The reason I carry pepper spray is that the Post Office issues it, or at least used to issue it, to mail carriers. Several mail carriers have told me they had good results.
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- Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:00 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: SD against a dog?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 8786
- Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:51 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: SD against a dog?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 8786
There are two kinds of pepper spray, CN (alphachloroacetaphenone) and CS (Orthochlorobenzalmalonitrile). CN works faster on people, but CS incapacitates better, once it takes effect. Police often prefer CS because they wade in and use a whole lot of it. For spray and run, CN might be better. Some pe...
- Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:06 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Would The Native be a good knife for me??
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1704
Very early Natives were trash, often sold in the $10-$15 range when word got out. New production knives are fine. On the early Natives, the hand could depress the back spring when the knife was strongly gripped, which released the lock. The so called Boyle detent is just a moon shaped cut-out in the...
- Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:37 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Spyderco Native's blade big enough for self defense?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7130
My wife carries a native, trains with another with the edge and point ground off and polished. Works fine. A Yojimbo is better, cuts deeper, has a better lock, but the native fits her hand. The penetration of a blade may be quite a bit deeper than the length of the blade because unsupported flesh, l...
- Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:33 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: blade play how common ???
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1734
i have just got a spur in the post and its the first spyderco i have got with any noticeable side to side blade play :( i am just wondering how common this is ? and if there is anything i can do about it myself If the construction is riveted, slop happens more often than it should. This is one of a...
- Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:42 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: The best steel for tactical knives
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7045
- Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:10 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Adding grip to a stainless handle?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 10385
Stair tread tape comes in various degrees of roughness. It's intended to go on the edge of treads to keep people from slipping. It is sometimes cheaper than skate board tape, and can sometimes be found in more colors. Hardware store item. There is a really aggressive tape used by wing walkers, which...
- Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:58 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Yojimbo Review
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11360
I think of a knife as safety equipment, so I'm willing to pay what reliable gear costs. I ask myself, if I find myself really needing a knife to get out of a difficult situation, what I would rather have in my pocket, a $50 knife and a hundred dollar bill, or a rock solid $150 knife? Granted, I put ...
- Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:15 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Bomb Proof Knife..?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3042
I carried a MOD Tempest for about three years. Used it hard and it's still in good shape. Now it lives in my bugout bag. Prices all over the map. They are out of production, and the price dropped to as low as $100, but as they get harder to find the price is going up. http://www.blackhawk.com/produc...
- Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:39 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What's best knife for a natural disaster?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2244
- Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:44 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: So how do you test your lock?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 4215
- Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:38 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Karambit
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1533
- Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:06 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Why was the Ronin discontinued?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3499
I understand there were production problems, because the knife handles are individually hand shaped, which causes enough variation to make the sheaths less than interchangable. There was some talk of a molded handle, but I guess that never happened. Some Spydercos are still available on line, and Mi...
- Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:43 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: yojimbo
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7065
- Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:20 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Yojimbo Trainers
- Replies: 70
- Views: 12579
- Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:47 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: My new Spydercos and two disappointments...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2392
- Sun May 29, 2005 11:56 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Meat Cut Tests with 6 Knives
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6113
- Sun May 29, 2005 10:53 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Native Screw Conversion
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2163
This is fairly dangerous, and a drill press with a drill vice and some kind of wooden holding fixture might be a good idea. If you drill the blade, lock it down, stay clear, and be careful. A drill can spin a blade, and spinning sharp things are dangerous. Since carbide bits work by burning, it is a...
- Wed May 18, 2005 9:36 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Need a good, Cheap, quality, light knife for Fire?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1765
- Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:09 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Civilian or Yojimbo for carry
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6568
I carry two Yojimbos for three reasons. First, I prefer to rely on capability rather than intimidation, and the Yojimbo is purpose designed to be a fighter. It has amazing cutting ability, and a long list of features a skilled knife fighter wants. Second, the Yojimbo is a very good utility knife. Wh...