new tip design on some spydercos

shangchi108 said:
Aren't you the guy who cuts sheet rock with a folding knife?
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Yes, I am. It works a lot better than a utility knife, provided you get the right folder. :D

Of course, what I was actually referring to was the need for a thick knife so you can use it for things other than cutting. Trust me, replaceable blade utility knives and jab saws make lousy screwdrivers and crowbars too.
 
interesting thread. Good answers.

I guess "looks" plays a bigger part than I thought.

sal
 
These days more and more buying is done over the Internet. I seldom have an opportunity to handle a given knife before buying. The only things I have to go on are the opinions of others (which I take with a large grain of salt. One man's trash is another man's treasure) and pictures on the screen. And while rationally I know that how it looks doesn't affect how it cuts, I've never learned how to cut with my eyes closed, so I have to look at it the whole time I'm using it. If I'm going to spend much time using it (and therefore looking at it) I'm more likely to pick a knife that pleases my eye than one which does not. I may be alone in this, but I somehow doubt it.
 
Your not alone. Aesthetic appeal is very important in my knife selection. Since I know all spyderco's cut well, I'm more inclined to purchase an attractive one over a less attractive one- hence my CF Caly 3 over the Stretch 2. Had they both featured shiny CF(or, better yet, the Sage 'bubble' CF) I would have gone Stretch 2.
 
So, as there are different opinions on the tip, maybe there would be room for a third version of the police? Maybe one with a tip like the one grinded by yablanowich and with CF handle. Call it the Police 4 or Police 3b? maybe a sprint run?
 
matt36 said:
So, as there are different opinions on the tip, maybe there would be room for a third version of the police? Maybe one with a tip like the one grinded by yablanowich and with CF handle. Call it the Police 4 or Police 3b? maybe a sprint run?
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Why? As yablanowitz has proved, if you dislike the slightly rounded tip, it can be made more acute with no loss of length. On the other hand, rounding a pointed tip would inevitably shorten the blade.

Then again, as with most changes the real test will not be the reaction of the relatively small but vocal "affi" community, but that of the general buying public that will determine whether the new tip stays or goes.

Paul
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I think in reference to the Police 3 model(which I currently carry a pair on duty) I think the tip goes a good way toward making the tip tougher. I have seen a few broken tips on the older police models(other models as well). In fact we have a current Deputy who has one of the older Police model with the tip broken and still using it daily. I do not think you guys are wrong for your beliefs, just understand who Sal was probably listening to when these upgrades came about.

EMT's,Military,LEO's are notoriously hard on equipment. That is why they replace, refurbish or upgrade. Durability is very important. If someone jumps out of a cruiser in the heat of the moment............oops I have to go back and grab the crowbar............not likely. Something on the person will have to make due. I totally understand, knives are not crowbars and screwdrivers etc., but unfortunately the objective of the moment supercedes the ideal tools at times.

By the way that modification to the P3 does look good. Take care all and God Bless!
 
stonyman, I understand that completely. I believe if I were a uniformed officer, I'd probably be carrying a Mariner Salt clipped in my waistband just so I would have a tool I could use to pry without worry about breaking the tip. Knowing me, I'd probably have the tip reground to make it an even better prybar, but that's just how I am. :D
 
stonyman said:
I think in reference to the Police 3 model(which I currently carry a pair on duty) I think the tip goes a good way toward making the tip tougher. I have seen a few broken tips on the older police models(other models as well). In fact we have a current Deputy who has one of the older Police model with the tip broken and still using it daily. I do not think you guys are wrong for your beliefs, just understand who Sal was probably listening to when these upgrades came about.

EMT's,Military,LEO's are notoriously hard on equipment. That is why they replace, refurbish or upgrade. Durability is very important. If someone jumps out of a cruiser in the heat of the moment............oops I have to go back and grab the crowbar............not likely. Something on the person will have to make due. I totally understand, knives are not crowbars and screwdrivers etc., but unfortunately the objective of the moment supercedes the ideal tools at times.

By the way that modification to the P3 does look good. Take care all and God Bless!
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.....I appreciate your perspective. Service personnel have to often make due with what's handy....a reinforced tip just gives the user a little more leeway to get the job done.

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