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Para 2 Questions
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Okay. That seems crazy. Why make a delicate knife that is so big and robust. I guess I'm off the PM2 again.
Regarding tip strength, choosing the correct steel is going to be far more important than whether or not you go with a PM2 or Shaman. The Shaman is significantly heavier and bulkier than the PM2, especially from the perspective of an ultralight backpacker. You're probably not going to find a new Cruwear Shaman for less than $400, while the Cruwear PM2 is available in both a current production model and an upcoming sprint for less than $200.
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I wouldn't call myself ultralight. Those guys don't even take knives, or if they do it's ceramic. CRAZY!
Anyway do you have details on how to get the PM2 cruwear under $200, or info on this upcoming "sprint" you mentioned?
The DLT drop will be scheduled, but I don't think they've announced the date/time yet. The micarta production version has been hitting dealers for weeks, but they sell out pretty fast when they get a new shipment. Your other option is to try eBay and pay $230-250 for micarta, or watch the sale threads on here for a better deal. The PM2 is a popular model, and Cruwear is a popular steel, so there will definitely be some hunting required.
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I carry the Mid, daily. Don't even know it's there.
I wouldn't call the PM2, delicate, by any means.
Just when you talk about prying, it's the word I used, for the tip..
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Spyderco G10 handles are just fine, so I'll try to buy a DLT PM2 with purple g10 and cruwear (I can't get passed the cutout on the regular production PM2 with micrata and cruwear).
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SPYDERCO PARA2 CRUWEAR MICARTA BNIB
Spyderco Para2—Brown micarta cruwear BNIB. Fit and finish perfect , blade centered good action and lock up is tight. It’s a catch and release for me literally out of the box for these pics only PM if interested. Asking what I paid for it (very recently). $old all in obo.
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C campandtravel , one just showed up on the exchange
This issue has been a dealbreaker for me as well. Luckily I already have the DLT purple/DLC from 2020.
Weak is a relative term. It will have less strength than some blade geometries.
I have 4 different PM2 that I use for EDC. I cut open packages, cut string, carve on pieces of wood and plastic in my workshop, things like that. I don't pry with it, I don't beat on it.
I would not attempt to beat up or pry with my knife, any folding knife. You can find at least one video on youtube where someone is stabbing a PM2 into pieces of wood and prying them out. The problem with that is you never know the limit until you've broken off the tip. And occasionally someone posts a photo of a PM2 with blade broken in half, maybe once a year.
If you are intentionally prying with a knife then you should get a stout fixed blade. There are knives that people call "sharpened pry bars", or you can even carry a small pry bar.
For any type of knife that you are considering, there are various steels available. If you are interested in prying with a folding knife, try to find one in Cruwear or 3V, they will withstand prying better than other steels. Don't even think of trying it with Maxamet.