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When I found out (midway through a thread on this very forum) that Chris Reeve was discontinuing their one-piece line, I was HORRIFIED and I absolutely PANICKED!
Not only had I just recently sold the one-piece knives I had, but I hadn't yet found my white whale... the elusive Sable IV.
Well... I now finally HAVE ONE! HA! I got a Sable IV on ebay and it's minty and beautiful! I'm keeping it forever and ever and ever and ever!
I'm SOOOOO happy!


I'd never handled one of these particular knives - I just owned the super-huge Sable I (?) with the big 9" blade with the graceful backward curve that was so incredible and I loved so much but didn't really need a knife that big. This one is more to the size I'd use and I'm glad to see that it actually still does have that graceful backward curve, just scaled down. You have to have a careful eye or a straight-edge to detect it, but it's there as it should be.
I almost said I feel a LITTLE bit better about the discontinuation of this line, even though I think it's really foolish of them. But I don't feel better. THESE are the knives Chris Reeve is most known for. THESE are the knives that taught the world what a hollow handled knife really was. THESE are the knives that defined the word "integral".
Anyway, having this thing - this new Sable IV - in my hands - the ultimate fixed blade knife, just reminds me of how WRONG... how very wrong it feels that these knives are being discontinued.
This is exactly the kind of legendary knife line a company should never discontinue, for reasons that should be obvious. Like the Buck 110 or the Emerson CQC-7 or... It just seems WRONG for these to stop existing.
Not for anything, but it seems irresponsible. Doesn't Reeve owe any responsibility to the legend it created? So what if sales drop a bit? Make a few. Did Ford say, "Ah, people aren't buying as many Mustangs now a days, let's just scrap the whole thing... pffft!" ?
You have to at least prepare the world first. Or try to keep it alive first. You can't just scrap a legend. Jeez, the least they could have done was WEEN us off of them!
I'm just beside myself about this tonight and I don't know how else to say it or argue my point.
I feel like the company that introduced pre-sliced bread just decided to give up on the whole idea.
.
Not only had I just recently sold the one-piece knives I had, but I hadn't yet found my white whale... the elusive Sable IV.
Well... I now finally HAVE ONE! HA! I got a Sable IV on ebay and it's minty and beautiful! I'm keeping it forever and ever and ever and ever!
I'm SOOOOO happy!



I'd never handled one of these particular knives - I just owned the super-huge Sable I (?) with the big 9" blade with the graceful backward curve that was so incredible and I loved so much but didn't really need a knife that big. This one is more to the size I'd use and I'm glad to see that it actually still does have that graceful backward curve, just scaled down. You have to have a careful eye or a straight-edge to detect it, but it's there as it should be.
I almost said I feel a LITTLE bit better about the discontinuation of this line, even though I think it's really foolish of them. But I don't feel better. THESE are the knives Chris Reeve is most known for. THESE are the knives that taught the world what a hollow handled knife really was. THESE are the knives that defined the word "integral".
Anyway, having this thing - this new Sable IV - in my hands - the ultimate fixed blade knife, just reminds me of how WRONG... how very wrong it feels that these knives are being discontinued.
This is exactly the kind of legendary knife line a company should never discontinue, for reasons that should be obvious. Like the Buck 110 or the Emerson CQC-7 or... It just seems WRONG for these to stop existing.
Not for anything, but it seems irresponsible. Doesn't Reeve owe any responsibility to the legend it created? So what if sales drop a bit? Make a few. Did Ford say, "Ah, people aren't buying as many Mustangs now a days, let's just scrap the whole thing... pffft!" ?
You have to at least prepare the world first. Or try to keep it alive first. You can't just scrap a legend. Jeez, the least they could have done was WEEN us off of them!
I'm just beside myself about this tonight and I don't know how else to say it or argue my point.
I feel like the company that introduced pre-sliced bread just decided to give up on the whole idea.
.