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JD will chime in any second now... Yeah you're right I will :D Right at this very moment I'm carrying my full SE Spyderhawk. Albeit I'm looking so forward to snagging one of the new Sprint Run C-44 Dyads scheduled to come out late this summer. As recent as 18 months ago I was carrying a full SE Nat...

Reporting for duty fellow Spydermen :cool: :D We had a major remodeling and overhaul of our facility here where I currently live and work. We didn't have Wi Fi for almost a month and I was very busy with some other items of business for a while but I'm back in the saddle so to speak. I'm also gearin...

[quote="Dodge"][/QUOTE] That's one extremely cool "TANTO TRIO" you have there "Dodge" :cool: I have 2 of them myself and I'm also patiently awaiting the reintroduction of the FB03 fixed blade Lum Tanto to be available again in a very much improved blade steel and I'm su...

Lil Temp Rhino/Trailing point. Just cause... :D Blerv I got to give you a huge "HIGH FIVE" on that one :cool: The Rhino Horn Lil T was truly a Spyderco Ultra-Classic in every sense of the word. Now I did also like the leaf blade Lil T as well but there was something very special about tha...

I voted for VG-10 blade steel simply because it is the one I use the most. I actually have 3 to 4 steels I like better that VG-10 but for everyday hard use knives that I use a lot almost all of them have VG-10. I certainly like VG-10 better than I do S30V. However there are some Crucible steels I li...

the ocelot, it just sits in my spyderpac unused and unloved. I agree with Michael concerning the Ocelot model. Those recessed footprints to me were truly a very bad design mistake IMO. I would buy an Ocelot again in a heartbeat if they would reintroduce one with a solid G-10 or Micarta handle. But ...

It's what I like to call "The Golden Era Of Spyders" 1998-2003. Well it is to me anyway and I also think that there is a lot to support that as well. Because when you look at all the super models that have come forth from that era they are the "holy grail", super high dollar, mos...

WOW! :eek: The idea of a slipjoint folder with a curved blade and serrations is enormous! Linerless, toxic green G10 handles of the UKPK would fit perfectly. :D I'm not so sure that a slipjoint folder is a good idea. Because I truly want my Hawkbills ( serrated or otherwise) to have a locking mecha...

I have the same experience. I'd also add that cutting soft media(cardboard, paper, packaging, even cardboard), XHP is no match for ZDP. But I have to cut wood, zip ties, hard plastic like those bushing things, I find that XHP outlasts ZDP even when both are at 36/40. At low angles like 22° or even ...

For me, so far two customs in CPM-10V @64hrc have done the best for me followed by CPM-S90V/CTS-20CP then M390/CTS-204P and CPM-M4. That CPM 10V is one I haven't had the priviledge of trying out unfortunately. I haven't seen that one offered up by any production knife companies. I've got to test ou...

A lot of these places look up MSRP and expect to get that much out of them. That's what the pawn shops around here do, and I laugh at them for it. I'm so thankful that I have a knife shop 10 minutes from my house, even if he doesn't carry abut about a dozen different models at one time. That probab...

JD - I fear that the Caly Jr. will disappear for good and that we won't see any more sprint runs. TedP Well Ted you may be right because in this current environment with the competitive market forces and the pressure to be in a constant state of change you may be right. However I don't think that w...

Chokwe, because I want one but not enough to put it at the front of the line I always wanted a Chokwe myself> I love streamlined, clip point type blades. The Chokwe to me was like an advanced version of the JD Smith model of years gone by. I waited patiently for them to make one in something beside...

I'm trying to post photos but don't know how. Thanks. Rob If you get lined out on your photo software then be sure to take some close pics of the blade, handle and the sheath. Also let us know if you have the original factory box as well. There are a lot of serious collectors (myself included) that...

Me too. I found an overpriced Endura at Gander Mtn. once. Boy oh boy!! do I know that feeling. The other day I found an old G-2 Endura at a Pawn Shop here in KC, MO USA and they wanted a firm $80 for it used ( and not even in what I call good condition either) :eek: :rolleyes: I told the pawn broke...

I actually used the serrated part of my combo Manix 2 recently to saw a stalk of bamboo in my yard. Completely wrong tool for the job but it did work eventually. Couldn't do that with a plain edge. Interesting!! I've never used a Spyderco "Jumpmaster" model but if I had a job that truly n...

$80-100 is probably low. The lowest prices on eBay recently have been right around $175+shipping (with no box). NIB examples are fetching $230-$275 on eBay these days. But without more info, it's impossible to say. Yeah I might have low-balled it somewhat but not knowing what kind of condition it's...

I agree with a lot of what Deacon has to say about it>> however being that Bob Lum's name in the knife world is very similar to what Van Gogh's name is in the art world. In other words there are a lot of serious admirers of his works and even his designs. I know I'm one of them and I talk to a lot o...

Depends what you're cutting. Cloth + spyderedge has never worked well for me. Oh I'm not claiming that the Spyderedge/curved blade is good for everything>> Yeah there are a few things that are better done with a plain edge like meat cutting, fish cleaning, deer skinning and many culinary jobs are t...

You know there are times when an answer to your question that you have been looking for is right there in front of you and you just can't see it because maybe it's just too obvious :rolleyes: . But on the other hand I guess I have seen it for years but didn't give it full thought or complete recogni...