Native Chief LW

[Notsurewhy]

In yellow the long thin lines of the chief really make it look like a banana. John Cleese would be proud.

[olywa]

I was leaning towards the Chief LW in Spy27 but Reveal 14 has got me fired up about the Chief Salt in Magnacut now. It'll be a nice companion to my Native 5 Salt Magnacut SE. I'd like to try dyeing FRN for the first time and see if I can manage a dark orange shade for them both.

[Scandi Grind]

I am still on the fence about the idea of dying handles, some people seem to have no problems, but others have had it start to rub off over time which is what I'm afraid of. I really don't want it to rub off and stain anything or look worn out as a result of it coming off.

[vivi]

I am still on the fence about the idea of dying handles, some people seem to have no problems, but others have had it start to rub off over time which is what I'm afraid of. I really don't want it to rub off and stain anything or look worn out as a result of it coming off.

its easier than tying a shoe

[Cricket Bite]

I am still on the fence about the idea of dying handles, some people seem to have no problems, but others have had it start to rub off over time which is what I'm afraid of. I really don't want it to rub off and stain anything or look worn out as a result of it coming off.

I would prefer not to Rit Dye my knife but that hideous yellow is just too much for me to deal with. I would prefer hot pink over yellow. Unfortunately the only color Magnacut available in right now is yellow.

[vivi]

not getting the hesitation to dye pocket knives.

rit dye costs about $5 for a bottle and there's enough per bottle to dye 20 knives.

its even easier with salts because you don't have to take the scales off if you're doing simple dyes where the scales match.

it's so cheap, easy and simple. My kid dyed her own knife when she was 6.

[Notsurewhy]

I am still on the fence about the idea of dying handles, some people seem to have no problems, but others have had it start to rub off over time which is what I'm afraid of. I really don't want it to rub off and stain anything or look worn out as a result of it coming off.

I would prefer not to Rit Dye my knife but that hideous yellow is just too much for me to deal with. I would prefer hot pink over yellow. Unfortunately the only color Magnacut available in right now is yellow.

A blade swap with a color you like better could work, then sell the spare with the yellow handle. I bet there is someone out there who would like a dlc serrated chief with a yellow handle.

[cabfrank]

I surely would, if it doesn't void the warranty.

[Scandi Grind]

I don't tend to put much stock in warranties anyway, but would it void the warranty?

From Vivi's comments it sounds like I might have a dye project coming soon. I have to prove I am at least as competent as a six year old right? I'm thinking of just making my blue Endura a darker more subtle blue.

[vivi]

Don't take my word for it but I'm pretty sure dying factory scales doesn't void the warranty these days.

With salts its super simple. You can dunk the entire knife into the dye. With FRN you can have your scales dyed with less than a minute soak. Just make sure to clean the scales well first if its a user so there are no oils on the scales that would prevent them from soaking up color.

If you're picky you'll want to soak it some with the blade opened and closed to get 100% visible coverage on the inside of the scales. Of course if you want the inside of the pivot area dyed etc. tok your best bet is removing the blade. I never see that part of the handle so I just leave the blades in when I dye salts.

I'm really pumped to get the best version possible of the Chief. Dark green lightweight salt version is going to be my new "the one," a spot previously held by the Pacific Salt 1 for what feels like forever.

[cabfrank]

I meant the blade swap Notsurewhy mentioned might void the warranty.

[Notsurewhy]

I meant the blade swap Notsurewhy mentioned might void the warranty.

Oh, I'm sure that voids the warranty.

[cabfrank]

Me too, but I'm curious if the sharpening service goes away too.

[vivi]

Spyderco has sharpened a Police 4 LW of mine that had been blade swapped fwiw.

[Naperville]

I do not own any Yellow scales yet, but when quickly picking out a knife colored scales sure makes it easy depending on the task. Better yellow than pink, for a guy.

I'll keep my scales yellow when I buy the knife. If I were to buy aftermarket scales, I'd set the yellow scales aside and keep them yellow in case I wanted to put them back on the knife.

Around water, yellow is a pretty common color for fishing, diving and boating.

[cabfrank]

Interesting, vivi. I wonder if that's normal, or it just slipped through. I'm just curious for no reason though. I don't have any blade swapped knives.

[Gtscotty]

These days if I'm going to get FRN, I'd prefer it be yellow so I can dye it any color I want, or do a fade since I actually like the darker Magnacut Salt yellow. I haven't seen much wear on my dyed N5, but if it does wear, no big issue, I'll probably leave it as is, and if it eventually bothers me, I'll just dye it again.

[p_atrick]

With the recent announcement that GP Knives is extending their white/Rex 45 exclusive to the Manix line, I'm hopeful that they release a Native Chief LW in Rex 45. I've heard good things about the steel and missed out on the sprint. I remember when they did this configuration for the Native 5. It seemed to hang around for a bit. They even reduced their already great price for the exclusive. I thought that maybe this configuration wasn't all that popular. But we now have a Manix in the pipeline, so who knows what will happen. I have no knowledge that this configuration is coming, I'm just hopeful.