Why I will obsess until I have the Hanan!

[Yo Mama]

Just noticed this one,........ don't know where I've been!

First off I'm a huge Brad Southard fan, just love the lines and look of his blades, and an all time hit for Spyderco on the original Southard Flipper. I find they are the perfect balance between style and performance excellence.

That said, reasons for lusting over the Hanan:

1. Keeps a nice blade profile with a defined recurve. On a smaller blade this only excels the users ability to use different parts of the edge for different tasks.

2. A Compression Lock paired with a flipper!!! It's everything I want and need in a pocket knife. While I loved the original Southard, it's my only frame lock, and I was not interested in expanding with more. To have the comp lock makes me drool.

3. The materials match the price! Titanium and mixed with the two tone G10 looks like a dress up combo, the steel could be better, but I dig s30v fine.

4. The name! Yes it may be weird, but I'm Jewish and appreciate the thought of using Hebrew in naming this model.

5. The size looks like they put thought into the dimensions, with 2.95 cutting inches being fine for me. The older I get the more I look to smaller blades.

 

[halden.doerge]

But that crazy plunge grind though.

 

[`br4dz-]

But that crazy plunge grind though.

Agreed. #1 way to keep me away from a knife design? Recurves. #2, horrible plunge grinds and lack of sharpening choils, especially on such an expensive knife.

Spyderco better up their game for 2018.

 

[Freedom Pullo]

I actually love recurves but I’m not sure if I could sharpen this blade on a sharpmaker with that plunge grind. I don’t to be overly negative, recurves are great for draw cuts

 

[BD_01]

I’m very intrigued by the knife. On the surface, the recurve and the plunge are my exact misgivings. I’m reserving judgement until I can get one in hand to see how it works as a package with the dimensions and other form factors. Unfortunately, getting one in hand will eventually mean a long road trip.

Yo Mama I agree with you on the original Spyderco Southard. My third is shipping from BHQ today (finally sprung for the black one). With regards to other Southard designs, the RFT is my absolute grail.

 

[Kreyzhorse]

Wow.... I thought it was ugly as hell, at first. The longer I looked at though, the better it gets. Not crazy over the recurve but I'd like try one.

I think it just made my list.

 

[NYRangers_#1_UT]

There is one listing for this knife on the big auction site. I'm not sure if I believe it's in stock, but it's there.

EDIT: False alarm. I sent the seller a message and asked about the availability. Below is their reply.


Hello,
We had an error with our inventory tonite but we have now fixed it. Unfortunately this item is out of stock at the moment. I'm sorry for the mixup.
George