The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Well "JFrame" your are definitely on the same page I am for sure. When I first saw the Shabaria and when I first saw the Massad Ayoob I thought these were 2 of the ugliest knives I ever saw. But like yourself when I actually got some hands on use of both knives they became part of my EDC rotation as well. I like yourself found these knives to be among the most functional and well engineered I have ever encountered. This Spyder-world is a very small world indeed. I am now looking for a Shabaria for EDC now. Amen to everything you mentioned for sure. Have a super holiday. JD SpydoJFrame said:Simona,
Thank you for the beautiful photos, and also for paying homage to Mr. Bradichansky.
After a long fling with the Massad Ayoob, and more recently the Yojimbo, the Shabaria has worked its way back into my EDC rotation. I picked it out for a recent trip to Delaware, and marvelled again at its grace, balance, butter-smooth release, and wickedly sharp blade. I can't believe I let it languish in a drawer for a couple of years!
Your photos do great justice to a true classic.![]()
-- JFrame