Chinook II

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Ken Cox

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I just saw a picture of the Chinook II in another thread.
It got my attention.
It looks like it has screw holes in the butt end for the clip, and on the right side for left-handers, which would make it tip-up/tip-down ambidextrous.
Do I see that correctly?
Tiny picture.
Also, does this knife have an MBC quality lock?
Steel?
MSRP?
 
The Chinook II was supposed to be out by now. In fact, Spyderco did a run of S30V Chinooks without the four sets of tapped clip holes. Didn't make much sense. Maybe they were having difficulty getting the lefty clips from a vendor or something???:confused:

Anyhoo, the Chinook II will come with two clips and will be drilled and tapped for four different carry options. S30V will be the blade steel and the blade will have a slightly different profile in the spine and swedge areas.

Hope that helps. :)
 
Acutally, we ended up using a standard clip that fits the knife in four locations. Tip up or down, left or right.

sal
 
Thanks, Sal.
I think you have made the ultimate folding knife with this one and, as I have written elsewhere, I have moved this knife to the top of my list of intended purchases.

I need to find out how to copy and post photos on this forum.
People need to see this knife.
 
I think I figured out how to post a photo in one thread to another thread.

Let's see:

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Does anyone have a picture that shows the contour of the blade more clearly?
 
I tried to scan the one in the 2003 dealer catalog, as it's a bit larger and clearer, but my scanner decided today was a good day to die :( Will say that, based on that picture, it appears to have very little, if any, "false edge" (top edge of the blade appears to be more like a JD Smith, for example, than a Chinook I, Renegade or Black Hawk). This one, plus the Persian and the grey Calypso are at the top of my "gotta have it" list.

edited to add: on second look, the blade might be more like the Worker, with a false edge near the tip, but little or no contouring after the blade thickens, if you can follow what I'm trying to describe.
 
This knife looks incredible, a nice upgrade to Chinook I. And closer to the knife Keating envisioned way back when he first talked about it in Fighting Knives. I know I said that lockbacks aren't pakal-friendly and I was only buying pakal knives from here on out, but I don't see how I can pass this one up.

Joe
 
Has anyone here taken any training from James Keating?
I notice his website includes a Milton Freewater, Oregon phone number, not far from where I live.
 
I got to handle the prototype of the chinook II at the NYC custom knife show, and it is indeed a winner. Lucky me, they had the chinook I on hand, so I got to compare.

There's simply no comparison.

Slimmer yet sturdier, ambidexterous tip-up/tip-down, s30V, hard to beat. The feel is sensational, as it's SO much slimmer and more ergonomically sound than the first.

When I handled it, it reminded me of the first time I handled perfection in any knife: AFCK, a Bagwell Bowie, custom Crawford KFF. It just felt right.

I'm buying two. I nearly ran out with the prototype.
 
Thanx for the kind comments.

Ken, James is an excellent instructor. His depth of thought, experience and teaching style promote learning and understanding.

You just missed the '03 "Riddle of Steel", but you might plan for next year. A most enjoyable experience that you will remember for a lifetime.

sal
 
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