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No, the thumb hole on the Sage series is the smaller size they use on several knives like the Delica, Native, etc.
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Sage 5!!! Update thread
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I saw this post at lunch today and ordered one. Just checked again (9:15 pm CDT) and they still show them in stock.
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My wife and I left to go camping right after I placed the order. I was really hoping to find it in my mailbox when we returned, but I now see my order status is "received." I'll be cancelling my knifecenter order and won't be shopping with them again.
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Just received mine, and it's a close tie between my Sage 5 and Sage 2 so far, as far as likability goes. Texturing is much better than the Sage 1, and beats the Sage 1 in pretty much every way. It doesn't seem super smooth right now, however. I'm not sure if it's because it's brand new, or this "bar" inside of the pivot that seems to guide the blade along. EDIT: pivot was too tight, smooth as butter after an eighth of a turn loose.
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sucks that newly released production models seem to be in limited quantities. Always tough to nab one in the beginning, but then pretty easy after a month or 2
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and just as I wrote this, there were 5 in stock over at New Graham..
now there are 4!
now there are 4!
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and just as I wrote this, there were 5 in stock over at New Graham..
now there are 4!
Now there are 3. Thanks for the heads up!
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would love to see some pics or hear some feedback on those that have already received theirs!
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Mine just landed as well. I agree the pivot is TIGHT. I'm going to just play with it a bit and let it work itself in some before I tweak on it. The overall F&F is awesome as is the sharp. I also agree is is neck & neck between between this and the Sage 2 it bumped out of my pocket just now. I love it. The texture on the CF is amazing. I have had CF that were slick and some that seemed to have sharp edges or points. This is perfectly in between. It's plenty grippy but comfortable at the same time. It will be my new EDC for a while for sure.
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Are these indeed CF laminate/ G-10? It looks more like Spyderco's peel ply CF.
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Definitely cf laminate on g10. The CF laminate is peel ply though, giving it an amazing texture.
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Got mine, I really like it!
It was a bit stiff out of the box, but that is to be expected. I loosened the pivot just a hair and now it drops closed smoothly with no side play.
A home run for Spyderco to be sure! :thumbup:
It was a bit stiff out of the box, but that is to be expected. I loosened the pivot just a hair and now it drops closed smoothly with no side play.
A home run for Spyderco to be sure! :thumbup:
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I know this is old, but what sage 3 do you have
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I have a separate thread but I figured I'd post here in case folks are subbed to this thread only...
Got the Sage 5 today in the mail. Love it. It has a through-the-blade stop pin as well as a "normal" stop pin. I just wondered if anyone would be able to explain how this would work or help? What is the thinking behind this? Not being critical, I'm asking to learn as I don't know what having both would do.
No complaints at all. The Sage 5 I got is freaking amazing. F&F is awesome as usual on Taichung Spydies. For the record, this is one of THE nicest and well built knives I have ever seen. Taichung really hits them out of the park. Great machining. It is a small bit tighter in the pivot than the Para 2's that I have. It seems like it will work itself in nicely though.
I took some pics to show you what I mean about the stop pins. There is a channel in each liner that allows the stop pin that goes through the blade to ride in.
Added more pics. I decided to not take it apart as I don't want to mess up the lanyard pipe. I would probably muck it up.
Got the Sage 5 today in the mail. Love it. It has a through-the-blade stop pin as well as a "normal" stop pin. I just wondered if anyone would be able to explain how this would work or help? What is the thinking behind this? Not being critical, I'm asking to learn as I don't know what having both would do.
No complaints at all. The Sage 5 I got is freaking amazing. F&F is awesome as usual on Taichung Spydies. For the record, this is one of THE nicest and well built knives I have ever seen. Taichung really hits them out of the park. Great machining. It is a small bit tighter in the pivot than the Para 2's that I have. It seems like it will work itself in nicely though.
I took some pics to show you what I mean about the stop pins. There is a channel in each liner that allows the stop pin that goes through the blade to ride in.
Added more pics. I decided to not take it apart as I don't want to mess up the lanyard pipe. I would probably muck it up.