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TazKristi
07-23-2010, 03:38 PM
Just released (Surprise!), Bushcraft Blanks (Bushcraft Fixed Blade with no scales, no sheath) available now, http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=471
ChapmanPreferred
07-23-2010, 06:30 PM
Thank you Kristi.
Marion David Poff
07-25-2010, 09:15 PM
Is this a consumer direct item, like the Swick2?

Or will this be available in the normal distribution chain?

Best,
Marion
TazKristi
07-26-2010, 08:26 AM
Is this a consumer direct item, like the Swick2?

Or will this be available in the normal distribution chain?

Best,
Marion

Marion,
This is a limited run that is only available consumer direct. Limited enough that we've placed a maximum purchase of 2 per customer.

Hope this helps.

Kristi
dsmegst
07-26-2010, 08:58 AM
Hi,

These are not "seconds" like the handled ones, right? Does it come with the normal Spyderco warranty?
JNewell
07-26-2010, 12:38 PM
Interestingly (maybe?), the blank blade and the finished "seconds" are essentially the same price. There's an argument for buying a finished second and keeping it as is if the handle is tolerable - if it isn't, you lost nothing other than the effort to remove the scales.

I assume that the warranty limitation on the seconds applies only to the scales - that the blade itself is fully warranted?
The Deacon
07-26-2010, 12:54 PM
Interestingly (maybe?), the blank blade and the finished "seconds" are essentially the same price. There's an argument for buying a finished second and keeping it as is if the handle is tolerable - if it isn't, you lost nothing other than the effort to remove the scales.

I assume that the warranty limitation on the seconds applies only to the scales - that the blade itself is fully warranted?Only someone from Spyderco could answer you definitively, but unless they make a special case for these, that would not be the case. One of the reasons seconds in general are cheap is that they are sold without warranty. They may still be a good buy. Unless O-1 is known to be prone to cracking there's not all that many ways a FB's blade could become defective.
JNewell
07-26-2010, 01:41 PM
Agree. Actually, the price analysis should include the sheath, which I believe is included with the seconds.
xavierdoc
07-31-2010, 03:26 AM
I'd recommend the second over the blank for the reasons given. My handle is great- see mini review in main section.