Forgive me if this has been answered, I didn't read the whole thread yet and I'm in a bit of a rush, but I have a few questions about the SpydieChef and haven't been able to find real answers. I'm strongly considering one, but I need to know:
1. Does anyone have thoughts about the contact point of the clip (does it get stuck in your pocket), and is the clip kind of (or very) awkwardly angled? With the original Slysz Bowies, the way the pocket clip contacted directly on the ridge of the lockbar cut-out made it absolutely impossible for me to draw it from my pants. I know some of you had this problem, others not. I see they've since slanted the clip on that model a bit to (hopefully) remedy this. It was an absolute deal-breaker for me. I had the same problem (though slightly less so) with a ZT 450. So. . . is the clip position on the Chef better/good? On a related note, I found the clip on the PPT to be too slanted, it was awkward for me to get back on my pocket unless I gave it my full attention. That one wasn't a deal breaker for me, but it did cause me to carry it far less often. Maybe I'm just picky, but I've played with enough knives to know what I like, and I don't want to run into these issues here.
Edit: from the video posted by RamZar on page 4 of this thread, when the guy is showing the knife in pocket, the clip looks like it's probably too angled for my taste, but far worse, the clip contact location appears to make these very difficult to draw from the pocket as well. Notice how it noticeably snags on his pocket both times he tries to retrieve it. These are the exact issues I was describing. Anyone having similar problems?
2. Is the tip angled real far upward? By this I mean: in the relationship of the tip of the blade to the centerline of the handle. I.e., does it feel more like a persian blade, swept upward, or more like an insingo, kind of a sheepsfoot with a little belly. It looks like, and it's name would imply, that it's leaning more toward the persian side, but I don't know what it feels like to actually use. It's sometimes awkward to get the tip of a persian/trailing point-type knife down on paper to cut out an intricate tracing, or poke into a blisterpack for instance. The tip is just "further out there." I realize those tasks are more EDC oriented, where the SpydieChef is "made for kitchen duty," but I'm not sure what that feels like to use, and can't seem to find pictures or videos of people actually using theirs for anything besides chopping veggies. I realize this is a grand oversimplification of things, but if the Chef feels sort of like an Insingo/modified sheepsfoot Griptillian, or even a normal drop point folder, I'm all over it. If it's more of an Anso Whale/Tighe Stick feel I may pass. The constant belly is fine, I just don't have many tasks that make use of a tip that's "way up in the air," for lack of a better description. So. . in addition to providing an idea of the general feel, did it go "full kitchen" or is it still also a useful EDC?
What are your thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
