that, so I think any speculation of sales is just an assumption.

I think people just project their own feelings into reality sometimes. I'm sure it didn't fly off shelves on launch due to the cost but I don't think we'd be seeing custom scales if it wasn't selling.

I personally prefer the Bodacious to the Shaman by a WIDE margin.
I also prefer the Bodacious to the PM2 or Military 2.
I do wish the Bodacious had more tip coverage when closed. It won’t take a whole lot of sharpening to end up with a proud tip. I’d suggest addressing this in CQI with a slight scale design change making the scales a tiny bit taller where the knife tip is when the knife is closed.

I really like that it’s thinner, lighter, and is a better looking piece without the tip down clip screw hole of the Shaman.
I like the Bo’ scales as is. I am a frequent consumer of aftermarket scales, but I haven’t wanted to swap these.
And most importantly, It cuts very well.

+ 1 for the Bodacious and looking forward to any sprints/exclusives.

I hope we see new Bodacious variants with MagnaCut, s90v or 15v (15v coated if there are no major drawbacks to its performance).

The Bodacious has become my daily carry in knife friendly environments. It’s my “Goldilocks” between the PM2, M2 and Shaman. It’s approximately the size of the PM2, with the edge length approaching that of the M2 and a blade that is more robust than that of the PM2 but not as thick as the one on the Shaman.

As a side note: I wish we saw more uncoated s90v in general. How do others feel about s90v? I live by the gulf coast so stainless steel blades are a big plus for me.

Hi Marc,

Welcome to our forum.

sal

JSumm wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 16, 2025 9:59 am

Did someone at Spyderco mention the Bodacious not selling well? I don't recall that, so I think any speculation of sales is just an assumption.

For me personally, I love it. My dream would be to see a choiless Military variety and maybe a Native/Native Chief back lock variety. Either way, I'll be happy if it is just the Bodacious staying on the production table.

Some unsolicited comparison pictures.

Bodacious vs Shaman


Bodacious vs Military (edge length)


Bodacious vs Military (grip behind the choil)

Great comparo!

The projection talk itself appears to be projection. Everyone discussing the lack of sales here has said they like it and want sprints/exclusives, no hate I can see. Ask a dealer you are close to, or the price drop for this year should tell you its status.

Anyway another awesome exclusive that needs to happen is the Knifeworks M390 dark green. The BF 2013 forum knife Native g10 pattern deserves dusting off as well

phaust wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 16, 2025 6:52 pm

The projection talk itself appears to be projection. Everyone discussing the lack of sales here has said they like it and want sprints/exclusives, no hate I can see. Ask a dealer you are close to, or the price drop for this year should tell you its status.

Anyway another awesome exclusive that needs to happen is the Knifeworks M390 dark green. The BF 2013 forum knife Native g10 pattern deserves dusting off as well

Well it sounds like many would immediately change the scales anyway...
But I could get on board with that. I've got a Knifeworks dk green Manix 2 in 204P that I like, kind of the same thing.

phaust wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 16, 2025 6:52 pm

The projection talk itself appears to be projection. Everyone discussing the lack of sales here has said they like it and want sprints/exclusives, no hate I can see. Ask a dealer you are close to, or the price drop for this year should tell you its status.

Anyway another awesome exclusive that needs to happen is the Knifeworks M390 dark green. The BF 2013 forum knife Native g10 pattern deserves dusting off as well

That would be the optimal config for me…..Or Garnet with M390.