Ti Handled Calypso
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I WOULD BE TICKED IF THEY MADE A TI HANDLED CALYPSO. I LIKE THE KNIFE BUT LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER COOL MODELS THAT SPYDERCO IS SH*TCANNING IN ORDER TO LOWER THE HIGH NUMBER OF SKU'S.
SPYDERCO IS DOING THIS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A SPYDERCO TO LOOK FORWARD TO 10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.
MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT A TI HANDLE WOULD GO ON A MILITARY FIRST, THEN MAYBE ON SOME OTHER MODELS IN EXTREMELY LIMITED EDITIONS.
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**Blazing Saddles**
SPYDERCO IS DOING THIS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A SPYDERCO TO LOOK FORWARD TO 10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.
MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT A TI HANDLE WOULD GO ON A MILITARY FIRST, THEN MAYBE ON SOME OTHER MODELS IN EXTREMELY LIMITED EDITIONS.
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**Blazing Saddles**
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I suppose I should come in on this one since I'm the one who started Ferret off (not that he needed much encouragement
). Sal said that the Ti handled Calypso would be aimed at "aficianados", well that must make me one because this knife has been on my mind ever since I read the original post. The really scary thing is that it has even stopped me dreaming about the Lum Chinese Folder and that has been on the top of my wish list for as long as I can remember (which isn't very long these days
).
Everybody recite after me: Ti Calypso, Ti Calypso, Ti Calypso........
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Clay
Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow....in Australia it's tomorrow already.
Everybody recite after me: Ti Calypso, Ti Calypso, Ti Calypso........
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Clay
Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow....in Australia it's tomorrow already.
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That's the way Tommi. Now when you start to levitate you must change the chant to: Send all my knives to Clay, Send all my knives to Clay,.......... O.K.
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Clay
Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow....in Australia it's tomorrow already.
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Clay
Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow....in Australia it's tomorrow already.
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Hmmm . . . flat ground blade in premium steel . . . titanium . . . polished surface, deep-cut anodized geometric engraving (standard pattern) . . . pant . . . lust . . . drool . . .
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- JKM
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- JKM
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Behold, it works!
Another poor soul here, lost to the Titanium Calypso choir...
"Titanium Calypso Jr!!!" etc...
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Tea drinker and hellraiser from Northern Sweden, above the arctic circle.
Another poor soul here, lost to the Titanium Calypso choir...
"Titanium Calypso Jr!!!" etc...
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Tea drinker and hellraiser from Northern Sweden, above the arctic circle.
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I'm certainly game for a Ti Calypso.
The only "problem" with the regular, micarta handled Calypso is that it feels somewhat fragile, probably because it's so light (it weighs almost half of what the Wegner weighs). This impression is misleading, as the knife can stand up to some heavier work than might be expected, but a Ti handle would solve this problem.
Plus, Ti handles are just plain cool, and Spyderco doesn't have many (or currently, any) Ti handles knives available. Like James said, anodized engraving would add a lot too.
The only "problem" with the regular, micarta handled Calypso is that it feels somewhat fragile, probably because it's so light (it weighs almost half of what the Wegner weighs). This impression is misleading, as the knife can stand up to some heavier work than might be expected, but a Ti handle would solve this problem.
Plus, Ti handles are just plain cool, and Spyderco doesn't have many (or currently, any) Ti handles knives available. Like James said, anodized engraving would add a lot too.
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Titanium Calypso Jr. with flat ground VG-10 blade, and titanium Spyderclip. It's killin me! Put an integral lock on it and/or a BG-42 flat ground blade and I'd stop carrying my Sebenzas. Well, as much anyway.
Sal Glesser
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For the purposes of "discussion only". Anodizing would raise the price considerably and would come off against almost any abrasive contact. Scratches are not becoming on an anodized knife and re-anodizing quite impractical.
A plain titanium scaled Calypso with VG-10 would be in excess of $175 retail. there would never be many made so "low prices" would more than likely not be available. I believe that a price like this would significantly decrease sales.
sal
A plain titanium scaled Calypso with VG-10 would be in excess of $175 retail. there would never be many made so "low prices" would more than likely not be available. I believe that a price like this would significantly decrease sales.
sal