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While meeting with Michael Janich, he mentioned the possibility of a Spyderco Martial Blade Craft shirt. Is there any interest in such a shirt? What would it look like?



I personally like the cut and style of Bram's shirt, but I think it should be designed by you.



sal

I would love an MBC shirt!!! Maybe a Unique MBC logo on the front and Bram's on the back???

I would be up on buying a shirt or two. Not familar with what Bram's shirt looks like though?
Style should be something cool, perhaps with a small image of a Gunting, along with what was said above about logos.

Sal,

I think a lot of us have wanted a shirt for Spyderco MBC since we started training with the Gunting. Great marketing too.

I personally would like to see a Gunting somewhere on the shirt, but I would also love to have one with a Chinook.

Brams CSSD/SD logo is cool as well as the ol' Spydie logo.

How about a black/white spydie logo divided like a yin/yang symbol, with Brams abiniko double action logo over top and a triangle made of a Gunting, Chinook, Endura surrounding the whole thing? Too much? LOL :>D

How about: The yin/yang spydie logo over the left breast with a gunting across it. On the back a larger knife with something like :"Train hard, win easy". "Spyderco Martial Bladecraft" :>D

As long as the shirt is available in black and/or Navy, I'm going to own several of them. I like Bram's henley's, but like regular t-shirts most of the time.

Steve

I would certainly buy a couple if the logo isn´t too big. The logo should be like the spyderco logo in size (short sleeved T-shirt on your accessories page).

Just the letters MBC (in nice fonts) and the cutting pattern that is etched on the gunting. Of course you could put MBC on top of logo and "spyderco" under the logo (making the marketing dept. even happier <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> ).

It should be something you could wear everyday in many social settings without being provocative. My life is too short for having to explain my view of selfpreservation to everyone.

When a new MBC blade comes along you could change the logo but the MBC part is always there (same fonts). It would be nice to get one T-shirt with your knife (# production run only) a nice promotion item (especially if you sell them at fairs/conventions). Also a nice "freebee" when you are taking a course with a certain blade (thats another reason to have different T-shirts for different blades). After a couple of years when the MBC line has grown you could find a unified symbol and put it together with MBC (still the same nice fonts). This would give you a couple of years to create a very nice logo.

A good quality golf shirt (I think it´s called) would be cool too.

T-shirt color like SKS said: Navy and black.

Print color: maybe yellow, gold?

/Colinz

Put me down for a few.

A really cool logo would be cool, but something that looks professional as well.

Dennis Bible

A shirt with all the MBC knives on it would be cool, possibly in some sort of ring on the back.

Of course a shirt for every knife would be cool too, but that's really asking for it.

Driscoll

A subtle, professional, golf shirt would be ideal.
Dennis

Great idea to promote MBC. I think a well made T-shirt would be a great medium. How about a MBC hat? Like Tee's and knives, can't have enough hats.:} Use the spyderco logo with the MBC initials and maybe something to give note to the different instructors. Whatever u decide, I'm sure I'll grab one.

Count me in for a couple of shirts, especially if they are short/long sleeve t-shirts offered in blue and black. I could then wear it to work and make my co-workers jealous. I like Driscoll's idea of having all the MBC knives on the back of the shirt in a circle. In the circle itself can be Bram's CSSD/SC logo, the one on the gunting. On the front, left chest area, the Spyderco spydie logo with the phrase "MBC" above the logo and "SPYDERCO STYLE" below it. Regardless of the design choosen, it should be kept professional. Thanks Sal for letting us have input in this project.

Yeah sounds good, just one thing tho, the logo mustnt be to big, should be discreet, less is more at times.
Id say a small sized logo in the front, then ya could go major on the back with something large.

Cant wait

MaNcEr

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Sal,
The shirt is a grat idea. How yearly version, where a MBC logo and date is standard and each year a different MBC knife is fully rendered. 2001 could be the Gunting, 2002 the Chin, etc.

Seth

Hi guys..I'm home for 4 days..
The Gunting MBC shirt has a SPYDERCO spyder in a red blue ying yang..yup the spyder itself is the ying yang..and in opposite postion of blue n red is the ying yang circle with my GOLD Abaniko logo in it..the mouth of the spyder ( which is a perfect traingle)continues its outside sides downward to make a golden triangle behind and below the whole SPYDER..
its very cool...

CSSD/SC, MBC, Filipino and SPYDER stuff all n one clean simple logo..

In Gold below it it reads SPYDERCO-MBC

how neat!!!!

Oh thats right...type of shirt I use... I use three button heavy weave HENLEY short sleeve shirts...
long sleeves available..

BRAM,

A picture?

/Colinz

Definitely interested in shirt and cap also.

Dick

Wonderful idea. Those of us who sell knives really like this kind of thing because it gives us a visual cue to lead in to a discussion of product. It also helps to bolster confidence in the product when the visual cue is well executed. Go for it, I'll get a bunch and wear one everyday!

Greg R. Beeman Si Vis Pacern Parabellum Semper Ubi Sub Ubi

im still unclear on the MBC subject bout would love a spyderco shirt any info would be awsome

Bram,
You described the shirt,and it sounds great,now where can I get one?

Sal, what's the latest news on the MBC shirts? Will they be available when I'm in Golden for the MBC August seminar? Would definitely buy some.