Spyderwrench

[rulin96]

Who would like to see Sal do a sprint run of spyderwrenches?

[SpyderNut]

Excellent first post, rulin96. :D Welcome to the forum. Count me in on the sprint run!

[BadFish]

I might be interested in it. I'm not sure how much use I'd get tho out of it

[sal]

Hi Rulin,

Welcome to our forum.

sal

[JD Spydo]

After my train wreck in life one of the 50 precious Spyders I got to keep was my original USA made, 440C Spyderench. I still have it and believe it or not still use it from time to time. I would be up for another USA made unit for sure. But I would want them to better the blade steel and on the new one I would like to see a magnesium rod for firestarting.

The Spyderench was not only Spyderco's first and only multi-tool but it was so unique in the multi-tool arena that no other on the market is anything like it.

Welcome to the Forum and put me down for a resounding YES!!

[The Deacon]

Considering how poorly the last run of them sold, I'm not sure how anxious Spyderco would be to roll the dice on a new batch. Not sure what the minimum order would be either. I know Spyderco's Japanese makers require 1200 piece minimum orders, but I can't recall any Sprint Runs from Taiwan so have no idea how many Spyderco would need to commit to purchasing.

As for me, I'm not really a multi-tool person. I have one of the original SpydeRenches, in plain edge, and have never found any reason to carry it, so I passed on the one from Taiwan, and doubt I'd buy a Sprint.

[ChrisinHove]

I've looked at them on the web and honestly wondered how good they are/were.

Spyderco knives are proper quality, and any wrench must also be judged against proper quality tools. No one needs a wrench that doesn't do the business.

If Sal made a really good one, I'd buy it.

[M80]

Aluminum and VG-10

[The Deacon]

I've looked at them on the web and honestly wondered how good they are/were.

Spyderco knives are proper quality, and any wrench must also be judged against proper quality tools. No one needs a wrench that doesn't do the business.

If Sal made a really good one, I'd buy it.

Well, the pluses for it are a knife blade that's superior to those found on just about every other multi-tool out there and an adjustable wrench which, given the sheer number of different sizes of metric and fractional bolts out there, can be a godsend. The negatives are that it's bulky, weighs nearly 8 ounces, the pliers are slip joint - which I've never found very useful, and that there are multiple small pieces that can get lost.

[JD Spydo]

I've looked at them on the web and honestly wondered how good they are/were.

Spyderco knives are proper quality, and any wrench must also be judged against proper quality tools. No one needs a wrench that doesn't do the business.

If Sal made a really good one, I'd buy it.

Well I can tell you because I had 3 of the USA made, 440C bladed units and they were all superb quality. I wish I would have got to keep at least one more of them but at the time of my financial trainwreck (2009) it was one of my Spyderco collectibles that fetched a nice price and it had to go unfortunately. I've compared my USA made unit to the Taiwan models of the past 4 years and the Taiwan units were not junky or cheap by any means but personally I liked the original USA made, early 2000s models much better>> just my own personal preference no offense intended to anyone who has a different view on them.

But again I would like to see some upgraded modifications done on any new models. I would like to see better blade steel and would love to see them add a magnesium block or rod for fire starting. A decent can opening device would also be cool. The Spyderench was truly a super unique tool and I'll probably always keep the one I currently have.

Oh one more recommendation I would have would be to add a really nice sheath for any potential new Spyderench model. I had one tough time finding an acceptable sheath for the one I currently own and I got lucky and landed one in a trade but it would be so much nicer to have a factory made sheath to accomodate a new model.

[rulin96]

So Sal how many people would it take to get you to consider doing this?

[Stuart Ackerman]

I have an original 440C PE...it will never be sold... :D
That fact that is carries its own diamond sharpener is splendid...

[JD Spydo]

I have an original 440C PE...it will never be sold... :D
That fact that is carries its own diamond sharpener is splendid...

You're right "Stuart" mine does too and I almost forgot about that. Like I said earlier it would be so great if they did do another USA made Spyderench for them to add a magnesium rod or maybe some other type of firestarting device on it which would set it apart from 95% of all the multi-tools on the market.

And Stuart that 440C blade is so much better than the one they put on that Taiwan version of the Spyderench. You've probably encountered the same thing as I have>> that is everyone and his brother have tried to buy my Spyderench and I've turned down some pretty lucrative offers.

I have the 440C Spyderedged version which I like because I would prefer a Spyderedge on that short of a blade in a survival or outdoor environment. Again if they would make a new Spyderench and a blade with M-4, D-2 or even H-1 for that matter I don't think you could keep them on the shelves.

Thanks for reminding me of that Stuart

[phillipsted]

Welcome to the forum, Rulin!

I'm not a big fan of Multitools, either. That hasn't stopped me from buying them - I probably have six or seven of them around. The problem is that after I buy one, I find some fatal flaw in it (uncomfortable in hand, weak tools, poor steel, weight...) and end up relegating it to the glove box, bug-out bag, or other storage location.

Don't get me wrong, a Leatherman really saved my bacon on more than one occasion, but every time, I ended up pulling it out of the glove box, rather than from a sheath on my belt.

TedP

[JD Spydo]

Welcome to the forum, Rulin!

I'm not a big fan of Multitools, either. That hasn't stopped me from buying them - I probably have six or seven of them around. The problem is that after I buy one, I find some fatal flaw in it (uncomfortable in hand, weak tools, poor steel, weight...) and end up relegating it to the glove box, bug-out bag, or other storage location.

Don't get me wrong, a Leatherman really saved my bacon on more than one occasion, but every time, I ended up pulling it out of the glove box, rather than from a sheath on my belt.

The 3 makers of multi-tools that I've found that really are quality pieces are Victorinox (my personal fav), Leatherman, and Spyderco's Spyderench. I've test drove Gerber, Buck and SOG but none of them work as good as my Victorinox SWISS TOOL. I've never owned a Leatherman but a very good friend of mine has 3 different Leatherman models and the ones he has shown me are really well made. But this guy is a veteran who knows his knives and guns really well and like me he's very hard to please.

I've found that my Victorinox SWISS TOOL and Spyderench are great to take on hunting and fishing trips and it seems like I always use them too.

[ETisCool]

I am almost never without a multi tool on me. And in fact the spydie wrench is what introduced me to Spyderco. Then I got a glimpse of what a real blade could be and well of "few" pocket knives later... Also I got afraid of losing my spyderwrench and put it in storage. Now I have it out and will put it back on my belt, since its just a Taiwan made piece better put it to use.
I love this piece of engineering.

[JD Spydo]

I am almost never without a multi tool on me. And in fact the spydie wrench is what introduced me to Spyderco. Then I got a glimpse of what a real blade could be and well of "few" pocket knives later... Also I got afraid of losing my spyderwrench and put it in storage. Now I have it out and will put it back on my belt, since its just a Taiwan made piece better put it to use.
I love this piece of engineering.

There are some quality belt sheaths and other types of sheaths on the market that you could use so you can use your Spyderench multi-tool daily if you want to. I looked for a long time before I found one>> whereas most of your really top notch companies that make multi-tools like VICTORINOX, Leatherman and Tool Logic provide sheaths for their tools. I'm sort of surprised that Spyderco didn't do that for their Spyderench which kind of surprised me.

But on the other hand there are some of their larger pocket folder knives that are so big that I would think they would make sheaths for them but they choose not to. But there are plenty of sheaths on the secondary market.

I also have a friend who is a lot like yourself and he is more of a multi-tool man rather than a knife man like most of us here at Spyderville are. He is a big fan of Leatherman. I hope that the Spyderench does at some point return. I would even like it if they would do a ramped up version and call it the Spyderench 2.

[ETisCool]

JD my spyderwrench did come with a sheath. Actually a really nice sheath made out of like a cordura (not sure). Has a nice embroidered bug on it with a good snap, very nice. I dont think I could even attempt to carry it very much with the pocket clip. Ive lost many a leatherman that was properly secured over the years, plus there is no room in my front pockets, that real estate is taken up by a tasman on my weak side and a larger plain edge blade on my right, currently a CTS-20cp PM2 :)

[jackknifeh]

I have a Spyderench and love it. When I got it the price was around the same as other average to larger size multi-tools. It has the best knife blade of any multi-tool I've used. Stronger. Mine is AUS-8 which is ok with me. A multi-tool by definition is not the best tool of any tool on it. It's a jack of all trades master of none type of tool. VG-10 would be nice though but I think one of the more super super steels might put the cost too high for a multi-tool. Could be wrong. I like the fact that it carries 4 1/4" standard bits. I have two phillips and two common but I could carry torx or anything special I needed for my daily use. By using 1/4" bits you can also use an adapter to be able to use the Spyderench with 1/4" sockets. The adjustable wrench is a GREAT feature as is the ability for it to come apart. Apart, you have a wrench and screwdriver in two pieces. This is a feature worth getting this tool all by itself IMO. The slip joint pliers are only 50% usable because of the design of the wrench. The jaws only line up on one side. Still, they are useful when you need a small slipjoint. I suppose I'd use the diamond file on the blade in this tool but it would never touch one of my nicer knives. A fire starter instead might be nice. Maybe a triangle shape like mine is with fire starter on one side??? The tool I have you can take the blade off. It is held in place with a c-clamp. I think that's what it's called. Mine came with a combo blade but I ground the serrations down. It would be nice if you could get different blades for it and swap them yourself. Just a thought. I don't know if making and selling them is a profit for Spyderco or not. I do know that the tool is a good one, worth owning and using, and one I plan on keeping. It is so much different than most other multi-tools it's worth owning in addition of other multi-tools. In fact, read next paragraph. :)

My other multi-tool is a SOG PowerLock. That is actually my favorite of the two tools if I were to carry only one. The needle nose pliers is what I use most. But a lot of SOG multi-tools give you the ability to swap tools. I took the knife blade out of mine and put in something else. I bought a wire-stripper tool and put it in my PowerLock but I took it back out because I don't strip wires very much. I took the saw blade out and put a V-cutter in the MT. Being able to add the tools you want to your multi-tool is great. Most MT's I've seen you are stuck with whatever comes on it.

But if I have both the SOG and the Spyderco multi-tools on me I have just about every tool you will find an any standard tool box. Except a hammer.

[jackknifeh]

Side note for pouches to carry the SpydeRench of you need one. Get on SOG's site and look for their pouches they make for their knives and MT's. Even if SOG is worthless (it isn't worthless) for anything else they have a great lineup of belt sheaths. I have 3 or 4. In fact I carry my SOG MT in the leather pouch for it and the Spyderench in the nylon SOG pouch. They are priced good also. I bet even the larger ones are under $15. Great durability also. The quality is as good as any I've seen. Even the pouches 5 times more expensive. Personally, I like pouches that are versatile. Either of these I can take the tool out of and put almost any other tool around the same size in it. Another feature that I love is a pouch is for it to be soft like the nylon ones. My leather pouch is very soft also (for leather). I've kept it drowned in Ballistol. :) I can take a tool out of them and immediately put on my real tool belt over it because it's soft. This sounds trivial but for many years my work required wearing a tool belt. I was a heart surgeon. :D So taking my MT out of it's pouch and putting on my real tools in my tool belt (and vice versa) was easier and done several times a day.





I put the Spyderco belt clip on my leather pouch. The nylon pouch comes with a clip so you don't need to unbuckle your belt to put it on or take it off. This is important to me because if I need to unbuckle my belt and my pants fall down the ladies nearby all go crazyinsane with desire. :rolleyes: :D

Sorry to get so off topic but a couple people mentioned not liking the clip on the Spyderench and I don't use it either for EDC. I do use the tool then clip it on a pocket temporarily though. So I like the fact that it's there. I also know how hard it can be to find good pouches/sheaths at good prices. I've almost bought fitted pouches that cost more than the knife they would be form fitted to carry. :) Never did that though.

Jack