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12/4 found the latest on the Swick...

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... p?t=375836

"They should be shipping shortly. Engraving is complete, sharpening and sheaths are being done now.

We only made shy of 500. Whether or not we make any more will be determined by demand.

The "slip sheath" is drilled for Tek-loks, but the Tek-Lok is not included. The sheath maker has good prices on Tek-loks if interested.

(Scott Gere) scgere@aol.com

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12/8 News on the Pickle Pakal:
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... post204106
sal wrote:Hi guys,

We pulled the pics and referred them back to Snarc's site. (TPI). Your kind patience and understanding is appreciated.

It was Snarc's request, after discussion with me, that we really dont want the pics all over the place right now. Out of respect for Snarc, Trace & Shannon, you'll have to "go over to Snarc's house" to see the results of their efforts. We'll "splash it" when we can ship.

The "Pickle" will be available through all of our normal distribution channels, or through Shivworks.

The "removable wave rod" will more than likely be an accessory for those interested.

There was some controversy of "to wave or not to wave" so I came up with a compromise. It does perform effectively.

We're planning a trainer.

The lock is a ball bearing lock. The ball is smaller (there wasn't much room for a larger ball in the Shivworks design). The "ball holder" is an extension of the plunger that pushes the ball. It's only function is to unlock the ball bearing lock. You will more than likely see this "style" of ball bearing lock on other models in the future as it takes less space.

The "Pickle" is the first test of the lock.

The liners are skeletonized (Snarc & Trace wanted steel liners, I wanted light weight). Another compromise.

The G-10 handle is thinner to compensate for the liners so the entire package is small, light and fast. The model was quite popular in New York and at the Milipol (Military/Police ) show in Paris.

We're pleased tht Snarc like's it, Haven't heard from Trace or Shannon yet.

Sorry it took so long to develop.

We'll get it into production as quickly as we can, but since the originator (Snarc) and much of the market will be SAS (Save & Serve group), we want to make sure it's reliable.

It's been a fun project so far. Thanx for the support.

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12/12 not ground breaking...not even interesting unless you are a beginning steel snob just learning your history...

http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... post205171
Hi ToAsTy,

Welcome to the Spyderco forum and thaqnx for the interest.

It's probably been 8 or so years since we used AUS-8 (8A)in the Endura, as Wolf mentioned, '98, ATS-55, '02 to VG-10.

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12/13 the complete list of 05 DC victims from Sal's right hand Taz:
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... post205382
TazKristi wrote: The list should have also included the following:
K04SBK - 6" Utility Knife
K05SBK - 4" Utility Knife Black
K05SRD - 4" Utility Knife Red
K08PBK - Santoku
K09PBK - Mini Paring Knife

Also, not listed, but announced previously (so this is just a reminder):
C70PTI/C70PSTI - ATR Titanium
C17PSBKE - Catcherman

C63GPS - Chinook II ComboEdge
C73GPS - Impala ComboEdge
C75P - Kiwi Jigged Bone
C79PSBK2 - Assist II
C80GPBL - Dodo PlainEdge Blue
C80GSBL - Dodo SpyderEdge Blue
C80GPBK - Dodo PlainEdge Black
C80GSBK - Dodo SpyderEdge Black
C83BMP - Persian Black Micarta PlainEdge
C84P - Karambit SS PlainEdge
C96GP - Spyker PlainEdge
FB05P - Temperance PlainEdge
FB05S - Temperance SpyderEdge
FB05TR - Temperance Trainer
FL01FG - Photon Light Forest Green
FL01JFGP - Photon Light Jester Combo PlainEdge
FL01JFGS - Photon Light Jester Combo SpyderEdge
FL01LFGP - Photon Light Ladybug Combo PlainEdge
FL01LFGS - Photon Light Ladybug Combo SpyderEdge
JFGP - Jester Forest Green PlainEdge
JFGS - Jester Forest Green SpyderEdge
LFGP - Ladybug Forest Green PlainEdge
LFGS - Ladybug Forest Green SpyderEdge

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12/15/05: SS Kopa
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18883

We will, more than likely do a run in SS handles somewhere in the series, but it will still be a limited run of 600 pieces.

I would guess that a SS handle that was engraved would be quite a "looker".

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12/15/05 so shipping dates:

http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18892
sal wrote:Tasman Salts came in today.

I'm carrying one now. They should be shipping in the next week.

The Endura 4 & Delica 4 are starting to ship in some models. We expect to be delivering all models in January. the waved models will be a month or so behind the regular models.

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[quote="sal"]Our prototye maker just delivered to my desk a Mili, Carbon fiber handle, CPM-S125V blade Rc 63/64, for testing.

I guess that's what I'll carry this weekend.

]

Looks like I'm the first with it :D
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A low ride clip

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Originally Posted by Sal regarding the requests for a low ride clip:
The first attempt would be to make a clip like the new Endura/Delica "hourglass" clip, but positioned for deep pocket carry. It would fit any of the new Endura 4 / Delica 4 models and let us know the viability of the accessory.
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This one was on the other forum:
Sal Glesser wrote:Since you obviously are the man who knows more about Sypdies than anyone else and has handled and tested every model your company has ever produced, I'd like to ask you a couple of questions, just out of curiosity really.

1. Which of the models you had to discontinue for business reasons did you personally like best?

I particularly like the Caly's, but they are more of an "afi" model and couldn't carry the demand.

The SpydeRench is one I still always have one of with me. We're still working on a return of that one.

I miss the Dyads, but we have more of those in the works.

I have my own pieces of many of the models so I'm not losing out on the useage.

2. Has there ever been a design you wish you hadn't offered in retrospect? (if you don't want to answer that one, just skip it)

Hindsight is often 20/20 so one might suggest a model that lost money might be looked at differently, but then the learning would not have occured. So all in all, every design had its merits. The market may have been smaller than guessed. Some were certainly more of a pain in the X#@& than others.

3. If you could own only five Spydercos, which ones would you choose?

From a "practical" point of view: a Mili, a Caly, a Rench, a salt and a Fixed blade (probaly a Temperance or the new Schempp).

tough questions.

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12/23 Bababa booooommmmmm!:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... ost3444599
Sal Glesser wrote:Hi Carlos,

I am also enjoying the rough carbon Fiber Mili. We're planning another short run with a different steel.

The Titan ATR was disco's due to vendor / supplier problems. Demand was high. Right now the Golden Factory is pretty busy, but we're planning to get back in the Titanium model arena in the future.

If we were to go integral, we'd probably go with a compression lock over a Reeve style integral lock for a variety of reasons.

But the new Ball bearing lock is showing promise. The new "Stop-lock" (in-house" name) is also in development.

The Mili will more than likely undergo improvement next year. We've not yet decided on which lock direction to go. We'll be making minor refinements over the next year. A lock change is a major change so we want to make sure we're going in the direction that our ELUs want.

So any input would be appreciated.

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12/23/05 Waved endura info: nothing new here but good to round up the bits of info... ;)
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... p?t=379284
Sal Glesser wrote:Hi Walking man,

congrats on the piece. It's a very interesting concept and "fun" to practice. It was actually "squeezed in" between other projects and it came together so easily, that it just happened. Emerson knives was great to work with.

Not good to show to NKP's though. The speed, ease and reliability is intimidating to some. So "cool" is worth being.

The 4th generation waved Endura will be the same color as the original Spyderco-Emerson waved Endura. The new version is not a limited run. It also uses the New Endura 4 handle which is quite different in many ways than the previous model. VG-10 was used on both versions.

FYI, the larger "Wave" on the Endura was inspired by a forumite from SDF. That's why we kept it an SDF exclusive.

Ernest agreed to the collaboration so the model was developed.

With only 500 pieces made, the collector value in the future will probably exceed MSRP....but the knife was made to carry and use.

We've also come up with another way to add a "wave" to a knife. We discussed it with Ernest last month and we will be adding it to the Spyderco-Shivworks collaboration on the "pickle", for those that like waves.

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12/23/05 Ayoob info
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... ge=1&pp=15
sal wrote:Massad's knife was a very sophisticated design. Massad himself took early protos to packing plants to "test" them extensively. Many mods were made before a design was finalized.

Quality and design, materials and fit & finish were all there. It's just a smaller market than we could maintain, so it went into retirement.

It might make an interesting "sprint" in the future. I think I'd go with a grippier material than micarta. Joyce carries hers quite a bit.

sal

He meant to say a grippier material like micarta...but who am I to change a quote.

Thanks to Thombrogan to alerting me of this one...almost passed it over.
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12/27/05 "tanker" hawkbill info:
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... post209867


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12/25/05 military 2 lock info:
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... post209226

Hi Deacon,

It will be light, strong, safe and ambi. **

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12/24/05 H1 and big calypso info
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... post208879
sal wrote:Hi Catamount,

I think that H-1 is a great steel for Corrosion environments. Generally, I think it's a good steel for general purpose use.

I don't think I would use it for a "default" steel though.

If we were to do another full sized Calypso, I would re-design the model. I've learned quite a bit since the original Calypso was designed. With so many other designs in the works, it will be a while before I can get to it.

I would probably go with a ZDP version and a VG-10 version like the new Caly.

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12/24 boye detent info:
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... post208852
sal wrote:The dent is designed to be centered when the lock hammer is at its highest point. Considedring the arc of rotation, it will never be centered when the lock hammer is in a fully opened or fully closed position.

The Chinook and Manix models have a much smaller lock bar opening in the handle and the hammer must be lifted considerably higher to desengage the lock.

Mike Janich gave us quite an education on accidental lock release with lock-backs. Cliff Stamp was also quite helpful in this development.

Spyderco designs are always a "work in progress" contantly being refined and improved as we learn more about function, safety, materials and ELU preferences.

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12/23 more Boye detent info:
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... post208550

[quote="sal"]I just posted this on Deacon's Remote Release thread]
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12/23 ATR mystery screw info (read whole thread)
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... post208542
sal wrote:Hi Wuss,

All of the ATR's have had this feature since we began making them. On the Ti version, it's pressed into the spring from the inside.

We would use this on any integral Compression lock.

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Sprint Run Native

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12/28/2005
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19116
sal wrote:We are currently working on a "Sprint" run of gray FRN Natives with CPM-S125V blade.
Native fans knew this was on the drawing board, but now we have confirmation of some of the specs.
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http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19116
Originally Posted by sal

Sorry Tom, guess I should have provided more info. We made a sample several years ago to show at shows for reaction. It is currently in a display in our store/museum.

However, if the demand for Native grows, it would be practical to make G-10 versions and a larger (& smaller?) variation.

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