The Bears' Den--Shirogorov Showcase

On the other end of the Shiro spectrum: https://imgur.com/a/kMY4SMF

Hello all, picked up my first Shiro last weekend and have been carrying it this past week. This is my first foray into higher end folders and I have to say I am hooked, much to the dismay of my bank account. What an amazing tool, the machining, details, action, as all of you know is all incredible. This is going to be a regular user for me so I picked up a model that I think will develop a nice patina over time. I am already eyeballing other models :confused: What does everyone feel would be a nice compliment to this F95NL? I feel this size is basically perfect for me, however it is a touch big for “office” use, so was thinking of a Neon Zero, however the F3R is stunning as well.

Have a good weekend.
 
dburpasaurus said:
On the other end of the Shiro spectrum: https://imgur.com/a/kMY4SMF

Hello all, picked up my first Shiro last weekend and have been carrying it this past week. This is my first foray into higher end folders and I have to say I am hooked, much to the dismay of my bank account. What an amazing tool, the machining, details, action, as all of you know is all incredible. This is going to be a regular user for me so I picked up a model that I think will develop a nice patina over time. I am already eyeballing other models :confused: What does everyone feel would be a nice compliment to this F95NL? I feel this size is basically perfect for me, however it is a touch big for “office” use, so was thinking of a Neon Zero, however the F3R is stunning as well.

Have a good weekend.
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The F3R is going to be the same size as the F95NL, a Neon is smaller and would be more of an office knife if the 95 is too big.
I think the HatiON is between the two but closer to size as the Neon
 
Ajack60 said:
The F3R is going to be the same size as the F95NL, a Neon is smaller and would be more of an office knife if the 95 is too big.
I think the HatiON is between the two but closer to size as the Neon
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I believe the HatiOn is to the NeOn as the Hati is to the F95--the same size. The new HatiOn Zero and NeOn Zero are just a tiny bit bigger than their older counterparts.

Until I read D dburpasaurus 's qualification regarding office use and size, I was gonna suggest the F3 as something different than the F95 series. Same size, little thicker, and great in hand.

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ChazzyP said:
I believe the HatiOn is to the NeOn as the Hati is to the F95--the same size. The new HatiOn Zero and NeOn Zero are just a tiny bit bigger than their older counterparts.

Until I read D dburpasaurus 's qualification regarding office use and size, I was gonna suggest the F3 as something different than the F95 series. Same size, little thicker, and great in hand.

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‘Gotcha, I’ve had both, but not at the same time and couldn’t remember. Both were a little too small for my liking.
 
Yes I think the neon would be better suited for office carry, I was just lusting over another F3 size because for my hands the ergos are excellent.

Question for you all, are the bearing races bi-directional? (Doesn’t matter if they are flipped or not.) They look like it to me but just want to make sure.
 
dburpasaurus said:
Yes I think the neon would be better suited for office carry, I was just lusting over another F3 size because for my hands the ergos are excellent.

Question for you all, are the bearing races bi-directional? (Doesn’t matter if they are flipped or not.) They look like it to me but just want to make sure.
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Considering they operate in both directions with every opening and closing, I'd say "yes".
 
TRfromMT said:
Considering they operate in both directions with every opening and closing, I'd say "yes".
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That’s not what I mean, I get that they open and close without issue, my question is when taking them out and replacing them, is there a particular side the bearing race needs to face the blade / frame. They look symmetrical to me but just wondering.
 
dburpasaurus said:
That’s not what I mean, I get that they open and close without issue, my question is when taking them out and replacing them, is there a particular side the bearing race needs to face the blade / frame. They look symmetrical to me but just wondering.
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Ah! Makes sense.

Yes, I believe they are symmetrical.

My background is working on jet engines and orientation on bearings is important and always related to direction of rotation.
 
Damn. Maybe I should bite on that Recon 1 lottery deal. I received two offers this past week. But I think I’d rather have the CF HatiOn Lite.
 
marchone said:
Damn. Maybe I should bite on that Recon 1 lottery deal. I received two offers this past week. But I think I’d rather have the CF HatiOn Lite.
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You think? Is a limited run and have the tool that is supposed to work with all the knives
 
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