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I rate Marine Tuff Glide, but my gosh does it stink.

Hi Al, You will need to contact our R&D/Legal guy, Peter. Peterj@spyderco.com so you can get the paperwork sorted before you show anything to us. It's a formality but necessary. Peter is aware of this thread and he's also started to put something together based on your early description. You'll...

My initial concept design is ready to hand to Spyderco for review and refinement, just waiting for a friend to turn it into a CAD format now.

*edited for clarity.

They could bring this out with a pot metal blade and handle made of fuzzy felts and I’d still buy one.

I find a dual grit edge good for this sort of conundrum - you can do the show side to tickle your super shiny mirror edge proclivities, and the back side which you don’t look at very often is kept very coarse. Often discussed in relation to maximising Magnacut performance, but works well on most st...

I find a dual grit edge good for this sort of conundrum - you can do the show side to tickle your super shiny mirror edge proclivities, and the back side which you don’t look at very often is kept very coarse. Often discussed in relation to maximising Magnacut performance, but works well on most ste...

Hi Al, Contact Peter Jhones at Spyderco. He's the manager of Research and Development. He also handles legal stuff. pjhones@spyderco.com You have to do some paperwork to protect both of us. I've already emailed Peter about this thread and brought him into the loop. sal Thanks Sal, I’ll crack on wit...

Hey Al, You gonna draw one or should I have our guy Peter put a drawing together? sal Hi Sal, I can definitely put a concept drawing together, I just need to tear down one of my Manix XL’s tonight to see the orientation and space the standard CBBL takes up. What is the best way to send you the imag...

Hey Al, You gonna draw one or should I have our guy Peter put a drawing together? sal Hi Sal, I can definitely put a concept drawing together, I just need to tear down one of my Manix XL’s tonight to see the orientation and space the standard CBBL takes up. What is the best way to send you the imag...

If it’s any consolation my VG10 does that if I forget to spray it with marine tuf-glide after I clean it. It looks rough but with a rust eraser it comes straight off and is none the worse for wear after a touch up sharpening. *edit - added a picture of the rust eraser. It doesn’t just do rust - it a...

Ngati Pom wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:07 pm

Sounds reet grand, which should be the name of the XLversion.
Full SE and I’m in.

well played!

Bagsy?! Are you from the UK too? While I did just finish the latest season of Taskmaster, I'm from the states. I fell down a rabbit hole of UK slang after reading you're Grafter explanation. I only recently heard whinge a few months ago. Instead of bagsy we'd say "I call" or "dibs&qu...

FYI, in the UK, a "Grafter" is also a term used for "Pitchman". sal I’d never heard the term ‘pitchman’ before, but after a bit of googling I’ve been enlightened! This name is the gift that keeps on giving, as with all of those features in one package and made by Spyderco I’m su...

Fastidiotus wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:17 am

Bagsy me the 5th Grafter. I normally whinge about micarta but I'll be patiently queueing up for one.

Bagsy?! Are you from the UK too?

Bolster wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:30 am

I think I'm already fourth in line, but claiming my spot for a Spyderco Jovial Cheerful Friendly Grafter Excalibur now.

I’d better go buy a fresh pack of crayons (I ate my last set) and get designing then!

Well, I've been wishing for a backlock Carribean for quite some time now... and it would merge not all, but more features you want (if it came in MC even more). I hope the Leafjumper XL/Sequoia will be something like a backlock Carribean, or the 4" blade "Deep Space" (see here https:...

Does anyone know of a good stockist that will post internationally? They don’t really have a presence here in Singapore that I can find. Does Amazon deliver in Singapore? Many of my Knipex trinkets were purchased there. Great minds think alike apparently - I’ve just been on to see myself and ordere...

I handled Knipex for the first time in Switzerland over Christmas and was rather taken by their quality at a reasonable price point. I’m normally a Snap-On guy, but Knipex’s smaller offerings are extremely tempting. Does anyone know of a good stockist that will post internationally? They don’t reall...

I’m a big fan of Gayle Bradley’s design ethos on the GB1 and GB2. I’m envisioning a premium quality work knife that will give years of reliable service in gruelling conditions, priced to reflect that quality but with the cost going into robustness and design innovations rather than premium titanium ...

sounds like a cool knife. you should submit a drawing to spyderco. maybe in a couple years, we can be carrying the spyderco jovial. That would be novel, although I think the name might need a bit of work - the Spyderco ‘cheerful and friendly’ has a bit of an odd ring to it 🤔😂 Where I come from in g...