has anyone gotten a Chinook II yet?

"Old and slow" is the story of my life, missed out on the first batch from NGK, :( gotta wait for their next shipment to arrive, so it will be a week or so before I get mine. But, based on what everyone is saying, it will be worth the wait! :D
 
Just wondering, but why doesn't the Chinook (1 or 2) have the dent in the locking bar like the Endura has. I believe it was called a Boye dent or something like that.

Mark
 
I don't know why Spyderco chose not to put a Boye dent in the locking bar of the Chinook II, but I noticed that right away and I appreciate it just plain and simple, with no Boye dent.
IMHO, people who think they need a Boye dent don't cotton to lockbacks (frontlocks) in the first place.
I prefer the lockback (frontlock) over all locks, and I like it without a Boye dent.
I guess I'd better hurry up and get my Chinook before Spyderco puts a Boye dent on it. :)
 
Maybe no Boye dent because with the relatively thick handlescales it would be too difficult to close?

Shiden-Kaj
 
Originally posted by Shiden-Kaj
Maybe no Boye dent because with the relatively thick handlescales it would be too difficult to close?
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Could also have something to do with Keating's MBC uses for the knife. I noticed that Boye dents are safe and innocuous in edge-out grips (forward or reversed), but they provide some dangerous traction for edge-in grips.

Now, edge-in is how some MBC trainers recommend using a knife for self-protection so that lock-strength and reliability need not be factored, but, if you're just doing regular cutting with the edge-in, it sure feels creepy to have your middle finger across that dent.
 
Sal has commented on this before. IIRC it was something to the effect that the dent was unecessary on the Chinook due to the small size of the handle relief notch and the extra strong spring. Accidental release of the lock was considered unlikely.
 
Sal has commented on this before. IIRC it was something to the effect that the dent was unecessary on the Chinook due to the small size of the handle relief notch and the extra strong spring. Accidental release of the lock was considered unlikely.
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From the ones I picked up I would have to agree, the spring is stout and I don't think you could accidently depress it far enough to disengage. I do have to admit when I took the 1st one out of the box I noticed that it had no Boyd dent and I wondered why but now I understand.
 
Just got home and found mine waiting for me. I got a plain edge model. First impressions are okay, definitely a smooth opener. I really like the new traction ridges on top of the hump. The nicely rounds spine is cool as well. The new handle "locks" the knife into one's hand even better than the old one. It is ground much, much thinner that the old version.

Overall, nice. Not sure that I'll keep it, I really just bought it so I could get a good look at one! The Military is still my favorite.
 
If the bar is that hard to press to unlock, are you guys able to close the knife one handed?

Mark
 
Got mine at New Graham Knives

As far as unlocking, it is so much easier than the old style Chinook. The two old school Chinooks I had before this one took two hands all the time, sometimes I wish I had three hands! Those locks were tenacious. The new "II" is sooo smooth and unlocks very easily. The lock spring is not nearly as stiff as prev. models.
 
I don't mind the demand-induced shortage: I still need to put the money together.
I only hope Spyderco does not take any shortcuts in production in order to increase output.
I don't mind waiting for quality, and I don't want a junky Chinook II.
So far, my experience with Spyderco knives suggests that they just keep making them better, and I expect the same of the Chinook II, despite its popularity.
 
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