kamagong
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Here's the story. I graduated from school this past Sunday. Since I will soon be joining the ranks of the gainfully employed I decided that I need a gent's knife. As much as I like my Military, it just doesn't go with a suit and tie. A few well placed hints, and I had the WH Spire on its way to me. It arrived yesterday. Since I haven't spent that much time with it, the following comments reflect my initial impressions more than anything.
The Spire is a small lockback that weighs in at 2.4 ounces. It sports a 2.375" wharncliffe blade in VG10. My knife has green jigged bone scales. I had hoped to get one in the red bone, but everyplace my girl visited was sold out of the red bone model. No biggie. The knife is gorgeous nonetheless. Fit and finish is excellent, and the combination of bone and brushed steel makes for a visually stunning knife. The workmanship on the Spire is excellent. The knife locks up solidly, with no bladeplay whatsoever. It also opens and closes very smoothly.
However, the knife is far from perfect. It has a single thumbstud that is reversible. The clip is also reversible. These two are nice touches that make the knife amidextrous. However, I question the usefulness of the thumbstud on a knife this small. I have medium sized hands (4" X 7.5") and I found it very difficult to open the Spire one handed. In fact, it is so difficult to open with one hand that I found it faster to just use two hands. The pocket clip was also problematic. It is too tight. There is no clearance between the clip and the scales, and I doubt that I could clip it onto a dress shirt, much less onto a pair of slacks. It is also very stiff. I don't think I can bend the clip without damaging it. I'm going to have it take it off before I try to fix it.
Overall though I rate the Spire very highly. It's a high quality piece and one that I am proud to own. I think my problems with it are due to my unfamiliarity with small knives more than anything.
The Spire is a small lockback that weighs in at 2.4 ounces. It sports a 2.375" wharncliffe blade in VG10. My knife has green jigged bone scales. I had hoped to get one in the red bone, but everyplace my girl visited was sold out of the red bone model. No biggie. The knife is gorgeous nonetheless. Fit and finish is excellent, and the combination of bone and brushed steel makes for a visually stunning knife. The workmanship on the Spire is excellent. The knife locks up solidly, with no bladeplay whatsoever. It also opens and closes very smoothly.
However, the knife is far from perfect. It has a single thumbstud that is reversible. The clip is also reversible. These two are nice touches that make the knife amidextrous. However, I question the usefulness of the thumbstud on a knife this small. I have medium sized hands (4" X 7.5") and I found it very difficult to open the Spire one handed. In fact, it is so difficult to open with one hand that I found it faster to just use two hands. The pocket clip was also problematic. It is too tight. There is no clearance between the clip and the scales, and I doubt that I could clip it onto a dress shirt, much less onto a pair of slacks. It is also very stiff. I don't think I can bend the clip without damaging it. I'm going to have it take it off before I try to fix it.
Overall though I rate the Spire very highly. It's a high quality piece and one that I am proud to own. I think my problems with it are due to my unfamiliarity with small knives more than anything.
