Z-Wear Shaman lookout thread

[iridiumplain]

Good luck. Hopefully it will work out for you. :)

[eonbluemantra]

Do you think there will be any update from spyderco as to when we might see this released?

[archangel]

"Any minute now....."

[nerdlock]

Is this shipping by next week?

[Buddafucco]

Thomasomoore says the shipping process started yesterday. He hasn't disappointed yet. :)

[archangel]

I believe it only when I see it... :eek:

Sorry for the sarcasm. I'd be super happy if it'd be true! I even got the wifey's ok to go for it, grab this beauty! :rolleyes:

[nerdlock]

I believe it only when I see it... :eek:

Sorry for the sarcasm. I'd be super happy if it'd be true! I even got the wifey's ok to go for it, grab this beauty! :rolleyes:

Did you have a preorder for this?

[archangel]

Nope. Fell in love with this one late, when all the shops that had accepted preorders initially had already closed their lanes. Which is why I'm so afraid to miss out. Although Sal said that there'd be a higher quantity, more than the regular 1200pcs...

[blues]

Can confirm, via my favorite Spyderco dealer, that the model should be coming in the next week or two. He mentioned that the run should be about double the norm...or about 3,000 total pieces or so (from what he understands).

Not going to put him on the spot by quoting him verbatim.

[MFlovejp]

This may have already been asked, but will this knife be available for MSRP on the Spyderco website? How does the timing usually work out for that, does it show up on the website before it gets to dealers- or around the same time?

[Sharp Guy]

I believe it only when I see it... :eek:

Sorry for the sarcasm. I'd be super happy if it'd be true! I even got the wifey's ok to go for it, grab this beauty! :rolleyes:

It'll be worth the long wait. I only have two Shamans. The Cruwear/Micarta and the SNK exclusive. I like them both but I prefer how the micarta scales feel compared to the smooth G10. I carry the Cruwear Shaman a lot more than the SNK

I was thinking about picking up one of these simply because I like that it's a unique steel. Yes, I know it's basically Cruwear but that's not what it'll say on the blade. We'll see how I feel when the time comes

[Buddafucco]

This may have already been asked, but will this knife be available for MSRP on the Spyderco website? How does the timing usually work out for that, does it show up on the website before it gets to dealers- or around the same time?

Yes to MSRP on spyderco.com. There might be a discount there when you order?Usually it shows up there first but that's not always how it happens. Lately a lot of regular production knives have been showing up at dealers before spyderco.com.

[MFlovejp]

This may have already been asked, but will this knife be available for MSRP on the Spyderco website? How does the timing usually work out for that, does it show up on the website before it gets to dealers- or around the same time?

Yes to MSRP on spyderco.com. There might be a discount there when you order?Usually it shows up there first but that's not always how it happens. Lately a lot of regular production knives have been showing up at dealers before spyderco.com.

Thanks for the info, I'll keep an eye out. There are other releases I'm looking forward too more, but the hype is real haha.

[nerdlock]

Nope. Fell in love with this one late, when all the shops that had accepted preorders initially had already closed their lanes. Which is why I'm so afraid to miss out. Although Sal said that there'd be a higher quantity, more than the regular 1200pcs...

Me too, wanted to preorder but the last shop that was taking them suddenly closed the preorders for this...probably because they did not want customers to wait that long for a knife with no set release date.

It kinda makes me anxious because as an overseas fan living in an opposite time zone, I miss 100% of the surprise unannounced drops because they happen usually during the wee hours of the morning past midnight here.

[archangel]

Nope. Fell in love with this one late, when all the shops that had accepted preorders initially had already closed their lanes. Which is why I'm so afraid to miss out. Although Sal said that there'd be a higher quantity, more than the regular 1200pcs...

Me too, wanted to preorder but the last shop that was taking them suddenly closed the preorders for this...probably because they did not want customers to wait that long for a knife with no set release date.

It kinda makes me anxious because as an overseas fan living in an opposite time zone, I miss 100% of the surprise unannounced drops because they happen usually during the wee hours of the morning past midnight here.

Stop sleeping then! You gotta pay the iron price...

[nerdlock]

Nope. Fell in love with this one late, when all the shops that had accepted preorders initially had already closed their lanes. Which is why I'm so afraid to miss out. Although Sal said that there'd be a higher quantity, more than the regular 1200pcs...

Me too, wanted to preorder but the last shop that was taking them suddenly closed the preorders for this...probably because they did not want customers to wait that long for a knife with no set release date.

It kinda makes me anxious because as an overseas fan living in an opposite time zone, I miss 100% of the surprise unannounced drops because they happen usually during the wee hours of the morning past midnight here.

Stop sleeping then! You gotta pay the iron price...

Haha! Paid the iron price several times already, latest were the DLT Manix and BHQ M4 Tanto drops :D

It's just that unannounced drops are much more harder since you can't go sleepless for several nights trying to wait for one drop. Wish they had a different drop date for overseas customers.

[eonbluemantra]

This is my first spyderco sprint. How do these usually become available? Is there advanced notice of date and time of sale? Are they released all at once or trickle out over weeks/months?

[RAHComanche]

Well, the first rule about sprints is never talk about the release date. The second rule is see rule #1.

I say this with a bit of humor of course. There is no official advance notice. You can get notifications when it will ship to a dealer. That might give you a heads up on when it will drop at spyderco. Which could be a week later, or a day later, or apparently before the ship to dealer notification is released. You need to check often but you do get weekends off. I think once 9PM West Coast time on Friday hits, we can breathe easy until Monday morning. The cycle repeats!

[Sharp Guy]

This is my first spyderco sprint. How do these usually become available? Is there advanced notice of date and time of sale? Are they released all at once or trickle out over weeks/months?

The Spyderco app will usually send you a notification when they're shipping to dealers. After that keep an eye on this thread and your favorite dealers. Shouldn't be too hard to get one if you're paying attention

[gunmike1]

I’m looking forward to this one. I did manage to get the Micarta CPM Cruwear model, but haven’t used it yet due to having other, thinner blades which I prefer for EDC. I’d like to make one my user for heavy tasks, and I’d probably send one off to be reground far thinner at the edge. The ergonomics on the handle and the fit and finish on the Micarta/Cruwear model are top notch, and I’d expect no less from the Zwear model.