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I support the use of Black Linen Micarta in more models, because it raises the likelihood of seeing special runs with White Linen Micarta (aka The Best Micarta).

I also got into Spydercos before I was aware of Byrd knives, but started seeing more Byrds over time (I think they are more popular now as there has been a swing away from price-point snobbery, and from China-bashing, in the knife communities I frequent). I've used two Byrds, a G10 Robin 2 and a G10...

Hi Sal, Good news, the lock-up is still deeper than before, but the lockstick is about half gone and improving after lots of opening and closing. I figure maybe the new contact patch is smoothing itself out. I'll be sure to contact customer service for help if it becomes a major issue again. (I went...

Thank you all for your suggestions. Just a few clarifications of the problem: -The knife has not been disassembled and no parts have been changed -I have inspected the knife thoroughly and there is no debris in the lock/tang area -The lock is sitting deeper, not higher, than it did before, so obstru...

I got a Lil' Native lockback a few months ago and so far it's exactly as great as I was hoping it would be. It got sweaty and covered in wood bits from an extended carving session a few weeks ago, so I cleaned it with rubbing alcohol and gave it a good dose of mineral oil around the pivot and lock/t...

If the full sized Calypso were brought back in linerless G10 with full screw construction ... I made an account just to say that this is exactly how I would want a revived Caly (in 2.5" format hopefully). After using a Lil' Native lockback, linerless G10 construction seems very hard to improve...