The Ulize has landed

[IG-88]

Got mine today aswell! That was mighty quick and no customs! Great knife, very nice egos! Thx Spyderco

@Liquid Cobra

Sorry to read yours is still not there, is mail between US and Canada always slow? I hope it arrives quickly!

[Liquid Cobra]

@Liquid Cobra

Sorry to read yours is still not there, is mail between US and Canada always slow? I hope it arrives quickly!

It is not supposed to be. I read a scary thread the other day about a guys microtech not being allowed through customs as they had arbitrarily decided it was a prohibited item. I have bad luck sometimes when it comes to stuff like this. I've never actually ordered a knife from the US so I don't really have any experience with wait times.

Did you guys ever get any notice from spyderco that it was being shipped?

[SteelSpyder]

I am pulling the trigger on this tonight. Seems to sort of went completely under the radar in most aspects. The recurve looks to be subtle enough not to cause real crazy sharpening problems. I like bigger knives too.

[IG-88]

Did you guys ever get any notice from spyderco that it was being shipped?

No, I have never received a shiiping notice from Spyderco when they ship something to me. Good luck, I hope you won't get in trouble with silly custom agents.

[w3tnz]

Mine arrived down under yesterday, its a very nice knife, my example has flawless f&f.


Thanks again to spyderco for the contest. :spyder:

[Evil D]

I did get my first reaction from carrying it a couple days ago. I was at work and used it to cut up a burito for lunch, and one of the guys on my crew said "holy crap man that thing is a monster". He's not really a non knife person or a knifeaphobe but if it's big enough to get his attention then I would expect NKP to freak out at the sight of it, so I'll have to be more cautious of who I used it around.

[Liquid Cobra]

Mine arrived down under yesterday, its a very nice knife, my example has flawless f&f.


Thanks again to spyderco for the contest. :spyder:

New Zealand is farther from Golden than British Columbia right? Lol.

[Liquid Cobra]

Hi everyone. Well after what felt like a lifetime, the Ulize finally arrived! I took some photos to share with you of the box and the unboxing. I wasn't sure if I should of started a new thread or not due to the volume of pics I'm posting, but I figured since this was sort of the unofficial 2014 calendar contest prize thread I would post it here. I hope you don't mind Evil D and thanks for starting this thread.



I was very surprised at the size of the box. I thought for sure it would be a little box not much bigger than the regular Spydie box most knives come in.



Come on...you can't open this with just any old knife right. This just happened to be my EDC for the day. The good ol' Dodo.





Sweet! I love free stuff. I already had the catalog but this one has a cool 3D cover. Nice touch Spyderco. Inside was the mid year release catalog and a cool laminated steel guide. Forgot to get a close shot of that.



Made in April of 2013!

And here she is...

[Liquid Cobra]

This photo is under exposed in an attempt to show you the grind. Evil D had mentioned how he thought that the makers in Seki did something new for the grind and I have to agree. I don't know that it shows up very well in this shot, but I tried.





Feels great in the hand. Man it has some crazy reach!









Thank you so much Spyderco for putting on this contest, doing the calendar and for being such a great company. Can't wait to get my hands on that calendar. So much waiting...

[mama]

Holy cow that's so neat! Spyderco rocks. That dodo sure looks funny though.

[IG-88]

Sweet to read it arrivés! And Thx for the nice unboxing pics. Enjoy it :)

[Surfingringo]

I got to handle the ulize last week in a store. It's bigger Thani thought! Really nice f&f on the one I saw. Very unique knife!

[Liquid Cobra]

Sweet to read it arrivés! And Thx for the nice unboxing pics. Enjoy it :)

My pleasure! The Ulize sure is awesome. It is very comfortable in hand. It doesn't like to be flicked open though. I don't mind that at all though. It seems more and more Spydies I buy aren't really flickers.

[Mako109]

It doesn't like to be flicked open though.

Oh but it does! Yes it may seem difficult when new, but you just have to work with it; part of it is break-in, part is paying close attention your fine motor skills...and I mean "fine". Sometimes the difference between being able to flick open or not depends on a slight change in the arc of your finger or thumb travel, or follow thru, etc.. If you play golf, then you'll appreciate how fine motor skills can make a huge difference.

Thanks for your review and the nice photos.

[DJFrostbyte]

Glad to see you finally got it Liquid Cobra! I'm a little jealous, I didnt get the fancy catalog cover or the steels chart with mine! :) Enjoy, it is one heck of a knife. Since I got that and my Domino, those are the only two knives I've been carrying lately.

[Liquid Cobra]

Oh but it does! Yes it may seem difficult when new, but you just have to work with it; part of it is break-in, part is paying close attention your fine motor skills...and I mean "fine". Sometimes the difference between being able to flick open or not depends on a slight change in the arc of your finger or thumb travel, or follow thru, etc.. If you play golf, then you'll appreciate how fine motor skills can make a huge difference.

Thanks for your review and the nice photos.

I'll work it in for sure. I can flick it open, it just requires some wrist movement. I meant it doesn't flip open like a para2 or yojimbo or something. Its a back lock right.

[Mako109]

I'll work it in for sure. I can flick it open, it just requires some wrist movement. I meant it doesn't flip open like a para2 or yojimbo or something. Its a back lock right.

See my earlier response to the OP regarding the advantage of moving the clip for tip down carry. Tip down clip position facilitates easier flicking on larger back lock folders. With this method and proper mechanics you can flick open without wrist movement. I can flick all my back locks very fast (except on the earlier stainless steel models). I understand that it may not feel as slick as compression or liner locks because backlocks can be tight, but you can develop to the point of getting very close. Pay close attention to the travel arc of your flicking finger (thumb or middle finger) as well as the position of the knife in your hand. Developing finger strength will help overcome the initial spring resistance. The slightest change can make all the difference. Once you get it, then practice and it will become second nature.

Good luck!

[Divo]

THX for the pics, makes me want one. :)

[Ulrich Hennicke]

It is verry nice to read all this positv words about the ULIZE, it is verry nice to work with Spyderco together, they made a verry good job on it, Thanks.

[Evil D]

It is verry nice to read all this positv words about the ULIZE, it is verry nice to work with Spyderco together, they made a verry good job on it, Thanks.

Well look who it is! Thank you for such an awesome design, and welcome to the forum :D