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Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:25 pm
by qazy
The one thing that "bothers" me about Spyderco knives is that the logo is painted. I would really prefer it to be laser-cut/chiselled.
This would add even more class to the knives and make the refinishing, thinning and overall maintenance of geometry less intrusive. Are there any plans for laser cut logo in future or any sprint runs?

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:40 pm
by Sharp Guy
What Spyderco knives do you have with a painted logo? Mine are all current, or recently discontinued, models and none of the logos are painted.

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:44 pm
by 425KRS
Sharp Guy wrote:What Spyderco knives do you have with a painted logo? Mine are all current, or recently discontinued, models and none of the logos are painted.
I think they mean that the logo is filled in (?)

It's product branding, I personally have no problem with it (I actually like it). I would say that this opinion (not liking the spyderco logo on knife) is in the minority. YMMV

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:47 pm
by The Deacon
Sharp Guy wrote:What Spyderco knives do you have with a painted logo? Mine are all current, or recently discontinued, models and none of the logos are painted.
Wondering the same myself. And besides that most, if not all, of the ones that were painted gold or are painted black are still laser etched under the paint. Personally, I ratther they just left the darn "bug" off, but know that's not likely to happen.

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:52 pm
by qazy
The Deacon wrote:
Sharp Guy wrote:What Spyderco knives do you have with a painted logo? Mine are all current, or recently discontinued, models and none of the logos are painted.
Wondering the same myself. And besides that most, if not all, of the ones that were painted gold or are painted black are still laser etched under the paint. Personally, I ratther they just left the darn "bug" off, but know that's not likely to happen.
So, if I take the sandpaper or stones and refinish the blade to mirror finish, the paint (fill) will go away but the underneath logo will still be visible?

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:04 pm
by OakTree
qazy wrote:So, if I take the sandpaper or stones and refinish the blade to mirror finish, the paint (fill) will go away but the underneath logo will still be visible?
I'd bet that the laser/etch logo will get messed up or completely disappear.
I laser marked my name on the blade of a Spyderco Bug. I sharpened and buffed the blade and messed up the laser mark. I don't have the blade on me now but I could take a picture when I get home.

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:05 pm
by OakTree
The Deacon wrote:Personally, I ratther they just left the darn "bug" off, but know that's not likely to happen.
The Spyderco logo looks like a tick or head lice. Ugly AF.

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:36 pm
by carl3989
I know some of my Taiwan Sydercos like the Rubicon and the GB1 have a deep etching of the logo which appears diamond shaped.

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 7:13 pm
by Evil D
I think the OP is confusing paint with laser etching. Regardless, either one will rub/polish off. I wouldn't mind seeing them lasered in a bit deeper.

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 8:32 pm
by farnorthdan
I've noticed some do look painted, the ones I like the best are the deep etch that have kind of a gold tint to them and feel rough.

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 9:06 pm
by Jazz
I'm a big fan of the bug logo on the blade. Paul, you been drinkin'? ;)

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 5:12 am
by The Deacon
OakTree wrote:
qazy wrote:So, if I take the sandpaper or stones and refinish the blade to mirror finish, the paint (fill) will go away but the underneath logo will still be visible?
I'd bet that the laser/etch logo will get messed up or completely disappear.
I'd agree. You might get away with using polishing compound, but the laser engraving of the :spyder:, and most other laser etched blade markings on models that have them, is very shallow compared with the tang stamps.
Jazz wrote:I'm a big fan of the bug logo on the blade. Paul, you been drinkin'? ;)
Nah, just a grumpy old man, as usual. ;)

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 5:39 am
by zacmangray
I really like the spider logo on the blade. It could maybe be moved, it would be cool if it was at the tang next to SPYDERCO :spyder:

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 8:46 am
by qazy
Evil D wrote:I think the OP is confusing paint with laser etching. Regardless, either one with rub/polish off. I wouldn't mind seeing them lasered in a bit deeper.
Precisely, thanks Evil D.
My point is that I would much rather prefer the logo that don't get scratched. I guess the right word is "engraved". I like how the bug/tic looks.
Like most mid to high end Japanese knives with their engraved (chiselled) kanjis.

Example:
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Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 8:58 am
by Evil D
I believe many of those Japanese logos are hammered in. On my Higo you can see where the steel has raised up around the lettering. I know this guy isn't sitting around his coal fire hammering out these knives and then laser etching his logo lol.

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I don't know how realistic this would be to do in a higher production setting, but I know there are some Spydercos that have the lettering engraved far deeper than the bugs ever have been.

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 11:13 am
by qazy
Definitely, hand chiselling would not be an option for mass produced knives. But laser cutting/water jetting/etc (what ever works) should be fairly inexpensive on a large scale. I would pay $5-$10 extra for that on mass produced knife. And considerably more for a sprint run.

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 2:44 pm
by sal
Hi Qazy,

Welcome to our forum.

I guess I'm not quite sure of what you are asking for?

sal

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 7:36 pm
by AwayFromMySpydieHole
What a very strange thing to be concerned about. :confused:


Regardless, every spyderco knife in production has a laser etched logo. Also, the way the logo is etched differs by country of origin. Look at them through a loupe. You will see that Taiwan, Japan, and golden spydies all have different etchings.

Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:51 am
by brj
Looks like the logo is lasered in deep enough, you can still see the bug even after quite a bit of honing.

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Re: Why Spyderco logo is painted?

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 7:26 am
by sal
Hi AwayFromMySpydieHole,

Welcome to forum.

sal