Which Spyderco are you carrying today?

Knifeoholic said:
That's a nice combo yourself! How are you liking the Vrango? I've caught my finger hovering over the order button a few times, but haven't pulled the trigger. I was kind of hoping to hear some other people's opinions about it first, but havn't really heard much talk about it. It has quite a unique blade shape, seems as if it would work nicely for a variety of tasks!
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Thank you, sir! Sorry about the slow response, I was pretty busy this weekend. Anyways..

The Vrango is a nice little knife.
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Like you mentioned, the blade shape is what drew me to it. The hollow grind with the perpendicular ground flats is gorgeous.

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A few things I dislike about it;

There's no cutout near the lock so it's not the easiest to unlock with the meat of your thumb. I've heard people complain about this on the GB1 but I never had a problem with that model. You can actually see a little skin on the lock in the next picture :p

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The next thing I dislike is the clip. It has no business being on a knife this nice. It also doesn't match the design..

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The size is a little awkward as well. It would make a great candidate for an XL version, or even a mini.

Overall I like the knife, even with the few things I listed that I think could be improved upon.

The fit and finish is on another level.
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Hope this helps! If I wasn't doing this from my phone I'm sure the mini review would have been better :D
 
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Munchy said:
Thank you, sir! Sorry about the slow response, I was pretty busy this weekend. Anyways..

The Vrango is a nice little knife.
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Like you mentioned, the blade shape is what drew me to it. The hollow grind with the perpendicular ground flats is gorgeous.

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A few things I dislike about it;

There's no cutout near the lock so it's not the easiest to unlock with the meat of your thumb. I've heard people complain about this on the GB1 but I never had a problem with that model. You can actually see a little skin on the lock in the next picture :p

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The next thing I dislike is the clip. It has no business being on a knife this nice. It also doesn't match the design..

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The size is a little awkward as well. It would make a great candidate for an XL version, or even a mini.

Overall I like the knife, even with the few things I listed that I think could be improved upon.

The fit and finish is on another level.
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Hope this helps! If I wasn't doing this from my phone I'm sure the mini review would have been better :D
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Hey man, thanks for the info! Those are some great pictures! As you mentioned, you gotta love that Taichung fit and finish. :thumbsup: That thing looks flawless! I agree that something could be done with the clip to improve the looks though. But overall, very nice. Thanks again!
 
Knifeoholic said:
Hey man, thanks for the info! Those are some great pictures! As you mentioned, you gotta love that Taichung fit and finish. :thumbsup: That thing looks flawless! I agree that something could be done with the clip to improve the looks though. But overall, very nice. Thanks again!
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You're very welcome, and thanks about the picture quality! I still only used my phone, but waited until I could get some decent pictures to show the fit and finish. The knife is worth the dicounted price I got it for, but at the ~$190 current price I would hold out for another Taichung gentleman's folder. One good thing is Spyderco seems to be pumping out some really nice knives lately. It's bittersweet with the prices, though... :(
 
Knifeoholic said:
A couple of great blades you've got there. Love that Stretch! Those scales look amazing! I've been putting off having some made for way too long.
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Got back in town last night and the Boomer scales were waiting for me so I just had to put them on; love the heft that the Stretch has now!
 
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