I have 9 Spydercos and 12 Benchmades. I love the flickability of both brands. Spydercos as a whole are heavier but both serve their purpose. Right now, I am on Spyderco kick after getting the Benchmades I need. All of my knives arrived with differing stages of stiffness, I just adjusted them and drove on.
I have the same knife. I didn't open it up, but I put in a couple drops of nano oil on the pivot and the action is perfect. Pivot screw can be loosened but it's tight for a reason; if I loosen it at all I get some blade play. In fact, there's a tiny bit of side to side play even tightened down. Not ideal, but not a big deal either.
You pI'll leave this one as is.picked a good one. I have the same one. I also have the first BHQ Shaman in Jade G10 and M4. I put green terotuff scales on it and had the blade reground to a thin slicey 9thou bte thickness and a nub delete. I have a feeling they will do a run with a coated blade. They frequently do that. They know they'll sell.
Just ordered my first Spyderco! Mantix XL.
Awesome review and subbed to your channel! Love the Shaman, have several of them, they are great knives. Keep the reviews coming brother!
I have 9 Spydercos and 12 Benchmades. I love the flickability of both brands. Spydercos as a whole are heavier but both serve their purpose. Right now, I am on Spyderco kick after getting the Benchmades I need. All of my knives arrived with differing stages of stiffness, I just adjusted them and drove on.
I grabbed this particular BHQ exclusive Shaman too. It’s my only Spyderco, and I love it!
Congrats on getting your first real Spyderco :).
shaman is one of their best models ! ;)
Add a drop or two of oil on the washers in the pivot. Mine didn't want to drop when I first got it. That fixed the problem.
I have the same knife. I didn't open it up, but I put in a couple drops of nano oil on the pivot and the action is perfect. Pivot screw can be loosened but it's tight for a reason; if I loosen it at all I get some blade play. In fact, there's a tiny bit of side to side play even tightened down. Not ideal, but not a big deal either.
This is exactly what my first Spyderco is gonna be also 😁
You pI'll leave this one as is.picked a good one. I have the same one. I also have the first BHQ Shaman in Jade G10 and M4. I put green terotuff scales on it and had the blade reground to a thin slicey 9thou bte thickness and a nub delete. I have a feeling they will do a run with a coated blade. They frequently do that. They know they'll sell.
dont loosen the pivot... drop of oil will do it
Mine came perfect! I think I just got really lucky
I don't understand the logic of replacing the micarta scales....why not just purchase a G-10 model and upgrade it?
Shaman is good if you have a farm.