Shaman thoughts

[curlyhairedboy]

Certified Shaman fanboy here:

I too noticed the hint of sharpness on the handle corners grabbing the inside of my hand during certain grips, but 30 seconds with some 1000-grit sandpaper and a light touch was all it needed to knock it back.

Aside from that, the Shaman is pretty much the only Spydie I'd consider using for hours at a time without gloves. The ergos are fantastic on virtually all Spydies, but the handle on the Shaman feels especially friendly.

[youmakemehole]

Amazing! Thank you! No, I never had.

I never knew or thought about opening a compression lock knife this way, but I pulled out a PM2 as soon as I read your post, and by golly I was able to manage this the first time without fumbling or extensive practice. It is pretty slick.

So, I can see how the blade piece (there must be a name for it) on the Shaman would make you crazy if you have an itch to use this method.

I carry so many different knives and am changing what I carry all the time, so I stick with the reliable method of pushing the blade open with my thumb on the Spyderco Hole. It always works, and there is something to be said for making a habit out of one thing that always works.

But thanks for bringing this to my attention. It is straightforward and simple.

Awesome!! I feel happy inside knowing I was able to add a little value to all your compression lock knives in a way, sorta. :D

[NortonT]

Looking for a set of shaman liners. I purchased a shaman and the person sent another completed kinife with black blade. All the parts I need to make another knife. The issue is appearently he messed up the pivot hole on one of the liners. Not sure if he wasn't aware of the D shape or why he did to it. Does anyone have shaman liners or know where to get any? Spyderco says they don't sell that part. I love the Shaman! God bless everyone!

[Michael Janich]

Dear NortonT:

Welcome to the Spyderco Forum.

Stay safe,

Mike

[Fireman]

Ive never had a problem opening the shaman via the lock. Maybe I've just got skinny fingers.

I have modded more access and it’s delightful afterwards. Some of us have sausage fingers

[Fireman]

Looking for a set of shaman liners. I purchased a shaman and the person sent another completed kinife with black blade. All the parts I need to make another knife. The issue is appearently he messed up the pivot hole on one of the liners. Not sure if he wasn't aware of the D shape or why he did to it. Does anyone have shaman liners or know where to get any? Spyderco says they don't sell that part. I love the Shaman! God bless everyone!

YouTube might be your friend in repairing the existing liner. I would see if I could build up the missing area with epoxy or tack on some added metal then shape to size.

[ZrowsN1s]

Ive never had a problem opening the shaman via the lock. Maybe I've just got skinny fingers.

I have modded more access and it’s delightful afterwards. Some of us have sausage fingers

glad it's working for you now.

[Fireman]

Ive never had a problem opening the shaman via the lock. Maybe I've just got skinny fingers.

I have modded more access and it’s delightful afterwards. Some of us have sausage fingers

glad it's working for you now.

The issue for my fat fingers was to make the scales lock access less convex but still maintaining its rounded smooth feeling on the scale. I love modding knives. Makes them so much cheaper for the next guy

[ZrowsN1s]

..... I love modding knives. Makes them so much cheaper for the next guy

no no, it's "custom".

[Drubieg]

..... I love modding knives. Makes them so much cheaper for the next guy

no no, it's "custom".

Dude this my exact problem with spydercos too! I love modding them and after I’ve used them for awhile and sell them for some other Spyderco, I’ve lost hella money lol

[Drubieg]

Looking for a set of shaman liners. I purchased a shaman and the person sent another completed kinife with black blade. All the parts I need to make another knife. The issue is appearently he messed up the pivot hole on one of the liners. Not sure if he wasn't aware of the D shape or why he did to it. Does anyone have shaman liners or know where to get any? Spyderco says they don't sell that part. I love the Shaman! God bless everyone!

I would just try and get the right size bit and ream out the pivot hole so it’s round instead of D shaped. Should still fit together fine.

[Ferruginous]

I dislike the shaman because it is entirely dependent on the choil to be comfortable in my hand. It feels awkward when held behind the choil.

This is why I am so looking forward to the Bodacious.

[ZrowsN1s]

Looking for a set of shaman liners. I purchased a shaman and the person sent another completed kinife with black blade. All the parts I need to make another knife. The issue is appearently he messed up the pivot hole on one of the liners. Not sure if he wasn't aware of the D shape or why he did to it. Does anyone have shaman liners or know where to get any? Spyderco says they don't sell that part. I love the Shaman! God bless everyone!

Late answer, but if it's NOT the lockside liner that is damaged, you could get some LynchNW scales. I believe they only use the lockside liner.

In fact I think the lockside scale pivot hole might be D shaped. May be worth emailing Casey at LynchNW and asking. Tell him your liner is jacked up.

[NortonT]

Thank you! I posted this before I got the knife. The liner was ok he just didn't know about the D pivot - I assume cause they worked for me. I bought the knife because he said he had a complete of parts for another shaman but the liner was messed up. Worked for me and now I have two complete knifes for $279. I have a different problem now. I snapped out a pivot screw in the pivot barrel of another shaman. I was installing RGT micarta scales. I noticed the liners on one side was loose in the scale. Then it I could get all the play out and snapped the screw trying. I need to buy a new pivoy screw and a pivot barrel. I can find pivot screws for the shaman but not the pivot barrel. Does anyone know where to get shaman pivot barrels or if PM2 or para 3 pivot barrel would work on my shaman. The end of the screw is stuck in the pivot. Any help would be greatly apprciated.

[_centurio_]

After a long Journey of trying tons of knives, I eventually ended with the Shaman for my grail knife.

It is imo the best folding knife ever produced. The ergonomics are outstanding, the whole knife is very refined, it is ment to be a serious user. Also, it is a beautiful knife. Not too heavy but very strong. Blade geometry combines strength with slicing ability.

These characteristics make the Shaman matchless.

Nothing should ever be changed here. If I were allowed only to have 5 folders, it would be 5 Shamans.

You might break the inner corners of the handle scales and remove burrs from the liners (D shape) to eliminate bladeplay. I do not care.

I hope the Shaman will be produced forever.

BR Oliver

[Manifestgtr]

After a long Journey of trying tons of knives, I eventually ended with the Shaman for my grail knife.

It is imo the best folding knife ever produced. The ergonomics are outstanding, the whole knife is very refined, it is ment to be a serious user. Also, it is a beautiful knife. Not too heavy but very strong. Blade geometry combines strength with slicing ability.

These characteristics make the Shaman matchless.


BR Oliver

These are my thoughts exactly. Perfect middle ground for someone like me. Can take care of everyday tasks but just diesel enough to get a little nutty if you need it to

[Wartstein]

After a long Journey of trying tons of knives, I eventually ended with the Shaman for my grail knife.

It is imo the best folding knife ever produced. The ergonomics are outstanding, the whole knife is very refined, it is ment to be a serious user. Also, it is a beautiful knife. Not too heavy but very strong. Blade geometry combines strength with slicing ability.
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Nothing should ever be changed here. If I were allowed only to have 5 folders, it would be 5 Shamans.

You might break the inner corners of the handle scales and remove burrs from the liners (D shape) to eliminate bladeplay. I do not care.

I hope the Shaman will be produced forever.

BR Oliver

It´s always heart-warming to read when a fellow knife-nut obviously has found his perfect folder (though for me personally this could not be the Shaman, as cool as it is)

/ And make that "just" FOUR Shamans and one Chaparral (SE), I´d say you won´t regret it...

[Paul Ardbeg]

The Shaman is one of the best knives in terms of ergo's. Of course very subjective but for my hands the Shaman is great, including the finger choil. I love how it looks and how robust it is. Having said that, I sold mine about a month ago as it wasn't getting a lot of pocket time. I mainly carry more slicey knives and most days i'm fine with a PM2, Manix, Caly 3.5 or GB2.

[ZrowsN1s]

Thank you! I posted this before I got the knife. The liner was ok he just didn't know about the D pivot - I assume cause they worked for me. I bought the knife because he said he had a complete of parts for another shaman but the liner was messed up. Worked for me and now I have two complete knifes for $279. I have a different problem now. I snapped out a pivot screw in the pivot barrel of another shaman. I was installing RGT micarta scales. I noticed the liners on one side was loose in the scale. Then it I could get all the play out and snapped the screw trying. I need to buy a new pivoy screw and a pivot barrel. I can find pivot screws for the shaman but not the pivot barrel. Does anyone know where to get shaman pivot barrels or if PM2 or para 3 pivot barrel would work on my shaman. The end of the screw is stuck in the pivot. Any help would be greatly apprciated.

If RGT or Spyderco doesn't have them, you might be out of luck.