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weeping minora wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 25, 2022 10:57 am

Pono wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:19 am

I think it would be cool if there was a custom spyderco knife website.where you could create your own knives out of a bunch of Sal’s designed handles , locks,clips ,blade steel type ,even custom embossing.there would be different prices on material.Then even a contest where Sal picks coolest designs for spyderco catalog

There has been much clamor and debate regarding this topic. I don't want to dump dirt on your fire, but for many reasons this just could not work, both for business and for customer. It is a nice thought, however.

Benchmade doing fine with their custom shop though.

Benchmade is still twice the size of Spyderco and has been running longer. It also bears repeating, "these aren't Legos".

yablanowitz wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:07 am

Benchmade is still twice the size of Spyderco and has been running longer. It also bears repeating, "these aren't Legos".

Benchmade has a different consumer market. Most people buying Benchmades are just looking for a good one and do knife whereas Spyderco has a lot of returning customers and knife-nuts due to their many options of models, steels, colors, blade shapes, etc.

not to mention benchmade pricing has always been bordering on insane.

Back on TOPIC!

Sal just asked for input on the Superhawk. Mentioned a Wharnie too

5-by-5 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:00 am

Back on TOPIC!

Sal just asked for input on the Superhawk. Mentioned a Wharnie too

I’m definitely all in for a Super Wharnie on the same format as the Superhawk and Superleaf. It really seems it would be an easy conversion . MG2

yablanowitz wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:07 am

Benchmade is still twice the size of Spyderco and has been running longer. It also bears repeating, "these aren't Legos".

Twice the size in terms of what ? Employees ? Maybe, but I doubt Benchmade has as many factories working them as Spyderco for example.

Ultimately, the size isn't really a problem. Spyderco is "smaller" and yet, it works with way more steels than Benchmade for example.

Spyderco isn't doing it for one reason : it would mess with the sprint run business model. Well that and Spyderco being quite old school when it comes to internet.

Can we keep this thread on topic please, before Kristi has to close it? Thanks!

JRinFL wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:49 pm

Can we keep this thread on topic please, before Kristi has to close it? Thanks!

Thank you JR . MG2

ladybug93 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 22, 2022 7:23 am

not to mention benchmade pricing has always been bordering on insane.

Yes.

Manixguy@1994 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:07 am

5-by-5 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:00 am

Back on TOPIC!

Sal just asked for input on the Superhawk. Mentioned a Wharnie too

I’m definitely all in for a Super Wharnie on the same format as the Superhawk and Superleaf. It really seems it would be an easy conversion . MG2

Superwharn would be iconic

Sounds like Micro P'kal, Micro Jimbo are happening.

twinboysdad wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 22, 2022 7:45 pm

Manixguy@1994 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:07 am

5-by-5 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:00 am

Back on TOPIC!

Sal just asked for input on the Superhawk. Mentioned a Wharnie too

I’m definitely all in for a Super Wharnie on the same format as the Superhawk and Superleaf. It really seems it would be an easy conversion . MG2

Superwharn would be iconic

Superwharn would be good if the finger choil was deleted to max out the edge.

sal wrote: ↑

Wed May 04, 2022 11:07 pm

Trying to serve a group of very smart and dedicated blade afi's in the world of knife design and function is an interesting challenge. We accept the challenge.

I have had the thought about making a run of Traditional Tanto's as an ethnic series.

sal

Looking forward to this...

in the lil matriarch thread...

sal wrote: ↑

Fri May 20, 2022 1:20 pm

Hi Matt,

I put in the request....as a Salt.

sal

i still hope to see a blacked out and waved matriarch 2 salt. maybe we're a step closer now. :)

Usually when I see "Lil" in front of any knife name, I immediately lose interest. No so with the Lil Matriarch (as long as it's serrated).

Coastal wrote: Usually when I see "Lil" in front of any knife name, I immediately lose interest. No so with the Lil Matriarch (as long as it's serrated).

Same. Other than for pure self defense I believe the lil Matriarch is a much more useful design than it’s larger counterpart.

ladybug93 wrote: ↑

Fri May 20, 2022 3:07 pm

in the lil matriarch thread...

sal wrote: ↑

Fri May 20, 2022 1:20 pm

Hi Matt,

I put in the request....as a Salt.

sal

i still hope to see a blacked out and waved matriarch 2 salt. maybe we're a step closer now. :)

I definitely want to see this with a black handle. I don’t care about blade coating or wave. I’d be fine with or without either of those options.

-Actually, I’d probably choose waved over non waved since I’d have it with me fishing. I’ve had some occasions where I’ve been able to use the Spydie hole or a wave to help dislodge stubborn fish hooks so even on a saltwater knife I could find some practicality for a wave feature.

sal wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:50 pm

Hi Gunsandknives,

Welcome to our forum.

As mentioned, that's not info that we like to give out. I will say that it depends a lot on the steel in the blade (different steels require different lock materials), the type of lock and interface, and hardness (they're all hardened Darby).

sal

This is a precious gem of a bombshell for me personally, if a bit old. Thank you to jfm for reviving that thread and bringing it up. As sensitive as this topic seems, it would explain why my previous enquiries remain unanswered.

*correction: enduraNCE revived that thread

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sal wrote: ↑

Sun May 29, 2022 9:40 pm

Eric just approved of the sheath for production. They're working on them now. I would guess we'll be shipping in weeks, not months. The knives have been built for a long time. It's the Kydex (Boltaron) sheaths that have been the delay, which we are now overcoming. My apologies. The "Swick" concept has a long history beginning with the S.P.O.T model that we made 2 decades ago. I'll run it down once we're shipping them.

sal