Spyderco Stovepipe $420?????

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Next thing you know people will be mad I said you should only buy chairs that are comfortable to sit on… or toilets that flush. Some people can’t agree with me… that would be an identity crisis.
 
Paratrooper06 said:
Kitchen cleavers are large and heavy for their intended purpose.
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What about this knife makes you think it is intended or likely to be used in a culinary role, by anyone?

Paratrooper06 said:
Yeah, that’s kinda the point of a knife.. to stab things and to cut them.
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This knife will cut things pretty ok and since it's a compact daily driver style of knife, what does it need to get full penetration into? It looks excellent for shop, warehouse, shipping, and retail work, all places where the user might actually want a tip that allows for controlled cuts with minimal penetration into the material.

If you think a three inch framelock designed for utility work needs to be an adequate pigsticker or it's trash, well, sorry pal but you're spectacularly wrong and weird.

Paratrooper06 said:
Pocket cleavers are a novelty. They take away one of the core functions of a knife for the sake of Instagram appeal.
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It doesn't take anything away from the exaggerated wharncliffe blade. This is nothing more or less than a Yojimbo blade with a big crest for flair. Go ahead and pretend the Yojimbo isn't a favorite around here. The Yojimbo can piece a little deeper before the blade thickens up, this blade is better suited for shallower incisions, but they're ultimately the same from a functional perspective. The difference is less significant than your hysterics.

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no one is allowed to make fun of the knives you like.. and I’ll just laugh. Discussion doesn’t thrive under attempted censorship.
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I don't like this knife, the proportions don't do it for me and I think the excellent looking handle is done dirty by the aesthetic Bill the Butcher motif.

But I'm not so delusional and deranged that a little ugliness blinds me to what the object actually is. Which is a perfectly decent small framelock with an unfortunate look that adds a broad swathe of unground flat to the blade. It's obviously not a kitchen cleaver, turn the car off and open the garage door dude.

Hashishiin said:
Nobody said weapon. It needs to have a point, though, I need to puncture things.
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There are countless blade profile and dimension combinations, each one with its own use case. You sound like a mental patient when you try telling a community full of knife enthusiasts that a small folding knife with a straight cutting edge and enough of a point to make controlled incisions is 'useless' or that it's not capable of performing ordinary tasks.

You've seen a wharncliffe and a sheepsfoot before, haven't you? Are you confused about them? They're quite popular these days, and it isn't because knives need to stab and people these days are too stupid to understand that their tools don't work.
 
I also wanna repeat that people explaining how you're a dipstick isn't censorship. Try not to mistake your pen for your driver next time you go golfing, by the way. I know they're both shaped like sticks but the pen isn't actually supposed to perform the same function.
 
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NG VI said:
What about this knife makes you think it is intended or likely to be used in a culinary role, by anyone?
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It’s not, which is my point. I’m mocking the practicality of a sub-3” cleaver.
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NG VI said:
This knife will cut things pretty ok and since it's a compact daily driver style of knife, what does it need to get full penetration into?
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Great, it cuts. That’s half of the equation. Now I see you’re asking me why a knife needs to stab things, and I already answered that with “because I said so”. That should’ve been your first hint that my opinions are my own and don’t need to match yours.
NG VI said:
It looks excellent for shop, warehouse, shipping, and retail work, all places where the user might actually want a tip that allows for controlled cuts with minimal penetration into the material.
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If you think this knife is “excellent”, I’m afraid you have a low standard for practicality. It’s titanium and it’s weird looking. Is that what “practical” means to you?
NG VI said:
If you think a three inch framelock designed for utility work needs to be an adequate pigsticker or it's trash, well, sorry pal but you're spectacularly wrong and weird.
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I challenge you to quote me where I used the word “trash” to describe a knife without a point. I said a knife needs to be able to stab or it lacks functionality.. which is a true statement. I don’t care what cleaver style knife you present, I still don’t have to agree with you. Welcome to the internet.
NG VI said:
It doesn't take anything away from the exaggerated wharncliffe blade. This is nothing more or less than a Yojimbo blade with a big crest for flair. Go ahead and pretend the Yojimbo isn't a favorite around here. The Yojimbo can piece a little deeper before the blade thickens up, this blade is better suited for shallower incisions, but they're ultimately the same from a functional perspective. The difference is less significant than your hysterics.
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Great, I’m glad you like the stovepipe. Also, the yojimbo isn’t a cleaver, and has an excellent point. False equivalency.
NG VI said:
I don't like this knife, the proportions don't do it for me and I think the excellent looking handle is done dirty by the aesthetic Bill the Butcher motif.
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So you’ve spent how many comments arguing with me over nothing?
NG VI said:
But I'm not so delusional and deranged that a little ugliness blinds me to what the object actually is. Which is a perfectly decent small framelock with an unfortunate look that adds a broad swathe of unground flat to the blade. It's obviously not a kitchen cleaver, turn the car off and open the garage door dude.
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So now I’m “delusional and deranged” because I don’t like the stovepipe? I guess we’d better get some padded walls put up around here. I’m not alone in my “delusion”.
NG VI said:
There are countless blade profile and dimension combinations, each one with its own use case. You sound like a mental patient when you try telling a community full of knife enthusiasts that a small folding knife with a straight cutting edge and enough of a point to make controlled incisions is 'useless' or that it's not capable of performing ordinary tasks.
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So now I’m a mental patient because I disagree with you? Damn this just keeps getting better! I wonder what your next personal insult will look like. Time will tell.
NG VI said:
You've seen a wharncliffe and a sheepsfoot before, haven't you? Are you confused about them? They're quite popular these days, and it isn't because knives need to stab and people these days are too stupid to understand that their tools don't work.
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Again: I don’t have to agree with you, and you don’t have to agree with me. Welcome to the internet. If you want to make a convincing argument, next time leave out all the spittle-laden remarks calling me a “deranged mental patient”… maybe I’ll take you more seriously.
 
NG VI said:
I also wanna repeat that people explaining how you're a dipstick isn't censorship. Try not to mistake your pen for your driver next time you go golfing, but the way. I know they're both shaped like sticks but the pen isn't actually supposed to perform the same function.
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So I’m a dipstick now? Ouch! Wow you’re really on a roll today.
 
GusSharp68 said:
I figure I’ll use it to open cans of paint then cut someone who asks me why I opened that can of paint. I immediately appreciated the purpose of this knife. Besides the jokes I mean.
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That’s the spirit. It isn’t for everybody, and there isn’t any need for someone to get so emotional about this knife that they start hurling personal insults. You like it? Great. It isn’t for me because I like a better point. We agree to disagree. Some could learn from that.

I personally think this knife is so ugly it could be a modern art masterpiece. I wouldn’t take it if someone paid me to carry it. But that’s just my opinion.
 
Paratrooper06 said:
That’s the spirit. It isn’t for everybody, and there isn’t any need for someone to get so emotional about this knife that they start hurling personal insults. You like it? Great. It isn’t for me because I like a better point. We agree to disagree. Some could learn from that.
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I didn’t say I like it per se. It’s ugly and ridiculous looking without a doubt. I decided to get it because it’s exactly that I guess. Will it be something I carry and use. LOL probably not. I mean its ridiculous and ugly. LOL
 
Quiet said:
Right? Man, gotta love the drama around here lately. Always seems to happen whenever certain folks show up.
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I know, right? It’s almost like certain people ran over to this thread to post comments that cause drama when they saw certain people were commenting around here. ;)
 
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GusSharp68 said:
I didn’t say I like it per se. It’s ugly and ridiculous looking without a doubt. I decided to get it because it’s exactly that I guess. Will it be something I carry and use. LOL probably not. I mean its ridiculous and ugly. LOL
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Well, sometimes the ridiculousness of things makes them more appealing. At first look, I didn’t like the Medford praetorian. But it grew on me. Not to the point I would carry it every day. The stovepipe doesn’t have any appealing features to me aside from the Spyderco branding and materials used. The design of the blade coupled with how short it is are automatic no-go’s for me.
 
Have none of you friends who are midgets and think about what you’d give them if they were visiting and said something like, hey got anything I can cut this little pork chop with?

See, I‘m just thinking ahead that when I might have such a friend who has such a pork chop in need of chopping that I can be a hero and hand him a little (to me anyway) pocket cleaver.

I’m thoughtful that way.
 
GusSharp68 said:
I didn’t say I like it per se. It’s ugly and ridiculous looking without a doubt. I decided to get it because it’s exactly that I guess. Will it be something I carry and use. LOL probably not. I mean its ridiculous and ugly. LOL
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It's probably got a great action with that much mass through the spine and the nice proud Spydie hole!
 
GusSharp68 said:
Have none of you friends who are midgets and think about what you’d give them if they were visiting and said something like, hey got anything I can cut this little pork chop with?

See, I‘m just thinking ahead that when I might have such a friend who has such a pork chop in need of chopping that I can be a hero and hand him a little (to me anyway) pocket cleaver.

I’m thoughtful that way.
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You know this knife would look pretty cute in the hand of a GI Joe doll.

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