Kapara, Amalgam, or Shaman for my next Spyderco?

Kapara, Amalgam, or Shaman for my next Spyderco?

  • Kapara

    Votes: 11 33.3%

  • Amalgam

    Votes: 8 24.2%

  • Shaman

    Votes: 14 42.4%
  • Total voters
    33
Ugh, now I bought Buellrider's Amalgam too. You guys are bad influences, and I'm going to have my wife call you if (when) I get in trouble.
 
Good luck with that! My wife is going to go googly eyed when she sees my Becker BK2 tomorrow. I did sell a ZT to fund it, and have some left over so... Not too shabby!
 
rye_a said:
Ugh, now I bought Buellrider's Amalgam too. You guys are bad influences, and I'm going to have my wife call you if (when) I get in trouble.
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Haha, sorry about that! Don’t give her my number, I already have one of those that does that!
 
rye_a said:
Ugh, now I bought Buellrider's Amalgam too. You guys are bad influences, and I'm going to have my wife call you if (when) I get in trouble.
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Will be interested to hear your impressions about both knives after you can compare them together.
 
Shaman. The Kapara was too slick in texture for me and the amalgam just doesn’t interest me.

The shaman is like a native on steroids.
 
OK, I've had time with the Kapara, Amalgam, and a copper PM2, all of which were picked up from fellow BF members on the exchange. Of the three my favorite is the Kapara. I agree with @Eljay2 that there is just something special about this knife. Between the fit and finish, action, and texture/profile of the knife (it almost feels like a (worry stone in hand without being too slick), the Kapara is really fantastic.

Next comes the Amalgam, which also has a fantastic action, and is an extremely solid and fairly large knife. I do have issues with the flipper tab when closing it, but don't plan to remove the flipper since I like using all methods to open the Amalgam when I'm fidgeting. I do wish that there were custom options for scales for the knife because I think that ergonomics and overall feel could be significantly improved with a more contoured, rounded edge option.

Finally comes the PM3 (my only one), but I'm afraid that this rating is likely impacted by the copper scales that could anchor a boat. I'll probably get a Shaman next (hopefully Z-wear/micarta), but might eventually give the PM3 another chance with different scales.

Thanks again for all your input and help!
 
rye_a said:
OK, I've had time with the Kapara, Amalgam, and a copper PM2, all of which were picked up from fellow BF members on the exchange. Of the three my favorite is the Kapara. I agree with @Eljay2 that there is just something special about this knife. Between the fit and finish, action, and texture/profile of the knife (it almost feels like a (worry stone in hand without being too slick), the Kapara is really fantastic.

Next comes the Amalgam, which also has a fantastic action, and is an extremely solid and fairly large knife. I do have issues with the flipper tab when closing it, but don't plan to remove the flipper since I like using all methods to open the Amalgam when I'm fidgeting. I do wish that there were custom options for scales for the knife because I think that ergonomics and overall feel could be significantly improved with a more contoured, rounded edge option.

Finally comes the PM3 (my only one), but I'm afraid that this rating is likely impacted by the copper scales that could anchor a boat. I'll probably get a Shaman next (hopefully Z-wear/micarta), but might eventually give the PM3 another chance with different scales.

Thanks again for all your input and help!
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I'd love to find someone who makes some micarta scales for the Amalgam, or better yet, a Spyderco version with upgraded scales and steel!
 
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