Smaller K2? Lil' K2?

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Re: Smaller K2? Lil' K2?

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Dear Sal, can you give an outlook of the timeline? Can it be introduced in 2016 still?
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archangel wrote:Dear Sal, can you give an outlook of the timeline? Can it be introduced in 2016 still?
That project is on hold.

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:( Bummer!
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Dang it.
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Man, that is a bummer, especially after picking up the K2 and realizing how awesome this piece is, maybe I need to pick up another to make myself feel better :D
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I am really sad. The list of further must-have spydies is very short. Now there's one less. :(. The full size K2 is simply too big, despite the huge recent price drop. I am really sad...
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I'm sure it's for a good reason, wasn't Farid redesigning the mini K2 for Spyderco?
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Re: Smaller K2? Lil' K2?

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I just remember Farid announcing the mini version of his custom K2 about a year ago on Bladeforums. Didn't know anything about a Spyderco version. I'd be interested if there wasn't such an abrupt upsweep towards the tip.
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I've considered picking up a full-size version and taking a grinder to it and see what kind of mini-K2 i can come up with on my own.
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Re: Smaller K2? Lil' K2?

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You mean like this?
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This took four 3M zirconium belts and a lot of time....
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Matt Deaner wrote:You mean like this?
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This took four 3M zirconium belts and a lot of time....
Nice!
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Matt Deaner wrote:You mean like this?
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This took four 3M zirconium belts and a lot of time....
If it came like this from the factory I would have grabbed one despite all its other flaws.
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Re: Smaller K2? Lil' K2?

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Thanks!
I love it. With the flat spine it's like an extra large Military.
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Hi Matt,

Welcome to our forum.

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Matt Deaner wrote:You mean like this?
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This took four 3M zirconium belts and a lot of time....
Nice work!
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Re: Smaller K2? Lil' K2?

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I don't get why you don't like the upsweep tip. It's what makes the K2 special.

Just needs to be shorter.

Still hope there's going to be a Lil K2 sometime....
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Re: Smaller K2? Lil' K2?

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For my use, working with the upswept tip was a little awkward. I am not a big fan of trailing point knives in general for this reason. Still, I wouldn't have done this unless I had an unmolested spare (which I do).
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Re: Smaller K2? Lil' K2?

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BREAKING NEWS!
Quote from Man himself Farid Mehr:
"the ball is in their court and I would be happy to see the 3.5" version go in to production"
And from myself, Mini K2 should be 3,9 as it is. What a fantastic blade! Just imagine 3,9 CPM 10V!
Common Sal bring it to us!
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I have no idea what the business or personal/professional relationship is between the two guys but
on the surface this should be a done deal! Just fix the freaking lock stick!
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Re: Smaller K2? Lil' K2?

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BREAKING NEWS!
Quote from Man himself Farid Mehr:
"the ball is in their court and I would be happy to see the 3.5" version go in to production"
And from myself, Mini K2 should be 3,9 as it is. What a fantastic blade! Just imagine 3,9 CPM 10V!
Common Sal bring it to us!
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