Native 5 Salt CPM-Magnacut Plain Blade-any idea when shipping?

[Ramonade]

https://www.coutellerie-tourangelle.com ... 3R_KGLcTH8

Available SE version too on the website

Thanks for the heads up frère
It just so happens that I had i received it a few days before your post

Haven't used it much so far, but I appreciated the relatively beefy feel. The spyderhole feels awkward, though. Placed too backwards for my liking - just like the backlock notch, btw.

Ahah, this is good news then
As far as the hole and lockbar placement this is due to your hand size I guess, it's a knife that is mostly made for small hands lol

[Araignee]

Ahah, this is good news then
As far as the hole and lockbar placement this is due to your hand size I guess, it's a knife that is mostly made for small hands lol

Actually, I prolly have smaller hands than yours

My reference knife remains the Chaparral, and compared to it, the Native 5's ergo are more difficult to operate for me.

The lockbar is placed further back, relative to the handle. This means that when one-hand closing the knife, I need to reposition my hand more than I'd like.

The hole sits slightly lower than one the Chaparral, owing to the lack of thumb ramp - and I came to realise how much more accessibility these couple additional millimetres afford.
This slight but not inconsequential difference, means that on the Native 5, I need more thumb gymnastics and more careful hand positioning than on the Chaparral.