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CDEP wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 26, 2025 10:17 pm

I don't have an issue with the price of the Starmate Sprint, but dropping an expensive Sprint so soon after Xmas and the MAP holiday sale seems an odd choice. A lot of us knife Afis are tapped.

If there are still some around when my wallet gets healthy again I will grab one.

RamZar wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 26, 2025 10:40 pm

CDEP wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 26, 2025 10:17 pm

I don't have an issue with the price of the Starmate Sprint, but dropping an expensive Sprint so soon after Xmas and the MAP holiday sale seems an odd choice. A lot of us knife Afis are tapped.

If there are still some around when my wallet gets healthy again I will grab one.

Spydiewiki says the Starmate Sprint is a Run of 1200 pieces.

Red Leader wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:18 pm

Went to the SFO and handled the Starmate…









It is a full sized knife, so folks with a full hand size should appreciate it.


Here are some details…









The knife has a liner lock, and felt similar to
Military, with maybe the slightest bit less crispness. Overall good. Felt like two slabs of G10 and a nice thick blade. The detent was on the medium-light side, no problem flicking in any shape or format.


This knife reminds me so much of an Emerson, and I believe it’s design ethos is right in line with that - basic, no frills, hard use, etc.


I don’t want to say that it felt rough around the edges, but had sort of an unrefined vibe to it. The main issue that I see is that the knife basically screams to be used and used hard, but who is going to take a $340 knife to beat on it?


One ‘issue’ I noticed was that the full flat of the blade was making contact with the inside of the scale in a decently noticeable way, both in sound and feel…




To me it is a non-issue, but to someone paying $340 for a knife expecting it to be perfect, this may present a problem. To someone who never uses it and puts it in a collection may not care, nor that rare individual that pays the price of entry and only cares about performance. But I figure it was worth mentioning.

I think most people will not understand this knife. There will probably be reviews highlighting the discrepancy in price and features or materials. I can see where they are coming from.


And for the collector it may be the perfect addition. Take everything with a grain of salt here, because it is an example of one. I did quickly put this one back down and spent far more time with the Manix 2 Salt which I consider one of the absolute best releases of 2025.

EDIT: Seems like a lot of the guys at the SFO picked up an Edgerati. One even picked up 2 lol. I will agree that it presents better in person than it does in description or pictures. IF they make it in titanium and some sort of cool steel I will pick one up. For a ‘fancy’ knife it would beat the socks off a CRK for me, and I have my Cold Steels for hard use folders.

Red Leader wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:18 pm

Went to the SFO and handled the Starmate…









It is a full sized knife, so folks with a full hand size should appreciate it.


Here are some details…









The knife has a liner lock, and felt similar to
Military, with maybe the slightest bit less crispness. Overall good. Felt like two slabs of G10 and a nice thick blade. The detent was on the medium-light side, no problem flicking in any shape or format.


This knife reminds me so much of an Emerson, and I believe it’s design ethos is right in line with that - basic, no frills, hard use, etc.


I don’t want to say that it felt rough around the edges, but had sort of an unrefined vibe to it. The main issue that I see is that the knife basically screams to be used and used hard, but who is going to take a $340 knife to beat on it?


One ‘issue’ I noticed was that the full flat of the blade was making contact with the inside of the scale in a decently noticeable way, both in sound and feel…




To me it is a non-issue, but to someone paying $340 for a knife expecting it to be perfect, this may present a problem. To someone who never uses it and puts it in a collection may not care, nor that rare individual that pays the price of entry and only cares about performance. But I figure it was worth mentioning.

I think most people will not understand this knife. There will probably be reviews highlighting the discrepancy in price and features or materials. I can see where they are coming from.


And for the collector it may be the perfect addition. Take everything with a grain of salt here, because it is an example of one. I did quickly put this one back down and spent far more time with the Manix 2 Salt which I consider one of the absolute best releases of 2025.

EDIT: Seems like a lot of the guys at the SFO picked up an Edgerati. One even picked up 2 lol. I will agree that it presents better in person than it does in description or pictures. IF they make it in titanium and some sort of cool steel I will pick one up. For a ‘fancy’ knife it would beat the socks off a CRK for me, and I have my Cold Steels for hard use folders.

Paul Ardbeg wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 28, 2025 1:38 pm

Thanks for sharing the pictures and observations. There is a lot I like about this colab, especially with Bob Terzuola....What is preventing Spyderco from not producing a hollow grind blade?That's a huge disappointment to me. If this was a hollow ground blade, it would be acceptable from a price point.

Red Leader wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:18 pm

Went to the SFO and handled the Starmate…









It is a full sized knife, so folks with a full hand size should appreciate it.


Here are some details…









The knife has a liner lock, and felt similar to
Military, with maybe the slightest bit less crispness. Overall good. Felt like two slabs of G10 and a nice thick blade. The detent was on the medium-light side, no problem flicking in any shape or format.


This knife reminds me so much of an Emerson, and I believe it’s design ethos is right in line with that - basic, no frills, hard use, etc.


I don’t want to say that it felt rough around the edges, but had sort of an unrefined vibe to it. The main issue that I see is that the knife basically screams to be used and used hard, but who is going to take a $340 knife to beat on it?


One ‘issue’ I noticed was that the full flat of the blade was making contact with the inside of the scale in a decently noticeable way, both in sound and feel…




To me it is a non-issue, but to someone paying $340 for a knife expecting it to be perfect, this may present a problem. To someone who never uses it and puts it in a collection may not care, nor that rare individual that pays the price of entry and only cares about performance. But I figure it was worth mentioning.

I think most people will not understand this knife. There will probably be reviews highlighting the discrepancy in price and features or materials. I can see where they are coming from.


And for the collector it may be the perfect addition. Take everything with a grain of salt here, because it is an example of one. I did quickly put this one back down and spent far more time with the Manix 2 Salt which I consider one of the absolute best releases of 2025.

EDIT: Seems like a lot of the guys at the SFO picked up an Edgerati. One even picked up 2 lol. I will agree that it presents better in person than it does in description or pictures. IF they make it in titanium and some sort of cool steel I will pick one up. For a ‘fancy’ knife it would beat the socks off a CRK for me, and I have my Cold Steels for hard use folders.

Synov wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 28, 2025 3:33 pm

Paul Ardbeg wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 28, 2025 1:38 pm

Thanks for sharing the pictures and observations. There is a lot I like about this colab, especially with Bob Terzuola....What is preventing Spyderco from not producing a hollow grind blade?That's a huge disappointment to me. If this was a hollow ground blade, it would be acceptable from a price point.

It is hollow ground and Spyderco has produced dozens of other hollow ground models. If you want a more severe hollow grind I would suggest a Yojimbo/Yojumbo.

K_willy wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 28, 2025 7:19 pm

Red Leader wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:18 pm

Went to the SFO and handled the Starmate…









It is a full sized knife, so folks with a full hand size should appreciate it.


Here are some details…









The knife has a liner lock, and felt similar to
Military, with maybe the slightest bit less crispness. Overall good. Felt like two slabs of G10 and a nice thick blade. The detent was on the medium-light side, no problem flicking in any shape or format.


This knife reminds me so much of an Emerson, and I believe it’s design ethos is right in line with that - basic, no frills, hard use, etc.


I don’t want to say that it felt rough around the edges, but had sort of an unrefined vibe to it. The main issue that I see is that the knife basically screams to be used and used hard, but who is going to take a $340 knife to beat on it?


One ‘issue’ I noticed was that the full flat of the blade was making contact with the inside of the scale in a decently noticeable way, both in sound and feel…




To me it is a non-issue, but to someone paying $340 for a knife expecting it to be perfect, this may present a problem. To someone who never uses it and puts it in a collection may not care, nor that rare individual that pays the price of entry and only cares about performance. But I figure it was worth mentioning.

I think most people will not understand this knife. There will probably be reviews highlighting the discrepancy in price and features or materials. I can see where they are coming from.


And for the collector it may be the perfect addition. Take everything with a grain of salt here, because it is an example of one. I did quickly put this one back down and spent far more time with the Manix 2 Salt which I consider one of the absolute best releases of 2025.

EDIT: Seems like a lot of the guys at the SFO picked up an Edgerati. One even picked up 2 lol. I will agree that it presents better in person than it does in description or pictures. IF they make it in titanium and some sort of cool steel I will pick one up. For a ‘fancy’ knife it would beat the socks off a CRK for me, and I have my Cold Steels for hard use folders.

Was that blade rubbing on the scales due to a centering issue, or did it appear to be a design/tolerance flaw?

sal wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 28, 2025 11:51 pm

Hi K_willy,

Welcome to our forum.

sal

Mrj wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 19, 2025 8:12 pm

Can you swap the blade from the Edgerati to the shaman?

TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 30, 2025 6:51 pm

So strange how the Vallotton has randomly gained so much traction around here the past month, when I've been hanging out here basically daily for 8 years now and have rarely heard a peep about it!

Manixguy@1994 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 20, 2025 6:30 am

Anyone have thoughts or an idea how the Manix Salt dropped in weight ? A standard G10 model weighs in at 4.9 ounces and the Salt version comes in at 4.2 ounces . Thinner scales with the cuts , different liners ? Really a nonissue for me just curious. I will wait until the Bumblebee versions come out since already have the lightweight. MG2