The Sage Is Here!

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The new Spyderco Sage is now available. Check the better known knife seller's sites. :thumbup:
 
pkdmslf said:
The new Spyderco Sage is now available. Check the better known knife seller's sites. :thumbup:
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Yah I saw them on Knifecenter.com today.

I think I would pass this one out, for a little more money I would prefer the D2 Para Millie.
 
Anyone know which lock type is going to be used next? The knife looks good but I'd take frontlock, ball lock, or notch-joint over liner lock.
 
Yeah, I'm not crazy about the whole Taiwan thing... the price is unbeatable, though.
 
I'm pumped off this one, definitley one of the sharper looking spyders out there. Now I remember why I need to stop coming here- another must have knife! Anyone want to trade for a mini-manix and spare my wallet the suffering?

BTW, does anyone know how long the cutting edge is? They say the blade is 3", but no mention of the actual edge.
 
Taiwans not that bad, whats the big deal ? its no where near as bad as china !!! Iv lived and worked in both.

Il be looking for a ball lock sage before i pull any triggers but that carbon fiber does look good :thumbup:
 
Colorado, hell ya! Seki City, Japan absolutly, with all the sword making heritage. But Taiwan, no thanks. I've always like the design of the salsa, but never picked 1 up because of where it is made. I have well over 8K in spydies and not one will be from china or taiwan!
 
J32A2 said:
Colorado, hell ya! Seki City, Japan absolutly, with all the sword making heritage. But Taiwan, no thanks. I've always like the design of the salsa, but never picked 1 up because of where it is made. I have well over 8K in spydies and not one will be from china or taiwan!
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Fair enough.
 
why all the hate against Taiwan? Taiwan is a democratic country with a higher voter turn out rate than the US...

back to topic: I'll be waiting for other people's reviews before I pick one up.
 
Spyderco makes knives in a variety of places.

Our main problem in finding outside makers is their ability to consistently meet our quality standards. We've tried makers all over the world. There are few that can consistently meet those needs. Once we find a good maker, the main problem with very high quality makers is their capacity.

We have a new maker in Taiwan that is exceptional in his ability to meet our needs for quality.

We try to use the highest quality steels available in each country. We also constantly improve the quality of the steel as technology in that country develops new steels.

Taiwan doesn't make steel so all of their steel is imported. We felt that the best thing to do was to use a USA made steel and ship it to Taiwan.

The Sage is a very refined design, a synthesis between the Caly3 and the Native. It will be used in a variety of locks as the model progresses. The current model is a Michael Walker Linerlock. Carbon Fiber was used for the scales. The first production Carbon Fiber knife made was Spyderco's Michael Walker collaboration in the early 90's.

On the Sage, we use a very unique texture on the surface of the CF.

The Sage is a very nice EDC. High end materials at a reasonable price.

CPM-S30V blade (USA made) Blade is 3mm thick, 3" long, cutting edge 2-5/8". Full Flat grind. Full stainless liners, skeletonized for weight reduction. PB washers. Left/right wire clip black coated. Jimping on spine and finger choil. All screw construction. This is one of my designs.

As far as the politics of country of origin, there are many points of view. Our first choice is Always Buy American. That's why we have a growing factory in Golden. But's that a subject for another thread.

We are looking forward to hearing your reactions to this new model and project.

I think we'll use a Chris Reeve style Integral Lock on the next version.

sal
 
Thanks, Sal!

I like the design and materials of this knife and that is the main reason I ordered it. Also, to find out firsthand for myself the quality of the product. This will decide whether I purchase other models made in Taiwan. I am expecting the same quality that I have seen with my other Spydercos made in Golden and Seki City. :thumbup:
 
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"Quality Standard"
This is the key word.

Not just a word: a concept in Honesty.

Tenacious owners, Byrd users... you all know what I mean.

cheers
JM
 
Thanks for the input Sal, I'll definitley be picking one up. If it says Spyderco on the box, I trust it, regardless of where it was made.
 
I really would like to buy a Sage and I am considering purchasing online tonight
but I would like to know whats on the other side of the blade. Nobody shows
whats on the opposite side. All photographs I can find on-line are of the
"SPYDERCO CPM S30V" engraving...... Please Please let it not be "Taiwan" on the
other side of the blade.

I do not care if it is made in Taiwan and I understand if the quality is up to par
with other Spyderco knives from Japan and the U.S...... I just do not want it to
say "Taiwan" anywhere on my knife.

Please can anybody answer this. An email over a month ago to Spyderco went unanswered.

Thanks.
 
I was curious about the other side of the knife too. But I have made my decision and decided that I don't care what the other side of the knife says.

If Sal says it up to par with other Spydercos and the blade is made in the US of A that's good enough for me.

It looks like a terrific knife made with quality materials and worthy of the Spyderco logo.
 
Hi Pinarelloonly,

It says Taiwan on the back side. Countrty of origin is required for US import.

I might add that these makers are proud of their countries and like putting their country of manufacture on each knife. that's what we do with our USA made knives.

Spyderco only works with skilled, conscientous, passionate makers. They are proud of their efforts and they are proud to be able to make knives for Spyderco.


sal
 
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