Just home, turned on the computer just to let you know I had great Amsterdam meet. I met the Glesser-family, very nice people indeed and would like thank them for this opportunity to meet and greet them. I had a great time talking with Sal's wife :rolleyes: The presentation of the new blades was for some blades a suprise. I was impressed by the Polish Techno-blade in 154cm and titanium. Kudos!
More reactions likely to come, thanks again for this great day.
Tomas
Spyderco meet Amsterdam 2011
Now that's a professional level teaser.Polish Techno-blade in 154cm and titanium
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I liked the small Gayle Bradley a lot AND the Southfork (do I remember correctly?) fixed blade.
I liked the small Gayle Bradley a lot AND the Southfork (do I remember correctly?) fixed blade.
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It was like a dream for me. When I first saw Sal Glesser, I coudln't belive my own eyes. It was amazing!!!!!! If you read this sal, I was the guy in the green jacket and I let you sign my leafstorm. I also got a picture of you and me. I want to thank all of you for this great event! hope this will happen next year too. Like toomzz and many others, I was impressed by the Polish Techno-blade in 154cm and titanium. Also there was a hinderer flipper style spyderco with earth brown G10. Awesome knifes. Those where the two that stand out the most.. Oh and not forget the H1 dragonfly 2!!!
Oh man i really can't wait to see some of the pics!!!
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Another Dutch guy who want to say thanks to the spyderco crew for the well organized spyder meet.
I also was very impressed by the Polish MS techo knife.
The other 1 was the Brad Southard flipper knife.
Both titanium knives with a very nice stonewash finish.
These were also my big favorites.
So a big thank you and again a great goody bag with a very nice kiwi bone slipjoint.
Thanks Spyderco.
I also was very impressed by the Polish MS techo knife.
The other 1 was the Brad Southard flipper knife.
Both titanium knives with a very nice stonewash finish.
These were also my big favorites.
So a big thank you and again a great goody bag with a very nice kiwi bone slipjoint.
Thanks Spyderco.
It was a very interesting, well organised event with ample opportunitiy for discussion.
My faves:
- Gayle Bradley gentlemen folder
- 2 variant Centofante tribute folders
- Chaparral (practical & compact),
- "fluted Ti" Military
- the last knife was a splendid, well balanced fixed blade. It looked a bit like a elongated Moran. I forgot the designer's name.
- the chic Valboton (spelling?) folder, likely too big and thick for EDC but so nice.
- a French custom design
- Techno, a sturdy compact Ti framelock folder
- a slender and pointy folder with wharncliffe blade and remarkably, a wire clip attached to the pivot screw
My faves:
- Gayle Bradley gentlemen folder
- 2 variant Centofante tribute folders
- Chaparral (practical & compact),
- "fluted Ti" Military
- the last knife was a splendid, well balanced fixed blade. It looked a bit like a elongated Moran. I forgot the designer's name.
- the chic Valboton (spelling?) folder, likely too big and thick for EDC but so nice.
- a French custom design
- Techno, a sturdy compact Ti framelock folder
- a slender and pointy folder with wharncliffe blade and remarkably, a wire clip attached to the pivot screw
...uh yes...'Polish Techno' needs a little explanation I guess. As already explained further it was a design I hadn't seen yet.
2.5 inch 154cm blade, Ti-handle, RIL-lock, larger spyderhole, droppoint. Despite its smallness easy to open with my large hand. Made by a Polish knifemaker which name I forgot.....
We also saw both new Bradley's, Eric was not sure yet if the final choice would be M4. I found the Air a little small, no lanyard hole, no clip; I think I will pass that one. The other Bradley (Bradmax
) met my desire :D Slightly larger, sleeker and above all IMHO a more elegant design. One thing I did not like was that the liners are in 'normal thickness' again. I really like the fat polished liners on the first Bradley.
Southfork (bij Phil......?), as mentioned, 5 inch fixed blade in S90V, Up-sweep droppoint, awesome simple but elegant functional knife!
And some more suprises: a larger Manix, it was AFAIK half of an inch larger than the original M2, the new blue manix, a Ti-fluted Native5 with S35VN blade, a Philip de Leeuw Spydie, french Spydie by Nemo (am I correct?) and much more in prototypes and productionmodels.
Jurphaas showed me a collection of great mules, to him and his (?) brother much thanx and a special shoutout as well!
Last but not least Jijoel and I found out we are both real Dutchmen :D
Cheers (from Germany Jijoel),
Tomas
2.5 inch 154cm blade, Ti-handle, RIL-lock, larger spyderhole, droppoint. Despite its smallness easy to open with my large hand. Made by a Polish knifemaker which name I forgot.....
We also saw both new Bradley's, Eric was not sure yet if the final choice would be M4. I found the Air a little small, no lanyard hole, no clip; I think I will pass that one. The other Bradley (Bradmax
) met my desire :D Slightly larger, sleeker and above all IMHO a more elegant design. One thing I did not like was that the liners are in 'normal thickness' again. I really like the fat polished liners on the first Bradley.Southfork (bij Phil......?), as mentioned, 5 inch fixed blade in S90V, Up-sweep droppoint, awesome simple but elegant functional knife!
And some more suprises: a larger Manix, it was AFAIK half of an inch larger than the original M2, the new blue manix, a Ti-fluted Native5 with S35VN blade, a Philip de Leeuw Spydie, french Spydie by Nemo (am I correct?) and much more in prototypes and productionmodels.
Jurphaas showed me a collection of great mules, to him and his (?) brother much thanx and a special shoutout as well!
Last but not least Jijoel and I found out we are both real Dutchmen :D
Cheers (from Germany Jijoel),
Tomas
Tom
What was in the bag?
I took some pics of the items...
And some personal gifts, signatures on a CF Cricket box (Sal) as well as a mini Manix (Eric). Increased value material :D
And some personal gifts, signatures on a CF Cricket box (Sal) as well as a mini Manix (Eric). Increased value material :D
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I can't wait to see wouter's photo post of this event.
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