TI-LUM...When, How, Why?

[DAYWALKER]

Aloha all,



Checking out my Used TI-LUM that i got a few weeks ago in a trade.



Does anyone know WHEN these came out?

HOW many were made?

WHY was it disco'd?



Vampyrewolf...got your "ears" on?



Mahalo!



God will put you over...if you let Him! John 14: 13,14...try it, it WORKS!

[The Deacon]

Hi Chad, the "through the years" section in my catalogs show the intro date as 1998. My best guess is that it hit the streets either very late in 98 or sometime in 99.

Not sure about production figures, but most <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> runs are 1000 to 1200 pieces, and based on the fact that Ti Lum Tanto shows up on eBay pretty regularly, would say there must have been at least a couple runs. Not sure why the switch from TI to G10 was made, may have been a materials availability issue, or that Sal like the design but the Ti version was not selling as well as hoped.

Sales seem to be the most frequent final arbiter of what stays in the lineup and what goes and I'd suspect that was the reason the C46 was dropped. It's a sad fact that the models that appeal to us <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>nuts don't always appeal to the general public and thus don't sell well, and that collaboration folders seem especially prone to this. The C46, in its various flavors, did stay in the lineup longer than some of the others. On the bright side, this "turnover" in models does allow more different ones to get into production.

Paul

[fredswartz]

I got the last one that Pioneer Valley had. It is one of the most well made knives I have and the sharpest, even down to the tanto tip. I also have a G10 version (have owned several) but the TI version is the best.

[DAYWALKER]

Mahalo Deacon and fred'

I was just curious as it was hard for me to gather any info on it. Thanks for your time guys!

God bless!

God will put you over...if you let Him! John 14: 13,14...try it, it WORKS!

[samosaurus]

aaaahhh! 1998 was a good year! The Ti-Lum Tanto, well, despite it being discountinued, is one of <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>'s finest folding knife.. Here are some shots for you Daywalker..

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The "Ying-Yang" of Lum.. A Ti and Tactical version of the Lum Tanto

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Closer look on the blade finish of both folders...

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The Lum Folding Tanto and of course, the much revered LumTo.. The only fixed blade tanto in <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>s line-up, also discontinued.. <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

have knives will travel...

[DAYWALKER]

Aloha Samo'!

Great pics! That is the Lum i have though...
Shame on me thinking it was Almite! LOL!

Thanks bro!

God will put you over...if you let Him! John 14: 13,14...try it, it WORKS!

[samosaurus]

Mahalo for the kind words my friend.. The Ti-Lum is built to last. I saw it take more than 250lbs of pressure before the lock failed at Spyderco's R&D facility.. A good knife indeed! <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

have knives will travel...

[Civilian]

I love my black bladed G-10 60-40 Lum! IF i wasn't so worried about the black finish I'd carry it all the time.
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[BladeWarrior]

To Civilian:

I carry by Black Blade just about every day -I do not have even so much as a scratch in the black finish - even where I attached the Razor Edge Systems guide when I sharpened it!!