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- Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:17 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Chaparral
- Replies: 274
- Views: 26690
Re: Chaparral
K390 or REX121 would be my top choices. It'd be very interesting to see performance on a knife with a laser beam edge like the Chaparral.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:51 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: What Cell Phone Music or Radio App Do You Really Like?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1804
Re: What Cell Phone Music or Radio App Do You Really Like?
I pay for YouTube Premium (which is easily my favorite streaming service) and it includes YouTube Music for free, which isn't as good as Spotify or Tidal, but does the job for me. It's $14 per month, which I feel is actually under-priced given the amount of value that I get out of the service altoge...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:38 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Chaparral
- Replies: 274
- Views: 26690
Re: Chaparral
Even as it is now, Ripp's Garage Tech offers Chaparral scales in over 20 different varieties of micarta, 5 colors of G10, amber translucent Ultem, and black Ultem. They then offer 5 different texture patterns on those materials. The scales from Ripp’s Garage Tech look great! Here’s the G-10 ones: h...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:21 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Chaparral
- Replies: 274
- Views: 26690
Re: Chaparral
So, for the sake of conversation, on the frn version, whaddayouwant? Colors, Steels or specific combinations? sal — MagnaCut Yellow FRN — LC200N Green FRN — K390 Blue FRN I think this covers a wide variety of use cases and gives a nice variety of steels. SPY27 might make for a nice choice too. I th...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:16 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Chaparral
- Replies: 274
- Views: 26690
Re: Chaparral
The sun and moon is (was... :/ ) really nice G10, but perhaps TOO nice for some for a user knife. / And yes, just for real work and when one wants to or has to use a small folder the Chap is hard to beat Perhaps for very prolongued use a thicker handle is better, but for the typical folder tasks th...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:45 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Chaparral
- Replies: 274
- Views: 26690
Re: Chaparral
I'd really love to see a simple, single color G10 version (maybe the "smooth" variant like certain Native models) of the Chaparral join the FRN version as a utility-oriented version of the knife. Despite owning 40+ Spyderco's over the years, and owning the complete collection of Chaparral ...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:59 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: If laws and public perception were no issue, would you carry a different knife?
- Replies: 125
- Views: 314102
Re: If laws and public perception were no issue, would you carry a different knife?
I'd like to occasionally carry an auto -- our limit here in CT is 1.5" which is effectively a ban on autos; outside of novelties, I'm not actually aware of any manufacturers that make one at that size. When it comes to manual knives, our limit is 4" and I don't feel restricted by that at a...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 9:22 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What do you want to see at Shot Show 2024?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 132169
Re: What do you want to see at Shot Show 2024?
I'd love to see a standard G10 or smooth FRN Chaparral; I'd also love to see the next Chaparral with unique scales.
Re-release of the Nirvana would be cool too.
Re-release of the Nirvana would be cool too.
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:51 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Handle Scale Vendors
- Replies: 41
- Views: 18767
Re: Handle Scale Vendors
I owned multiple sets of scales from AWT (Manix, Native and also BM Mini Adamas) and their quality is phenomenal. I also have a set of Original Goat scales for my Hogue Deka that I've been extremely satisfied with; they are probably my favorite tied with AWT. I've had mixed results with Flytanium fo...
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:48 pm
- Forum: Mule Team Discussion
- Topic: MULE TEAM™ Future Predictions
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7705
Re: MULE TEAM™ Future Predictions
I'd like to see them revisit a steel that hasn't been used in awhile that hasn't been Muled like V-Toku2 or Super Blue.
Vanadis 8, REX121, S390, and S125V would be sweet as well.
Vanadis 8, REX121, S390, and S125V would be sweet as well.
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:57 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Black Friday Wish List?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11043
Re: Black Friday Wish List?
If MAP is released again this year, I'll probably pick up a new Native LW, though I haven't figured out which steel.
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 3:10 pm
- Forum: Spyderco Picture Gallery
- Topic: Show your mods!
- Replies: 3378
- Views: 1325230
Re: Show your mods!
Native 5 LW in Maxamet wearing AWT Scales in Magpul FDE cerakote.
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:06 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Reveal 14 teaser from September's byte
- Replies: 151
- Views: 49188
Re: Reveal 14 teaser from September's byte
I suspect Blade Show West visitors will get a preview of Reveal 14 this weekend, with a formal release on Monday.
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 11:00 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Favorite non spyderco knives?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 24610
Re: Favorite non spyderco knives?
https://i.imgur.com/ulab6Dt.jpg Benchmade Hidden Canyon Hunter: This is a shockingly good fixed blade that I thought was going to be catch and release. As the name implies, it is meant for hunting, but is a pretty versatile knife for most tasks. I don't spend a ton of time looking at, or shopping f...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:35 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: if you could only own a 5 Spyderco knife collection:
- Replies: 183
- Views: 36173
Re: if you could only own a 5 Spyderco knife collection:
Chaparral LW
Chaparral Stealth Ti
Native 5 G10 w/ LC200N or Magnacut blade swap
Stretch 2
UKPK Salt
Chaparral Stealth Ti
Native 5 G10 w/ LC200N or Magnacut blade swap
Stretch 2
UKPK Salt
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:14 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Linerless Chaparral LW and More Colors
- Replies: 50
- Views: 5735
Re: Linerless Chaparral LW and More Colors
The Chaparral already weighs less than 12 quarters with the liners, given that you'd need to add more FRN (maybe make it about as thick as the UKPK) to guarantee structural integrity, I really think the real question is if people want a more hand-filling Chaparral, after all, the Sage 4 has since be...
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:06 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Reveal 14 teaser from September's byte
- Replies: 151
- Views: 49188
Re: Reveal 14 teaser from September's byte
Magnacut Shaman with Larrin riding it a la Jot Singh
In all seriousness, I hope we'll see the Reveal today or tomorrow.
In all seriousness, I hope we'll see the Reveal today or tomorrow.
- Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:58 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Knife trends you just don't understand?
- Replies: 259
- Views: 40749
Re: Knife trends you just don't understand?
The biggest thing for me is steel elitism. I'm tired of people treating knives that are perfectly adequate and have amazing steels as somehow inferior because a slightly better steel came out. I legit never thought I'd see the day when people complained about a knife in M390 (assuming it has a prope...
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 3:50 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Pick One Favorite.
- Replies: 116
- Views: 13146
Re: Pick One Favorite.
Easy. Spyderco Chaparral LW.
Everything I love about the Chaparral in a utilitarian format at a solid price.
Everything I love about the Chaparral in a utilitarian format at a solid price.
- Tue Jun 06, 2023 11:41 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Shouldn’t love it but do
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2026
Re: Shouldn’t love it but do
McBee. It's surprisingly capable for what I thought was going to be a gimmick knife.