Chaparral

Beautiful shots. You make my design look good.

On the "2" model, the titanium is machined in a manner not done before (that I've seen). Give us a month or two for pics. The blade shape is the same, but it's CTS-XHP. Same lock.

sal
 
thanks for the details! i'm happy to be a prototype tester for you, as i'm sure you have a real shortage of those.

about a week in now, and the chaparral is staying up there with my fave small knife/office edc's, and not just b/c it's my newest knife. it's perfect for it.

some little likes to go with the general love:
-deep carry clip. excellent. more knives need this. discreet, but still easy to grab. stays in place without banging up against keys/change/phone/etc down at the bottom of my pockets.
-i really like the textured CF handles. just as attractive as smooth CF handles, but way better grip. smooth CF feels slick to me, so this is great. good call to whoever decided that.

b/c i'm me, i'm thinking about knocking the crisp edge off the spydie hole and the lockback. not a lot, just kind of rounding the shoulders a hair. i'm going to use it for a while first, but that's my only maybe change.

again, great small knife.
 
1623 said:
I'll add to Deacon's comment by saying that while the blade on the Dragonfly is quite capable for its size, the Chaparral is (imho) a superior slicer due to the thinner blade and added length.
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The Chaparral blade is thinner than the Dragonfly-2?
 
Thanks. I'll have to head on over to the Spyderco site and see if I can find the exact specs. Not sure I'm interested in a blade that's not only thinner than the DF-2 blade, but longer to boot.
 
DF-2 = .093 (2.5mm)
Chap = .078 (2.0mm)

It is, indeed, thinner. I'm fearful of possibly breaking it, after seeing this. I'll have to give it some more thought.
 
Hi Nascar,

Welcome to our forum.

The Chaparral is a "gents folder". Pocket jewelry that cuts. The Chaparral and the Techno are two completely different solutions to the same question. A racecar does well as long as it stays on the track. If it hits the wall, it breaks. If you make the car strong enough to withstand hitting a wall (a tank), it probably won't win any races.

sal
 
Sal Glesser said:
Hi Nascar,

Welcome to our forum.

The Chaparral is a "gents folder". Pocket jewelry that cuts. The Chaparral and the Techno are two completely different solutions to the same question. A racecar does well as long as it stays on the track. If it hits the wall, it breaks. If you make the car strong enough to withstand hitting a wall (a tank), it probably won't win any races.

sal
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Love the analogy
 
this_is_nascar said:
DF-2 = .093 (2.5mm)
Chap = .078 (2.0mm)

It is, indeed, thinner. I'm fearful of possibly breaking it, after seeing this. I'll have to give it some more thought.
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Have no idea of your intended use or expectations but, FWIW, a couple years back I had the honor of "test driving" a pre-production sample of the CF Chaparral. I was preparing to move at the time and, among other not so delicate tasks, I cut several circles roughly 15" in diameter out of heavy tri-wall corrugated cardboard to protect the glass face of a wall clock. Would I expect the same things from it someone might expect from a Techno, heck no. Do id consider it fragile, hell no.
 
I just reordered my third CF Chaparral. After collecting and using many Spyderco's and others, the Chaparral is still my favorite gentleman's knife.
 
Man, those pics makes me want to get one so bad. The Chaparral is defintely on my want list.
 
I picked one up this weekend. I really like the feel of this knife in my hand, both the ergonomics and the feel of the carbon fiber.

I don't have any sexy pics. Sorry.

 
this_is_nascar said:
Thanks for sharing. What's your take on the blade thickness?
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This is not a knife I'd do any heavy cutting with. It's more of a "suit and tie" type knife for me. For places where whipping out my Mini Manix would raise a few eyebrows.

I don't see cutting more that paper, tape or a string off someone's jacket for my Chaparral.
 
aquaman67 said:
This is not a knife I'd do any heavy cutting with. It's more of a "suit and tie" type knife for me. For places where whipping out my Mini Manix would raise a few eyebrows.

I don't see cutting more that paper, tape or a string off someone's jacket for my Chaparral.
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OK, thanks.
 
The blade is 2 mm thick. That is more than many traditional blades in slip joint knives. It is also thicker than the typical Petty style knife that I have in my knife block. I use a knife with a thinner blade for cutting up most stuff in the kitchen for food prep, including pineapple. I would use my Chaparral for just about anything that can be reasonably expected from a 2.8" blade. If I want to do some heavy cutting, I am more likely to use shears, or an axe, or a fixed blade. Blade configuration doesn't really promote wood carving, but that is not the fault of the steel or blade thickness.
 
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