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I don't recall ever seeing such rule before. Spyderco is bringing back a few other discontinued models in both sprint runs and regular production too: It has been a few years since a Caly Jr. and there is supposed to be a sprint run of it being done again. The Wayne Goodard is supposed to be availab...

Cutlery Shoppe and National Knives for most of my Spyderco purchases.

Knifeworks for at least one exclusive and one sprint run so far.

Right-side tip-up carry on every folding knife for me. Tip-down just doesn't feel right. It generally tends to poke my hand. (One exception to this would be the Caly Jr.) In a way this helps limit the knives I want to purchase. If they can't be changed to tip-up or aren't tip-up only, I move on to a...

I was looking around Amazon and saw the Ultra Fine stone for under $50, so I bought one.

one more great tool has been added to the collection of sharpening gear!

Or wait a while to find out when the new version will be available.

To get around the lack of a smaller ultra fine stone for now.

I have purchased one of the ultra fine Sharpmaker rods.

I plan on getting the ultra fine benchstone too.

The "edge-u-cation" section of the Spyderco website and catalogs is one of the best places to learn about steels, how the elements affect the steel, blade shapes and so forth.

Try using the Right-click -> open link in background tab option.

It works for me.

6 - Endura 4s: five of the FFGs with blue, grey, orange, green, dark green ZDP-189 & one full-serrated black. 2 - Para Militaries. Three once the last sprint run (dark green G10/CTS-204P) makes it out of the factory. 3 - Manix 2s (one sprint, one blue lightweight and one XL). One of the Chaparra...

Jack, the picture links at the bottom work.

However the ones in the middle of your post don't work.

(I used right click>open in new background tab.)

I have a few Americanized tanto points from Cold Steel and one from Kershaw.

Like most other knife fans, I find them to be geared towards self-defense purposes than every day carry/utility designs.

Wharncliffes and drop points are much better for EDC.

This is another one I wish I would have picked up when they were still in production.

I like the production models a lot better than those prototypes.

I haven't run into any dull blades from Spyderco so far. They have always been sharp enough for my needs.

I am glad that I bought one of the black FRN/VG-10 versions about ten years ago.

I had no idea it would have so many variations.

I hope that they do another version eventually. Quite a nice knife.

JNewell wrote:More time to recover from recent LE knives from the same dealer!!! :D :spyder:

Yes, good point!

I consider assisted-opening with a flipper to be just as good as an auto/switchblade.

Good stuff — glad to help spread the word of good deals to other knife fans!

There is an overstock special at Cutlery Shoppe:

The Caly 3.5 Carbon Fiber/ZDP-189 for $140!

Edited to add:

They also have an overstock special on the 79mm Rescue model for $40.

Yes, I have to agree with much of the above regarding using diamond and ceramic stones over the traditional Arkansas stones.

Most of the modern-day steels are pushing higher Rockwell hardness is why.

I have not been able to get into chisel grinds at all.

I was given a cheap S & W chisel-ground tanto at work, which I use for scrapping labels off of steel tubes.