Just curious... For those that have, had or are interested in the Crucarta or Z-Carta knives... Is it the canvas Micarta scales or the CPM Cruwear/ Z-wear steel that have people excited? Or is that just the perfect combination of both?
Personally, it's the Micarta for me. It's soft, warm, provides good traction and it's not a pocket shredder. The patina is pretty attractive also.
Don't get me wrong, I like the Cruwear and Z-wear, but if the Crucarta's were done in a different steel I would have still made the purchases. I can't say the same if the Micarta was changed.
I added another option just in case somebody has a different reason.
I am very much interested in this specific combo, I think it just works so well together and I like it so much on my Shaman that I'm immediately interested in other models in the same combo.
After that my second highest interest is definitely in more micarta like this, especially if it's a model that can be rounded and contoured like the Shaman.
I'm more into the scales for sure! That Cruwear Shaman is a dream in hand. I'd prefer a steel with better edge retention though, but keep it a tool steel.
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I had the previous issue of PM2 in Cruwear but decided I had a lot of other PM2s that I was using so I sold that one. I like tool steels and frequently use PM2s in M4 and K390 so I think they suit my use better. I think Cruwear is a good fit for the PM2 shape.
Def the micarta for me. I love the old school micarta Spydies (I know the material is quite different) and I'd love to see more micarta options from Spyderco.
I think both CPM Cruwear and and Micarta have been somewhat underutilized by Spyderco, but they don’t necessarily need to go together. They could have just made regular production runs, rather than playing games with crucarta sprints. There is really no other reason to associate Cruwear and Micarta.
Cruwear may get boxed out by Magnacut, but I think Micarta could be used to replace G-10 and carbon fiber on knives with steel liners, especially models that have cheaper LW versions.
After collecting traditionals for a while, I grew tired of dealing with high carbon steels. I can’t stand the smell on the blades when cutting fruit. I hate the worry of corrosion. For that reason I almost passed on this one. I know there’s a big corrosion resistance difference between 1095 and cruwear, so I decided to give it a try and see how it goes. But I would much prefer 20CV / M390…
To be clear: I never used Cruwear, so my "opinion" on this steel is just based on its specs and what I have read.
That said: Exclusively interested in the Micarta.
Cruwear seems to be certainly not a "bad" steel, more than just ok, but yet nothing special for what I want in a folder.
Rex(45)carta would excite me more. Good, old S30V would be more than fine too.
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
Think the liners on the crucarta PM2 are a stand out looks wise also.
Found the Pakkawood Delica from Knifecenter to be one of the best looking knives with pakkawood and liners Also the GB1 with liners. (I love a heavy knife)
Put in a preorder when they dropped a year ago almost and have been down a fixed blade path lately but am glad this will be the first folder in a year or so.
Edit: Though I did snatch up a lightweight M4 parra 3 just because I am a M4 fanboy
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The Micarta is the main draw obviously, but the steel choice takes it to the hype-beast levels we have seen. Cru-wear and its analogs are my favorite steels, so this one hits on all levels. I'd still love to see Micarta folders in other steels too like K390, 3V, 4V, AEB-L, 52100, and MagnaCut. To me, Micarta comes from the fixed blade world, and thus pairs well with the steels from that world such as the ones I mentioned. Heck, 01 or A2 would be a good steel in a Micarta Endela or Endura in my opinion.
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I don’t have a huge collection and I’m trying to get variations. For the crucarta pm2, it is my first pm2. I love micarta so I would say that was the main feature for me. Additionally, I don’t have any folders with tool steel and I really wanted to try cruwear. So, it checked 3 boxes for me.
If I really think about it, I actually think it is kind of a bad combination. A tool steel blade that needs some amount oiling next to scales that can look mucked up if they get oil on them….. maybe it is just a good excuse to fondle the knife more and keep it looking good
The Mircarta to be honest, steel is a super bonus.
I want it offered on all models and all the steels it can be!
For me, it was the steel. I just got a LW Para 3 in Rex45 and saw the M4 Para 3 but missed out on it. I really wanted to compare the two but no luck. Then I read Dr Larrins latest steel comparions and saw that Cruwear might be better than both. Just then it was announced that the PM2 "Crucrata" was available. Well, since I like the PM2 better than the Para 3 so I decided this would be a better knife to grab. I'm not typically a G10 or Micarta fan being more a LW fan. But, I saw this one in person and loved the color so made it my mission to get one. Should be here next week.
Interested in the CruWear. Actually not a huge fan of the micarta on this one, normal G10 looks better to me. If a G10/MagnaCut version shows up by the time the next batch of CruCarta makes it to the wild, I'll be straight to the MagnaCut bandwagon. Right now CruWear is about as close as you can get to MagnaCut. Both are very good steels, but I do in the end prefer MagnaCut.
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