I'd like a terzuola after owning a starmate. However, concerning the quality of producion versions, both my spyderco starmate and lum have had problems. My starmate was received great but with an uneven grind on the swedge, it became as loose as a goose within 3 days, sent it back, received adjusted. After 6 months the starmate blade started rubbing against the scale, adjusted it myself. Now after 2 years, the ball detent has worn or worked out of alignment and it doesn't fully engage when closed. I am pretty sure if I send it to spyderco, since its discontinuted, they won't fix it. This has happened to me with other spydercos. I took it apart, cleaned it and it locks a little better, but someday I'll replace it with the real deal. Then I'll send the factory version in for a replacement new knife.
My spyderco lum lost screws twice, the liner walked almost all the way over within the first two days, blade rubbed against the scale within a month(adjusted it myself) 6 months later the liner hit the other scale and needed adjustment, by me again.
Factory designer knifes may be cool, but not every one is acceptably executed.
My benchade bogezsuski (?) spike is great, 4 years old and going strong. However, I've seen the real deal, and the production version just doesn't ante up to the real deal. But for me the benchmade version fills the need, and I don't lust after the original.
My spyderco lum lost screws twice, the liner walked almost all the way over within the first two days, blade rubbed against the scale within a month(adjusted it myself) 6 months later the liner hit the other scale and needed adjustment, by me again.
Factory designer knifes may be cool, but not every one is acceptably executed.
My benchade bogezsuski (?) spike is great, 4 years old and going strong. However, I've seen the real deal, and the production version just doesn't ante up to the real deal. But for me the benchmade version fills the need, and I don't lust after the original.
