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I just recieved 4 new spydies and it seems my g10 rookie is missing a steel liner. So does anyone know if the rookie is supposed to have liners on both sides, or is this how it is designed? Both my new caly and dragonfly have liners on both sides, so shouldn't the rookie?
 
I don't have one of the new ones, but both my original G-10 Rookies have a single liner on the clip side. Early models were linerless, but there were problems with clip screws stripping out, so one liner was added.
 
Nothing missing. Both the original and Sprint Run Rookie have only a single liner on the clip side. That's one reason the clip is right hand only.

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Cool. I knew yall would know whats up. It just seemed odd, but the thing locks up great.
 
I like to remove the clip from my knives, if I can. I have a Rookie on the way - can you remove the clip and use the clip screws to plug the resulting holes?
I wonder if this will interfere with the blade on this model.
Anyone know?
 
I like to remove the clip from my knives, if I can. I have a Rookie on the way - can you remove the clip and use the clip screws to plug the resulting holes?
I wonder if this will interfere with the blade on this model.
Anyone know?

i don't know. but i think u will like the knife.
 
The clip is tip up only on the old ones, and I doubt the screws would be long enough to hit the blade.
 
I like to remove the clip from my knives, if I can. I have a Rookie on the way - can you remove the clip and use the clip screws to plug the resulting holes?
I wonder if this will interfere with the blade on this model.
Anyone know?
I suspect there would be more chance of the heads damaging the G-10 than the tips scratching the blade, but it's possible they might. Given that the liner is relatively thin, they may be long enough to thread all the way into it with the clip in place. It would be easy enough to remove the clip, screw them back in with the knife open, look inside the handle, and remove them again if they're protruding through the liner.

Personally, I'd just leave them out. Most of the newer knives have at least one set, and often three sets, of empty holes.

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Thanks for the advice, but why a chance of damaging the G-10? Are you talking about screwing them in too tight?
All of my knives have carbon fiber,frn or other handle materials. Is G10 fragile?
 
No, G-10 is pretty tough stuff. That doesn't change the fact that you are more likely to damage the G-10 than the blade. If the clip was tip down, the screws would probably rub on the blade, maybe hard enough to prevent it from opening, but it isn't.
 
Thanks for the advice, but why a chance of damaging the G-10? Are you talking about screwing them in too tight?
All of my knives have carbon fiber,frn or other handle materials. Is G10 fragile?
Yes, I'm saying it would be fairly easy to screw one or more of them in tight enough to damage the G-10 directly under the screw head. The resin used for CF and G-10 chips fairly easily. It can almost be knapped, which is one reason the thick resin coat on "glossy" CF handled knives often has fish scale chipping around one or more screws/rivets. On G-10 handles, the "waffle weave" surface texture is straight resin, so it is fairly easy to damage. I've seen G-10 handled Spydercos where, if you moved the clip to a different set of holes, the G-10 at the original clip mounting site was scarred from the clip. Leaving the screws less that tight may solve that problem, but then there's a greater chance they'll eventually fall out.

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Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to try to live with the current clip. If I can't, I can always try removing it.
I never use the clip, and so it can get in the way - I prefer deep pocket carry for any pocket knife. If they don't fit in the pocket, then that is what belt sheaths are for.
 
Is G10 as resistant to wear as carbon fiber? I am thinking of other stuff in your pocket, like car keys. I wouldn't want anything else in the pocket with a liner lock, but keys shouldn't open a lockback.
 
The Rookie is small enough that I find the clip helps with one-handed opening. I brace my fingers on the clip and use my thumb in the hole to raise the blade. When I try it left handed so that the clip is facing my thumb, it's a lot harder to open.
 
Is G10 as resistant to wear as carbon fiber? I am thinking of other stuff in your pocket, like car keys. I wouldn't want anything else in the pocket with a liner lock, but keys shouldn't open a lockback.
I'd say somewhat less resistant. I don't carry G-10 knives, but I've seen plenty where the textured surface was worn smooth in spots from "carry wear". Have been carrying a peel ply CF Stretch on and off for a couple years, and the peel ply texture still seems to be about the same as on a brand new one. I carry it loose in my back pocket and while I never put anything but a knife back there, the knife does get rubbed against the fabric under pressure quite a bit.

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This is a very nice small knife. It packs a lot into a small package. The design reminds me of an old Gerber liner lock that I have in ATS34 and carbon fiber scales. The steel liner is only on one side. The Gerber was made in Taiwan and is a bit longer, but a similar idea.
I am keeping the clip on this one. As randomlooker said, it helps with manipulating the blade.
 
I just noticed a gouge or crack in the lockup area of the blade. This is where the locking bar slips in to lock the knife. It concerns me enough to ask the vendor about return.
Unfortunately, I can't post a photo, or you could see the problem.
I like the knife, but I have never seen this before in any knife - it hasn't been used, unless you consider opening and closing the blade a form of use.
 
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