Coolest new knife of the year is Paul Alexander’s Ikuchi. Hands down! We can’t take pics of the knives in the prototype cabinet but this one is outside in the display case for the award competition so I guess it’s fair game.
Probably the cleanest design of any new spyderco I’ve seen in years. Very sleek and folds into an impossibly thin and light package. Comfortable in hand and seems very functional too. Also, the “wheel flipper” is super cool. A truly amazing design this one. Be excited...be very excited.
REALLY liking this one!!!! :D What is blade length? Can't wait. Wow....way to go Spyderco. Beautiful design Paul :D :D Hoping this one is sooner rather than later :spyder:
Just when I say my Spydie purchases are going to be curtailed, Ikuchi comes along. :o This is the kind of knife that addicts people to Spyderco. Just tooooo fine. Puts a seg on this ole mug. :)
Howdy all,
Glad you like the knife. The base idea was to combine a ‘kwaiken’ style knife with some more traditional design language. The Ikuchi is the submission that draws from the ‘toothpick’ pattern.
Howdy all,
Glad you like the knife. The base idea was to combine a ‘kwaiken’ style knife with some more traditional design language. The Ikuchi is the submission that draws from the ‘toothpick’ pattern.
If you had to guess, about how long do you think the blade is?
The blade length should be in the 3” to 3.25” range.
- Paul
Congratulations on the design Paul. Every one of your your designs is beautiful and unique but not all of them fit my needs. This one is really something special though. This knife is more exciting to me than any spyder release I’ve seen in half a decade. An extremely refined design. Theres a lot going on with this one and the details weren’t lost on me. Tight work!