G-10 Dragonfly (pics)

[Axlis]

Fantastic!

Thanks for sharing with us, very well done.

[Puyallupknifegu]

Very nice job!!

Sal, if you make one, I will buy two!! :D


Tim

[ozspyder]

Very nice job!!

Sal, if you make one, I will buy two!! :D


Tim

Why only two ???
What's wrong with you ! :D

I will buy AT LEAST 2 ! (that is the correct answer from everyone in this forum - so just go ahead and Cut/ Paste that line there for Sal to see )

Great job Tricod. It looks an absolute treat. Just what this great little knife needs. Extra grip, jimping, wonderful low-rider wire clip. All we need now is for it to be able to open a beer bottle and we're sweet :)

Cheers
Dan

[yablanowitz]

Well, I might be up for some orders. I can CNC out the G-10 without to much trouble. The hard part is drilling the blade. So maybe.

But I need to ok that with Sal before I would say yes for sure.
Plus, he would do a much better job then I could.

Heck, if you can mill out the scales like that, I can handle the rest. I never thought I'd buy a stainless Dragonfly, but I would just to get the VG-10 blade for this.

I think this is the best custom mod I have seen here, with the possible exception of the CF Adventura. Outstanding work!

[tonydahose]

Indeed :eek:

When I first saw the pictures I thought that there was either a sprint that I hadn't heard about or that a new proto was being shown. This is REALLY impressive work. The fit and finish of the scales, the embedding of the mini wire clip, consistency of the jimping, and even the torx head screws had me thinking this was a factory job. It even looks like a logical next step for the evolution of the DFly.

AMAZING work, Tricod!!!!

same here, i thought sal and the crew had made it. very nice work!

[Brad S.]

All we need now is for it to be able to open a beer bottle and we're sweet :)

Funny you say that :) . A dragonfly is my favorite beer bottle opener I have. That point where the top ramp meets the spine of the blade is perfect for it. Takes a little practice to perfect it though.
However funny story. On the photos. Look at the thin metal between the Hole and the back of the blade. You will see a little tiny crack. That is from opening bottles with that knife for a couple years. The crack doesn’t move or flex at all. Just once it decided to crack. I know weird. Oh well. I still use it. Maybe it would do that if it was VG-10. :)

[Spydiman]

I've never EVER lusted for a knife this bad before, even the Bi-fold has been knocked out of the ball park for THIS sucker. I NEED it!

Lava

"Humh, right"

Smallfly

"You call that a knife?"

"Caly 3"

"Butter knife"

G-10 Lava

"Hm, ok, I GUESS."

Mini D'allara

"Looks nice."

G-10 Dragonfly

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! *rapid breathing* Oh so sExY unlinered g-10 wIlL PWN ALL. NEED. G-10. Dragonfly.

*spaz*

*sound of drip of saliva hitting keyboard*

[spydutch]

Very Nice Tricod,

maybe we need to copy you?

sal

You most certainly should Sal :D

Pu a VG10/SE blade on that one and it will most probably kick my Delica 3/SE out of my pocket.

Man, would I stock up on those :D

Very nice work Tricot :cool: :cool:

[J Smith]

I have thought that the Dragonfly needed that update for a long time.
Sal,if you do it please design it so either a standard or wire clip will work.
There is one thing it needs,a lanyard hole.

[JPatrick]

This is another of the ones that I would jump in line for. The SS d'fly is nice (for the VG10 blade) but I definitely would prefer something lighter for an in-pocket carry.

[Jazz]

Gorgeous knife! Nice work! I'm pretty sure I need a Dragonfly now. :cool:
- best wishes, Jazz.

[donutsrule]

Very Nice Tricod,

maybe we need to copy you?

sal

I thought was done buying knives for a while, but if you make those I'm in for at least one.

[bell]

I would like one. Where do you sign up?

[Frank_Zuccarini]

WOW!!!

G-10, Wire Clip, Screwed Construction!

That knife is beautiful, and it really seems to fit a void in the Spyderco line-up.

If offered by Spyderco, in a high grade steel, I'm down for (4).

Thanks for sharing...................Frank

[araneae]

That looks great. I posted a while back that i was hoping for a Dragonfly 2 with updated FRN scales, improved ergos and most importantly jimping. I would probably carry my SS Dragonfly way more if the jimping was there. I just don't feel like I get a very secure grip on it. The G10 really dresses up that knife.

Sal is right to consider copying your knife, but I still am in favor of a fully updated Dragonfly 2.

Would you consider putting some jimping on a knife for me?

[Michael Cook]

:spyder: That's a knife I'd buy! :) :spyder:

[Medic]

Awesome, would definatly buy. Sometimes I need a tiny light knife for when I go out for a run or need it to be not very visible

I was going to buy a dragonfly for my first knife but after picking it up i agree that i did not like the handle either. G-10 would be perfect IMO

[araneae]

Inspired by your great job Tricod, I got courageous and added some jimping to my SS D'fly. Not as professional as your work, but it makes a world of difference in secure gripping power. Now if I only had the skill to convert to G10.

I used 2 cutting wheels with a spacer in between on the Dremel. I have to say that I was so nervous of messing up that my hands were sweating which made me even more nervous about messing up. I practiced on 2 junk knives before the Dragonfly. I think it came out alright.

[araneae]

Inspired by your great job Tricod, I got courageous and added some jimping to my SS D'fly. Not as professional as your work, but it makes a world of difference in secure gripping power. Now if I only had the skill to convert to G10.

I used 2 cutting wheels with a spacer in between on the Dremel. I have to say that I was so nervous of messing up that my hands were sweating which made me even more nervous about messing up. I practiced on 2 junk knives before the Dragonfly. I think it came out alright. I still think its time for a Dragonfly 2, or at least a G10 version.

[Brad S.]

araneae:
That looks great. Isnt it amazing how big a difference it makes. I agree as well, I hope a Dragonfly 2 is in the works. However in the meantime a sprint run of G-10 with VG-10 would be... SWEET.

Even with my modified ones I would still buy one or two.

For the rest of y'all I'm still waiting to hear back from Sal as to wither I can modify your knives. I would be interested in doing them, I just want to check with Spyderco first.

Friend of mine saw it the other day and liked it so much he insisted I make his Native G10. Yes I know it exists. Just hard to find. So thats my next project.

Thanks Again everyone for all you compliments. Its great to see that others like it. I didnt expect the kind of response that its getting. So thanks everyone.