supergold2 confirmation?

[God'sMyJudge]

I just got a massdrop email saying there are a supergold endura and delica coming soon. Is this true?

[CBro]

Looks like a go, this offer is a must have in my book!

[Liquid Cobra]

I remember Sal saying he was hoping to do a blue g10 with super gold. Hope that still happens.

[500Nitro]

What is a 'supergold' ?

I love enduras so might be interested.

[archangel]

Me likey

[God'sMyJudge]

I remember Sal saying he was hoping to do a blue g10 with super gold. Hope that still happens.

Looks like black FRN, BUT it has a gold or brass lock bar! Crazy. Cant wait for these!

[jabba359]

So, I'm not sure if it's a Massdrop Exclusive, or if just the initial offering is. They say the run is 1500 pieces, but their drop is limited to 500 pieces, with the potential for future drops (but a 1000 piece max). It's a little confusing, but I've reached out to them to get some clarification on whether the number is 1500 or 1000. They responded and corrected the page. It's 1000 pieces.

In the discussion, the Massdrop Custom Product Manager for Blades and Everyday Carry says that while most sprint runs get a different color, black is overwhelmingly the handle color of choice in their community, so they went with black but added the matte gold colored lockbar (they also experimented with a matte gold plated blade, but decided it was "a little too gold") to give it a little extra visual distinction.

[archangel]

Your guess what the price may be? Ballpark?

[jabba359]

Your guess what the price may be? Ballpark?

No guessing needed. $119.99 for the Delica, $129.99 for the Endura (free shipping to US addresses).

[Deadboxhero]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!

YES, finally. Waited so long for this.

[Deadboxhero]

Can any one explain how mass drop works, I'm confused

[jabba359]

Can any one explain how mass drop works, I'm confused

They have a couple ways they do things. On pre-existing items, they list it up and people can buy in (often with price drops when certain quantities are reached). Once the order window closes, you're charged and they then ship the items right away.

Many items are Massdrop exclusives, where they take pre-orders for an item that they've negotiated to be built by the OEM. Once that window closes, Massdrop will submit the order to the manufacturer, who then produces the required quantity of the item. Once the item is manufactured, Massdrop receives them and then ships it to you.

In the case of this knife, Massdrop is basically selling pre-orders for these knives (the second scenario listed above), so you pay up front once the order window closes and then Spyderco will have the knives built and shipped to Massdrop. This will likely take a few months (these knives are predicted to ship at the end of October).

[Deadboxhero]

Can any one explain how mass drop works, I'm confused

They have a couple ways they do things. On pre-existing items, they list it up and people can buy in (often with price drops when certain quantities are reached). Once the order window closes, you're charged and they then ship the items right away.

Many items are Massdrop exclusives, where they take pre-orders for an item that they've negotiated to be built by the OEM. Once that window closes, Massdrop will submit the order to the manufacturer, who then produces the required quantity of the item. Once the item is manufactured, Massdrop receives them and then ships it to you.

In the case of this knife, Massdrop is basically selling pre-orders for these knives (the second scenario listed above), so you pay up front once the order window closes and then Spyderco will have the knives built and shipped to Massdrop. This will likely take a few months (these knives are predicted to ship at the end of October).

Right on thanks brother

[Doc Dan]

I hope this is not a MD exclusive.

[xceptnl]

I'm signed up for both. This should be a great variant. I like the gold lockbar. Touches like that and attention to detail are yet another reason I still buy Spyderco. Thanks Sal & crew

[attila]

My only wish would be to NOT use SUS410 cladding because it gets scratched if you look at it sideways. My HAP40 Endura has plenty of scratches in the 410, and I don't mind it too much, but it'd be nice to not have them. The scratches on my Caly 3, however, clash with the polished smoothness of all the other metal bits.

Either unclad or clad with a harder stainless (420 or higher) would be nice.

Also, is SG2 a properly stainless steel, or is it just mostly stainless like ZDP?

[xceptnl]

My only wish would be to NOT use SUS410 cladding because it gets scratched if you look at it sideways. My HAP40 Endura has plenty of scratches in the 410, and I don't mind it too much, but it'd be nice to not have them. The scratches on my Caly 3, however, clash with the polished smoothness of all the other metal bits.

Either unclad or clad with a harder stainless (420 or higher) would be nice.

Also, is SG2 a properly stainless steel, or is it just mostly stainless like ZDP?

If I remember correctly, it is over 13% Chromium so I would say fairly stainless.

[Sharp Guy]

I'm signed up for both. This should be a great variant. I like the gold lockbar. Touches like that and attention to detail are yet another reason I still buy Spyderco. Thanks Sal & crew

I assume by "signed up" you mean you requested to be notified when the drop is live?

I definitely don't need another Delica and I'm not really thrilled about the black handle or gold lock bar. That said, I don't think I can pass on the chance to try Super Gold. I'm in for a Delica. Maybe I'll have Boomer make me another set of Lil Para scales for it.

[PayneTrain]

A nice surprise. That lock bar is a pretty unique touch! I can always use another Delica, but I've enacted a pretty strict moratorium on black handles. I'm gonna watch from the sidelines on this one. I'm really interested to see what everyone has to say about the steel!

[500Nitro]

Can someone post previous examples please