Sage II

elclintor

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Hey fellas, I have a Sage II on the way.. Does anyone have any Sage II pictures that I can drool over in the meantime?


Please?:cool:
 
elclintor said:
Hey fellas, I have a Sage II on the way.. Does anyone have any Sage II pictures that I can drool over in the meantime?


Please?:cool:
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Here's one where he is hanging out with his pals:

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I just traded into one myself. It should be in my hot little hands by mid next week. I really hope I can swallow the Taiwan pill and deal with it. Everything I have read says that it's a very well built folder. If I don't like it there is always something else that is just a trade and postage away.
 
Here's a few more...

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Extremely solid, handsome, and well built knife.

Paul
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The Sage II is one hell of a fine knife. It's not fair to many other knives that this knife even exists . . .
 
Reeek said:
The Sage II is one hell of a fine knife. It's not fair to many other knives that this knife even exists . . .
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oh man, that one gave me a good chuckle:D



I got mine yesterday, and it is one hell of a knife:thumbup:
 
GRIM 62 said:
I need one of those,looks well made.
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It's even better than that. :) It's an extremely well built, very well finished, and perhaps even more importantly, extremely well designed, knife. :cool: From a pure ergonomic standpoint, I'd rank it in Spyderco's top five. Handle is big enough to provide a comfortable grip, small enough not to look disproportional, and fits the hand so well that "grippy" handle material is redundant.

Paul
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I agree with Deacon(of course), esp on how it fits the hand so well that a textured slab finish isn't needed.

Its built as well as any spyderco I have fron Golden or Japan from what I can tell. Very Impressive!


The only thing I have noticed about it that is diff from the Japan or Golden knives is that the Spyder hole and spine just above it is sharp compared to all others I have.

The sharpness of the hole/spine does make it feel as if the finish on these are not quite as good as Golden or Japan, since all of those are finished very nice and smooth. Thats the only thing I notice to be diff though.

To anyone that has a Tawain knife such as Sage, BobT...
Is your hole and spine above much sharper than your knives made here or Japan?
 
Ken44 said:
I agree with Deacon(of course), esp on how it fits the hand so well that a textured slab finish isn't needed.

Its built as well as any spyderco I have fron Golden or Japan from what I can tell. Very Impressive!


The only thing I have noticed about it that is diff from the Japan or Golden knives is that the Spyder hole and spine just above it is sharp compared to all others I have.

The sharpness of the hole/spine does make it feel as if the finish on these are not quite as good as Golden or Japan, since all of those are finished very nice and smooth. Thats the only thing I notice to be diff though.

To anyone that has a Tawain knife such as Sage, BobT...
Is your hole and spine above much sharper than your knives made here or Japan?
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Ken, I would describe both as extremely crisp but also very smooth. So are all the other transitions on the Sage blade. However, the Sage's spine doesn't seem any crisper to me than those of the Caly 3, Atlantic Salt, and Military. IIRC, Sal once commented that one of the custom makers, I believe Frank Centofante, considered crisp edges to be the sign of a well made knife.

One thing I have noticed is that, unlike many of the Seki and Golden made knives, the interior of the Sage's spyderhole is very smooth. So I'd say there's no more chance of a Sage cutting your thumb than most of them, and less chance of doing so than with a Native and several other models.

The one thing I will change on my midlock Sage user ;):D when that version comes out is to round the transition between the thumb ramp and the rest of the spine a bit, just as I did with my user Calypso Jr. It may be all in my mind, but I think it saves wear and tear on my pocket. :o:D

Paul
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The Deacon said:
Ken, I would describe both as extremely crisp but also very smooth. So are all the other transitions on the Sage blade. However, the Sage's spine doesn't seem any crisper to me than those of the Caly 3, Atlantic Salt, and Military. IIRC, Sal once commented that one of the custom makers, I believe Frank Centofante, considered crisp edges to be the sign of a well made knife.
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Mine isn't like yours then. Mine is more than just crisp. I've been collecting knives for over 30 years and have never seen one this "crisp". I even ordered one from Charles May years ago and asked for a very crisp edge for fire steel use. It is the most crisp spine I have seen, untill my Sage, which is on the verge of being more sharp than crisp.

My 3 Millies, PARA, two Caly 3's, and Endura have normal crispness on spine and Hole, but my Sage is way more than crisp around hole, and just above hole on spine. The rest of the spine is fine.

I think I may need to send this one in to Spyderco.
 
I took a small rat tail file and rounded over the sharp edge of the Sage II's spydie hole, and knocked off the sharp corner of that edge that bisects the spydie hole.

Much better. :)

I suggest that Spyderco do this at the factory. :thumbup:
 
Ken, I wish we lived close enough to one another that we could compare knives. All three of my Taiwan Spydercos (Walker and RIL Sages, Terzuola) are as I described. I can only say this, I can press the tip of my nose into the Spyderhole on any of them, and rotate the knife. There are some Golden and Seki built knives I could do the same with, but there are quite a few others, including a number of my beloved Kiwis, with which I would not dare try that stunt. Same goes for the inside corners of the steel liners on the Walker Sage and the titanium handles on the RIL Sage, very smooth, much smoother than many Seki knives. The inside corners of the Phoenix handle are downright rough by comparison.

Paul
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powernoodle said:
I took a small rat tail file and rounded over the sharp edge of the Sage II's spydie hole, and knocked off the sharp corner of that edge that bisects the spydie hole.

Much better. :)

I suggest that Spyderco do this at the factory. :thumbup:
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I may try this before sending it back. Mine is also sharpest in the same place you describe.


Paul, thanks for the help. From what you describe I'm quite sure our Sage's are from a differant batch. Mine is so crisp/sharp that I won't even show it to anyone for fear of hearing a made in Tawain comment.
BTW- the slabs are some of the smoothest I have ever seen, very comfortable in hand.
 
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