Spyderco Stovepipe $420?????

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It is the knife and price combined that is the issue to me. I would buy it for a lower price. I can actually appreciate it, knowing the name comes from the hat, the knife being a nod to razor gangs of the past, wanting to be a bit more palatable than the previous custom name. The curve on the back, the same one on the Yojimbo/Yojumbo, was an early Emerson wave made for easier one handed opening of razors for Civil War veterans that were amputees.

But, I don't know, I do not mind larger knives, more cutting area, and this reminds me a lot of the Yojumbo. I just got a Yojumbo for like half this price, and for $120 less than the Stovepipe I can get one in a very good steel. But this knife is more interesting than I thought at face value, it isn't just another run of the mill pocket cleaver. Good on you if you like it!
 
It is not for me. The Swayback at $200 in the secondary market is appealing even though there are a lot of people that don't like them as well.
 
It has to be one of the ugliest knives I’ve ever seen with questionable functionality. I am surprised anyone would but it. I wouldn’t pay a dime for it. If someone gave it to me I would immediately sell it or trade it for a Military. I think Spyderco is just testing their brainwashing and is sitting back laughing and sayin “I can’t believe they are buying this!” I would like to slap whoever designed this knife
 
It has to be one of the ugliest knives I’ve ever seen with questionable functionality. I am surprised anyone would buy it. I wouldn’t pay a dime for it. If someone gave it to me I would immediately sell it or trade it for a Military. I think Spyderco is just testing their brainwashing and is sitting back laughing and sayin “I can’t believe they are buying this!” I would like to slap whoever designed this knife
 
naccibobacci said:
Spyderco is just testing their brainwashing and is sitting back laughing and sayin “I can’t believe they are buying this!” I would like to slap whoever designed this knife
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To each his own. I can’t wait to get mine. I didn’t buy Spyderco knives for 20 years because I found them very ugly. I have found Spyderco is a “don’t knock it until you’ve tried it knife company”. I doesn’t mean that because it’s Spyderco you will like it. It does mean you could be presently surprised. At least this is my experience. It may not be yours.
 
I have already watched three pop up on my Facebook Spyderco Forums for resale. For some reason the Admins disable the comments on these particular posts.
 
naccibobacci said:
It has to be one of the ugliest knives I’ve ever seen with questionable functionality. I am surprised anyone would but it. I wouldn’t pay a dime for it. If someone gave it to me I would immediately sell it or trade it for a Military. I think Spyderco is just testing their brainwashing and is sitting back laughing and sayin “I can’t believe they are buying this!” I would like to slap whoever designed this knife
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Imagine wasting this much mental bandwidth being upset about something as innocuous as a knife design. Big oof.
 
Skar said:
I kinda feel the same way.
I holding out on buying it ... only because I don't prefer cv20.
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I'm going to handle one before I pull the trigger, but I figure that will be what really makes me want the thing.
 
I have already watched three pop up on my Facebook Spyderco Forums for resale. For some reason the Admins disable the comments on these particular posts.
Murdamook said:
Imagine wasting this much mental bandwidth being upset about something as innocuous as a knife design. Big oof.
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Is that bait? I just ate.
 
Egads that thing is ugly. I wouldn't buy it for $50 let alone $420.

Just not a folding cleaver fan.
 
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