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Mr OCD!

Ive been big into knives for a while from 2016 till now and I used to dwell on all of these issues too, I’d think, “how is it I spent this much on a knife and there’s one tiny issue with it?! How dare them!” Well there is more going on with production and QC than you’d expect, and it’s a design that’s been licensed to Spyderco that doesn’t quite fit their wheelhouse so there’s that. To be honest that lock stick shouldn’t be a big deal, you have a knife that Spyderco should have never produced anyway. You’re seeing the edge of quality they’re capable of. Most of their knives have issues and no one says anything became their fairly cheap and have pretty basic design which are easy to execute and are tried and true. Consider it a prototype. You know how much someone would be willing to pay for a prototype from another rebuttable knife maker with its flaws and all? You can’t call yourself a true Spyderco fan if you can’t expect their minor flaws.

Tyler, I’d agree if this wasn’t their “CQI”version, and wasn’t their 2nd Rassenti collab with lock issues. It is not some engineering and manufacturing challenge to make a frame lock with proper engagement. ZT, Kizer, and WE do it all day long. The tang on this is closer to a half pipe than a ramp for the lock at to engage. That’s a bush league manufacturing “oops”. If we were talking about detent strength, that’s entirely different (detent is a compounded result of several components and factors). I’d expect a $200 knife to get lock engagement right… and they do! Regardless, we’re saying the same overall thing: don’t spend this kind of money and expect something acceptable from Spyderco.

If you’re talking about the one he opened the box with it’s a paramilitary 2 Wharncliffe version.

Good points except one. Lotus? Anyone who's anyone knows Aston Martin and Porsche are the ONLY proper choices for a wealthy and discerning super car owner.

Sucks!