SpyOpera!

GeofS

GeofS

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Spyderco and Lion Steel really hit a home run with the SpyOpera! :)

I was surprised by how polished its micarta scales are and delighted by how buttery smooth it opens. :thumbsup:

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I’m really digging it! Nicely done! :thumbsup:
 
Who made the steel?

Spyderco or Lionsteel?

Lionsteel has produced some pretty bad batches of M390, testing as low as 55-56 HRC.
 
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I can’t answer about the steel.

Mine has no blade play. :thumbsup:
 
Where did you guys buy yours? I pre ordered with BHQ. They still dont know when they are recieving their shipment.
 
I ordered it from Knife Center back at the beginning of May.
 
Yea i did as well in the beginging of may. KC must just have gotten it first. Now that previous statement worries me about the steel..would imagine its lionsteel but i really dont know.
 
There's tons of posts/threads here on the forum. Probably about a year back.

Bunch of YouTube vids as well.

Some folks descended on BF decrying lionSTEEL and CollectorKnives. Huge dust up that I admittedly got somewhat pulled into at first. But it fizzled out and those folks disappeared. One posted an apology video. Another just posted a video denouncing all BF members.

I now own a lionSTEEL knife in M390 and will own more. Mine is a stated 59-61HRC.

Now, folks can debate if that is sufficient hardness for this steel but it's good enough for me and after watching that entire sad saga, I have no concerns over the HT validity.
 
GeofS said:
Spyderco and Lion Steel really hit a home run with the SpyOpera! :)

I was surprised by how polished its micarta scales are and delighted by how buttery smooth it opens. :thumbsup:

Pics...
FNKBZ9b.jpg

5hsxpfI.jpg

And for scale...
rXarsdz.jpg

I’m really digging it! Nicely done! :thumbsup:
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Can you tell if it has PB washers?
 
Eli Chaps said:
There's tons of posts/threads here on the forum. Probably about a year back.

Bunch of YouTube vids as well.

Some folks descended on BF decrying lionSTEEL and CollectorKnives. Huge dust up that I admittedly got somewhat pulled into at first. But it fizzled out and those folks disappeared. One posted an apology video. Another just posted a video denouncing all BF members.

I now own a lionSTEEL knife in M390 and will own more. Mine is a stated 59-61HRC.

Now, folks can debate if that is sufficient hardness for this steel but it's good enough for me and after watching that entire sad saga, I have no concerns over the HT validity.
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If I remember correctly, the tests where done on a LionSteel Roundhead (or Shuffler) that was incorrectly punched on the slope of the blade grind as opposed to a flat surface perpendicular to the punch angle. The Roundhead and Shuffler have very little surface to correctly do the test, the blade should have been removed from the knife to correctly process the hardness.

More info: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/let’s-talk-heat-treatments.1669986/

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I trust in Spyderco's QC, haven't been let down yet, I can't see Sal letting this happen. Of course there are always gonna be some mistakes/problems along the way but I feel confident Spyderco will make them right, history seems to back this up.
 
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