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- Mar 23, 2006
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Just wanted to start a thread to get some feedback on the Captain.
I have been carrying mine everyday for 8 months and I find new uses for it all the time. The Sharpmaker keeps it razor sharp and the VG-10 is awesome (my first knife in VG-10). Sal and the team at Spyderco built a superb knife! I have pounded mine through trees, used the "false edge" to strike a firesteel a lot and I have chopped, oh yeah, I'm not kidding chopped with it hard. I have scraped paint, pulled nails, opened cans, peeled fruit, jabbed holes in walls and I still cannot wait to pull it out and show it as though it is brand new. It still looks new and feels new.
The stiff lock seemed to be a sore spot for some, but after a little use it is smooth as silk (I would rather it be stiff and find it's sweet spot than be slick at first and get loose).
As far as the uses; I admit it seemed limited when I first leaned back in my chair and looked at the initial design. After packing it around (90% of the time in my watch pocket with a 6 wrap noose out of paracord attached for quick draw) for several months it truly proved to be two blades in one! I cut steak and veggies to drywall and the box as well as everything outside and inside "the box". I was impressed with the penetration I got into a phone book.
Sal is the man to make the decisions; but I would like to see an H1 version and a serrated version. Mainly, I want to see one in everyone's hand.
I have said before, I design for use and use alone. Before you judge this book by it's cover (if that is your reluctance to try one) pick one up and use it. Like a favorite cap or good pair of shoes, it will become a part of you. On the other hand or should I say in the other hand; If you have used one and it doesn't fit I understand that too. I have held some very highly acclaimed knives and thought, "why is thing so highly regarded?". I know it isn't for everyone and I'm not just full of it, but I know I am my biggest critic and I am well pleased with the wonderful job that Sal and all the great people at Spyderco have done turning my dream into reality.
Let me say now, I appreciate all criticism, the fire purifies and yet lights our way in the darkness, the water can carve away mountains and wash us clean; we have been given so much and our perception and use of it is what defines us. Please, I welcome the comments and suggestions as an opportunity to improve.
I have been carrying mine everyday for 8 months and I find new uses for it all the time. The Sharpmaker keeps it razor sharp and the VG-10 is awesome (my first knife in VG-10). Sal and the team at Spyderco built a superb knife! I have pounded mine through trees, used the "false edge" to strike a firesteel a lot and I have chopped, oh yeah, I'm not kidding chopped with it hard. I have scraped paint, pulled nails, opened cans, peeled fruit, jabbed holes in walls and I still cannot wait to pull it out and show it as though it is brand new. It still looks new and feels new.
The stiff lock seemed to be a sore spot for some, but after a little use it is smooth as silk (I would rather it be stiff and find it's sweet spot than be slick at first and get loose).
As far as the uses; I admit it seemed limited when I first leaned back in my chair and looked at the initial design. After packing it around (90% of the time in my watch pocket with a 6 wrap noose out of paracord attached for quick draw) for several months it truly proved to be two blades in one! I cut steak and veggies to drywall and the box as well as everything outside and inside "the box". I was impressed with the penetration I got into a phone book.
Sal is the man to make the decisions; but I would like to see an H1 version and a serrated version. Mainly, I want to see one in everyone's hand.
I have said before, I design for use and use alone. Before you judge this book by it's cover (if that is your reluctance to try one) pick one up and use it. Like a favorite cap or good pair of shoes, it will become a part of you. On the other hand or should I say in the other hand; If you have used one and it doesn't fit I understand that too. I have held some very highly acclaimed knives and thought, "why is thing so highly regarded?". I know it isn't for everyone and I'm not just full of it, but I know I am my biggest critic and I am well pleased with the wonderful job that Sal and all the great people at Spyderco have done turning my dream into reality.
Let me say now, I appreciate all criticism, the fire purifies and yet lights our way in the darkness, the water can carve away mountains and wash us clean; we have been given so much and our perception and use of it is what defines us. Please, I welcome the comments and suggestions as an opportunity to improve.
