Change in taste

[Evil D]

It seems like i'm feeling some burn out on the whole tactical folder scene. I grew up with your typical hunting folders and when i started getting back into knives i was immediately drawn to the more tactical style folders....something that looks like it fell out of GI JOE's gear bag. For a while i had an obsession with black blades and tanto blades, and i flat out won't carry anything without a pocket clip (this has to do more with accessibility and the other crap i carry in my pockets).

Now it seems like i'm getting back to my roots and i'm yearning more for classic knives with stainless bolsters and classic hunting knife style blades. I have a deep fondness for the "skinner" style blades (whatever the technical name is). I've been looking at pics of old Persians and drooling on myself. I'm also a late comer to the whole Kiwi craze and i'm on the hunt for one of those. Now with the anniversary edition Delica coming out, i'm really wanting one BUT i don't want a collectors knife that cost a fortune and would be stupid to carry.

What i'm getting at is, i'd love to see a line of knives brought out that have classic looks with modern ergonomics and pocket clips...modern steel, and that unmistakable Spyderco style. I'd love to see a lot of the older original Spyderco designs revamped and brought back out as sprint runs.

I'd really love to see a custom Caly 3 with some titanium bolsters and ivory scales... :cool:

[The Deacon]

Me too, but I doubt it will happen, at least not on that scale.

Used specimens of the C83 Persian sometimes turn up at a decent price, and without the trauma of deflowering a new one. Sal has already committed to not one but two new runs of the C83, one pretty much identical to the original except for scale color, the other with a ffg blade and bolsterless G10 handle. Hopefully, the Sage 4 will use the Mar/McBurnette midlock and have an "Al Mar" style long front bolster. Bit small, perhaps, for a skinner, but no smaller than the Delica. While the deep discounts have disappeared, Kiwis and Kopas can still be found fairly easily at prices no worse than their normal street price. . C105 Persians show up occasionally on eBay an the BF Exchange forum.

As for other models, I still think Spyderco (and JD Smith) missed the boat by not putting double bolsters on the C58 J D Smith Sprint Run and I'd love to see a Stretch II with front bolsters. Caly 3 would work too, and the Dragonfly might work as well.

[kbuzbee]

I don't usually care too much about bolsters but I totally agree with you on the JD Smith, Paul. That would be stunning. With a smooth micarta scale.

Ken

[dj moonbat]

I'd really love to see a custom Caly 3 with some titanium bolsters and ivory scales... :cool:

If the ivory is all from reclaimed pre-ivory-ban billiard balls, that would be fine.

[Evil D]

If the ivory is all from reclaimed pre-ivory-ban billiard balls, that would be fine.

Yeah i'm not saying go shoot elephants :lol:

I'd be happy with mother of pearl, and i'd LOVE to see some big tiger eye scales like these:
:eek:




But yeah that's probably asking for an expensive collectors knife...

[The Deacon]

If the ivory is all from reclaimed pre-ivory-ban billiard balls, that would be fine.

Interior mammoth ivory is about as "pre-ban" as one can get.

[gbelleh]

I've grown to appreciate more classic designs in the last year too. I used to carry more tactical type knives, and cheap Gerbers, etc. But once I got into Spydercos, I started to appreciate knives a lot more.

I used to think the Persian looked like some kind of cowboy, biker knife. But now it looks beautiful. I can't wait for the Persian sprint!

[dj moonbat]

Interior mammoth ivory is about as "pre-ban" as one can get.

And is A-OK in my book. Just out of my price range...

[wescobts]

I feel that most of us will go through changes in our knife needs/desires or carry prefaces. I myself needed to go back to my roots, which was a slip joint. I love my pocket knives, actually SAK's and Case's. So here I am with a pocketful of happy and yet I felt I "needed" a no holds bar, s-h-t-f knife. So I now carry my beloved Native SE and a SAK or my Soddie, happy family :D

[bh49]

I love bolsters, natural handle materials or nice micarta like on Viele or Viele2. I do not think that any models with bolsters left in Spyderco line-up. Once Sal mentioned that Spydercos with bolsters do not sell well . I was shocked when in December C105 was discontinued and it is already catching over MSRP on the auction.
Certainly I would love to see Spydercos with bolsters back in production.

[Evil D]

I can certainly see where bolster style knives are a niche market and are certainly not "in" right now. It does seem like the general Spyderco fanbase is centered around tactical/performance folders and not so much true pocket knives, regardless if they have pocket clips or not. Maybe i'll have to pick up a Case or two to fill my classic knife fix.

[Cool Breeze]

For me its the more tactical blades, but thats more because I´m into the more mordern material look. I think its somewhat like the same reason I ride a supersport motorcycle instead of a chopper. Sleek lines, ´fast´ appearance and modern materials.

That doesn´t mean that I don´t like the more classic knifes (or bikes) however. I think they are very beautiful. But more like beautiful to look at in a nice wooden display case, not in my pocket.
For use and EDC its the more modern look for me. Maybe I´m just to young for the classics growing up with Ipods, computers and videogames