+1Evil D wrote:Very cool...some are a bit blingy for a knife but still very cool.
Nice craftsmanship, but a bit too flashy for my tastes.
I'd like to see the round one tho.
Bug Beads - a review
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Sal,sal wrote:Hi Bitbyte,
Welcome to the Spyderco forum.
The purpose of Brian's review was to see reaction to determine if we're going to make them.
sal
Thanks, I like it here very much.
It was intended to be a good natured ribbing because so far I think we are all thinking "WOW!, where can I get those?"
Hopefully the response is sufficient to go forward with it. In my opinion there's a hole in the market for beads etc that aren't skulls, particularly for ones that are of the craftsmanship I see in the pictures.
On another note. I must admit, I'm still pretty amazed that you manage to not only monitor the forums but are even replying to something as trivial as my comment.
Tim (bitbyte)
Then I'm glad to share my reaction :) Want badly, finally a nice bead thats not a skull. There is defenitly a market for nice design beads.sal wrote:The purpose of Brian's review was to see reaction to determine if we're going to make them.
sal
I'll take 5 please :D
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Lol, that must make you one very busy man.sal wrote:Hi Bitbyte,
Sometimes I'm the only one that knows the answer to the question.
sal
I like the concept, not in love with the execution, but I'm not much of a lanyard/bead person, so my opinion probably isn't one you're after.
It is, however, a very nice departure from the tacticool skull look.
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I just checked out the website and it looks like these could be very affordable. They have "classic" skull beads with prices ranging from $4.50 for pewter up to $10 for 18K gold plated. Most of their other skull variations are priced about the same, so hopefully Spyderbeads would follow a similar pricing scheme.Mud Shrimp Moe wrote:Those look incredible. I'm guessing they won't be cheap. Still ... cool enough to pay more for.
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If nothing else, with the solid (unplated) pewter/copper/bronze cube beads, the design is centered enough so that you could knock down the corners and edges with a sander/file to shape it to your liking. :)jabba359 wrote:I really like these beads, but with one caveat: I wish the edges and corners were a little more rounded off. Not super round, but just a little bit. And maybe a slight taper to the top and bottom.
If they can be made for prices like that then I'm definitely getting some :) I like the variation in colours too - something there for all tastes.jabba359 wrote:They have "classic" skull beads with prices ranging from $4.50 for pewter up to $10 for 18K gold plated.
Would they be made available through the SFO or also other dealers? I just ask because international postage on SFO items is usually quite high.
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