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SpyderGrill wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:56 pm

JuPaul wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:25 pm

So in anticipation of this one, I ordered a blue backspacer direct from Alistair Philips. I think it'll look great with the grey. Fingers crossed I can get the knife to go with it!

Kapara is a red backed spider, reason for the red back spacer. Me personally would leave it as is.

But yes, different colors are cool if thats what you like on your knife.

I had a bad case of black widows in my garage here in Florida

SpyderGrill wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:56 pm

I had a bad case of black widows in my garage here in Florida

Wright.88 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:30 pm

DLTJordan wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:57 am

The scales are smooth, but the ergos of the handle keep it locked pretty well in your hand. I have no concerns about slipping up onto the blade or around the handle in general on these, CF or G10. Personally, I prefer the G-10, but I think these will be popular for blade swaps, look for some aftermarket scales for these in the next few months as well, we have a guy working on them.

Oh, that's exciting news! Any chance that those aftermarket scales will be available in micarta (preferably green)? :)

DLTJordan wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:06 am

There will absolutely be micarta.

SpyderGrill wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:56 pm

JuPaul wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:25 pm

So in anticipation of this one, I ordered a blue backspacer direct from Alistair Philips. I think it'll look great with the grey. Fingers crossed I can get the knife to go with it!

Kapara is a red backed spider, reason for the red back spacer. Me personally would leave it as is.

But yes, different colors are cool if thats what you like on your knife.

I had a bad case of black widows in my garage here in Florida

TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:16 am

DLTJordan wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:06 am

There will absolutely be micarta.

OOOooOOOOooo...now you've got my attention on this one :)

DLTJordan wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:06 am

There will absolutely be micarta.

SpyderGrill wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:56 pm

JuPaul wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:25 pm

So in anticipation of this one, I ordered a blue backspacer direct from Alistair Philips. I think it'll look great with the grey. Fingers crossed I can get the knife to go with it!

Kapara is a red backed spider, reason for the red back spacer. Me personally would leave it as is.

But yes, different colors are cool if thats what you like on your knife.

I had a bad case of black widows in my garage here in Florida

tbdoc4kids wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:33 pm

SpyderGrill wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:56 pm

JuPaul wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:25 pm

So in anticipation of this one, I ordered a blue backspacer direct from Alistair Philips. I think it'll look great with the grey. Fingers crossed I can get the knife to go with it!

Kapara is a red backed spider, reason for the red back spacer. Me personally would leave it as is.

But yes, different colors are cool if thats what you like on your knife.

I had a bad case of black widows in my garage here in Florida

If they make one in brown micarta, we can call it the “Recluse”!

JRinFL wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:34 am

SpyderGrill wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:56 pm

I had a bad case of black widows in my garage here in Florida

Interesting, I haven't seen one since moving down here. Now I know where they all went!

RadioactiveSpyder wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:22 am

SpyderGrill wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:56 pm

JuPaul wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:25 pm

So in anticipation of this one, I ordered a blue backspacer direct from Alistair Philips. I think it'll look great with the grey. Fingers crossed I can get the knife to go with it!

Kapara is a red backed spider, reason for the red back spacer. Me personally would leave it as is.

But yes, different colors are cool if thats what you like on your knife.

I had a bad case of black widows in my garage here in Florida

Alistair specifically sells a bright cherry red backspacer on his website because they didn’t use the right color G10 as the Redback prototype he supplied to Spyderco (Spyderco uses “ruby red”, the darker more crimson version). Just because the original Kapara had a red backspacer doesn’t mean that every sprint or exclusive of it also must have that color backspacer, I’d hope the outfit ordering it would have some say in the color scheme. :)

JuPaul wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:30 pm

SpyderGrill wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:56 pm

JuPaul wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:25 pm

So in anticipation of this one, I ordered a blue backspacer direct from Alistair Philips. I think it'll look great with the grey. Fingers crossed I can get the knife to go with it!

Kapara is a red backed spider, reason for the red back spacer. Me personally would leave it as is.

But yes, different colors are cool if thats what you like on your knife.

I had a bad case of black widows in my garage here in Florida

I get it, and I definitely think the red is great, especially on the original. But y'all know I like to personalize my knives, and the designer himself is selling the other colors, so he approves, too.

RadioactiveSpyder wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:12 pm

DLTJordan wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:06 am

There will absolutely be micarta.

Hi Jordan, will one of your go-to scale makers be “Ripp-ing” out these custom scales by any chance, or is it someone new? Thanks! :)

DLTJordan wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:06 am

RadioactiveSpyder wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:12 pm

DLTJordan wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:06 am

There will absolutely be micarta.

Hi Jordan, will one of your go-to scale makers be “Ripp-ing” out these custom scales by any chance, or is it someone new? Thanks! :)

Yessir, Ripps has those among other scales on the production schedule for us.

cycleguy wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:02 pm

Catch 22 for me and Murphy is lurking!!!

I know if I buy this, my dream knife will become available; and I won't have the money for it!!! And if I don't, my dream knife won't become available and I'll have missed out on this one!!! What to do ... what to do ... :spyder:

CG