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The Button Up has been advertised all over the place for awhile. The only interesting thing is Spydercos first plunge lock knife. That really wasn't enough to get me excited, but then I found this one on Blade HQ.

Its a Blue Ridge Knives exclusive. As far as I know BRK is a wholesaler, not a retailer. I guess this is why its being sold at Blade HQ. As far as I know you cannot buy a single knife from BRK, its dealers only.

I just recently picked up this H&K P30L. I paired it today with a Spyderco Drunken.

Last week while looking around online, I saw this Bento Box exclusive PM2 in k390 and Ranger Green G10.

The PM2 is my favorite edc knife, and k390 is one of my top two favorite steels...the other is CruWear.

I had heard this existed, but I didn't know they were still available. I didn't let the price sway me, I ordered immediately. 😬

Im not sure if this is a true build, im not up on the lingo.

KP Custom Damascus carbon fiber scales.

MXG deep carry clip.

KP titanium hardware.

The pictures don't do the scales justice. You can see deep into them, they are almost 3D.

More came in today than I remembered buying. 😬

Native Chief LW in serrated Magnacut bought from St Nicks. This is my first full serrated knife. This took a long time to find.

PM2 LW in 15v. Bought on Knife Swap. Brand new as far as I can tell. Great price and great seller.

Caribbean in LC200N. I was interested in the Caribbean, but they are very expensive for what they are in my opinion. Then this one pops up on the swap....no box, no papers, but less than half the original price. Other than that, the knife is brand new as far as I can see. Another great seller.

Gayle Bradley 2 in M4 bought BNIB from a trusted ebay seller. The price was shockingly good for ebay.

Another two rolled in today.

"The Knife Joker" exclusive Shaman in DLC CruWear and Forest Green G10 . The blade is clean, those marks are from me, its just wet. 😆

LNIB ParaMilitary. Im not sure what year it was made, but ill do some research. If anyone knows, let me know. Tip down, ugg.

I went sort of crazy on NKD. These all came today. The Sage 1 and Smock weren't necessarily bought on NKD, but here they are!

Sage 6 in S30V with CF over G10.

Sage 1 in Maxamet and G10. Bought BNIB from Ebay. 😬

St Nicks Exclusive Smock in DLC 4V and red G10. Bought from Knife Swap.

Lil Native Sprint in 15v and G10. Was $130 at SMKW.

MicroJimbo Sprint in s30v and G10. Was $103 at Freedom Knife Co.

Today I recieved this Blade HQ exclusive Shaman M4 with "green" Micarta.

Ive heard mixed reviews of Blade Binge, but this LNIB was reasonable to me.

And the seller couldn't have been better. I would swear this knife was BNIB. It is un-carried, factory edge, all paperwork, sticker, and even the original plastic bag. The box is pristine too. The knife is even a bit stiff like normal. I believe it is completely untouched.

Every place says this is green Micarta, including the box. The pictures on Blade HQ look like this clearly BROWN Micarta! Either my eyes are goofy, or Spyderco has a color blind employee running the Micarta station! 😁

Not a problem with me, it adds character. 😬

I believe this was a 2022 release.

For $35 I couldn't resist the Glock knife to join my G20 for night time duty.

The knife is actually pretty well made, and made by Glock in Austria. They use the same steel stamping and polymer as with their handguns.

Apparently im not ready to stop buying Spydercos.

Native Chief CruCarta

Endela "Wave" in VG-10, my first VG-10 blade.

Bodacious in SPY27, my first folder in SPY27.

Ok, after the other three in the mail, im done for awhile. But I needed to have these two.

YoJimbo in S30V

Sage 5 in Rex121 and AWT AA Cerakote scales....which were installed immediately.

Last week I saw a post here about great prices on Spydercos at Sportsman's Outdoor Superstore.

I chose a PM 2 SALT in Magnacut for $147.66, and a YoJimbo in S30V for $153. There was $23 shipping but still an exceptional deal.

Everything went great, they put a hold on my debit card for the $343.50. This would be well over $400 anywhere else.

So the next day I get another charge from them for $159.48. OK, I called them. They said their drop shipper puts a hold on the knife when they deliver it, but it will be returned after 3-5 days.

Later that day I get a another charge for $165.67 because the other knife was shipping. This was all on August 13th. So ive had $634.32 held on my debit card sinse last Thursday. But no money returned yet.

I called again and was told by their customer support guy that this is how all retailers do this. I told him ive bought hundreds of knives, from dozens of online retailers, and ive never seen this. He said all retailers do this, I just font know about it. I asked him if he felt ok. He said Amazon does this on every order. Again, I have bought many hundreds of things from Amazon, and never once seen this. He literally called me a liar.

He put their customer support lead on the phone. She said this is like when you pay for gas at the pump, they double charge you all the time. Again, I get gas once or twice a week for over 40 years and have never seen this.

I asked about the drop shippers. She said its clearly stated on their site. I finally found it in the "small print" in the 7,000 pages of "terms and conditions".

She gave me the names of the shippers, fortunately both are authorized Spyderco dealers. She told me the bank must not be releasing the money. I told her I talked to the bank, they were ready and willing to pay. Then she said it must be the credit card processor. So I called them, nope, they said they have NOT recieved a request for the money from Sportsman's Outdoor Superstore. I called them back, they hung up on me.

So, if you order from them, expect them to hold DOUBLE the money for a week. The fraud department of my bank called on August 14 to see if these charges were good. They said this is very bad and shady business, but they do see this with shady retailers.

Anyways, I did get the PM 2 today, and its fine. But the money is not back on my card. I still have $634.32 on hold from Sportsman's Outdoor Superstore, for a $343.50 order.

Even if you have had a good experience with them, I HIGHLY suggest to stay away!

Anyways, here's the PM2 I paid $318.96 for as of now. 😬

But I WILL get my money back.

The Knife Works exclusive Shaman in 204p and Forest Green G10.

The DLT Trading exclusive Delica in CruWear and OD Green FRN.

Lynch titanium clip for my SMKW exclusive Para 3 in CruWear and Purple Haze Fat Carbon.

When I ordered this Lynch clip I didn't realize the bronze on top. I thought it was all shades of purple. When I opened the box 15 minutes ago, I didnt like it much. Then I realized that in the right light, the iridescent fat carbon has a bronzeish tint swirled in. It looks fantastic IRL. I couldn't be more happy. And no, my hand is NOT that red. I was trying to get the fat carbon to pop using light.....it didn't work. This Purple Haze fat carbon is beautiful...IRL.

I just put some AWT Aggressive Agent Cerakote scales for my Sage 5. They are a huge improvement over the LW scales. These scales made this one of my favorite Spydercos I own.

This model is not very difficult to take apart, but its kind of odd that AWT does not include any installation instructions. It all went together fine.....then the rattle!

I went to their website where they say you might have to put some blue Loctite on one of the pins they included. I didn't do that, I just put a tiny piece of folded paper in the hole. Its absolutely perfect now.

Also, they included the two pins they say you must use. I measured them...by eye, and they are identical to the stock pins. I used the ones they included just incase there is an indeterminatable difference.

I may have made that word up. 😬

My recent acquisition is a SMKW exclusive Para 3 in DLC CruWear and Purple Haze fat carbon fiber. The picture doesn't do the iridescent carbon fiber justice. Its pretty cool IRL.

I guess its time to assess my current "collection".

I bought my first one in January 2026, it was the Native 5 in S30V. Today I recieved the Para 3 in DLC CruWear and Purple Haze CF. Here are some bad pictures, Im in my basement with no natural light.

Im taking a short break from buying I think. I need to decide if I want to choose a direction for the collection, or just continue buying what I like. There are plenty more models and steels I NEED!

Ive used them all, but the most used are the Delica and Stretch XL in k390, the CruCarta, and currently the Digi camo Para 3 in DLC s45vn. Its a tough knife not to carry!

I just recieved my 10th Spyderco within the last month. This makes 16 this year. Im hoping to take a break and maybe look for some out of production models on the used market. The only model I want that I dont have is a Shaman. But I really dont want a s30v.

This came today, a Smock in s30v. This may be my favorite one yet.

I just recieved a MagnaMax Manix, and although I love Spydercos G10, I want something different. I know of the usual places...AWT, Flytanium, Rips Garage, Etsy.....but Im looking for something different.

Does anyone make diamond plate scales?

Is there any other companies or individuals making "different", or unusual scales?

I like the couple diamond patterns from Rips, but they are never in stock. Ive been looking for months, but no diamond.

I really dont care about titanium, but its fine, aluminum is fine, or any other material if I like the pattern. I keep seeing cool scales in this group, but I forget where they got them. Diamond plate would be fantastic. Price isnt an issue if there is a custom maker anyone knows about. Ill even pay to be a guinea pig if someone wants to try diamond plate.

I also picked up a production Spy27 Mule so I can try making my own wood scales. Wood I know, I have an entire woodshop. Im going to use oak from a 180 year old desk my grandpa had in his office for 60+ years. The desk is beyond repair, but there is good wood. This knife is basically a "finnished" blank. It is polished, sharpened, and has the Spyderco nomenclature. It was $60 on the Spyderco website if anyone is interested. I also have made a couple leather sheaths, so ill make one for this knife.

I thought I should take a break from Spyderco, so this knife caught my eye.

Its a Hogue Mysto (Earth). Its a new model.

So far it seems great, ill put it through its paces and report back. Ill include the specs below.

I took a chance ordering a Sage 5 LW in S30V from Amazon. I did some research and heard Onkata is an official Spyderco dealer.

The knife was $127, which is $50 less expensive than most other places, so I was skeptical.

It came today and its absolutely good to go. This is my first Taichung Spyderco, I cant wait to use it.