I don't think a detent ball ever rotates. It's supposed to be "stuck".
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- Mon Sep 25, 2023 2:49 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Caribbean problem
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1544
- Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:03 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Blade Length vs Edge Length - Why does it matter?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2820
Re: Blade Length vs Edge Length - Why does it matter?
But japan is a very peaceful society in general and probably has more to do with societal norms than knife ownership or restrictions. Also it probably helps to have a geriatric society. Harder to stab when you have arthritis, a bad hip, and sore knees. When it comes to Japan and being a peaceful so...
- Sat Jul 29, 2023 2:47 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Canada's knife laws just cost me almost $400.
- Replies: 80
- Views: 12337
Re: Canada's knife laws just cost me almost $400.
What BHQ could do is issue a warning about shipping to Canadian addresses because of spot-checks the CBSA uses to prevent delivery. Without such a warning, BHQ looks very much like it cares only to take your money. From their shipping page: "If items get lost, stolen, or seized by customs, we ...
- Tue Jul 18, 2023 4:32 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Is this a rare version of the Stretch?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 840
Re: Is this a rare version of the Stretch?
I had a Boker Top Lock with Kraton inserts that was made in the 90's. After about 10 years, the inserts fell out. I tried a few different adhesives but never could get them to stay in again.
- Sat Jul 08, 2023 11:48 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Best place to sell some Spyderco’s online
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2633
Re: Best place to sell some Spyderco’s online
Got any vintage cast iron skillets? If you have a store on ebay with some buy it now pieces, I'll check it out.steelcity16 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 10:44 pmI sell a ton on there (some knives, but mostly vintage, antiques, and collectibles)
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:59 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Bow River Upgrade!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2890
Re: Bow River Upgrade!
Another good comparison would be my old cellphone. It works and is made of functional material. Still I wouldn't buy the same phone today and I'd be willing to pay more for something up to date. But your old cellphone is obsolete because it probably isn't compatible with apps made today. It can't b...
- Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:58 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: M4 Bow River?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2892
Re: M4 Bow River?
thread could use a pic of this great knife design.
- Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:42 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: M4 Bow River?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2892
Re: M4 Bow River?
I'd prefer a better stainless for a knife designed for use around water. But I probably wouldn't buy it anyway because the 8cr works just fine for me when I take it to the creek or river.
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:42 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: I had enough of Seki ''hiccups''
- Replies: 100
- Views: 7938
Re: I had enough of Seki ''hiccups''
They don't "run" those foreign factories. Spyderco does not own them. They just work with them.weeping minora wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:00 pm
Perhaps someone else here can start a company, run factories in 5 different countries worldwide and find a better solution to such manufacturing flaws ?
- Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:46 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: First Spyderco- Tenacious- Got Questions!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1626
Re: First Spyderco- Tenacious- Got Questions!
Is it the lightweight or the G10?
- Thu May 18, 2023 2:06 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Sharp knives save lives
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2033
Re: Sharp knives save lives
Couldn't it just be unclipped? Not trying to be a jerk here, but the collar has a clip on it and you wouldn't have needed a sharp knife next to the face of panicking dog. But I do understand sometimes a human panics too, and the easy options are overlooked.
- Wed May 03, 2023 4:56 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Big Belly Blades
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4549
Re: Big Belly Blades
Never heard of it :thinking Seems like it would be easy to cut through the skin if you're not really careful. With furbearers like coyote, fox, and everything smaller, large sweeping cuts aren't needed. A pointy tip is needed for fine work around the head/face and for the starting cuts down the leg...
- Wed May 03, 2023 3:34 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Big Belly Blades
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4549
Re: Big Belly Blades
It's interesting that so many people think of a large knife belly as a skinner. Most of the people I know who skin lots of animals, especially furbearers, use something completely different with no belly at all. In fact, it's called a pelting knife.
- Wed Apr 19, 2023 4:25 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Any love for combo edges?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2205
Re: Any love for combo edges?
We had this topic back in January.... So I'll just copy my comment from that. "When I worked on a farm, which did everything from growing crops and baling straw/hay to raising upland game birds, a combo edge was easily the best edge type. You get some dirty and gritty things to cut that serrate...
- Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:40 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Any love for combo edges?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2205
Re: Any love for combo edges?
I was hoping they'd do a combo edge Polestar just like they did the combo edge Tenacious. It would be nice if there were at least 1 or 2 exclusives in combo. There's a very real gap in the market for premium combo edge knives. We mostly have inexpensive China products to choose from.
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:39 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: one color per steel?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1089
Re: one color per steel?
The s35vn PM2 and Para 3 were first released in brown g10. Now that color is used for 15V. There are only so many colors in this world to choose from. You eventually run out.
- Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:36 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Somebody tell Seki City to knock down the edge of the Spydie Hole
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1405
Re: Somebody tell Seki City to knock down the edge of the Spydie Hole
Jerome Howard wrote: ↑Sun Apr 16, 2023 2:12 pmAnd I don't have dainty little girl hands like Nick Shebazz.
- Sun Apr 16, 2023 5:12 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: SPK Lamia colab
- Replies: 94
- Views: 8001
Re: SPK Lamia colab
The only Spyderco frame lock I know of made in the USA was the titanium Military. Were there any more? I don't see this model being made in the USA.
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:28 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Over looked Gem
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1480
Re: Over looked Gem
I always thought it looked like a mafia captain's knife. Missed out on calling it the Spyderco Gambino.
- Sat Apr 08, 2023 4:06 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What went Wrong???
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2543