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Brouwer
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Excellent knife. Very similar in shape and size to a CRK Sebenza in my opinion. Carries well, functions well. One of my favorite Spyderco knives ever.
Pocket clip is ugly as hell. Functional but ugly. Easy to cheap to replace however.
Pocket clip is ugly as hell. Functional but ugly. Easy to cheap to replace however.
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Note: Just realized that I posted the comment below in the wrong thread. Cross posting it here for that reason. My apologies to the mods for the redundancy.
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Not much excitement about this knife when/since it was released and for good reason IMO because there's really nothing much to get excited about.
It's just another roughly 3" pocket knife that has a slightly different blade/handle shape w/green G10 scales than the already well-known 3 inch knife models, like the Sage, Native, Chaparral and many other Spyders in this category. I've got a few in this category. They are not the focus of my 90+ Spyderco collection and there is nothing particularly interesting or unique enough about the Bouwer for me to add it to my collection.
However, from Spyderco's description/specs on the knife, it looks like a perfectly functional knife that will serve the owner well in handling normal EDC tasks. There is no compelling reason to choose the Bouwer over any other similarly sized knife that Spyderco makes except for how it looks and if the appearance of the knife "grabs you' (and the others don't) then that's the knife for you.
That said, IMO there simply is no reason not to buy it nor any reason to rave about it either. Buy it or not, doesn't matter to me (or most other people) one way or the other. Don't expect it to last long as a knife in Spyderco's catalog for this reason. Many more popular knives were discontinued by Spyderco apparently before their time but I do not expect that to be the case for the Brouwer.
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Not much excitement about this knife when/since it was released and for good reason IMO because there's really nothing much to get excited about.
It's just another roughly 3" pocket knife that has a slightly different blade/handle shape w/green G10 scales than the already well-known 3 inch knife models, like the Sage, Native, Chaparral and many other Spyders in this category. I've got a few in this category. They are not the focus of my 90+ Spyderco collection and there is nothing particularly interesting or unique enough about the Bouwer for me to add it to my collection.
However, from Spyderco's description/specs on the knife, it looks like a perfectly functional knife that will serve the owner well in handling normal EDC tasks. There is no compelling reason to choose the Bouwer over any other similarly sized knife that Spyderco makes except for how it looks and if the appearance of the knife "grabs you' (and the others don't) then that's the knife for you.
That said, IMO there simply is no reason not to buy it nor any reason to rave about it either. Buy it or not, doesn't matter to me (or most other people) one way or the other. Don't expect it to last long as a knife in Spyderco's catalog for this reason. Many more popular knives were discontinued by Spyderco apparently before their time but I do not expect that to be the case for the Brouwer.
I have one and it's one of the primary knives I carry. I put an MXGear deep carry on it which still leaves a little bit of handle to grab from the pocket. It's a great little knife that is very ergonomic and lacks the typical Spyderco "hump" or leaf shape to the blade. This actually makes it a refreshing change in its design. There are other bladeforum posts that have better discussions than the one linked. The internal stop pin makes the frame very clean and open. I hadn't seen this design yet, but it is really a nice touch.
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I love the looks and the size of this knife, but I don't get along with frame/liner locks. Otherwise, I'd be all over it.