Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
I hope Chaparral sticks to its original mission of highlighting various handle materials. Sage’s mission used to be all about various locking mechanisms but no longer. Pity.
New handle materials for Chaparral: stainless steel (super slim), Micarta, true CF, diamond arc G-10, solid copper, etc.
New handle materials for Chaparral: stainless steel (super slim), Micarta, true CF, diamond arc G-10, solid copper, etc.
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Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
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Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
Changing the color of an existing handle material is not moving away from the intent of the knife, in any way whatsoever. There will still be new scale materials of various kinds and changing the FRN color does not interfere or change that mission in any way. Like, for example, the titanium scales. they did four patterns of those and one of those they offered the same pattern with color choices. Let's get real.
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Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
I thought I replied to this already, but maybe not: HEAR HEAR
Sun & Moon, Rainbow Trout, Caribbean are great examples of some of the best looking/most interesting knives in the lineup. So are the forest green & sage green scales ala DF2 or Wolfspyder/Brouwer, but that's a different story.
Let's get some pastels, neons, weird patterns (ala colored vinyl) and gradients going. Surely FRN is able to be mixed in cool ways? All due respect but we are drowning in a sea of martial masculinity drag palettes, if after 10,000 years there isn't enough I Have A Job Greyscale, Weekend Warrior OD, or [redacted] yet, there will never be. Or from a different angle: I wear a lot of black, but almost all of my socks, undies, hats etc. are SUPER colorful/patterened, because it's fun, because it looks good and I have Clincially Excellent Taste, and because a little, or a screaming lot of color never hurt anyone. It's healthy for you. For us. Besides, the knives say EARTH on them, so as I see it there's an obligation to represent our bright little marble to the rest of chaos and/or the cosmos.
On that note, I recently saw an old Spyderco box that was green with a spider web on it. It was OUTSTANDING, whoever designed it deserves a hi five and a beer, and why on earth was it ever abandoned/not picked up for the whole line? It's just about the best looking packaging in the gd knife industry, and from a company with "Spyder" in the name, you love to see it
Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
I'm totally not against more FRN colors of Chaparral since the price is so good at under $100 but I'd like to see more handle materials: Stainless Steel (super slim and some with engravings), Micarta (a variety of them), True CF (a variety of them), Forest Green G-10 with Diamond Arc Pattern, Solid Copper, etc.
I have almost all of the Chaparral models since 2011 including the CF/G-10 Laminate with S30V and XHP. The only one I don't have is the Blue Anodized Stepped Titanium. I got two samples from two different dealers and the blue anodization was patchy with some sections darker and some faded. Looked awful so I sent them back. Love the regular Stepped Titanium which is an absolute functional piece of art. Very detailed and time-consuming CNC milling on the titanium.
I have almost all of the Chaparral models since 2011 including the CF/G-10 Laminate with S30V and XHP. The only one I don't have is the Blue Anodized Stepped Titanium. I got two samples from two different dealers and the blue anodization was patchy with some sections darker and some faded. Looked awful so I sent them back. Love the regular Stepped Titanium which is an absolute functional piece of art. Very detailed and time-consuming CNC milling on the titanium.
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Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
Ah, another person of taste and culture! The more I think about it, the more I'd really like a pale lavender Chaparral! More weird stuff would be nice. Glitter in translucent FRCP? FRN tie-dye? Micaratra made of lacey tea doilies? We've seen cool micarta made of Mexican blankets, maybe some floral brocade micarta could be cooked up?bleasure wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 4:08 pm
Let's get some pastels, neons, weird patterns (ala colored vinyl) and gradients going. Surely FRN is able to be mixed in cool ways? All due respect but we are drowning in a sea of martial masculinity drag palettes, if after 10,000 years there isn't enough I Have A Job Greyscale, Weekend Warrior OD, or [redacted] yet, there will never be. Or from a different angle: I wear a lot of black, but almost all of my socks, undies, hats etc. are SUPER colorful/patterened, because it's fun, because it looks good and I have Clincially Excellent Taste, and because a little, or a screaming lot of color never hurt anyone. It's healthy for you. For us. Besides, the knives say EARTH on them, so as I see it there's an obligation to represent our bright little marble to the rest of chaos and/or the cosmos.
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Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
I like pastels. I never thought about them for a knife, however. I suspect there would be a draw for some people. I'm not sure I'd want one, but who knows? My wife would love them, though.
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Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
I’m brand new to the Spyderco world, and I had no idea certain colors are only used with certain steels. Is there a list of what steels get what colors that I could look at? My first Spyderco (FRN Chaparral) just arrived and I’m excited to check it out. I also have a Cat and Lil’ Native ordered.sal wrote: ↑Mon Oct 04, 2021 10:33 pmYou have to keep in mind that any color that is attached to a steel chemistry would be off limits unless the model was made with that steel. That's one of the reasons we tooled up for an FRN variation. With that in mind, blues would include K390 and SPY7, etc.
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Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
I absolutely love the Chaparral LW & would love to see different colour & steel combos, perhaps a SE XHP version??
I have a Cold Steel "Lucky" that has both PE & SE (XHP) blades and I think serrated XHP works great, and Spyderco serrations are way better than any other I've tried.
The Chaparral LW is such an amazing little folder -- PLEASE make more colours/flavours/versions!
I have a Cold Steel "Lucky" that has both PE & SE (XHP) blades and I think serrated XHP works great, and Spyderco serrations are way better than any other I've tried.
The Chaparral LW is such an amazing little folder -- PLEASE make more colours/flavours/versions!
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I thought the recent Blade HQ M4/Robin's Egg Blue sprint was really nice. Unfortunately, I don't need another P3LW as much as my car needed a new suspension.
I'm happiest with Micarta and Tool Steel.
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Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
Mint Green, wasn't it? Maybe I missed one. I am all for colors to choose from.kennethsime wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 10:35 amI thought the recent Blade HQ M4/Robin's Egg Blue sprint was really nice. Unfortunately, I don't need another P3LW as much as my car needed a new suspension.
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Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
No, I think you're right - there's been a rash of lighter-colored sprints lately and I got confused.
Either way, the pastels are nice - I think they help the knife look non-threatening.
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Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
They do, for a fact. Black, to me, is something I can't figure. Black makes a knife look threatening, but maybe that's the point. There are a lot of people that live in a fantasy world where they want a knife to look bad and by extension they look bad.kennethsime wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 11:43 pmNo, I think you're right - there's been a rash of lighter-colored sprints lately and I got confused.
Either way, the pastels are nice - I think they help the knife look non-threatening.
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Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
I'm down for any color but black, but I think a white FRN handle on the Chaparral would look particularly nice.
Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
We could go the Dessert warrior route, that would make the knives less threatening, and more treatening !Doc Dan wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:10 amThey do, for a fact. Black, to me, is something I can't figure. Black makes a knife look threatening, but maybe that's the point. There are a lot of people that live in a fantasy world where they want a knife to look bad and by extension they look bad.kennethsime wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 11:43 pmNo, I think you're right - there's been a rash of lighter-colored sprints lately and I got confused.
Either way, the pastels are nice - I think they help the knife look non-threatening.
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Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
Seriously, that thing was inspired. I have one, and love carrying it. I also appreciated the runs of brighter spydercos lately, including the white. But I am REALLY on board for glittering knives, are you kidding? That would rule
Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
Hi Robbob,
Naaahh. I'm a gray sort. or not bright anyway. We made the Chaparral in FRN to be able to offer variety you wanted.
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Naaahh. I'm a gray sort. or not bright anyway. We made the Chaparral in FRN to be able to offer variety you wanted.
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Re: Where are the Chaparral LW colors?
Yeah, I still like earth tones best (gray, coyote, forest green, earth tone blues, etc.)
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