Ahhhh....the mid lock

[proguide]

With the disappearance of the original Manix, How many have gravitated to the Chinook 3? I still love the HEAVY mid lock found on the Manix/Chinook and probably always will. For me, it just doesn't get any better. What say you?

 

[The Deacon]

Both are well built knives and I can see their appeal to others. As for me, I own both, and both sit in a drawer. For my needs and lifestyle they're overkill. They are unnecessarily bulky, have overly thick blades, and use Spyderco's depressingly unattractive G-10. I'd take the Stretch II over the Manix, and the C83 Schempp Persian over the Chinook any day. However, if I had to carry one or the other, I'd grab the Chinook. That extra "point" in the Manix's grip area just gets in my way.

Paul

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[LorenzoL]

The large Manix is among my top 5 Spydercos, but so is the Manix 2 CF.
I actually prefer the blade shape of the C95 to that of the C101, as for the Chinook I am not a huge fan.

 

[Josh K]

Both are well built knives and I can see their appeal to others. As for me, I own both, and both sit in a drawer. For my needs and lifestyle they're overkill. They are unnecessarily bulky, have overly thick blades, and use Spyderco's depressingly unattractive G-10. I'd take the Stretch II over the Manix, and the C83 Schempp Persian over the Chinook any day. However, if I had to carry one or the other, I'd grab the Chinook. That extra "point" in the Manix's grip area just gets in my way.

Since you say "depressingly unattractive" I must assume you've posted a longer explanation of why you feel this way somewhere? How would you make G-10 more "attractive?"

 

[The Deacon]

Since you say "depressingly unattractive" I must assume you've posted a longer explanation of why you feel this way somewhere? How would you make G-10 more "attractive?"

C'mon Josh, the way Spyderco does G-10 it has all the eye appeal of burnt toast. Dead flat, dull, with a texture that looks like window screen. It would really be hard to make these scales any less attractive.

It could, however be done. Sal's a great guy but he has even less color sense than I do, an that's saying something, so we might see foliage green and digicam in the future.

Contrast that with this...

For another example, check out this Tenacious that Potterma pimped. While it's not really my cup of tea, I think it's light years ahead of the stock stuff. Same thing with Jens Anso's treatment of G-10. It may not be at the top of my charts, but at least it is visually interesting.

But, bottom line, it's an opinion. Some will share it, some will disagree.

Paul

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[Josh K]

C'mon Josh, the way Spyderco does G-10 it has all the eye appeal of burnt toast. Dead flat, dull, with a texture that looks like window screen. It would really be hard to make these scales any less attractive.

It could, however be done. Sal's a great guy but he has even less color sense than I do, an that's saying something, so we might see foliage green and digicam in the future.

Contrast that with this...

For another example, check out this Tenacious that Potterma pimped. While it's not really my cup of tea, I think it's light years ahead of the stock stuff. Same thing with Jens Anso's treatment of G-10. It may not be at the top of my charts, but at least it is visually interesting.

But, bottom line, it's an opinion. Some will share it, some will disagree.

Burnt toast.

I was just wondering how you would jazz G-10 up. Potterma does some excellent work on handles and scales (he did my M4 Mule), but how well would that transfer to a production type setting I wonder?

 

[The Deacon]

Burnt toast.

I was just wondering how you would jazz G-10 up. Potterma does some excellent work on handles and scales (he did my M4 Mule), but how well would that transfer to a production type setting I wonder?

Well, they seem to be able to do it with micarta, just look at the Temperance II, Street Beat, or the old Lum Tanto FB. I could be dead wrong, but I don't think machining G-10 could be that much more challenging.

Paul

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[Josh K]

Well, they seem to be able to do it with micarta, just look at the Temperance II, Street Beat, or the old Lum Tanto FB. I could be dead wrong, but I don't think machining G-10 could be that much more challenging.

The Street Beat is a smooth micarta. The Temp 2 I love. I wonder if you could get the custom G-10 Spyderco orders in a sand pattern? Desert Edition Military anyone?