At the suggestion of Resinguy I'm considering trading the bulk of my Spyderco collection towards Busse and kin fixed blades. Holding on to my tip up BG42 Military, some Salts and others with sentimental value, and putting some of the others up to see what kinds of offers I can get.
First, what I have:
1. Spyderco Manix, full size PE black G10. Excellent condition. Carried a few times, and thinned out / polished the edge some. Could still go thinner for optimal cutting performance, but I left the edge thick considering the hard use nature of the knife.
2. Spyderco Yojimbo blue G10. User. Has been taken apart and cleaned thoroughly and I lubed up the pivot. The edge has been reprofiled and polished to a better edge profile for utility work. There is slight vertical play but the lock is still secure.
3. Spyderco Paramilitary. This started as the recent G10 / S30V version with fine jimping on the finger choil and thumb ramp. I had a tip up right hand wire clip installed. I reprofiled the edge to what I consider "optimized" for cutting performance (i.e. very thin). I also sanded down part of the handle to better accomodate a full grip without using the index finger choil. See the clip and modded handle HERE
4. Spyderco Calypso Jr. ZDP189. This is my show off edge knife. It's VERY thin, very polished and VERY sharp. This is the best performing cutter in my collection. It's been gently used, no hard use, so it's in very good shape. This is exactly the type of edge you want IMO to see the capabilities of ZDP189.
5. Spyderco Military. Black G10 PE uncoated S30V blade. Newest version with fine jimping on thumb ramp and index finger choil and dual liners. New in box. It's just a back up to my BG42 Military and has not been used. I've only taken it out to inspect it and make sure it locked up right. Very well crafted and sharp, with solid lock-up.
I also have a few other less expensive Spydercos, some fixed blades from other brands (customized Ranger RD7), a few flashlights etc. I can use to even a trade.
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I'm interested in a Scrapyard Dogfather or SOD. Black preferred. I don't know enough about SR or Busse to name specific models I'm looking for, but I'm looking for fixed blades with blades about 6 inches or bigger.
Will also consider Bark River and Ferhman knives, and I could also use a nice machete with sheath.
First, what I have:
1. Spyderco Manix, full size PE black G10. Excellent condition. Carried a few times, and thinned out / polished the edge some. Could still go thinner for optimal cutting performance, but I left the edge thick considering the hard use nature of the knife.
2. Spyderco Yojimbo blue G10. User. Has been taken apart and cleaned thoroughly and I lubed up the pivot. The edge has been reprofiled and polished to a better edge profile for utility work. There is slight vertical play but the lock is still secure.
3. Spyderco Paramilitary. This started as the recent G10 / S30V version with fine jimping on the finger choil and thumb ramp. I had a tip up right hand wire clip installed. I reprofiled the edge to what I consider "optimized" for cutting performance (i.e. very thin). I also sanded down part of the handle to better accomodate a full grip without using the index finger choil. See the clip and modded handle HERE
4. Spyderco Calypso Jr. ZDP189. This is my show off edge knife. It's VERY thin, very polished and VERY sharp. This is the best performing cutter in my collection. It's been gently used, no hard use, so it's in very good shape. This is exactly the type of edge you want IMO to see the capabilities of ZDP189.
5. Spyderco Military. Black G10 PE uncoated S30V blade. Newest version with fine jimping on thumb ramp and index finger choil and dual liners. New in box. It's just a back up to my BG42 Military and has not been used. I've only taken it out to inspect it and make sure it locked up right. Very well crafted and sharp, with solid lock-up.
I also have a few other less expensive Spydercos, some fixed blades from other brands (customized Ranger RD7), a few flashlights etc. I can use to even a trade.
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I'm interested in a Scrapyard Dogfather or SOD. Black preferred. I don't know enough about SR or Busse to name specific models I'm looking for, but I'm looking for fixed blades with blades about 6 inches or bigger.
Will also consider Bark River and Ferhman knives, and I could also use a nice machete with sheath.
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