I had some new arrivals today!!!

[mastiffhound]

Both my Sage 3 and Stretch showed up today!

The Sage 3 is just superb, I'm beyond impressed.

The finish, action, edge grind, ergonomics, fit in pocket, and lock are just perfect. The liners were so well fitted in the scales that at first I thought that it didn't have any. When people here talk about the close to perfection quality of the Taiwan made Spydies it's hard to believe. I'm a believer for sure now.

My Stretch was ok.

The not so good: The action is gritty. A screw on the scale was loose, so loose that I felt it pushing into my hand when I first held it. It wasn't even finger tight. The edge grind was off quite a bit.

The good: The ergonomics are great, feeling almost as good in hand as my PM2. The blade to handle ratio is very close. It was very sharp even though the edge grind was so different. It fit very well in my pocket, as good as my Manix 2s.

Overall I'm happy, though the Stretch was a little disappointing. I'm sure it will get better and just needs to be broken in. The Sage 3 is like a smaller Manix 2, which is my favorite. That might not be for long as the Sage 3 is just so perfect.

On a side note can anybody tell me who designed the Sage Series?

Here's took a couple pics of the Sage 3 and Stretch with my PM2, Manix 2 in satin, and Delica:

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[vanslem6]

Nice. The digicam on your PM2 looks way cooler than mine!

 

[Barman1]

Nice collection you've got going there. :thumbup:
Need to bump up to a Millie next though for some variety.

 

[mastiffhound]

Nice. The digicam on your PM2 looks way cooler than mine!

Thanks, I was pretty happy with it. I expected it to be lighter colored like most that I've seen. I was extra happy when I opened the box and saw it had the darker scales.

Nice collection you've got going there. :thumbup:
Need to bump up to a Millie next though for some variety.

A Military is just a little big for me. That being said I might get one just to have the PM2's big brother. I might consider a PM2 with the black DLC blade also. Right now I'm up to 7 Spydies, 1 for each day of the week. I haven't really been EDCing my Tenacious or Delica though. I haven't used the Sage 3 yet as I might have to send it back. I carried the Stretch yesterday and today, I'm really liking it. I'm done buying Spydies for awhile I think though, unless I get the "urge" or something new gets released that I just have to have.

 

[Barman1]

Thanks, I was pretty happy with it. I expected it to be lighter colored like most that I've seen. I was extra happy when I opened the box and saw it had the darker scales.



A Military is just a little big for me. That being said I might get one just to have the PM2's big brother. I might consider a PM2 with the black DLC blade also. Right now I'm up to 7 Spydies, 1 for each day of the week. I haven't really been EDCing my Tenacious or Delica though. I haven't used the Sage 3 yet as I might have to send it back. I carried the Stretch yesterday and today, I'm really liking it. I'm done buying Spydies for awhile I think though, unless I get the "urge" or something new gets released that I just have to have.

I hear you on the Stretch. If I didn't have so many expensive pieces screaming for pocket time I'd carry a combo edge Stretch exclusively. It's one of the most comfortable, useful knives I own.