Matt,
According to the website "products" page, it already is available.
Jeff/1911.
Time for a Delica...
I went and bought the plain edge, VG-10 hollow ground Delica today that I had spotted the other day. I decided to get this instead of the 50/50 VG-10 model they also had in stock, as I anticipate that my kids may be planning to buy the serrated Delica for me that I may possibly have mentioned in passing (as well as detailing it on a Christmas list in BOLD TEXT and putting the knife on hold in the store). Subtlety, what's that?
So, I have decided that one fully serrated and one plain edge is better for me than a 50/50 design. I may decide later that I should have gone 50/50, hard to say.
Jeff/1911.
So, I have decided that one fully serrated and one plain edge is better for me than a 50/50 design. I may decide later that I should have gone 50/50, hard to say.
Jeff/1911.
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Damillster
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All this Delica talk has gotten me excited!
My first Spydie was a Delica. I got it in ’93. It was a black FRN with a combo G2 blade. I carried it for many years and loved it. Recently, I lost a pair of pants (don’t ask) and the knife was in the back pocket.
I had been searching for a replacement that had the FRN clip, rather than the metal one because I have a leather couch and leather seats in my car and don’t want the clip to make scratches. I finally found some of the older ones for sale (with the help of a few people in this forum!), but they all came with AUS-8 blades. I was under the impression that the AUS-8 is not as good as the G2. So I kept searching.
Good news! I found this stuff called ‘Plasti-Dip’. It is sold in hardware stores and is used to coat metal tool handles. It is kind of a plastic/rubber coating. I think I’m going to get a new Delica and just remove the clip and give it a bath. Problem solved.
This means I can get the new VG-10 blade! Unfortunately, my local dealer doesn’t have them in, yet. Anyone know where I can get one online for a reasonable price?
I want those pants back! <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
My first Spydie was a Delica. I got it in ’93. It was a black FRN with a combo G2 blade. I carried it for many years and loved it. Recently, I lost a pair of pants (don’t ask) and the knife was in the back pocket.
I had been searching for a replacement that had the FRN clip, rather than the metal one because I have a leather couch and leather seats in my car and don’t want the clip to make scratches. I finally found some of the older ones for sale (with the help of a few people in this forum!), but they all came with AUS-8 blades. I was under the impression that the AUS-8 is not as good as the G2. So I kept searching.
Good news! I found this stuff called ‘Plasti-Dip’. It is sold in hardware stores and is used to coat metal tool handles. It is kind of a plastic/rubber coating. I think I’m going to get a new Delica and just remove the clip and give it a bath. Problem solved.
This means I can get the new VG-10 blade! Unfortunately, my local dealer doesn’t have them in, yet. Anyone know where I can get one online for a reasonable price?
I want those pants back! <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
The reason I am hoping to receive a Delica as a Christmas gift...as posted on the BF-Spydieforum.
"I'm also hoping for a serrated Delica from my kids for Christmas. Mainly, I want them to have the satisfaction and reward of seeing my face when I open the gift of a Spyderco knife, once again. There is no other look like that, at least not for me."
I wonder how many of you have had similar thoughts. This is either really thoughful of me, or else my mental "new-knife-acquisition-justification-and-reason-creation-system" has managed to take a leap in it's evolutionary process. Yikes!
Jeff/1911.
"I'm also hoping for a serrated Delica from my kids for Christmas. Mainly, I want them to have the satisfaction and reward of seeing my face when I open the gift of a Spyderco knife, once again. There is no other look like that, at least not for me."
I wonder how many of you have had similar thoughts. This is either really thoughful of me, or else my mental "new-knife-acquisition-justification-and-reason-creation-system" has managed to take a leap in it's evolutionary process. Yikes!
Jeff/1911.
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Damillster,
I was browsing this thread and saw you were talking about Plasti-dip, it may not do what you want it to. I coated the handles of a small pair of pliers and it did not turn out the way I expected. (followed directions to the letter) A thin coat may not do the trick, a thick coat may peel off easily.
Just thought I would pass that along.
I was browsing this thread and saw you were talking about Plasti-dip, it may not do what you want it to. I coated the handles of a small pair of pliers and it did not turn out the way I expected. (followed directions to the letter) A thin coat may not do the trick, a thick coat may peel off easily.
Just thought I would pass that along.
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Hoosierdaddy:
Thanks for the info. I hope I have a better experience than you did...or else it's back to searching for an FRN clip Delica.
BTW, I dropped by my local dealer, today, and the manager said he probably wouldn't have the VG-10 Delicas until February. <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
Now, I've got fingers crossed on both hands.
Thanks for the info. I hope I have a better experience than you did...or else it's back to searching for an FRN clip Delica.
BTW, I dropped by my local dealer, today, and the manager said he probably wouldn't have the VG-10 Delicas until February. <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
Now, I've got fingers crossed on both hands.
My new Christmas Delica is beautiful. As I speculated, it was there under the tree on Christmas morn. My kids chose to give me the fully serrated ATS-55 model that they saw at the store and I love it. The Delica truly is an excellent design, I see now why they are so popular.
I enjoyed responding to the many folks Christmas day who asked "Hey Jeff, can I borrow your knife for a minute...?"; as they opened gifts at a family gathering.
Co-incidentally, I received my "Roo' bag" - Kangaroo scrotum "lucky pouch" in the mail from Clay on Christmas eve too! It is a really nice looking thing. It looks very much like leather made from calfskin to me, and is quite supple. I'll send a picture once I return to work next week, and have access to a digital camera.
Thanks Clay! You are most kind indeed.
Cheers, Jeff/1911.
Edited by - Jeff/1911 on 12/27/2001 1:38:30 AM
I enjoyed responding to the many folks Christmas day who asked "Hey Jeff, can I borrow your knife for a minute...?"; as they opened gifts at a family gathering.
Co-incidentally, I received my "Roo' bag" - Kangaroo scrotum "lucky pouch" in the mail from Clay on Christmas eve too! It is a really nice looking thing. It looks very much like leather made from calfskin to me, and is quite supple. I'll send a picture once I return to work next week, and have access to a digital camera.
Thanks Clay! You are most kind indeed.
Cheers, Jeff/1911.
Edited by - Jeff/1911 on 12/27/2001 1:38:30 AM
I sneaked back to the camping store yesterday where my Delica was purchased from, and exchanged the fully serrated ATS-55 model for a (rare?) 50/50 VG-10 hollow ground version they had. What a beauty! The blade is indeed double bevel ground along the plain edge portion, and ridiculously sharp.
I'm really enjoying this knife, as well as the plain edge VG-10 hollow ground model I bought myself before Christmas. I'm pretty sure these will be fairly rare, as the change to VG-10 was supposed to go along with a change to flat ground blades as well.
Jeff/1911.
Edited by - Jeff/1911 on 12/28/2001 12:02:17 PM
I'm really enjoying this knife, as well as the plain edge VG-10 hollow ground model I bought myself before Christmas. I'm pretty sure these will be fairly rare, as the change to VG-10 was supposed to go along with a change to flat ground blades as well.
Jeff/1911.
Edited by - Jeff/1911 on 12/28/2001 12:02:17 PM
Jeff:
Glad to hear you're enjoying the Delica. The old, AUS-8 plain edge Delica was my first-ever Spyderco and got me pretty much hooked on Spydies back in 1997. I now have 5 Delicas total...!
Sometimes a 50/50 edge is a good compromise...I normally prefer a fully plain or fully serrated, but have several combo edges in my knife collection. Rather than letting other opinions sway how I feel about them, I find sometimes 50/50 is ideal if you can only carry one knife and have rough and fine cutting to do.
Jim
Glad to hear you're enjoying the Delica. The old, AUS-8 plain edge Delica was my first-ever Spyderco and got me pretty much hooked on Spydies back in 1997. I now have 5 Delicas total...!
Sometimes a 50/50 edge is a good compromise...I normally prefer a fully plain or fully serrated, but have several combo edges in my knife collection. Rather than letting other opinions sway how I feel about them, I find sometimes 50/50 is ideal if you can only carry one knife and have rough and fine cutting to do.
Jim
Jim,
You're right about not letting others sway my opinions...I had thought for awhile that I "shouldn't" like a 50/50 but I do. Like you, I prefer a fully pe'd or toothy blade for any certain specific task, but for all around use the 50/50 works well. Tonight at a party I was using my 50/50 Delica to cut up limes for my wife's Corona beer.
She said "Do you hve your knife with you?" And then quickly: "Of course you do." As I pulled it out and began to cut. As it turned out in this case, I have been using this Delica quite a bit over the last few days and the plain edge section had lost a bit of it's edge so I was initiating the cuts tonight with the toothy part and it worked great! I was glad I had that blade style with me.
I also think I understand about your five Delica's. I am so impressed with the overall style of this knife that I can see myself collecting a few different versions.
Long live the Delica. I now see what all the fuss is about with this knife model.
Cheers, Jeff/1911.
You're right about not letting others sway my opinions...I had thought for awhile that I "shouldn't" like a 50/50 but I do. Like you, I prefer a fully pe'd or toothy blade for any certain specific task, but for all around use the 50/50 works well. Tonight at a party I was using my 50/50 Delica to cut up limes for my wife's Corona beer.
She said "Do you hve your knife with you?" And then quickly: "Of course you do." As I pulled it out and began to cut. As it turned out in this case, I have been using this Delica quite a bit over the last few days and the plain edge section had lost a bit of it's edge so I was initiating the cuts tonight with the toothy part and it worked great! I was glad I had that blade style with me.
I also think I understand about your five Delica's. I am so impressed with the overall style of this knife that I can see myself collecting a few different versions.
Long live the Delica. I now see what all the fuss is about with this knife model.
Cheers, Jeff/1911.