I bought a Native 5 salt. The knife is perfect except for blade play. There is excessive play when knife is closed, not that it really bothers me. When opened and stabilized by the engagement of the lockbar there is still slight side to side play. As per a previous thread I also discovered that the thickness of the pivot bushing is wider than the thickness of the blade. Unless the bushing is the exact same thickness as the blade, then there will always be blade play.
Unless there is a specific purpose (which I doubt). Why can't spyderco get their bushing system dialed in?? I have a Para 3 which I had to sand down the shoulders of the bushing to get it perfect. Looks like I am going to have to do the same with this knife. Just very frustrating. Many people complained about the exact same issue on their Native 5 salts, but thought if that is a know issue then surely spyderco would have sorted it out by now.
Unless there is a specific purpose (which I doubt). Why can't spyderco get their bushing system dialed in?? I have a Para 3 which I had to sand down the shoulders of the bushing to get it perfect. Looks like I am going to have to do the same with this knife. Just very frustrating. Many people complained about the exact same issue on their Native 5 salts, but thought if that is a know issue then surely spyderco would have sorted it out by now.
