Jaylo's Amsterdam Meet 2016 Report- Notes and random musings

[jimmyjohnjohn]

Maybe in a parallel universe somewhere....

[demoncase]

There is a downside to this info. 1/3 - 1/2 of the knives shown will not be made and may never be seen again.

sal

Thanks Sal!

It's a great point and one I've made throughout: while hope springs eternal on these, there's no guarantees.....capacity, market, technical challenges, materials issues and pesky ol' Murphy's Law may conspire to mean we don't see as many as we'd like or as fast as we'd like.

[Liquid Cobra]

Thats actually kind of a relief Sal, there's no way I could afford them all! It does make me wonder though. Is there a vault somewhere deep in the Spyderco factory in Golden filled with prototypes that will never see the light of day? I just like the thought of it.

[jalcon]

Thats actually kind of a relief Sal, there's no way I could afford them all! It does make me wonder though. Is there a vault somewhere deep in the Spyderco factory in Golden filled with prototypes that will never see the light of day? I just like the thought of it.

I often wonder this as well!

[sal]

They are all filed and kept. Sometimes we will pull something out from the past for another look.

sal

[Evil D]

They are all filed and kept. Sometimes we will pull something out from the past for another look.

sal

I'm willing to sign a legal document stating that I will never speak a word of what I see in there, if you let me take a peek :D

[Able Dog]

They are all filed and kept. Sometimes we will pull something out from the past for another look.

sal

I'm willing to sign a legal document stating that I will never speak a word of what I see in there, if you let me take a peak :D

Quick, lets draft an NDA and visit Golden.

Actually, isn't the Tighe Stick a perfect example of this? I.E. A design that was brought out of the vault once manufacturing capabilities matched the original design.

[SpeedHoles]

Need a full-time curator? :p

[NoFair]

They are all filed and kept. Sometimes we will pull something out from the past for another look.

sal

H1 shears? I'd be willing to give one lots of underwater testing :D

[darr3n]

Somewhere in there is my beloved Lil Bodacious from the 2013 Blade Show prototype case.

[SpeedHoles]

Somewhere in there is my beloved Lil Bodacious from the 2013 Blade Show prototype case.

Is that the smaller version of the Cowabunga XL? :p

[darr3n]

Is that the smaller version of the Cowabunga XL? :p

No, you're thinking of the HAP40 Shredder.

[sal]

Somewhere in there is my beloved Lil Bodacious from the 2013 Blade Show prototype case.

Working on a Bodacious now.

sal

[SpeedHoles]

Is that the smaller version of the Cowabunga XL? :p

No, you're thinking of the HAP40 Shredder.

Hahaha, yeah my mistake... with the Krang grip, too, I believe.


Sal, I think you must've just made his day!! :)

Anyone have more details on this possible model?

[darr3n]

Working on a Bodacious now.

sal

Sal, is this Bodacious the "Super Rescue" you originally intended, or the manix/tenacious hybrid offshoot seen at Blade Show?

[darr3n]

Anyone have more details on this possible model?

The knife as seen at Blade Show was similar to a Tenacious, but with a finger choil—a very Manix-inspired handle. It came in two sizes. It's most distinguishing feature was a new lock. The lock resembled a SOG Arc Lock, but obviously wasn't.

At the time, Sal mentioned that the Bodacious was originally planned to be a "Super Rescue" but the project got side-tracked in another direction and became the knife seen at Blade Show.

[Sharp Guy]

I think I'd buy anything called Bodacious sight unseen! :D :spyder:

[MacLaren]

I think I'd buy anything called Bodacious sight unseen! :D :spyder:

Lol.....awesome..

[DougC-3]

. Bummed about the D'Alarra having flat handles, but still interested in this one. I got myself one of the originals and fell in love with that voluptuous handle.

Me too. I wish they'd just reuse the molds and upgrade the blade. I'll take voluptuous(nice word!) FRN over flat G10 any day of the week.

Gordon

I'd like both. I'm really crazy about the hand-filling grip on my D'Alarra rescue -- I always go to it for heavy duty cutting -- but I also like thin G10 knives like the new Stretch 2. So what we need is this G10 model plus a hand-full type FRN version of the same knife. Should we go ahead and start whining for it now or wait for the G10 version to come out?

Edit: just worked my way to this comment -- I sure hope to get both if they actually make it to production:

Well, perhaps there's some hope. I was just browsing the Spyderwiki and saw this...

The first mold was made as the World Trade Center project. Then we changed the mold to prevent any more than the planned amnount for the project and created the mold that you have. Then we changed the mold a 2nd time to create the version with the oval. Then we changed the mold to make the handle thinner. Now we're making a run with the pattern modified (narower) and we'll use G-10 to make a slab version to test the changes, then we'll change the mold again to create the next version.

So, like many new knives that come out (such as the Stretch 2) they do the first runs in G10 to allow for tweaks in the design before they commit to a FRN mold. Hopefully this means the final production will be a similarly sculpted/contoured handle.

[Ashton]

Lots to be excited about..... but this below has me really interested. I'm hoping for a cool (but durable) handle material that will age well with use. I have an old Victorinox Alox (metal) handled knife that looks all beat up, but I really like it more and more and it continues to age and get wear on it.

"Manix 2 with concept Blue Jeans G10....Very nice"
Was this the new blurple S110V manix?
Oh no sir- this was an experimental micarata-ish material made from blue denim"