Random: General Spydie Chat

[Evil D]

Has anyone actually confirmed that a Pacific blade will swap into an Endura handle? I'm referring to the current Endura 4 style Pacific.

[samdasnake]

So I’m thinking about having a friend in France get a Janisong so I can get it from him next time I visit. I wish I could just have one shipped to the US! Anyone have experience with this model?

Surely it would be easier to just drive to Reno?

Is there somewhere I can buy one in Reno?

I don't have a shop in mind, but they're legal in Nevada.

It's my understanding that Spyderco simply doesn't distribute the Janisong in the United States due to federal regulations. If anyone knows of any US dealers who have access to this knife, please let me know.

[Tucson Tom]

Random chat eh?

Well, I've been thinking .... and I decided that what I need is a PM2 with a serrated blade. I'm going to watch for some interesting sprints (do sprints every get done with serrated blades). There is nothing wrong with S30V and I could go that route, but it would be more fun to have an unusual steel.

[SpyderNut]

Random chat eh?

Well, I've been thinking .... and I decided that what I need is a PM2 with a serrated blade. I'm going to watch for some interesting sprints (do sprints every get done with serrated blades). There is nothing wrong with S30V and I could go that route, but it would be more fun to have an unusual steel.

I've been pining for something new in serrated too, but haven't narrowed it down just yet. (Almost pulled the trigger on a NIB SE D'fly2 the other day, but decided to wait).

[Tucson Tom]

Random chat eh?

Well, I've been thinking .... and I decided that what I need is a PM2 with a serrated blade. I'm going to watch for some interesting sprints (do sprints every get done with serrated blades). There is nothing wrong with S30V and I could go that route, but it would be more fun to have an unusual steel.

I've always avoided them because I was convinced they were impossible to sharpen. I am now convinced that the Sharpmaker can handle it, though I have never yet done the thing.

My only serrated Spyderco is my Jumpmaster, which is a frightening thing.

I have a ridiculous number of PM2, though I tend to carry my S30V, S45VN, and 20CV bladed knives the most.

And truth be know, if an interesting Manix showed up with a serrated blade, that would scratch my itch just fine too.

[kennethsime]

It's my understanding that Spyderco simply doesn't distribute the Janisong in the United States due to federal regulations. If anyone knows of any US dealers who have access to this knife, please let me know.

Ah, that's a really bummer. My mistake!

[TkoK83Spy]

Ive given SE multiple attempts now, it just doesn't do things better than a PE for me on a daily basis. But, with that said some kind of SE Manix would be hard to resist. Turn it into a Wharnie SE!

[Woodpuppy]

Cool, a thread just for thread drift! The best conversations occur off topic

[TkoK83Spy]

Cool, a thread just for thread drift! The best conversations occur off topic

Totally agree!! I'm always surprised when I hear someone says they don't go to off topic... that's seriously some of the most entertaining, and also knowledgeable stuff that can be found on this forum. I check it daily.

[Evil D]

Well crap, I wonder how long you've been missing?

[Airlsee]

When was the last time you lost a knife?

I was scrambling around for a couple hours this morning trying to track down a blade I misplaced. Luckily I found it, but that confused gut punch feeling was something I had not experienced in a long time. I don't really lose stuff...

I've lost 2 quality blades in my lifetime and remember both vividly. I've also been the victim of petty theft a couple of times (not knives) and remember those incidents vividly as well...

How about you, have you ever lost a valued pocket tool?

[archangel]

Is there any hard data provided by Sal or any other official as to which say 5 models are the top highrunners?

Do we know how many of those have been produced in total so far? I'd guess the #1 seller (my guess is it's the N5) has been produced in a 6digit quantity, or what do you think?

[zuludelta]

When was the last time you lost a knife?

...

How about you, have you ever lost a valued pocket tool?

I think the last time I lost a knife was around 6 or 7 years ago. Lost a Kershaw Shuffle II on the way home from a night out at the pub (I had it clipped to my backpocket, I suspect it worked its way out while I was sitting).

I've also lost a Leatherman Sidekick when my car got broken into a couple of years back.

Thankfully, neither item was particularly expensive—both were back-up/beater tools.

The closest I've gotten to losing a Spyderco was when I dropped my Manbug in a snow bank at my workplace's parking lot a couple of winters ago (it was on my car keys keychain, but the spring in the mini-carabiner it was clipped to had failed). I had given up on finding it but when the snow melted a few weeks later, I found the Manbug on the ground! Now I keep it on a split ring & while I'm not superstitious or anything, have come to view it as something of a lucky charm.

[James Y]

Is there any hard data provided by Sal or any other official as to which say 5 models are the top highrunners?

Do we know how many of those have been produced in total so far? I'd guess the #1 seller (my guess is it's the N5) has been produced in a 6digit quantity, or what do you think?

I don't know the answer, but I'm betting Spyderco's number one selling knife by a wide margin is either the Endura or the Delica. This includes all those bought and used by non-aficionados (most likely the majority of Spyderco owners) who do not read or post on these forums. I'm certain that both the Endura and the Delica have outsold the Native 5 by so many units that it's probably not even close.

Jim

[cabfrank]

I think the Tenacious is up there.

[Tucson Tom]

When was the last time you lost a knife?

Several years ago. In the Grand Canyon on a backpack trip. It was a Benchmade griptillian, the one with the Spyerco type hole. It was clipped in my pants pocket, but had a short "lanyard" loop. I am certain the loop snagged on some brush and yanked it out of my pocket. I went back and looked, spent about an hour, but never did find it. Two lessons:

1) bright colors are an excellent idea for outdoor use (unless you are a "tactical" knucklehead).

2) loop lanyards are a terrible idea unless you use them every time to hang the knife from an S-biner (as I typically do when I take my native 5 as a backpacking knife.)

I hate losing things.

[Mushroom]

When was the last time you lost a knife?

I was scrambling around for a couple hours this morning trying to track down a blade I misplaced. Luckily I found it, but that confused gut punch feeling was something I had not experienced in a long time. I don't really lose stuff...

I've lost 2 quality blades in my lifetime and remember both vividly. I've also been the victim of petty theft a couple of times (not knives) and remember those incidents vividly as well...

How about you, have you ever lost a valued pocket tool?

In the past few years, I've misplaced two knives I valued and was lucky enough to find them. My Titanium Squarehead spent a couple months buried in a couch and my all black Ladybug Hawkbill spent a week out in a local park during the winter. It had been covered by snow and I went out retracing my steps after the snow melted and I unexpectedly found it.

(Seven years ago) I lost a Spyderco Cat while I was out with some friends one night. It was easily my most carried knife at that point, I had "EDC'd" that knife for over two years straight. I wasn't a huge collector back then and would stick with one model for a while.

Lastly, (Two years ago) I had a Fluted titanium Military Model stolen from my car by a tow truck driver. It's a long story but the knife was never recovered.

[sal]

Hi Michael,

Sorry, that's private information.

sal

[nerdlock]

Is there any hard data provided by Sal or any other official as to which say 5 models are the top highrunners?

Do we know how many of those have been produced in total so far? I'd guess the #1 seller (my guess is it's the N5) has been produced in a 6digit quantity, or what do you think?

My guess is the PM2 by a wide margin, given how almost every exclusive and sprint sells out in minutes after dropping.

[Woodpuppy]

I lost my Q in the dining room of the restaurant my girlfriend and I both worked at. She had take a shine to it and had “claimed” it. So I guess I lost it to her, she lost it in the dining room.