I see and agree from what you've said about neck knives. They tend to be a Love it or Hate it kind of blade. Neck knives I find fill a niche market. The strength and ease of a fixed blade, but with the size and (possibly) weight of a folder. This may be a somewhat controversial production blade for Spyderco.jackknifeh wrote:I just voted yes. I've been wanting a neck knife for a while and since Spyderco didn't have anything interesting at the moment I bought one from another company. It' a nice little fixed blade that's very easy to get to. There is one thing that prevents me from using this knife as a neck knife. When I lean forward it hangs in the way. When you wear a neck tie think of how often you need to keep it out of your food and other things. There is a solution by buying a neck knife lanyard (or making one) that goes around your neck and also around your body (which will keep the knife against the body). It too has limitations based on if you want to wear it inside or outside your clothing. I was lucky in that the neck knife fits into a leather belt sheath that I've had forever. That's how I use it.
I voted yes because the basic idea is great and others may not care about the issues I mentioned. It's funny sometimes the little issues combined with a great idea that result in the great idea not being put into practice.
I bought the cheaper one to see if I wanted to spend serious money on a neck knife and it worked for me. If Spyderco had one with good steel and their quality standards I would have bought one just to find out I wouldn't use a neck knife and had spent money that I would have rather have spent on something else.
Here's an alternative: Create a neck knife sheath that will hold folders. The sheath could hang upside down with a velcro or snap fastener and hold several different models of Spyderco knives. Two or three different sizes should accomodate any folder you may want to hang around your neck. Spyderco saves money on design and manufacturing and people could change their favorite pocket or belt sheath folder into a neck knife. If I thought I would use a neck knife that is a route I would take. Low cost to see if you liked and would use a neck type of carry. The sheath could also have a belt loop for belt carry as well so it wouldn't go unused. I hate spending money on something I won't end up using. That is money truely wasted.
Jack
Mike Sastre of River City Sheaths makes some of these. It's my understanding that they are custom jobs, though, as even the same model of knife may have slight variances. http://www.rivercitysheaths.com/ours.htmljackknifeh wrote: Here's an alternative: Create a neck knife sheath that will hold folders. The sheath could hang upside down with a velcro or snap fastener and hold several different models of Spyderco knives. Two or three different sizes should accomodate any folder you may want to hang around your neck. Spyderco saves money on design and manufacturing and people could change their favorite pocket or belt sheath folder into a neck knife. If I thought I would use a neck knife that is a route I would take. Low cost to see if you liked and would use a neck type of carry. The sheath could also have a belt loop for belt carry as well so it wouldn't go unused. I hate spending money on something I won't end up using. That is money truely wasted.
Jack
I did a 2" blade so more people across the US could carry it.psychophipps wrote:I would shoot for a 2.25" blade, but that's just me. :p
I actually was patterning the blade after the Manix 2's blade, including the jimping, just that drawing it would have been a bit harder.psychophipps wrote:Might want to just put the jimping (The Street Beat has some of the best jimping I've ever felt on a knife) on the spine itself rather than a raised area for easier machining and keeping the blank at a flat 1" wide.
I did H1 for the consideration of body sweat. Though, they could also make it in VG-10, with a FFG, similar to the Temperence 2's blade pattern.Franciscomv wrote: H1 would be nice, but that would mean the knife would have to be hollow ground. I'm not a big fan of hollow ground fixed blades, I like flat or convex ground knives a lot more.
