Amsterdam Meet 2011 Report

[angusW]

That Navaja looks like a really quality knife. I wasn't too interested in it at first but after looking at it more it's something I might have to pick-up.

[Mr Blonde]

Any news about the battle station?

It was shown as a concept model, meaning it's still in development. Interesting looking folder, but the ergos didn't work well for me. I'm much more interested in the Junior by Dialex.

[black]

but I am disappointed that it has bushings on the pivot because this means that the pivot cannot be over-tightened and it increases the risk that Customs will seize them as gravity knives in the UK. Being able to tighten up the pivot has been the only way to convince Customs that the knife is legal in recent years.

That makes absolutely NO sense. A tighten up pivot could never make an illegal knife legal since you're able to untighten it anytime and a gravity knife is a whole different type of knife. Google "gravity knife" and you see what I mean.

[ChrisR]

That makes absolutely NO sense. A tighten up pivot could never make an illegal knife legal since you're able to untighten it anytime and a gravity knife is a whole different type of knife. Google "gravity knife" and you see what I mean.

It's OK ... I do know exactly what a gravity knife should be :D ... but (sadly) our Customs are pretending that they don't understand and so they seize any smoothly-opening, locking Spyderco knife, saying that it can be opened with a flick of the wrist. However, they are not allowed to modify the knife before they test it so if the pivot if tightened so it isn't able to be flicked then they can't complain. It's all crazy but if they are going to play games with our rights to buy legal things from where we want then I feel we can use any loop-holes to avoid their silly traps. Sadly, the bushings on the Manix2 and Native5 are likely to make it a real lottery whether we get the knives - unless we can maybe disassemble the knife or mod the pivot

[SmoothOne25]

:confused: ?battle stations? :confused:

i guess i missed that? what is that?

blonde any new toxic green h1 catcherman's anywhere? :D

[Mr Blonde]

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[Mr Blonde]

blonde any new toxic green h1 catcherman's anywhere? :D

No, not at the meet nor at the IWA show.

[DeathBySnooSnoo]

It is a nice clean looking knife...but not for me, the no lefty thing. I do like that it's a near to 50/50 ratio too. Need more knives like that.

[TBob]

I definitely have to have the Memory. It's a very attractive knife.

[Lungbarrow]

I definitely have to have the Memory. It's a very attractive knife.

I agree!

[chuck_roxas45]

:confused: ?battle stations? :confused:

i guess i missed that? what is that?

If I heard correctly, it's a collab by Dialex and Spyderco. The name intrigues me since it's supposed to be a design for the MBC crowd which Spyderco toned down to a more utility oriented model.

[Sequimite]

If I heard correctly, it's a collab by Dialex and Spyderco. The name intrigues me since it's supposed to be a design for the MBC crowd which Spyderco toned down to a more utility oriented model.

Darn, the link to Alex's design pages no longer works. I guess he has to keep any designs under consideration out of sight.

[psychophipps]

I wish that the Centofante had a tip-up carry option and a second CF inlay on the opposite side. It looks funky to me with a flat side and a CF scale side.

Not sure, but I can't imagine that a cut-out in the liner and opposite scale would compromise the lock strength too much. Has Spyderco tested such an option in the past?

[bh49]

Darn, the link to Alex's design pages no longer works.

it is working. Quite a few nice designs.
http://dialex.idilis.ro/blades.htm

didn't find battle station so :o

[clovisc]

dialex has so many fantastic designs!

not sure how i feel about what i've seen of the junior... although i've long been a fan of the adventura, and hope to see more dialex concepts hit the market via spyderco!

[dialex]

:confused: ?battle stations? :confused:

i guess i missed that? what is that?

blonde any new toxic green h1 catcherman's anywhere? :D

If I heard correctly, it's a collab by Dialex and Spyderco. The name intrigues me since it's supposed to be a design for the MBC crowd which Spyderco toned down to a more utility oriented model.

Darn, the link to Alex's design pages no longer works. I guess he has to keep any designs under consideration out of sight.

it is working. Quite a few nice designs.
http://dialex.idilis.ro/blades.htm

didn't find battle station so :o

Thank you for your interest guys. Indeed the Battlestation was supposed to be merely MBC oriented, since it has a few specific features (modified wavehook, tanto blade with reinforced tip, a very strong lock and a few more things which we won't talk about now).
Spyderco gave the knife a more utilitarian look but I suspect there will be many more transformations if we decide to go further with the project.
The site is under reconstruction, but even when it's finished, there won't be any pics of the Battlestation too soon there, sorry.
Thanks everyone for the comments and support.

[dialex]

dialex has so many fantastic designs!

not sure how i feel about what i've seen of the Junior... although i've long been a fan of the Adventura, and hope to see more dialex concepts hit the market via spyderco!

Thank you my friend.
No rush with the Junior, better wait for the knife to hit the market and you can make a decision after you hear some reviews (hopefully there will be some positive ones among them).

[SmoothOne25]

i happen to love the adventura design fancy futuristic. when i first got into spy collecting i thought "uhh no! that's not something i'm going to search out to buy and catch up" then as time passed and i looked and looked and kept seeing it and thought about it i had to say screw it and go after it with a passion!



historically it is also an important design if you think about it. (spyderco wise, his first design for them) :spyder:

[bh49]

I love my Adventura. I used to have two of them, but gifted one to a friend.
Alex has one in CF. It looks fantastic. I wish Spyderco would make sprint with black G10, at least one side to make grip better.

[Mr Blonde]

And some moving pictures of the upcoming Chaparral....


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