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well like the title says....i finally got a big shipment of spydies that i have been waiting on. I also got a new light for my firecoat so i threw it in the group shot. a little quick review of them.
Rock Salt: It is a little smaller than i was expecting, i was thinking forester size for some reason. I don't doubt it cant stand up to anything you can throw at it though. Out of the box sharp as heck
, for some reason i dont expect the bigger knives to be as sharp as some of the pocket scapels that spydie puts out but this ranks up there pretty high. It is very comfortable in my hand and is pretty lightweight too for its size. The FRN handles go well with this knife...no fuss, no maintenance (besides sharpening) and it provides a great grip along with the jimping on the blade. i say that Mr. Schempp and :spyder: have another winner in their hands.
Kopa: Everybody knows how well these lil gentlemen folders are made and are good EDCs so the only thing to discuss is the scales. I believe that Santa Fe made these scales, i could be wrong. While the craftsmanship is good, after examing my other kopas it isnt as high of caliber in the finishing. Let me explain. Where the wood meets the bolsters ( i think that is the right term) you can see some sanding in a different direction where they tried to blend the height of the steel to the wood. i guess i am just being picky and if this is going to be a user for you i dont think it would matter after a few weeks of being carried because the bolsters in my evrina were pretty scuffed up after carrying it around for awhile. My dealer sent me a CC one and as all my others have sterile blades i called him and he is shipping me out a different one w/o the CC# so i will get a chance to see if this was just a anomoly. The wood does look very very nice and they did an excellent job of stacking those 26 (by my count) pieces of wood together.
Caspian Dive Knife: This one is smaller than i thought (i guess i am bad at judging the size of any knives from pics...lol). Ingenius design for a dive knife so that you can use your hands while still holding the knife. I think it could be maybe 15-25% bigger. My finger justs makes it inside the hole when pushed all the way up on the finger (but i have pretty big hands). I think when you are using the knife you usally would go right below your second knuckle on your forefinger. The problem comes when you have to slide it up all the way to use your hands for something else. It feels more secure up there and allows full use of your hands. In warm water diving (which if this is all that you do, you are very lucky) the hole size wont matter at all, but with gloves on i can see it being a bit on the small side. I like the sheath for it, sorry no pics.
White endura: Not much to say on this as you all know i love my enduras. i have been wanting a white frn blade since i saw Felly's pics of the white rescue. The knife looks cool with the polished clip and the white FRN.
Rock Salt: It is a little smaller than i was expecting, i was thinking forester size for some reason. I don't doubt it cant stand up to anything you can throw at it though. Out of the box sharp as heck
, for some reason i dont expect the bigger knives to be as sharp as some of the pocket scapels that spydie puts out but this ranks up there pretty high. It is very comfortable in my hand and is pretty lightweight too for its size. The FRN handles go well with this knife...no fuss, no maintenance (besides sharpening) and it provides a great grip along with the jimping on the blade. i say that Mr. Schempp and :spyder: have another winner in their hands.
Kopa: Everybody knows how well these lil gentlemen folders are made and are good EDCs so the only thing to discuss is the scales. I believe that Santa Fe made these scales, i could be wrong. While the craftsmanship is good, after examing my other kopas it isnt as high of caliber in the finishing. Let me explain. Where the wood meets the bolsters ( i think that is the right term) you can see some sanding in a different direction where they tried to blend the height of the steel to the wood. i guess i am just being picky and if this is going to be a user for you i dont think it would matter after a few weeks of being carried because the bolsters in my evrina were pretty scuffed up after carrying it around for awhile. My dealer sent me a CC one and as all my others have sterile blades i called him and he is shipping me out a different one w/o the CC# so i will get a chance to see if this was just a anomoly. The wood does look very very nice and they did an excellent job of stacking those 26 (by my count) pieces of wood together.
Caspian Dive Knife: This one is smaller than i thought (i guess i am bad at judging the size of any knives from pics...lol). Ingenius design for a dive knife so that you can use your hands while still holding the knife. I think it could be maybe 15-25% bigger. My finger justs makes it inside the hole when pushed all the way up on the finger (but i have pretty big hands). I think when you are using the knife you usally would go right below your second knuckle on your forefinger. The problem comes when you have to slide it up all the way to use your hands for something else. It feels more secure up there and allows full use of your hands. In warm water diving (which if this is all that you do, you are very lucky) the hole size wont matter at all, but with gloves on i can see it being a bit on the small side. I like the sheath for it, sorry no pics.
White endura: Not much to say on this as you all know i love my enduras. i have been wanting a white frn blade since i saw Felly's pics of the white rescue. The knife looks cool with the polished clip and the white FRN.
