Chinook I (the original in 440V Steel)
Chinook II (hollow grind)
Chinook III/Chinook II (flat grind)
James;
Hi, this is Zac Nickey. I have a few questions that a couple of Spyderco guys want to know, including myself. I thought it would be neat if I could post it on the SpyderCo Forums as information comming directly from yourself as well as pictures comparing my Chinook II alongside the Chinook III.
> 1) How does the Chinook II differ from the III in a nutshell?
IT'S LIGHTER, STRONGER and LESS COSMETICALLY BASED and now, MORE PERFORMANCE ORIENTED. MEANING IT'LL CUT BETTER, CARRY EASIER AND RE-SHARPEN FASTER DUE TO THE SLIGHT CHANGES WE'VE ADDED.
> 2) The Chinook was designed as an MBC knifepecefically for a move you do called the backcut, correct?
YES
TO SUPPORT THAT TECHNIQUE AND THE PRESSURES and ISSUES SURROUNDING THAT ACTION.
> 3) In brief, could you describe the backcut for people not familiar with the Chinook's modified bowie design?
THE BACKCUT IS AN INVERTED / RETICULATED TYPE OF STRIKE. IT ARCS OVER AND ADVERSARY VERSUS COMING STRAIGHT AT THEM. IT FOLLOWS THE SAME LOGIC AND DESIGN AS ALL ANIMAL CLAWS AND FANGS. IT IS ONE OF THE FASTEST MOVEMENTS THE HUMAN BODY CAN MAKE (think thumbs up to suddenly switching to thumbs down) ITS A RIPPING TEAR TYPE OF WOUND. THE LOCK IS STRONG TO SUPPORT THE INVERTED PRESSURES THIS ACTION INDUCES.
> 4) What made you choose CPM-S30V over other possible steels currently on the market?
SIMPLY SAID IT WAS PERFORMANCE - IMPERVIOUSNESS, DURABILITY AND THE IMPACT RESISTANT QUALITIES AN MBC KNIFE SHOULD POSSESS. MANY SUCH FINAL JUDGEMENTS ARE THE DOMAIN OF SPYDERCO STAFF AND NOT ITS COLLABORATORS.
> 5) Spyderco has been tinkering with two supersteels. The first is ZDP-189 and the newest is M4, yet to see production on a good knife. Crucible Materials is saying that the edge retention on M4 steel is beyond most people's imagination and that it has amazing properties. Given that the Chinook has led the way to the strongest locking folder available, is it possible we will be seeing a run (or limited run) of the Chinook in any of these supersteels?
VERY POSSIBLY WE MIGHT SEE A "TEST" RUN OF FEW CHINOOKS W/ SOME EXOTIC STEEL. I KNOW THAT FEW RUNS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE. NOT MANY UNITS, BUT TO SEE HOW THEY PERFORM ETC. FOR A KNIFEMAN, EDGE RETENTION IS FAR LESS OF A FACTOR THAN THE MORE CRITICAL "IMPACT RESISTANCE" ELEMENT.
> 6) What is up with Ken Onion and those Hawaiian shirts (a good friend of mine wanted me to ask you that)?
SINCE KEN LIVES IN THE ISLANDS AND HIS WIFE IS NATIVE TO THE ISLANDS, IT SORT OF FITS HE'D BE REAL "POSITIVE" ON THE PLACE AND ALL THAT GOES ALONG W/ IT (LIKE THE SHIRTS AND SUCH). IT'S LIKE SINCE I LIVE ON A RANCH, IN THE MOUNTAINS I WEAR COWBOY HATS AND CARHARTT JEANS, THEY FIT THE ENVIRONS. ps: Ken is a good friend and a great guy. The "real deal" is tuff to find these days and Ken Onion is the REAL DEAL for sure whether it be knifemaking or tactical application, Ken's there baby!
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I did a bit of cutting on unrelated things I typed in the email, but that is the important part of it.
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