sal wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:09 pmHi Ugaarguy,
It is a Spyderco. It was originally designed to serve a few functions. It's sized for the: climber / rock jumper/ outdoor folding knife. Not too big, not too small. I used a Warncliffe blade shape so that the tip has as much force in cutting rope as the heel of the blade. Cutting rope quickly can be an issue where rope is used, especially strong rope like in climbing. This is a concept that Mike Janich has popularized in the past 10 years or so. While Mike's approach is for Martial Blade Craft, the concept also works on Sheepsfoot styles like Rescue knives which keep the rope from "rolling" off of a curved blade.
The liner is highly skeletonized to keep weight down which is important in any type of climbing but I wanted to include a liner for rigidity if used hard.
I used a lock-back to maximize self close. In climbing and a very quick descent could conceivable cause an inertia opening and I didn't want to take that chance and I think that, at this time., lock-backs offer the most secure self cloe.
I went straight to FRN as making a G-10 run in Seki gets very expensive and the high cost hurts sales which hinders my research on a new design concept.
The design brings the handle right to the cutting edge which is important on quick emergency cutting of rope. Kicks, sharpening choils and finger choils can snag on a rope and time is lost if it is an emergency cut. This is an experiment with this design as it is difficult to do with a lock-back.
Hope that answers your questions.
sal
Rock Jumper Thread
Rock Jumper Thread
Sal has recently mentioned this upcoming model in a couple of threads. I asked him for more detail, and he wrote this:
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Sal, that answers my questions, and creates some others. You mention using liners for rigidity. My contrasting experience with liners in outdoor knives has been problems with corrosion, and the clip mounting screw threads in the liners stripping easily. The liner-less construction of the Salt series and most of the Native 5 family has solved those issues for me.
So, my next question, which might be more of an alternate construction idea, is: Could the liners be encapsulated within the FRN scales to prevent corrosion and moisture / debris trapping? Going even further, could metal rods or a metal grid be encapsulated in the FRN scales, a la rebar in concrete?
Other than the liners, everything else you've written about the Rock Jumper sound like things I'd really like. This sounds like a knife I'm going to want, despite the liners.
So, my next question, which might be more of an alternate construction idea, is: Could the liners be encapsulated within the FRN scales to prevent corrosion and moisture / debris trapping? Going even further, could metal rods or a metal grid be encapsulated in the FRN scales, a la rebar in concrete?
Other than the liners, everything else you've written about the Rock Jumper sound like things I'd really like. This sounds like a knife I'm going to want, despite the liners.
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Im very curious which factory it will be coming from.
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Seki City:VooDooChild wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:47 pmIm very curious which factory it will be coming from.
Backlock brigade assemble.
I'm really curious about this one. Glad it will have liners - I think that is a good idea.
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I really hope this turns out to be the back lock Caribbean we talked about in another thread. I'm super excited. Please have FFG and a SE version.
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Oh Im definitely in then. I was just thinking the other day, it would be nice to have some more no-choil options.
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ugaarguy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:43 pm.....
So, my next question, which might be more of an alternate construction idea, is: Could the liners be encapsulated within the FRN scales to prevent corrosion and moisture / debris trapping? Going even further, could metal rods or a metal grid be encapsulated in the FRN scales, a la rebar in concrete?
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I like conventional liners and also linerless knives, but I have to say that proposals of yours are actually very interesting ideas just to muse about.
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
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I think so too..Wartstein wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 3:35 pmugaarguy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:43 pm.....
So, my next question, which might be more of an alternate construction idea, is: Could the liners be encapsulated within the FRN scales to prevent corrosion and moisture / debris trapping? Going even further, could metal rods or a metal grid be encapsulated in the FRN scales, a la rebar in concrete?
.....
I like conventional liners and also linerless knives, but I have to say that proposals of yours are actually very interesting ideas just to muse about.
Titanium ... metal rods textured for bonding with the frn, or the WWF (welded wire fabric) concept also used in concrete also of titanium to appropriate scale, or something like metal lath to appropriate scale to help with both compression and tensile forces.
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Oh, my.
Sal, we can hang out, have drinks, take the girls out to dinner, but let's just agree to never climb together. Simon Yates cut a rope once. Justified or not, the dude nearly killed his friend and became a pariah. The emotional scars were deep and long lasting. Today, we may joke about climbing with a "rope knife," but really, making such a comment is dark and inappropriate in polite company.
I'm curious to see the new knife, but the notion of a rope-cutting knife for climbers does not create cheery imagery in my mind. Maybe the Spyderco Marketing Team can come up with uses for the new knife that do not have such gruesome implications.
Since hardly anyone will know what I'm talking about, just pick up a copy of Touching the Void by Joe Simpson. You don't have to be a climber to appreciate it. Outdoors types who find themselves in grueling or hazardous situations from time to time will be able to relate. And the book isn't too long, so you can finish it in a couple days.
Sal, we can hang out, have drinks, take the girls out to dinner, but let's just agree to never climb together. Simon Yates cut a rope once. Justified or not, the dude nearly killed his friend and became a pariah. The emotional scars were deep and long lasting. Today, we may joke about climbing with a "rope knife," but really, making such a comment is dark and inappropriate in polite company.
I'm curious to see the new knife, but the notion of a rope-cutting knife for climbers does not create cheery imagery in my mind. Maybe the Spyderco Marketing Team can come up with uses for the new knife that do not have such gruesome implications.
Since hardly anyone will know what I'm talking about, just pick up a copy of Touching the Void by Joe Simpson. You don't have to be a climber to appreciate it. Outdoors types who find themselves in grueling or hazardous situations from time to time will be able to relate. And the book isn't too long, so you can finish it in a couple days.
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^Eh? :confused:
Joking aside, this is sounding like a really interesting knife. I like the idea of the edge coming all the way back to the handle.
Can we assume that the steel will be H-1 (like the Rock and Jumpmaster) or will it be something else? PE or Serrated?
Joking aside, this is sounding like a really interesting knife. I like the idea of the edge coming all the way back to the handle.
Can we assume that the steel will be H-1 (like the Rock and Jumpmaster) or will it be something else? PE or Serrated?
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Re: Rock Jumper Thread
Hi Ugaarguy,
The questions of liners or no liners has been around for a long time. The original Endura nd Delica were linerless with integral clips introduced 1n 1980.. Since then we've made advancements in both liners and linerless and I imagine this will continue for a while. Some customers prefer liners and some do not.
Hi Rusty Iron,
Thanx for the input, but not all rope cutting ends up a disaster and there many other applications that can be sorted by this style design.
Hi Conner,
First introduction will be VG-10.
sal
The questions of liners or no liners has been around for a long time. The original Endura nd Delica were linerless with integral clips introduced 1n 1980.. Since then we've made advancements in both liners and linerless and I imagine this will continue for a while. Some customers prefer liners and some do not.
Hi Rusty Iron,
Thanx for the input, but not all rope cutting ends up a disaster and there many other applications that can be sorted by this style design.
Hi Conner,
First introduction will be VG-10.
sal
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You had me at Wharncliffe :D
I love the sound of this knife! Personally, I really like that it will have skeletonized liners.
Perhaps I missed it, but will it be serrated? When I think of cutting rope, serrated is what comes to mind.
I love the sound of this knife! Personally, I really like that it will have skeletonized liners.
Perhaps I missed it, but will it be serrated? When I think of cutting rope, serrated is what comes to mind.
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Hi Jazz,
I'm expecting a production sample n a couple of days. I'll get an exact measurement.
Hi Haunted House
We'll have a serrated version.
sal
I'm expecting a production sample n a couple of days. I'll get an exact measurement.
Hi Haunted House
We'll have a serrated version.
sal
Re: Rock Jumper Thread
Ugaarguy, thanks for posting this Sal quote (see below)! I would have missed it otherwise
Really, for me the Rock Jumper sounds like a dream come true in most details, and Sal even reasons these details like I would (to be clear: Of course I am not comparing myself by ANY means with Sal Glesser when it comes to knowledge and experience concerning folders!)
- Lock back: For me the best and most versatile lock by far, and, as Sal says, with the "most secure self close"
- FRN without a " G 10 test model" beforehand? PERFECT! From a practical point of view nothing beats FRN imho, I love it!
- A LOCKBACK with an edge all the way to the handle? Man, I think I started at least three threads advocating for exactly that! SO happy that it will happen in the Rock Jumper! Not only, but also because as Sal says: "Kicks, sharpening choils and finger choils can snag on a rope and time is lost if it is an emergency cut"
- Wharncliff: Just fine for such a knife
- Sal: "It's sized for the: climber / rock jumper/ outdoor folding knife. Not too big, not too small.": Perfect. I am a climber and use my knives a lot in the outdoors generally. "Not too big, not too small" combined with an edge all the way to the handle almost certainly means the Rock Jumper will have a usable cutting edge of at least 3 ", which is the absolute minimum for me when it comes to a general EDC folder...
- And it will come in a serrated version too?! Great! Hope it will have an ffg blade, though for rope cutting hollow (sabre) grind is great too.
- Can´t wait... :)
Really, for me the Rock Jumper sounds like a dream come true in most details, and Sal even reasons these details like I would (to be clear: Of course I am not comparing myself by ANY means with Sal Glesser when it comes to knowledge and experience concerning folders!)
- Lock back: For me the best and most versatile lock by far, and, as Sal says, with the "most secure self close"
- FRN without a " G 10 test model" beforehand? PERFECT! From a practical point of view nothing beats FRN imho, I love it!
- A LOCKBACK with an edge all the way to the handle? Man, I think I started at least three threads advocating for exactly that! SO happy that it will happen in the Rock Jumper! Not only, but also because as Sal says: "Kicks, sharpening choils and finger choils can snag on a rope and time is lost if it is an emergency cut"
- Wharncliff: Just fine for such a knife
- Sal: "It's sized for the: climber / rock jumper/ outdoor folding knife. Not too big, not too small.": Perfect. I am a climber and use my knives a lot in the outdoors generally. "Not too big, not too small" combined with an edge all the way to the handle almost certainly means the Rock Jumper will have a usable cutting edge of at least 3 ", which is the absolute minimum for me when it comes to a general EDC folder...
- And it will come in a serrated version too?! Great! Hope it will have an ffg blade, though for rope cutting hollow (sabre) grind is great too.
- Can´t wait... :)
ugaarguy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:31 pmSal has recently mentioned this upcoming model in a couple of threads. I asked him for more detail, and he wrote this:sal wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:09 pmHi Ugaarguy,
It is a Spyderco. It was originally designed to serve a few functions. It's sized for the: climber / rock jumper/ outdoor folding knife. Not too big, not too small. I used a Warncliffe blade shape so that the tip has as much force in cutting rope as the heel of the blade. Cutting rope quickly can be an issue where rope is used, especially strong rope like in climbing. This is a concept that Mike Janich has popularized in the past 10 years or so. While Mike's approach is for Martial Blade Craft, the concept also works on Sheepsfoot styles like Rescue knives which keep the rope from "rolling" off of a curved blade.
The liner is highly skeletonized to keep weight down which is important in any type of climbing but I wanted to include a liner for rigidity if used hard.
I used a lock-back to maximize self close. In climbing and a very quick descent could conceivable cause an inertia opening and I didn't want to take that chance and I think that, at this time., lock-backs offer the most secure self cloe.
I went straight to FRN as making a G-10 run in Seki gets very expensive and the high cost hurts sales which hinders my research on a new design concept.
The design brings the handle right to the cutting edge which is important on quick emergency cutting of rope. Kicks, sharpening choils and finger choils can snag on a rope and time is lost if it is an emergency cut. This is an experiment with this design as it is difficult to do with a lock-back.
Hope that answers your questions.
sal
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
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Do we have any drawings or pickies heh heh ? :-)
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We don´t... but we badly want to... :rolleyes: :D
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
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I am not sure about wharncliffe blade.....I have to wait for pics.
In the pocket: Chaparral FRN, Native Chief, Police 4 K390, Pacific Salt SE, Manix 2 G10 REX45