Meadowlark wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:03 pm
weeping minora wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:47 am
Wartstein wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:44 am
Meadowlark wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:48 pm
Absolutely; the effort made to resurrect this particular Calypso family member should be purely done.
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To the folks who want to see the sharpening notch:
I do respect your wish for staying as close to the original as possible, but a sharpening notch is really easy to add if desired, but can't really be removed without changing the blade a lot.
So NO notch actually means ALL can get what they like, right?
And besides being a reiteration of the original a Spydie is meant to be used, and folks like me just find a blade even more usable without a "snagging area" or "chip" at the heel of the edge....(while others have their valid reasons to want a notch, but those can add one anyway)
I think this sentence perfectly illustrates
why the changes have been proposed. The only reason to leave it as is (pinned construction, sharpening notch, etc.) is for collector's value/OCD of consistency.
If you read much of the discontent with past iterations of the Caly Jr, it was from the user's perspective.
All my knives are users; I have used and continue to use my zdp Caly Jr quite a bit. I don't understand how my indifference to some of the original design features that others consider design weaknesses discounts my appreciation and opinion of a knife that I, too,
use.
@Meadowlark: I know you were not replying to me directly.
But to be clear once more: I was solely talking about the
sharpening notch - a feature, that everyone who wants it, still easily can add themselves, while those who don´t want it, could not easily or not at all remove it without changing the blade a lot.
The latter group (which I belong to) just finds a notch an unnecessary snagging point and "chip" in use.
So why not by NO notch actually give both groups of definitely users what they want? (Since a notch can be added anyway no problem)?
/ To be honest though: Thinking about it this is also largely true for screw construction, and I say this as one who never had any problem with his
pinned REX45 Manix LW.
But, if possible with the existing molds: Why not make the knife actually more
userfriendly by giving it screws? So that it can be serviced and cleaned more easily, should need be (I HAD grit and sand in folders that were a lot easier to clean out by being able to disassemble a knife, especially one with closed back).
Only advantage of pins I can see: They can´t come loose and get lost in the way scews potentially can.