Amsterdam Meet 2013 Report of Upcoming Spyderco Prototypes

jabba359 · #81

That Domino looks great! Certainly a must have! Anybody know if any info was shared about the Carbon Fiber used on it? Is is smooth, or does it have a texture to it? It has an unusual pattern and I'd be interested in learning more.

Mr Blonde · #82

jvarn81 wrote:And the grooved CF knives. Plllllleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaase!

Sorry, both the fluted CF para and native were not ready to be shown publicly yet. They are still ways off a production timeline. All production facilities for spyderco are apparently to capacity.

Evil D · #83

The Domino.....oh my. That's gonna be the EDC to end all EDC's.

Nederspyder · #84

It's textured glass fiber.

Mr Blonde · #85

Jazz wrote:New people - please be patient with Mr. Blonde. He'll show what he can, and it's a lot of work that takes time. Plus, I'm sure he likes to sleep, eat, etc. :)

And two little girls to feed, bathe and put to bed, these days. Who BTW are so much better looking than you guys. :)

kennethsime · #86

The Domino looks even better than before.

Mr Blonde · #87

JT wrote:WOW!!!! Thanks Wouter for the pics!
What's the blade thickness of the battle station? This one is on my MUST have list! Great job Dialex!!!!!! Where do I sign up for one, or two... I NEED them right now! :D

Darn it, one measurement I didn't think off. I can't really remember what the blade thicknes was, sorry. Perhaps one of the other attendees can help?

IG-88 · #88

jabba359 wrote:Looks like ATS-34.

I asked Sal if it was 420 like the Caly 3 and he knew for sure it was not 420 but a much harder steel with the same harding cycles as Superblue after some thinking he said he thought it was ATS-34 but he was not 100% sure. Whats nice is that Sal also told Spyderco only uses 2 japanees company for the Superblue knives, Moki and Sakai. Moki stamps out the superblue blades, thats why they are solid Superblue but doesn't doe it for ZDP-189 and laminates the ZDP. Sakai on the other does the opposite. They prefer to laminate the Superblue and do the ZDP in one piece. Very funny IMO to see 2 maker with the same steel do just the opposite

And this is another trick to see where your blade is make. Laminted ZDP and full Superblue for Moki and Laminated Superblue and full ZDP for Sakai :) Thx Sal for sharing this knowledge!!

Mr Blonde · #89

jabba359 wrote:That Domino looks great! Certainly a must have! Anybody know if any info was shared about the Carbon Fiber used on it? Is is smooth, or does it have a texture to it? It has an unusual pattern and I'd be interested in learning more.

It has a texture to it, but nothing too aggressive. I do believe it's a glass fiber laminate over G10 though.

Evil D · #90

Mr Blonde wrote:And two little girls to feed, bathe and put to bed, these days. Who BTW are so much better looking than you guys. :)

Thanks so much for your time...I have two kids myself and fully understand how difficult it is to do anything more than be a dad when they're not in school, especially my daughter

IG-88 · #91

Mr Blonde wrote:Darn it, one measurement I didn't think off. I can't really remember what the blade thicknes was, sorry. Perhaps one of the other attendees can help?

If I remember correctly it is 3mm like the regular Manix2

Stuart Ackerman · #92

At last!!!
The original Manix was always a knife I wanted to love, except for the fingers grooves, arcs, and butt-end profiles that never quite fitted my hands...
I reshaped a few scales to compensate...

It is/was a solid folder, and probably the toughest lock back that I ever used...

The smoothing off of the Domino as such, as Wouter mentioned, like a refined Manix 2, is rather special..and it is a flipper...

I cannot wait to try one out...

Blerv · #93

Oh great, now I gotta buy 4 more Superblue knives :p

The lamination is very cool and should be easier for the ELU to maintain. Sign me up!

The Deacon · #94

Mr Blonde wrote:Darn it, one measurement I didn't think off. I can't really remember what the blade thicknes was, sorry. Perhaps one of the other attendees can help?

Or perhaps Alex, since it's his design.

jackthedog · #95

The Domino is definitely a must have. The Manix is one of my favorites and I can definitely see its influence.

IG-88 · #96

Blerv wrote:Oh great, now I gotta buy 4 more Superblue knives :p

The lamination is very cool and should be easier for the ELU to maintain. Sign me up!

+1 and if i understood Sal well you will need to buy 6 to have the series :) Stretch, Endura, Delica, Dragonfly, Manbug and Ladybug :D

MarcusH · #97

The Domino was one of my favorites, the action was buttery smooth. It has the same ball-bearing pivot system as the Southard.
Additionally it felt extremly lightweight for a knife of that size.

JudasD · #98

The CF on the Domino resembles Nishijin a little bit. I have a feeling that the Domino is going to fly off the shelves. It will probably be the new "White Buffalo" when it gets released.

JD

DedRok · #99

Safe to say that Spyderco might not be able to keep up with the demand of the Domino! It's going to sell like CRAZY!

GTPowers · #100

The laminated SB Delica4 kind of took the magic out for me. For some reason I see myself not "getting the full effect" with a laminated SB. Also those longterm patina posts make me want to forgo the Sprint runs and just nab something else.
Hrmph.