Sal's Casual Bombshell Thread

[clovisc]

Titanium Byrd!

Ti Catbyrd sounds AWESOME. i love the catbyrd design!

[NoFair]

UKPK with a stretch shaped blade! Yeee Haaa! :)

Looks like I'll get what I asked for :D

Sverre

[Sam Vimes]

Looks like I'll get what I asked for :D

Sverre

Sverre,
I've been suggesting similar for a while too so I'm quite happy! :D
It's perverse but I find NKPs less threatened by a hunting knife blade than they are by the leaf blade. :confused:

[stonefrog]

Hi, Just for those interested. Havn't seen this mentioned on here.

The very strong Euro makes it difficult to sell Italian made products at this time. We are currently having Fox make a 2.0" Slipit for us and we're trying to figure out how to keep the cost down.

sal

From http://www.britishblades.com/forums/sho ... 059&page=4

James

[mark greenman]

In the Ti Military thread:

We will probably do a run.

sal

This one's going to be epic. :D

[Fairlane]

Military customers have requested Foliage Green Ladybugs, so I guess we'll be adding them to the Ladybug line-up.

sal

Found here: http://www.spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36803

[bh49]

We are currently having Fox make a 2.0" Slipit for us and we're trying to figure out how to keep the cost down.

sal

New Fox can be very interesting. I think this is what my wife wanted, she doesn't like FRN on her Ladybug. If new knife will be up to Volpe level, it would be exquisite. Of cause i will have to buy two
Stonefrog, thank you for the tip.

[Fairlane]

New Fox can be very interesting. I think this is what my wife wanted, she doesn't like FRN on her Ladybug. If new knife will be up to Volpe level, it would be exquisite. Of cause i will have to buy two
Stonefrog, thank you for the tip.

Roman,

Have you seen these? : http://www.agrussell.com/fox-cutlery-sp ... hhSPY2AMB/

Slightly larger than the Ladybug, very nice F&F. Only bad thing is the price.
But then again... You can get it in Olive wood :D

[carnac_123]

could this Fox 2.0" Slipit be the Chicago :spyder: model?

[araneae]

The Tenacious, while appearing simple, is a very refined design. It was created for a particular type of customer that liked certain features. (High cutting edge/blade length ratio, certain heft, etc). Eric and I refined the design continuosly for over 6 months before we were satisfied that the design would serve the customer. There is nothing really quite like it in our line up.

We have spent the past 6 months refining its smaller bother, the "Persistence".

sal

Looks like the Ten is getting a sibling. Bring it on Sal.

[tonydahose]

Sal was talking about the tenacious and its lil sibling was mentioned

We have spent the past 6 months refining its smaller bother, the "Persistence".

sal

[anson argyris]

could this Fox 2.0" Slipit be the Chicago :spyder: model?

I don't think so. The knife You can buy at A.G. Russell is not a slipjoint, it is a very small version of the Volpe and has a frame-lock.

[zenheretic]

2/9 Manix 2 a bomb for a few reasons, good to see you on the net Eric Glesser!

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... 285&page=2

We can’t show too much because it’s a Proto. This is the Manix2 87mm
-Dual stainless liners
-Evolved jimping
-Reversible hourglass clip
-Enlarged lanyard
-Thinner/lighter/longer (But still incredibly strong)
-Ball bearing lock
-Improved ergonomics
-The first version will be 154CM Black G-10
We’ll have lightweights and upgraded steels to come later. We’re also working on the larger version.
Thanks for all the support on the Manix and we’re glad to have the opportunity to make another.

The blade thickness is slightly over 3mm. We are considering 3 edge configurations.

[zenheretic]

Jumpmaster superior edge retention 2/10/09

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... p?t=620041

BTW - the serrated Jumpmaster outperformed any other blade we’ve tested in edge retention.

Yes the blades were serrated. We believe the high performance is due to a few things. The bevel grind is straight at the edge with no curve and the bevel grind is high. With the combination of unique bevel grind, serrations, and steel, we believe this causes the blade to get work hardened more than most. We’ve also seen teeth on H1 bend before they break which shows how tough the steel can be. Add to the fact that it will never rust and this is truly a special piece.

[araneae]

If Eric keeps this up he'll need his own Casual Bombshell thread soon. Nice to see him active on the forums.

[zenheretic]

I can only conclude that Sal is made out of S30V.

[jezabel]

Somthing for the Lil temp fans...

We've got an updated Lil' Temperance design that we thought about making a run with the Superhawk lock. Maybe G-10 & VG-10, made in Seki.

sal

...originally posted over on blade forums.

[tomoto]

I can only conclude that Sal is made out of S30V.

i agree :D

[ClockWork]

Somthing for the Lil temp fans...

We've got an updated Lil' Temperance design that we thought about making a run with the Superhawk lock. Maybe G-10 & VG-10, made in Seki.

sal

EXCELLENT!!

[Jay_Ev]

From a thread in 2008:

Hello All,
I'm Jot Singh Khalsa. Some years ago I designed a clipit for Spyderco after Sal Glesser invited me to do so. I made a custom liner lock folder with a jade handle and my damascus steel blade for his personal collection which I believe was quite similar in shape to the production version Spyderco produced. There were some problems and the C40 didn't last very long in production. Sal and I have spoken about reintroducing the knife with some modifications-but it seems to be on a "back burner." JSK

Sal,
Thanks for your kind words and info. around the C40. I'd be happy to work with you/your team members to design and create a revised/ideal version of the knife. Let me know how we might proceed, at your convenience. Best to you and yours, JSK

ok guys & gals,

Jot works with more materials than most makers so sky's the limit. He made a jade handled damascus (serrated) linerlock for me with a ruby thumbstud.

That's probably a bit much for production, but I think you get the idea.

Damascus is possible (probably not Jot's as I don't think he's set up for production quantities). I'm sure Devin can make production quantities, but then the price goes up quite a bit.

Blade length? Handle? Steel? Lock?

whatdoyouwant?

Jot, get out your drawing pencil and feel free to chime in.

sal