Spydie Native merits

Ok everyone, because of your replies to my post I finally made my purchase of the Native (serrated).

This is an absolutely amazing knife. Its functionality and design are growing on me daily and has formally become my EDC.

Without reading your posts I would have puchased the Delica (the Native is my first Spyderco). I borrowed a Delica from a friend after puchasing the Native, and, although a fine knife, I found the Native
much easier to open/close with one hand. Also, it seem to fit better in my jeans even though it is wider when closed (casual Fridays!).

And due to its superior corrosion resistence i'm not as concerned about oiling it so I can actually use it to cut food when necessary(those darned bagels better watch it).

I agree wholeheartedly with Floods Ten Reasons the buy a Native Yesterday.

Safety Guy, my new Native has a 'Boyle Dent' so I'm not as concerned about collapsing the blade, although I will practice my swipes.

Thanks for your comments everyone, and I apoligize if the ideas in this post seem a little unorganized, I'm just soo giddy about this knife:D

P.S. Sal, what kind of upgrades can we look forward to next year?
 
upgrades? That means a flat ground VG-10 version, doesn't it, sal? :)
Please give us at least a hint...

Seb
 
Hi Wayne. Welcome to the Spyderco forum.

The design changes are minor. moved this 1 mm that way, changed this a little, changed that a little. One would have to "know" the model or have the two side by side to see the differences.

sal
 
Safety Guy -- I'm with you all the way in making the Native my left-handed knife. I switched the clip within minutes of getting it in the mail, and it has hardly ever left my pocket.

I know that hands are very different. When I grip my Native in the position I would use should self defense be needed, I move my finger back behind the front of the handle, rather than leaving it out there in the choil area. It provides nearly an inch more reach. There is no way my hand puts any pressure on the lock release in that position. Actually, it doesn't do it when I hold it with the choil, either.

Also, I've checked this several times, when my hand is back only on the handle, not on the choil, if the blade were to close, the choil part is what would "get" my index finger. Yeah, could get a painful pinch that way. But that is infinitely preferable to losing a digit, IMO. I mean nose picking without the index fingers would become strictly a pinky affair, and just no way is that as good.

It is really good to see how many strong fans this great knife has. I love the FRN, feel about it just as FTC does. But, must admit am curious to see what the redesign will bring.

One last thing. About a week ago, I left my Native lying near my PC. My son got on as he often does. When I came by, he immediately asked me what knife that was. He really liked the Native -- probably in part because he is left-handed. But, he's never said anything about the other knives that occasionally lurk in the same place.

Edit: Forgot to say welcome, Wayne! Glad you bought the Native and are enjoying it. Good choice!
 
Good choices, Barber and Wayne!

I can't wait to see the upgrade, although I'm not sure it will be an improvement to me. I can open my Native to reverse grip with my ring finger in the hole almost as easily as the "regular" way.

GIN 1 is still my favorite.

Karl
 
Darn! I KNEW I forgot a reason...such a basic one!

...the fact that it has a reversible clip for right or left-handed carry!!!

*DUH*

(...and away goes Flood, working on changing the Top Ten list)

;)

-Flood
 
The Native really does work well as a weak hand knife. I have mine configured for left hand carry and clip it in my left front pocket. Drawing and opening it with the left hand is quick and easy, which is saying something because not only am I right handed, but I also cut a nerve in my left index finger a couple of years ago and it's still somewhat clumsy.

It also seems like it's very easy to use the Native with your right hand even when the clip is set for left hand carry. With most knives, if the clip is postioned for left hand carry, it's very uncomfortable to use it with the other hand.
 
Definitely one of the most useful and well thought out
no nonsense folders around. The Native is a urban EDC for me. I only wish that Sal would make a production model in G-10. I missed out on the limited edition blue G-10 Natives and can't find one at any dealers so......
 
Originally posted by Safety Guy
The steel Native is slippery, but I intend to customize it (not sure how yet, but a couple of pointy parts of the handle need to go). Maybe engraving, or maybe just stairtread or skateboard tape.
Click to expand...

Please let us know how you go about it--mine will probably go to the engraver for the slippery part, but quite a bit of going over with emery cloth has failed to dull the sharp points on the handle.
 
I was thinking to buy a CPM 440V FRN Native because it seems a very light but very rugged knife.

Then I read this thread and it seems it is hard to explain how I could manage to live until today without a Native.

But now I have only a small but hard question: I am buying my FRN Native on a Internet shop, because it seems I'll save big bucks (here in Italy, at the shop the price is the equivalent of 90 USD, on the Net 65 USD). I choose an Internet shop here in Europe to avoid big problem with Customs. But doing so I cannot check the knife before buying: are there chances there will be a blade play side by side?

I know I can send it back, but it is cumbersome.

In the case of small blade play, how can I solve this problem? I read in another thread to use Loctite, but I prefer to use the "hammer option". Is it a sure way to fix the problem, or to damage the handle?

Many Thanks for your advices.

Falcenberg
 
My Native has a bit of side-to-side play, but I think play of this sort is common in rivetted FRN pivots. The play is slight and I have no problem with it.
I don't see how Loctite would work on a rivetted pivot. As to the "hammer" method of adjusting blade play on a rivetted pivot, I've wondered about that myself, though I've never tried it. I did slightly hammer on a metal handled knife to tighten up the pivot, and that did the trick, but a metal handle pivot has a different construction, with a flush pin in the pivot, than the protruding rivet on the Native.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top