Amsterdam Meet 2012 Report
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26.2Madness
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I hate buying foreign made and assembled knives, for no other reason other than I just prefer to support my home country. I think I will need to make an exception to my "rule" with this knife. I was on Brad Southard's waiting list to get a custom, but it did not work out. So, now it looks like I may be able to get one of his amazing designs at a reasonable price (hopefully).
Mr Blonde wrote:Another long awaited design was the Brad Southard Folder, which will be Spyderco’s first ‘flipper’ design folding knife. The blade certainly flipped open very smoothly. The knife felt very solid without being too heavy. I like the brown or coyote G10.
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Spyderco 2012 Prototype – Caly 3.5 – ZDP/CF
I am very happy to see the Caly 3.5 model expanding into new variations! This version is exactly like the Caly 3 with the laminated ZDP 189 blade, except that it’s a Caly 3.5. I noticed that the blade seemed a bit off when I tried to photograph it, and then I noticed the extreme high polish. I’m curious if this polished finish will also be used in final production. This one goes on my wishlist for sure.
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It has been stated that the Golden plant is already running at 100% with a probably a couple of years worth of production already planned. So if you want more knives, they have to be made elsewhere...and IMO Taiwan is making the best Spydercos these days.MachSchnell wrote:Whats up with a lot of these being stamped/made in Taiwan?
Their quality is great, but.... what happened to the good 'ol U.S. manufacturing?
On the hunt for...
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This. Plus, Golden is expanding, but many of the machines they have to buy are built when ordered and have a large lag time before they can ship.DeathBySnooSnoo wrote:It has been stated that the Golden plant is already running at 100% with a probably a couple of years worth of production already planned. So if you want more knives, they have to be made elsewhere...and IMO Taiwan is making the best Spydercos these days.
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But I have a Lil Matrriarch on pre-order, so it can't be a concept.
Mr Blonde wrote:I remain, according to my info the Li'l Matriarch and the Rescue 3 are concept models, so no pics allowed. If the Spydercrew states otherwise I'm happy to post them though.
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The "stealth" moniker makes sense now. While not black, the geometric angles are very reminiscent of the stealth bomber.Mr Blonde wrote:The Chaparral Titan Stealth was apparently the first design for the Chaparral series. Unfortunately, only now the maker can pull it off. The tips and dips of the facets in the titan handle are only ten thousands of an inch high or deep, depending on your point of view. Eric explained that the stop pin actually pushes into the blade, resulting in a tight lock-up.
IRZ28 wrote:That Southard looks pretty cool... Blade length might be a legal issue in my location, though... Have to wait and see for official specs though, I suppose...
Brad posted specs over on the other forum.
Its basic specs are
Blade Length (Tip blade-Tip Bolster) :3.5"
Overall Length: 8"
Closed: 4.5"
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I'm just not going to ruin the Amsterdam Meets by taking a guess at which models I can post or not. Eric gave me a list and I took pictures of all knives with their corresponding tags to doublecheck. From that, I gathered that the Li'l Matriarch is a concept model. I'll definitely check it with Sal and Eric at the IWA show later this week. Untill then, I'm not taking any chances.Sithus1966 wrote:But I have a Lil Matrriarch on pre-order, so it can't be a concept.
As I understand it, a concept model is not just a 'let's see if we will make it' model. Other factors come into play as well; a long lag time until production is one of them.
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Spyderco 2012 Prototype – Ulrich Hennicke Ulize
As I had my head stuck firmly behind my camera in the lightbox by the time I was handed this beautiful slender folder, I had to search for a quote by Sal that explains the origin of the Ulize prototype. Any mistakes in this quote are my own and not Sal’s.
“A police officer in Germany (nickname Sony) had an idea to create a Spyderco knife purpose designed for the "Polizei" in Germany. He wanted a percentage of the sales to go to the families of fallen German policemen. He contacted a custom knifemaker (Ulrich Hennicke) to design and build a prototype to show to Spyderco. Uli sent the knife to us for evaluation. (Uli + Polizei = "Ulize" per Uli)
Uli is an exceptional knife designer and custom knifemaker that is familiar with Spyderco, our designs and our company. We thought the design to be worthy and we showed the prototype model at the meet last year as well as some shows. Response was good to we recreated the design for production. We couldn't use the custom textured carbon fiber and still make the model affordable, so we opted for a black peel-ply G-10. It does have a 4 way clip. VG-10. If response is good to a production piece, we can consider other handle options.”
I was most struck by the lightweight and elegance of this rather large design. It’s in the size category of the Police, but this knife felt so much more lively in the hand.
“A police officer in Germany (nickname Sony) had an idea to create a Spyderco knife purpose designed for the "Polizei" in Germany. He wanted a percentage of the sales to go to the families of fallen German policemen. He contacted a custom knifemaker (Ulrich Hennicke) to design and build a prototype to show to Spyderco. Uli sent the knife to us for evaluation. (Uli + Polizei = "Ulize" per Uli)
Uli is an exceptional knife designer and custom knifemaker that is familiar with Spyderco, our designs and our company. We thought the design to be worthy and we showed the prototype model at the meet last year as well as some shows. Response was good to we recreated the design for production. We couldn't use the custom textured carbon fiber and still make the model affordable, so we opted for a black peel-ply G-10. It does have a 4 way clip. VG-10. If response is good to a production piece, we can consider other handle options.”
I was most struck by the lightweight and elegance of this rather large design. It’s in the size category of the Police, but this knife felt so much more lively in the hand.