re: #108 goddamnedfrank

In reality I tend to go for Spyderco knives. My first was the original Viele that I got back around 1999. I also have a Phoenix, the Dodo reissue that came with carbon scales, a Manix 2 XL and a Rock Salt that I use as a dive knife. I bought my Dad a Sage 4 just before they were discontinued and I’d like to pick up a Native 5 in titanium but have other priorities for the moment.

Just looking at the Rock Salt on the SpyderCo site. It looks like a very nice knife, with nice features, and not a bad price. Not familiar with the specific alloy, H-1 used, but rustproof sounds good. I will admit that the blade design seems more of a chopping knife.

Some of the others seem to have a hole in the blade. I have always wondered what that was for. My first thought was that it might weaken the blade.