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Mr Blonde wrote:..........
I'm kind of excited about this knife, I didn't think I'd like it that much. I the bladelength is somewhere around 2,5 inches, but it genuinely feels like a real working folder (with a 3 inch blade or so). The notch joint action is a lot smoother than my black G10 UKPK I got about 2 years ago. The handle felt 'just right' for my hands. As far as I'm concerned nothing needs to be changed on the Urban. I'll take one in Orange with a leaf shape blade. Other blade styles will be the pictured Wharncliffe and a safety point (rounded tip). One version of the Urban will feature a bolster, to create a more traditional look. The leaf shape blade has a subtle belly, moreso than a Caly III for example. The tip is needle sharp too!......
Wouter

jaislandboy wrote:thanks for the detailed reviews and ongoing eye candy photos Wouter ... it's gonna be an expensive year for sure
the Native4 looks incredible and the pix of the Smallfly got me shaking my head ..what a friggin' shame it is it's gonna be "illegal" for me to purchase :rolleyes:
but the Superhawk looks phenomenal with the beloved Stretch CF handle :)
The Urban looks like a winner to Spyderco, I've become very endeared to my Robin and the size profile looks perfect for urban/suburban edc in the USA... that wharnecliffe blade looks extra tasty :cool: :spyder: :cool:

Michael Bolton wrote:
One question I have as a newbie is, is it possible to get in on the "numbered" action? Only the first 200 of each knife is numbered, no?

Mr Blonde wrote:A different kind of Save And Serve model is the Jumpmaster. This knife was designed after a request from a ....yes...jumpmaster from the 82nd Airborne. After some back and forth, Sal visited the designer at his 'workplace' in South Carolina. There was even some actual static line at the meet, so we could see the material this knife was designed to cut. Sal gave all designing credit to the people who worked with the Spydercrew on this design.

THe knife is made from H-1, to keep it as low-maintenance as possible. At first I wasn't too enthusiatic about the announce FRN handle and sheath, but I was pleasantly surprised. The FRN for the handle has a nice texture to it, very solid. Notice the Temperance lineage in the pattern.

Wouter

redback wrote:The new knives have somewhat moved away from the "bird's skull" design, which was getting old to my eyes anyway...




The new designs look a lot like Benchmade products, and I'm glad. I'm partial to Benchmade knives, as are a lot of people here, even if only secretly. But let's be grown up about this — Benchmade have some superb designs and Spyderco was reaching the end of the line with the birdskull motif. I'll be buying this new Spyderco line because it looks a lot better to my eyes, much more like the other good company's products. You can see some of the similarities to Benchmade below:








Altogether, some sensible business decisions have been made. Congrats, Sal and Eric.

Fairlane wrote:Well,

Short story even shorter :) the Goddard is a reproduction of a knife made by Spyderco in 1992 IIRC...
The chinese folder from Spyderco was first made in 2000.

As a couple of points for anyone to consider.

Then again, i'm partial to Spyderco knives.

UK KEN wrote:Henning

Very.....VERY controled my friend. :eek: :) Please tell me how many times you used the delete key? :D

Not a single mention of the hole or the clip!

Regards, Ken

Fairlane wrote:A "few"? :D

UK KEN wrote:I thought so.....you didn't even mention that the Dejavoo is a Bob Lum design. :rolleyes: So......I won't either. :)

Ken

redback wrote:
The new designs look a lot like Benchmade products, and I'm glad. I'm partial to Benchmade knives, as are a lot of people here, even if only secretly. But let's be grown up about this — Benchmade have some superb designs and Spyderco was reaching the end of the line with the birdskull motif.