Show of your customized Spydie

[Brandon]

I love the spyderco knives that I have but I constantly have ideas to make them just a little bit better. sometimes It's cosmetics sometimes I have an idea to make it a little more functional to me. No offense to Sal or anyone designing at Spyderco. I know that they work hard to make the best knives that they can but I also know that it's expensive to produce special editions and customize knives at the factory.



What I wanna see are pics of Spydies that have been modified to better suit your needs and tastes. I'm not looking to start a fight as to "is it still a gunting or is it still a Lum Chinese" i just wanna see some cool pics of tricked out spydies and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE someone have a picture of an engraved chinese folder <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

[Brandon]

oh my god what a moron I am. please show OFF your custom spydies. someone put me out of my misery.

[kraziekurtis]

here's some...the ones i am showing are off a website, i do not own these <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

[kraziekurtis]

here's two more, in one picture <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

[kraziekurtis]

one more, and the website is:

http://www.santafestoneworks.com/showcustom.html

You can buy them from there too, but I think they are expensive.

[bcaffrey]

Here's a pic of my stainless Native that I had checkered in a 16 lines per inch, flat top diamond, pattern by CheckerMarx. The pic didn't come out great, but the checkering sure did.

The basic reason I wanted it done was to improve grip while opening the knife since I sometimes carry it without the pocket clip. While the flat topped diamond pattern provides good protection against perpendicular slippage (i.e., across the handle), they don't prevent back-to-front movement along the handle as much. Because of the Native's handle design, this is not a problem. However, anyone thinking about checkering to aid in stopping hand slippage toward the blade -- such as on a Police model -- might be better off considering a more aggressive checkering pattern.

Please direct any questions regarding cost or turn-around time to Julie Marx at:
CheckerMarx
5948 Longdin Rd
Ferndale, WA 98248
(360) 380-1903
checkermarx@earthlink.net

Cheers,
Brian

[bengaiser]

bcaffrey,

Great pic!!! Very unusual pattern, I have never seen anything quite like it. Looks teriffic on the Native.


Ben

[bcaffrey]

Thanks, Ben. It really did come out nice. The grooves pick up & reflect light, giving it almost a jeweled effect.

Cheers,
Brian