SpeedHoles wrote:DougC-3 wrote:I'd like to see a leaf blade on the new brown Stretch 2. I like the knife because it's a little thinner than most mid-length knives and I'm slowly beginning to like the blade shape, but I'd still like to cross it with a Manix or Superleaf (with thinner blade), etc.
Sounds like you just want a brown R... well maybe with a bit of curve to the spine.
Please don't mess with the Stretch Blade I have come to enjoy so much! :p
I didn't want to change the present Stretch. I'd just like to see a leaf variant with the same handle, like the Superhawk (C116) and Superleaf (C140), though the Superleaf is apparently considered a separate model instead of a variant since it has a different C number. Also I wasn't looking for a brown one, though that would be fine. I just like the way the knife handles and the thinness of it for some purposes, though I like thick knives too.
The R and Superleaf are two of my favorites. My perfect R blade would be a little less triangular and more leafy and have a slightly bigger choil. Another lock type would be OK if it would fit into the width of the handle. I like the easy cleaning of open constructions but I like the backlock too.
Evil D wrote:We had a big discussion about the Stretch spine shape a while back. I don't recall how that ended but I'm guessing since the Stretch 2 came with the same spine shape, there wasn't enough demand for it. My opinion was that I prefer a straight or leaf shaped spine but for the Stretch I felt that (much like the original Kiwi) it's part of the knife's identity.
I agree that the Stretch would not be a Stretch if they changed the blade shape any more than they did with the new Stretch 2 and that it has a huge fan base the way it is, or at least was. I guess it remains to be seen if the new one will get as many fans.
By the way, if Kristi hadn't opened up a can of Thread Locker, I was afraid I was going to have to press the SMITE button on my computer in that thread about the server being down Monday :eek: :D