Want to improve the Calypso?

[David Rock]

The angular spine on the Calypso Jr. looks pretty classy, I'll admit that. And the pointy shoulder above the thumb hole, likewise.

HOWEVER: It hurts! I like to be able to push down on the blade spine when cutting tough materials.

I rounded off the spine and the pointy shoulder with a Dremel. Made a great knife even better.

Aesthetics are important, provided that functionality is not impaired. Am I the only one who has complained about the sharp corners on the Calypsos?

Respectfully,
David Rock

 

[Brian Lavin]

How COULD you !

just kidding, that was a pretty ambitious project there Dave, how long did it take to do ?

 

[David Rock]

Just a few minutes, actually. The AUS 8 steel is plenty soft for grinding, compared to ATS-34

 

[matt]

The calypso is my favorite spyderco,but I know what you mean about the back of the blade.any chance of you posting a picture of your calypso.I would like to see how it looks.I might try to reshape mine.

[This message has been edited by matt (edited 12 February 1999).]

 

[Brian Lavin]

Oh, didn't read your post correctly, missed the Jr. part, thought you were working on the large one w/ VG10, DUH.

[This message has been edited by Brian Lavin (edited 12 February 1999).]

 

[Sal Glesser]

Brian - The sharp point on the back of the blade is the same on both Calypso & Jr. models. a soft buffing wheel lightly touched to the point works well. We plan on adjusting this in the future. Sorry for the blemish on an "almost perfect" production lockback.
sal