Michael,SpyderNut wrote: Shaman – Basically, this is the long-awaited big brother to the Native. Sal showed this one to me and I was amazed at how it just melted into my hand. If you like the Native line, this will be a shoe-in. Roman, you’re gonna’ love this thing!
Liquid Cobra, that is one of the best comebacks I have heard. :DLiquid Cobra wrote:When she complains I just tell her that she wanted kids and she got them. They cost us more money than my knife addiction ever will!
SpyderNut wrote: Magnitude – IIRC, this is another concept model by Peter Carey. Sal called it the “larger version” of the Rubicon. I’m not sure how long it is overall, but I’m going to guess somewhere in the neighborhood of approximately 8”. Yes, it’s a flipper, and yes, it’s just as smooth and curvaceous as the Rubicon. I didn’t get a chance to handle the Rubicon, because it had already been entered for judging at the BLADE Show awards. Similar to the orange G-10 ring on the Rubicon’s pivot, the Magnitude featured a brown G-10 ring around the custom pivot. It also featured a 3D contoured back-spacer also made from brown G-10. I believe the handle was carbon fiber.
If Spyderco Magnitude will look like this, I will be really interested.jabba359 wrote:I saw a picture of the prototype Peter sent to Spyderco and I'm even more excited for the Magnitude (his custom is called the Tremor, but there is already another manufacturer making a knife with this name) than I am for the Rubicon, which is near the top of my list. Blade length on the custom is 3.5" and handle length is 4.75".
Here's a picture of Peter's custom, from his website:
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That is the $64,000 dollar question, I'm afraid. Sal mentioned that both the Golden plant and Seki plant were about at capacity in terms of production at this time. No specific release dates were mentioned on any of the new stuff--at least when I was talking with them.akapennypincher wrote:Bottom line question would be as prototypes were shown off, what is the release date for the real deals?
Photos of some of the models mentioned are in Mr Blonde's Amsterdam Show report thread from this past February. As for the rest, most likely either when they hit the street, or in next year's A'dam show thread, whichever comes first.Scorpion wrote:When do we get pictures?
Great list! The GB 2 sounds very interesting... can it be flicked open now, ie is the spydie hold still a little obstructed?phillipsted wrote:The Blade Show is a real winner this year. Bigger and better than ever - after two days, my legs gave out and I had to retire for some liquid refreshment. As usual, the Spyderco Booth was hopping and the Prototype/Concept case against the wall was full of exciting stuff. I had to stand back a couple of feet because I was in danger of drooling on the case. Seriously though, the Spyder Crew was gracious and informative as always - and you could sense the pride and passion in their work. Thanks for a great show guys!
OK, here are a few tidbits from the Prototype/Concept case. There were perhaps fifty or sixty blades in the case, and I couldn't focus on them all. :rolleyes: Like always, they ask that no pictures be taken, but they said that I was free to take notes...
