1/9/2024 0 Comments Spyderco yojimbo scales![]() It is also less front heavy, though still somewhat so. You'll notice that the "nose" is gone, and the blade has a sleeker look. Here is the before and after of my Yojumbo. It's not super noticeable, nor a deal breaker, but it is what it is. ![]() It looks like they didn't progress through all their grits before satin finishing, because in the left side hollow, I can run my fingernail down the bevel and catch in scratches from heel to tip. Overall very good, but mine came with coarse scratches in the hollow ground bevel. But that is not a feature I need or want, so I would rather have the more aesthetic lines of a rounded scale. I don't understand the reason to shape them like that if there is no choil, unless possibly Michael Janich has intended it as a finger groove for using the closed knife as a sort of kubotan. ![]() And secondly, notice how the front of the scales are shaped like the knife was meant to have a 50/50 choil. I would have preferred a sleeker blade profile. While it's not a bad looking knife, there are two things which stand out to me as standing in the way of it being a good looking one. And if I were not the type to do such a thing, I would certainly have given this knife a miss.Ĭoarse G10. I knew about it in advance from looking at the pictures, and I also knew I would be fixing it on my own knife. But come on, this is a design flaw, pure and simple. If it didn't bother you on the Shaman, it won't bother you here either because it is not as bad as on the Shaman. If this is something that annoyed you about the Shaman, get ready to be annoyed with the Yojumbo. Also, like the Shaman, it requires you to move your finger out of the way at the last microsecond if you want the knife to close all the way. It makes it more difficult to get your finger in there to actuate the lock and open the knife, if that's how you like to open your compression lock knives. Why? The shape of the tang there serves no actual purpose to the design of the knife, and actively reduces its user friendliness. Spyderco has received and acknowledged criticism about about this "feature", and yet they keep doing it. The Yojumbo from the factory has a completely senseless tang design that needlessly enters into the lock bar cutout, getting in the way of lock function. The detent is a touch on the weak side, but nothing that can't be overcome with mindful practice for a break in period.īut there is a problem. As can be seen in the video above, the opening and closing action was not perfect, but I adjusted the pivot afterwards, and now the lockup is every bit as solid and the blade opens and closes much more easily. Out of the box the lock worked, but was a tad on the stiff side. The compression lock feels very strong and solid. It belongs to a good friend of mine now, who has smaller hands. Also, I am a tip down guy, and the Yo2 was only tip up.Īll work was done by me, except the scales were made by Aramis Ahkmedov, and I modded them to suit my hand and the new shape of the knife. But here it is in the hand of its new owner. On the positive side, the handle gives lots to hold on to, and the reason I didn't keep my Yojimbo 2 is because despite being a fantastic knife, the handle was just a little too small for me to feel comfortable using it hard, and actuating the lock. And if I were not the type to do such a thing, I would certainly have given this knife a miss. The point that separates the first two handle grooves is in exactly the wrong spot for my hands, and in my natural grip, my middle finger comes to rest right on it, creating a hot spot. Here is where I expected to be let down, based on the pictures, and I was right. My Yojimbo 2 was much more impressive for sharpness out of the box. I had to hit the microbevel at 20 dps on the "brown" rods before I had the type of edge I like, which is a toothy, hair popping edge. The buffed edge is sharp enough from the factory, but doesn't comfortably shave hair, even after stropping. ![]() The knife is nor meant for prying, that is for certain. 020" behind the edge, and this makes for a nice acute point. The nearly half height hollow grind is pretty well done, coming to a fairly lean. The Yojumbo really wins a lot of points from me for being a wharncliffe, and 4" long. The Yojumbo is actually a fraction of an inch shorter than the Resilience, but it really doesn't feel like it or give that impression. It actually seemed to dwarf my Resilience when I put them side by side! Not quite as much blade length, and a bit more handle length. The first thing I noticed was that it is a very tall blade and handle.
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