Re: Dragonfly Salt HAWKBILL is happening!
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 5:43 pm
I can't wait! Hope to have one in the next few weeks.
Ha - I was just thinking the same thing after discovering this news. Someone will need to school me on the ins n outs of dying FRN.swigert wrote:Prob my first time doing a rit dye also...
well since its a salt, you put it IN the dye... then you take it OUT. DONE :Dmb1 wrote:Ha - I was just thinking the same thing after discovering this news. Someone will need to school me on the ins n outs of dying FRN.swigert wrote:Prob my first time doing a rit dye also...
Awesome! LolDrahkis wrote:well since its a salt, you put it IN the dye... then you take it OUT. DONE :Dmb1 wrote:Ha - I was just thinking the same thing after discovering this news. Someone will need to school me on the ins n outs of dying FRN.swigert wrote:Prob my first time doing a rit dye also...
+1 on DF2 WharncliffeEvil D wrote:Well next on my list is to ask for a wharnie Dragonfly. Give me 5 or so years and check back with me
Well EVIL D you've really hit the nail directly on the center of the head With the conventional Dragonfly model being known as good for pull cutting it just makes perfect sense that it would be an ideal model to convert to a Hawkbill. But I am hoping that it will create a market for Spyderco's bigger Hawkbill models as well.Evil D wrote:The reason I've pushed for this knife for so long is because for me it just makes sense on several levels:
1. I already love the Dragonfly, I already know the ergos are awesome and it's a knife that's far more capable than its size would suggest.
4. Serrations tend to excel at pull cuts, and hawkbill blades are the masters of pull cuts, so the two go together like peanut butter and jelly.
5. Add all that up and it's a no brainer. It's the perfect small/light/compact/easy to carry and forget companion knife to any of your primary EDC knives.
If you're a person who usually wouldn't buy or use SE or Hawkbills, this is a relatively cheap way to get into the game, with a knife that will perform exceptionally well for its size, that is easy enough to carry that you won't feel weighed down carrying it along with your main EDC.
I'd love to see the G10 Harpy come back but I have a feeling it's a pipe dream. I think niche knives like this suffer from redundancy when there are several models in similar size and ergonomics, like the Harpy vs Tazman that are basically the same knives with slightly different handles. It might be more realistic to bring back the Spyderhawk than a smaller Harpy that's so similar to the Tazman. But, there's a gap in the size range that the Dragonfly fits in perfectly. You can bet I'll be right there with you singing it's praises trying to get it's big brother brought back.JD Spydo wrote: Well EVIL D you've really hit the nail directly on the center of the head With the conventional Dragonfly model being known as good for pull cutting it just makes perfect sense that it would be an ideal model to convert to a Hawkbill. But I am hoping that it will create a market for Spyderco's bigger Hawkbill models as well.
With the great success of the Ladybug Hawkbill I believe this one will go high on the sales charts. Also you drive home the same point I've been making for the past 4 years or so>> and that is the importance and overall advantages of a "companion blade" to your main EDC folder. The Dragonfly Hawkbill will show everyone who uses it the advantages of all Hawkbill blades.
This is a near perfect marketing strategy>> it will catapult the popularity of all of Spyderco's Hawkbills.
I wonder about the width too, no doubt it's going to be a bit wider than the standard version. It's an unfortunate issue with most hawkbills that don't also have a curved handle to match the shape of the blade.timlara wrote:So would this be the first hawkbill with a choil? Offhand, I can't think of one previous.
I'm still on the fence whether the extra pull cutting ability is worth the tradeoff of the extra width when closed, but this one is so reasonably priced, I will probably end up trying one out to see.
*edit - I guess the SuperHawk was the other one with a choil, but I like the Dragonfly's size way better for my carry.
You definitely have a point about the redundancy... and yet, I feel I've got to back JD on this one. I can't stand smooth metal handles, this makes the harpy a non starter for me, I also want a PE and Something like Hap 40. The Tasman is good for SE, but the PE (which I own) is lacking the performance of a Hap 40 or ZDP-189, and the FRN is very nice, but also linerless... What I'm trying to say is JD has a point about there being a hole in the Hawkbill line up in the heavy duty/premium steel/g-10 department, and in the PE department. I would add for my own tastes, that a FRN harpy would work for me (Deilca 4 handle, stainless liners, FFG PE ZDP?). Anyways....Evil D wrote:I'd love to see the G10 Harpy come back but I have a feeling it's a pipe dream. I think niche knives like this suffer from redundancy when there are several models in similar size and ergonomics, like the Harpy vs Tazman that are basically the same knives with slightly different handles. It might be more realistic to bring back the Spyderhawk than a smaller Harpy that's so similar to the Tazman. But, there's a gap in the size range that the Dragonfly fits in perfectly. You can bet I'll be right there with you singing it's praises trying to get it's big brother brought back.JD Spydo wrote: Well EVIL D you've really hit the nail directly on the center of the head With the conventional Dragonfly model being known as good for pull cutting it just makes perfect sense that it would be an ideal model to convert to a Hawkbill. But I am hoping that it will create a market for Spyderco's bigger Hawkbill models as well.
With the great success of the Ladybug Hawkbill I believe this one will go high on the sales charts. Also you drive home the same point I've been making for the past 4 years or so>> and that is the importance and overall advantages of a "companion blade" to your main EDC folder. The Dragonfly Hawkbill will show everyone who uses it the advantages of all Hawkbill blades.
This is a near perfect marketing strategy>> it will catapult the popularity of all of Spyderco's Hawkbills.
Oh I respectfully disagree with you thinking that the G-10 Harpy being only a remote pipe dream>> because it was only about a year ago that the subject of the return of the G-10 Harpy came up over at Bladeforums and Sal himself chimed in on that thread and was very positive about it at the time. Oh I definitely think it's going to happen at some point and I believe that the success of this new Dragonfly Hawkbill might just make it happen even quicker.Evil D wrote:I'd love to see the G10 Harpy come back but I have a feeling it's a pipe dream. I think niche knives like this suffer from redundancy when there are several models in similar size and ergonomics, like the Harpy vs Tazman that are basically the same knives with slightly different handles. It might be more realistic to bring back the Spyderhawk than a smaller Harpy that's so similar to the Tazman. But, there's a gap in the size range that the Dragonfly fits in perfectly. You can bet I'll be right there with you singing it's praises trying to get it's big brother brought back.JD Spydo wrote: Well EVIL D you've really hit the nail directly on the center of the head With the conventional Dragonfly model being known as good for pull cutting it just makes perfect sense that it would be an ideal model to convert to a Hawkbill. But I am hoping that it will create a market for Spyderco's bigger Hawkbill models as well.
With the great success of the Ladybug Hawkbill I believe this one will go high on the sales charts. Also you drive home the same point I've been making for the past 4 years or so>> and that is the importance and overall advantages of a "companion blade" to your main EDC folder. The Dragonfly Hawkbill will show everyone who uses it the advantages of all Hawkbill blades.
This is a near perfect marketing strategy>> it will catapult the popularity of all of Spyderco's Hawkbills.