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Hatuletoh
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Jul 26, 2018
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Spyderco is pricing seems schizophrenic from my consumer perspective. Sometimes their prices are really outstanding for the knife you get. For example on this drop, the Chap with the noble raffir handle is BEAUTIFUL; blade steel is XHP, my current, undisputed favorite in the second-best tier of steels; and it's a Spyderco so it's obviously well-made, but it's extra tough because of the lockback mechanism, which is way better than a liner lock and not much heavier. Overall, for such a unique, ergonomic, solidly built knife, approx $125 is a steal.
But--
Want a Ti frame/scales? That's a little >$200, which is no steal but not unreasonable for a good Ti knife, even a small one.
However, if you just HAVE to have the "stepped Ti" for whatever reason, now you're up around $350, or pretty close. Thems chump prices, esp when the "regular" Ti frame is around $200.
I dont get it, and I'm not complaining because I like that Spyderco offers the different builds at different prices; I've had my noble raffir Chap for about three months and its great. First knife I bought for the handle, but turned out to be great all around. How big a Spyderco fan or Ti lover do you have to be to get that really expensive one? Are there that many idle rich who buy Spyderco knives? Again, not a gripe, just a nonplussed question.
Jul 26, 2018
Omniseed
1972
Jul 27, 2018
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HatuletohThe stepped titanium version is beautiful, and I love my Chaparral, but yeah for that price I think I'll go see what Kizer's got going. They do great work with titanium, my Velox2 feels like a gorgeous bar of soap for instance, and they generally don't overcharge for fancier milling patterns.
The smooth ones are way more likely to go on a deep sale, but the milled ones aren't twice the price either.
Jul 27, 2018
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