Spyderco Bushcraft Update

As promised, LOTS of pictures....


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Thanks tknife - the handle on this one feels really really great.

I am not a huge scandi grind fan, having used a couple of moras I felt it was more of a specialty blade that was great for wood and nothing else. I generally prefer convex grinds and convex edges for the extra robustness.

That said, I really really dig this knife, and can't wait to get out in the woods and put it through its paces.
 
Rockywolf said:
Can you imagine what Andy Roy could do with this?
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That's a great idea. If you do ever send it to him, I will be happy to send him my uncracked knife if it helps him keep the original contours:thumbup:
 
the only thing saveing me is i got this from Ray last week in the mail :p

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Got mine. This knife is really nice looking and feels great in hand. Mine has three cracks in it and the scales have shrunk enough to feel the tang with a fingernail all the way around. No biggie though, tonight the superglue and sandpaper should fix it well enough.
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Do you think that the wood is finished shrinking and cracking or will it continue to do so? I'm wondering if I should just put mine aside (should be here tomorrow!) for a few months to allow it to continue to dry or should I superglue and sand now?

Also, I'm not a wood handle kinda guy, so what's the best way to care for these handles?
 
kage said:
Do you think that the wood is finished shrinking and cracking or will it continue to do so? I'm wondering if I should just put mine aside (should be here tomorrow!) for a few months to allow it to continue to dry or should I superglue and sand now?

Also, I'm not a wood handle kinda guy, so what's the best way to care for these handles?
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...I'd let it set a week or two. Depending on your climate you may find that within that period the cracks will disappear.

As far as care, after you have "addressed" the cracks....just wipe it down with some lemon oil or other "fine" oil or wax on occasion. Remember, despite the beautiful, all-be-it unstabilized, wood, these are "seconds" and not intended for the display case, but rather to be used and enjoyed.

- regards
 
Thank you for the info Gramps. No worries about it being used. This will be my hard use knife and I plan on giving it a work out on a regular basis. I just want to take care of it so it can take care of me.
 
I ordered one and it should arrive tomorrow. Can't wait to try it out. If I don't like the way it feels in my hands I'll just sell it.
 
Handle is by far the best production knife I've held. Feels like a custom.
 
I received mine today; like other reports, mine had cracks around the pins, one on each side.

To fill mine, I mixed up some 5 minute epoxy and then suspended some powdered graphite in it. Working quickly (before the epoxy set), I worked this mix into the cracks with the corner of a sheet of paper, carefully wiping off the excess with a paper towel before the epoxy set. I'd recommend mixing a separate small bit of epoxy for each crack so that you don't end up trying to work hardened epoxy into the second/third/&c crack.

In the end, the cracks just look like a couple extra zone lines in the spalting. I'd post pictures, but my camera suffers from operator incompetence :)

I'm extremely pleased with this knife. I think I'm probably going to put another coat of boiled linseed oil on mine once the epoxy has completely set to try and keep the wood happy.
 
I've found sawdust to be a great camouflage additive for epoxy when filling cracks in wood (particularly if you get the sawdust from the same type of wood you're filling).
 
I like the look of the knife but there are so many custom knives i want that i cant bring myself to purchase one.
 
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