Amsterdam Meet 2015 report of upcoming Spyderco prototypes

[Liquid Cobra]

What kind of handle material is that?

[IG-88]

What kind of handle material is that?

Titanium with Carbon Fiber inlay and a two tone ano :) Makes me think of a fancy race car :)

[PWork]

The Roadie has proven itself a very capable little knife to me. I really like the colors. The gray is kinda classy looking. :cool:

[MacLaren]

The "Rhino" would have been a cool name for the Stick imo.

[Surfingringo]

Man I love that Vrango! I just noticed that it's tip down only though. That's a bit of a bummer.

[1623]

When I clicked to page 21 I thought I was about to see a Titanium Jot Singh Khalsa. As I scrolled down, the next thing that popped into my head was a Ti, Jot Singh/Szabo hybrid.

[gbelleh]

That high hump reminded me of the Jot Singh Khalsa too.

[bh49]

beautiful pictures Wouter, as always, which will cost me a lot of money.

Those were all of the folding knife prototypes I can show you. Up next are the fixed blades, I hope to be able to post the first ones tomorrow evening. Thanks for looking!

No Shaman yet? :confused:

[Evil D]

Vrango blade reminds me of the Captain, gonna keep an eye out on that one. Lots of collabs this year.

[MacLaren]

Vrango blade reminds me of the Captain, gonna keep an eye out on that one. Lots of collabs this year.

I thought the same thing.

[Liquid Cobra]

beautiful pictures Wouter, as always, which will cost me a lot of money.

Those were all of the folding knife prototypes I can show you. Up next are the fixed blades, I hope to be able to post the first ones tomorrow evening. Thanks for looking!

No Shaman yet? :confused:

No Shaman? You mean no ATR :eek:

[IG-88]

beautiful pictures Wouter, as always, which will cost me a lot of money.

Those were all of the folding knife prototypes I can show you. Up next are the fixed blades, I hope to be able to post the first ones tomorrow evening. Thanks for looking!

No Shaman yet? :confused:

No Shaman? You mean no ATR :eek:

Well seen, it was in the thumbnails Wouter has posted in the Announcement thread. I hope Wouter forgot it and still will add it :)

[LC Kid]

Hi Folks!

beautiful pictures Wouter, as always, which will cost me a lot of money.

Those were all of the folding knife prototypes I can show you. Up next are the fixed blades, I hope to be able to post the first ones tomorrow evening. Thanks for looking!

No Shaman yet? :confused:

No Shaman? You mean no ATR :eek:

And no Slysz SwayBack Framelock Folder? :rolleyes:

[FCM415]

beautiful pictures Wouter, as always, which will cost me a lot of money.

Those were all of the folding knife prototypes I can show you. Up next are the fixed blades, I hope to be able to post the first ones tomorrow evening. Thanks for looking!

No Shaman yet? :confused:

No Shaman? You mean no ATR :eek:

I am looking forward to news for both but hey, at least there has been ATR's in production in years past. The Shaman/Chief has been a unicorn myth for over a decade. Would like to see it finally come into fruition.

[FCM415]

Looks like we all forgot... Any word on fluted carbon fiber from the meet and show?

[Liquid Cobra]

Well seen, it was in the thumbnails Wouter has posted in the Announcement thread. I hope Wouter forgot it and still will add it :)

I think what was confirmed as the ATR was actually the Gayle Bradley 2.

If I remember correctly this should be what you see in Wouters printscreen :)

first 3 pictures look like the ARK. > Correct

6189 - 6218 almost looks like a Spyker, but I don't think that's possible > ATR

6288 - 6306 possibly a flashlight > G-10 DogTag

6410-6437 Firefly > Correct

6518 - 6525 Southard Ion

6583-6640 Little Lum? > Correct

6656 - 6691 Lil Temp

6739 - 6817 has the shape of a Warrior. > Walter Brend Mamba

6819 - 6859 Mike Draper > Correct

6935 - 6981 TJ BAR One Eye Jack

7006 - 7033 looks like the titanium pingo sprint. > Correct

7062 - 7117 Nirvana? > Correct

7236 through 7255 look like the Roadie colors. > Correct

7340 - 7370 Is it possible that 7370 is a salsa? > Sqeak TI Sprint

7372 looks like that locking dogtag looking thing. > Darriel Caston SquareHead

7441 - 7467 Brian Tighe Tighe Stick

???

7548 definitely has Phil Wilson lines to it. > Correct

7572 - 7617 Reverse

7634, 7644 and 7650 look like the Endeavor > Correct

7798 - 7719 Bradley Bowie

7752 - 7773 Szabo Hawk

[araneae]

The Vrango looks great, but who takes a Ti and CF knife fishing? Sounds like a utility knife that the working man can't really afford... Overall it seems like the entire line is going higher end. It seems curious that they don't use Taichung to bring a more affordable knife or 2 to the market. Ti and CF seem to be the standard options for future Spydies. I am waiting for more G-10 and FRN...

[gbelleh]

I guess when you have craftsmen as capable as those at Taichung, you put them to good use making high end, custom quality knives no one else can. It would be a shame to have them building Byrds. Like having Michelangelo paint a garage.

There was mention of some of the new models eventually being FRN, like the Lil Temp 2.

[tvenuto]

The Vrango looks great, but who takes a Ti and CF knife fishing? Sounds like a utility knife that the working man can't really afford... Overall it seems like the entire line is going higher end. It seems curious that they don't use Taichung to bring a more affordable knife or 2 to the market. Ti and CF seem to be the standard options for future Spydies. I am waiting for more G-10 and FRN...

I had the exact same thoughts with this one, it seemed to fill a niche I wouldn't think would be there. It is super nice though. As for the rest, see below.

I guess when you have craftsmen as capable as those at Taichung, you put them to good use making high end, custom quality knives no one else can. It would be a shame to have them building Byrds. Like having Michelangelo paint a garage.

There was mention of some of the new models eventually being FRN, like the Lil Temp 2.

This is absolutely correct. Spyderco is pushing the envelope of what a production knife company can do, and you can't hold back your talent.

You're also correct about the lil temp and other models. They need to be vetted first in "slab" before they go to FRN. It's the unfortunate truth that variety in "affordable" FRN will take a while to grow, since the up front cost is very high. It's my understanding that this is also the plan for the new D'allara.

Rest assured, though, that while Spyderco is pushing their limits on the high end, they're also taking time to grow their "value" producers as well. They showed off some Ti Byrds (which I thought would be pictured for us) that felt very high quality but were meant to be priced VERY reasonably.

[Invective]

Ugh, looks like I'll need to pick up a Vrango now as well. I just can't say no to fun collabs!