Help, I need a CF Dragonfly

[Clay Kesting]

As I mentioned in another thread, I recently got to handle a steel Dragonfly for the first time. I am soooo impressed with this knife. It seems to fit my hand better than the Navigator, which I found surprising, and I love the thin flat ground blade with it's fine point. This seems to me to be the ideal &quot;gentleman's&quot; folder. However there are a couple of things I don't like. Firstly, because it is tip-up, there is too much shiny metal visible to attract attention. The other thing I don't like is that the one I handled isn't mine, it was a gift from some very special people to a friend of mine <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>. I'm now really kicking myself for not grabbing one of the carbon fibre Dragonflies when they were about, especially when BF had them on closeout. So I'm just hoping that there might be someone out there with a plain edge CF Dragonfly that they would be willing to part with for a price that won't cause me to sell any of my children into slavery <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>. Please.



Clay



Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow, in Australia it's tomorrow already.



Edited by - Clay Kesting on 6/9/2001 5:25:33 AM

[Carlos]

Hi Clay,

One thing I should point out in case you don't know is that the CF Dragonfly is tip-down. This is very strange since the FRN and steel Dragonflies are both tip-up. I too would have bought one except for this.

[Michael G73]

Clay- I don't know if they still have any, but when I ordered one a few months ago they had several. They've updated their website, and the CF is no longer listed. But I can tell you I got one from them, decided I didn't like the tip-down feature, so I auctioned it off on ebay not too long ago.

Anyway, you might want to call them and see if they've still got any left. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Good luck!

http://www.tiac.net/users/knives/Spyderco.htm

-Michael

link to expired ebay auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=1143539062&amp;r=0&amp;t=0&amp;sho wTutorial=0&amp;ed=990048371&amp;indexURL=0&amp;rd=1

[Clay Kesting]

Michael,

Thanks for the tip, I'll send them an email to see if they still have any. IIRC when I checked there a while back they only had serrated and I'm after a plain blade.

Carlos, yes I realise that they are tip-down. I believe I recall Sal saying that it was because he thought the CF versions would be more likely to be used as a money clip. I'm actually tending more towards tip-down these days only because all my favourite knives are that way (Calypso, Centofante, Military, Navigator) and I'm getting more used to it. BTW, congratulations, I notice you've been officially labelled a trouble maker <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>. Maybe we should ask for a badge or a special T-shirt <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow, in Australia it's tomorrow already.

Edited by - Clay Kesting on 6/9/2001 2:46:11 PM

[vampyrewolf]

Cutting Edge Cutlery Co
1-306-374-EDGE

they have a CF Dragonfly up here, can't rememebr the price, since CF doesn't push my buttons.

We all start with 10 fingers. Those with Spydies have 9 to spare, Still need a thumb. Good thing I still have 8 to spare...

[Clay Kesting]

Thanks VW, do they have an email address?

Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow, in Australia it's tomorrow already.

[vampyrewolf]

They do not even have a webpage... just give them a call if you want to( a little long distance though...)

I have Frank's wife's email, and will find out if you can send to that one for you.

We all start with 10 fingers. Those with Spydies have 9 to spare, Still need a thumb. Good thing I still have 8 to spare...

[The Stare]

Knife Center is showing the CF Dragonfly as being in stock. Pretty pricey @ $80. URL:
http://store.knifecenter.com/pgi-CustomListProducts?Spyderco%20Dragonfly%20Models,2 ,16,=,sp,&amp;,60,=,dragonfly

Hope this helps.

Stare

[vampyrewolf]

beslovar.audrey@ic.gc.ca
Ask that it be forwarded to Frank.
It's his wife's email, and thier only internet access...

We all start with 10 fingers. Those with Spydies have 9 to spare, Still need a thumb. Good thing I still have 8 to spare...

[Clay Kesting]

Thank you all for your help. I've managed to track down a mint CF Dragonfly on the &quot;For Sale&quot; forum at BladeForums. This will be my &quot;Clayton's knife, the knife I carry when I'm not carrying a knife&quot; <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>. That statement won't mean anything unless you've seen ads. for a non-alcoholic drink called &quot;Clayton's Tonic, the drink you have when you're not having a drink.&quot; Having the name Clayton means that I've been the butt of lots of jokes like this over the years, some of my students even suggesting (somewhat unkindly) that I'm the teacher you have when you're not having a teacher.

Thanks again,
Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow, in Australia it's tomorrow already.

[ronin203]

check your mail, i think i can help.

[Carlos]

Hi Clay,

We need a &quot;trouble makers&quot; secret handshake. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

[Clay Kesting]

<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> We'd also need awfully long arms <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.
How about an official troublemakers' signature line <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow, in Australia it's tomorrow already.