Flytanium Titanium Replacement Scales for Spyderco Tenacious Folding Knife - Lightweight & Durable Upgrade for EDC, Camping, and Outdoor Adventures

I was very hesitant on purchasing these scales for a knife that I bought for less than the price of the scales, however I was not disappointed. It took this $40 knife and made it elegant. In my opinion this is like wearing a Bulova, Seiko, or a mid to higher range watch vrs a Casio, or a work watch just to get the time. The original polished stainless hardware / blade with the brushed titanium scales it my favorite knife now in my collection. There is a little bit you have to do to make the frame work with the rigidity of titanium made for plastic. 1st you need at least 2 more washers for the blade. The titanium has been ground completely flat on both sides, no issue except the frame has a need for the tension on both side of the pin from the outside to set the drag on the washers for blade play. You are not going to get the screw to tension down on that titanium. At least for me 2 aditional washers against the locking side of the frame brought the wobble and resting point back to original specs (plus makes the action very smooth). I carry a Cold Steel Recon1 for work but when I'm off shift, the Titanium Tenacious goes with me. BTW, the scales do scratch pretty easily, a scotch bright & silver polish gets the blemishes out easily.