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I feel your pain! Here in Johannesburg I know of maybe 3 shops who stock literally only a handful of Spydercos. The biggest shop has quite a big range of maybe 40, but also only the basic models, and at shocking prices. In a previous chat with this shop owner, he just stared at me with a blank expre...

...the only thing i do is to touch it up with a ceramic rod up to 1200grit I tried to like stropping, but I could never get consistent results. Maybe my technique sucks or my strop sucks... :confused: So I also use the Edge Pro 1200 grit ceramic hone for touch-ups, and it works really well for me. ...

Check out Jim Ankersons test over at Bladeforums...

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... -quot-rope

This has become my reference point for edge retention

I almost always carry a Victorinox Rambler.

Then I rotate between
Dragonfly G10
Dragonfly Salt SE
Para 20CP
Gayle Bradley

Or a combination of the above

With Spyderco you have the awesome round hole that has many used besides opening. You can get a little cable at a hardware store or even a hardware section in big box stores. Ie picture wire/cable for picture frame hanging. Then you just use a little lock like the ones to lock your suitcase. Run th...

sqsar wrote:i'd agree that a gb would trump both a manix2 and superleaf.

+1

Very interesting thread, I've learnt a few things... (thanks BH49 for that quote) Which makes me wonder if H1 would stay just as sharp in the drawer as when it was put away? A while ago I saw a Youtube video where Cutlerylover did a long term torture test on H1, to see if he could get it to rust. If...

I felt the need to resurrect this old thread to add my WOW to this chorus. My GB arrived today, and I am HUGELY impressed. This knife is absolutely flawless! :) I'm looking forward to see how M4 behaves, but I can already see that it takes a very fine sharp edge, finer than 20CP. With some Tuff glid...

Agree! I have both the serrated H1 and the G10 versions, and I carry them regularly during the week in the office. I really like the H1 version for messy jobs, like cutting food/fruit, since I can just rinse and forget. A week ago during an office lunch I cut a block of cheese on a cheese platter wi...

I've been eyeing this one since the pre orders opened a few months ago.

I finally also put my order in this morning. I know I will kick myself later if I miss out on this combo...

Good point about the Millie M390/CF - for a moment I forgot its a dealer exclusive only...

Man, thats a nice problem to have! :)

Dunno how unique these will be when they finally arrive, but I would consider the following if I was in your position:

Millie M390
Lionspy
Tuff
Techno
Dodo sprint

****, thats nasty. :eek:

psychophipps wrote:That picture is exactly why I carry tip-up with the spine of the blade against the back of the pocket

+1 on this

My vote goes to the EP too, although I've never used the WE. I had a Lansky for a few years, but got so frustrated with the clamping system (knife moving while clamped) that I vowed never to use a clamping system again. What I like about the EP is that you can easily sharpen very long blades, like c...

Currently I have an Aqua Salt SE for camp food prep.

Although I do not have one yet, I am looking to get a Moran soon to keep the Aqua company during camping.

Thanks for the review, I was reading about the Zulu just yesterday... Interesting knife - I like it...

The only small drawback for me would be sharpening the slightly recurved blade.

On the Para 2 I simply face the knife down, use my index finger to press/pinch the compression lock an it virually closes itself (gravity). I'm having a hard time trying to figure our how you get your fingers in the way :confused: Me too. For me its the easiest lock to disengage one handed. I love ...

Donut wrote:Sal also mentioned that a s110v knife was in the works. :D

Heehaa, now thats one I would not want to miss!

DCDesigns wrote:More super steels in smaller knives please!

^^^^^^^^

What he said!

Congrats! The Para 2 is awesome...

It was my first Spyderco as well (the 20cp sprint) :D

That did not deter me from getting 4 other "lesser" models in a very short time. I love and use them all!