Just received an email saying they are having a prime sale on the small and medium models (under $30) with free shipping and an extra spacer allowing you to personalize the knife. Only on their westernactive website. Here are 3 of my current models showing sizes.
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Thanx for postingJust received an email saying they are having a prime sale on the small and medium models (under $30) with free shipping and an extra spacer allowing you to personalize the knife. Only on their westernactive website. Here are 3 of my current models showing sizes.
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The Honey Badger knives are made in China. Don't be confused by the USA designed language some of these companies use.8CR13MoV is an imported but decent budget steel used sometimes by Kershaw and even Spyderco. Knife made in USA, which is great,
The blade hole hasn't been an issue for all the tens of thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of Spydercos that have been made since the early 80s. Any force strong enough to snap the blade at the hole will probably cause the liner lock to fail even earlier, and would be well into the realm of abuse. Why a hole and a flipper? Flippers don't always work. Sometimes I (and I'm sure other users) want to open a knife in a slower, more controlled manner. Flippers often attract unwanted attention is some places.I'm not understanding why they put an overly large D shaped hole in the blade though as the lever is there for opening.To me, that hole thins the cross-section making it weaker, jmo though, will probably buy one soon.
I'm sure that the D shape is to avoid infringing on Spyderco's trademarked circular hole shape. Spyderco has at least a few models (most notably the Native series) that don't have a hump, but still accommodate a fairly large circular opening hole.Having the particular odd shape does allow the blade to not have that "hump" that some have to accommodate the hole.
The Honey Badger knives are made in China. Don't be confused by the USA designed language some of these companies use.
Yeh sure, my recollection of Spyderco knives are they are "humped" wider (or is it taller) where the hole is, at least the one's I own.The Honey Badger knives are made in China. Don't be confused by the USA designed language some of these companies use.
The blade hole hasn't been an issue for all the tens of thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of Spydercos that have been made since the early 80s. Any force strong enough to snap the blade at the hole will probably cause the liner lock to fail even earlier, and would be well into the realm of abuse. Why a hole and a flipper? Flippers don't always work. Sometimes I (and I'm sure other users) want to open a knife in a slower, more controlled manner. Flippers often attract unwanted attention is some places.
I'm sure that the D shape is to avoid infringing on Spyderco's trademarked circular hole shape. Spyderco has at least a few models (most notably the Native series) that don't have a hump, but still accommodate a fairly large circular opening hole.
Thanks for reading/quoting my postYou can also find pictures of Spyderco knives that broke at the tip.
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Or that broke farther up the blade but not at the hole.
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Or even that broke back behind the hole just in front of the pivot.
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Searching for Spyderco blade failures doesn't seem to indicate blades breaking at the thumbhole is a common failure--in fact, the picture you posted was the only one I could find. Blades seem to break far more commonly at points other than through the hole.
Is the blade weaker because of the hole? Well, removing material doesn't make it stronger, so yeah, it probably is. But they don't seem to break at the hole very often--in fact breaks at that point seem to be quite rare. In other words, even if it is weaker due to the hole, it doesn't seem to be a practical concern.
Just off the top of my head, the Native, Native Chief, Lil' Native, Shaman, Brouwer, Spydiechef, Efficient, Emphasis, and Insistent don't have humps. The Sages, Chaparrals, and several others have an intermediate ramp, that's less pronounced than the tall hump on Spyderco's better known models.Yeh sure, my recollection of Spyderco knives are they are "humped" wider (or is it taller) where the hole is, at least the one's I own.
I suspect that it has to do with the ergos that are desired for the model, which is the impression I've gotten from hanging around over on the Spyderco forum. However, I'll ask over there specifically. Sal is usually a pretty active participant.I have to believe that hump is to add strength,
Yet, that's a model with a hump. Also, there's no context explaining if that break occurred because of the hole in the blade, or if there was a manufacturing defect. I can also search and find pictures of broken blades from Cold Steel and other companies. Pictures without any other context tell only a fragment of the story.Found these pics with a quick search:
And they're in violation of US and international trademark laws of they're circular holes. Spyderco defends that trademark rather vigorously as well, which Kittery Trading Post and others have found out the hard way.there are plenty of knock-offs with round holes in the blade.
They introduced the Brad Southard collaboration model way back in late 2012, and discontinued it in late 2017. Why are you so shocked that they keep their trademarked opening hole on their flippers? What's so bad about having the option to open by flipper or blade hole, as I explained in my previous post?Yes, and quick visit to Spyderco shows they now sell "flipper" knives in addition to thumb hole knives...even thumb hole knives WITH FLIPPERS .
Just to clarify, the zip tie mod (yes it even has a name) is used to replicate the opening function of the Emerson Wave feature, not as a thumb stud.A common upgrade to the thumb holes knives seems to be to add a small zip tie thru that hole, kind of like a mini-stud, for easier opening.
Wow. OK thenJust off the top of my head, the Native, Native Chief, Lil' Native, Shaman, Brouwer, Spydiechef, Efficient, Emphasis, and Insistent don't have humps. The Sages, Chaparrals, and several others have an intermediate ramp, that's less pronounced than the tall hump on Spyderco's better known models.
I suspect that it has to do with the ergos that are desired for the model, which is the impression I've gotten from hanging around over on the Spyderco forum. However, I'll ask over there specifically. Sal is usually a pretty active participant.
Yet, that's a model with a hump. Also, there's no context explaining if that break occurred because of the hole in the blade, or if there was a manufacturing defect. I can also search and find pictures of broken blades from Cold Steel and other companies. Pictures without any other context tell only a fragment of the story.
And they're in violation of US and international trademark laws of they're circular holes. Spyderco defends that trademark rather vigorously as well, which Kittery Trading Post and others have found out the hard way.
They introduced the Brad Southard collaboration model way back in late 2012, and discontinued it in late 2017. Why are you so shocked that they keep their trademarked opening hole on their flippers? What's so bad about having the option to open by flipper or blade hole, as I explained in my previous post?
Just to clarify, the zip tie mod (yes it even has a name) is used to replicate the opening function of the Emerson Wave feature, not as a thumb stud.