Evil D wrote:What's this 4 blade options on the Caribbean I keep seeing? Are they doing clip point and wharnie in both edge types?
Yep, in one of the SHOT show videos Eric goes over the PE and SE Leaf shaped Caribbean's and mentions the wharnie will also be available in both PE and SE.
EDIT: This is in the beginning of the "BladeHQ" SHOT show video around 1:15 into the video.
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Evil D wrote:What's this 4 blade options on the Caribbean I keep seeing? Are they doing clip point and wharnie in both edge types?
Yep, in one of the SHOT show videos Eric goes over the PE and SE Leaf shaped Caribbean's and mentions the wharnie will also be available in both PE and SE.
I mistook that as meaning the SE version would be the wharnie and the PE version would be the leaf shape. If so I will almost certainly buy a PE wharnie version.
Evil D wrote:What's this 4 blade options on the Caribbean I keep seeing? Are they doing clip point and wharnie in both edge types?
Quite right.
What I'm curious about is the liners and other hardware, and if it will be as rust proof as the blade. Can I be as careless with this baby as I am with my Pacific Salt? I hope so cuz the last thing I want is a nice shiny blade on a rusty pivot, grinding its way out of a rusty handle.
And there is something about the detail that Eric goes into that makes me want to buy everything he's selling. He really emphasizes what's so impressive about each knife and does it enthusiastically, but without sounding like a salesman.
Evil D wrote:What's this 4 blade options on the Caribbean I keep seeing? Are they doing clip point and wharnie in both edge types?
Quite right.
What I'm curious about is the liners and other hardware, and if it will be as rust proof as the blade. Can I be as careless with this baby as I am with my Pacific Salt? I hope so cuz the last thing I want is a nice shiny blade on a rusty pivot, grinding its way out of a rusty handle.
And there is something about the detail that Eric goes into that makes me want to buy everything he's selling. He really emphasizes what's so impressive about each knife and does it enthusiastically, but without sounding like a salesman.
Agreed on all counts. His descriptions of certain knives made me more interested in models I wasn't crazy about. The Chinook has more belly than I prefer, but after hearing him talk about how its trimmed down from the originals while still maintaining its distinguished form factor, it made me want to try one.
I'm really curious about the Caribbeans weight. One of the reasons I like Pacific Salts so much is its only 3 oz for a full sized pocket knife, while most others its size are 4-6oz. I expect the Caribbean to weigh more, but if its over 4.5 oz it won't replace my Pacific Salts completely.
I had an interesting thought this morning while watching the videos. There is a segment of people out there that ask for one of two things, 1. a higher-end Tenacious, or 2. more knives without a choil. Looking at the impressive amount of cutting edge on the Caribbean has me wondering, does that blade shape fit the bill?
Evil D wrote:What's this 4 blade options on the Caribbean I keep seeing? Are they doing clip point and wharnie in both edge types?
Yep, in one of the SHOT show videos Eric goes over the PE and SE Leaf shaped Caribbean's and mentions the wharnie will also be available in both PE and SE.
EDIT: This is in the beginning of the "BladeHQ" SHOT show video around 1:15 into the video.
Maybe I'm reading too much into this but Eric says that the Caribbean is a new series with the salt series, not just a new model. Bombshell?
Does he mean that the Caribbean has multiple blade offerings or there are others coming in the Caribbean series too?
SF Native wrote:
Maybe I'm reading too much into this but Eric says that the Caribbean is a new series with the salt series, not just a new model. Bombshell?
Does he mean that the Caribbean has multiple blade offerings or there are others coming in the Caribbean series too?
Could be that or series in the sense that there will be least four blade styles for it.
So it doesn't look like the lefty pm2 or the lefty military was at the show. Has anyone heard anything? From the no show I'd be guessing second half of the year?
This is a bit off topic but since this is a hot thread I know this will be seen, and it doesn't need a new thread just to ask.
D'Allara...I've always pronounced that with a hard D and then "Allara" but Eric was pronouncing it just as "Dallara". Which is correct? I hate mispronouncing peoples' names.
I still don't know how to say Southard. Is it "SOUTHard" or "SUTHard"?
Evil D wrote:This is a bit off topic but since this is a hot thread I know this will be seen, and it doesn't need a new thread just to ask.
D'Allara...I've always pronounced that with a hard D and then "Allara" but Eric was pronouncing it just as "Dallara". Which is correct? I hate mispronouncing peoples' names.
I still don't know how to say Southard. Is it "SOUTHard" or "SUTHard"?
I feel you on this, and i cringe at all variations of VALLOTTON i see in posts :)
Regarding D'Allara i have met and heard of some D'*****s through the years and they all pronounce their names as if written without apostrophe.
I have talked about my knife as Suthard as well before, guess i will have to get used to SOUTHard :)
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