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Mushroom wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:16 am

I've always wanted to try the Rookie, I really like the size of it. I still think a sprint run with K390 and Dark Blue G10 scales would be awesome.

This would get my money in a heartbeat. Would love that design and steel combo and would be great to have a modernized version of the Rookie.

JD, I love this series, but would you mind including photos when you make these throwback threads?

Would save a lot of readers from googling each model you post about.

Thanks

Agree with OP. So much so that I started this thread a few months back:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=89273&p=1509857&hil ... l#p1509857

Today I have lapped one side of my Spyderco UF stone with Veritas 90grit SiC powder on glass. The difference is staggering! I am very pleased, it is cutting definitely more aggressive than the factory side. My Sage5 LW got screaming sharp in less than 5minutes, stropped with green compound leather....

OOS

Mushroom wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 28, 2021 3:48 pm

Rex45 Shaman and a big patch of Chicken of the Woods!

Great shot! Fungi have been going gangbusters with this wet weather.

You gonna cook that up?

I would also pick one up in a heartbeat.

Does anyone know if Spyderco has ever produced a wharncliffe with a choil?

I love the wharncliffe profile and getting that extra bit of control and precision from a choil would be useful.

VooDooChild wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:54 pm

Give me lc200n with a green scale on that side and serrated h1 with a yellow scale on the other side. :)

+1

Indeed it has been shortened to the dismay of several forum members. I’ve picked up an HH Urban and noticed the truncated blade (personally wasn’t a big deal). Will be interesting to see if Sal et al. are willing to pursue another design that’s 1/4” longer than the latest Urban. As a user I’m not su...

Hi Doc,

With some digging I found this from the thread “Is the Metropolitan still on hold Sal ?”

sal wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 02, 2018 10:04 am

We'll keep an open mind, but we'd have to shorten the Urban blade to do so and many like the Urban blade like it is.

sal

Fellow Bostonian saying yes, I’d be interested. The Lil’ Native scratches this itch pretty well for me, but I would put my money down to get that pointier blade shape in a 2.5” package.

Have been able to work up a burr on my Manix LW, Native LW, and Mule using natural and alox whetstones. Sounds like you’ve got some experience with other steels so I’m assuming you’ve used a sharpie to ensure you’re hitting the apex? Like Wandering said, I’m not familiar with your sharpener so can’t...

Not quite a sheepsfoot, but the wharncliffe Endura SE is a very aggressive cutter and a good value too.

Pac Salt 2 in LC200N is also a cutting beast and would be my recommendation if you are concerned with weight.

Does it have to be a folder?

Spydergirl88 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 17, 2021 1:33 pm

The benshot rocks glass has a Lc200n lil native blade for a backlock so we assume the salt lil native will be a backlock

Ahhh, good point

I hope we finally get to see the Lil Native BL Salt in LC200N and FRN. I can’t recall if I read about this or not… is this the confirmed format for the Lil Native Salt? I remember some discussion about whether people would prefer BL or CL but can’t recall is Sal weighed in. BL would make more sense...

Question for Sal, or anybody who has an original smock to compare with. Did the design change in this with the 2nd detent? I found my spring and put it all back together but now I'm not sure if I somehow did it wrong? I had an original smock that I sold after I bought this one. With that one I coul...

Zive, any suggestions on compounds/grits you’ve found to work well with the AS core in the itamae nakiri? I’m thinking a basic diamond or cbn paste in either 1.0 or 0.5 micron for the kitchen knives and a couple of my gentle use folders. Then something much more coarse for the SE blades and other l...

Congrats. I hope you enjoy it!

Would be great to get some feedback once you break it in. These are great knives but they don’t seem to generate much discussion in the forum.

Cheers

I have the Itamae nakiri, and the closest comparison I can make is to my Kramer nakiri in SG2. The most striking aspects of Carter Nakiri are the thinness of the blade and how light the knife is. It slices even better than my Kramer and is very agile in hand due to the light weight. The edge out of ...