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Black blades are coming!!

Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 12:00 am
by swede
I just got a collector's letter from Joan at Spyderco. Looks like both the Endura and Delica will be offered in PE and CE with black blades (the letter indicates "limited quantities". I remember there was discussion of this topic not too long ago. Thought you all might be interested.



Dave

Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 4:23 pm
by spidernoiree
Thanks Dave! I am.

~Jeff

Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 8:51 pm
by street soldier
Dave, any idea when they will be released?


For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother."

Posted: Sat May 17, 2003 7:27 am
by Al
I fancy a Black bladed Endura myself...<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

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Posted: Sat May 17, 2003 9:42 am
by swede
My experience with variations offered on the collector knives is that they ship about 1-2 months after notification. Again, though, I think the quantities on these might be quite small.

Dave

Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 4:23 am
by zardoz
Please please make a black bladed Gunting. That huge shiny ramp just draws too much attention to it when its on a belt.

Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 10:17 am
by Rex G
Zardoz, I too have asked for a blackened Gunting. It was not feasible with CPM440V steel, since the high temperatures needed to cure the coatings would mess up the heat treat of the steel. Does anyone know if S30V can be blackened feasibly?

Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 12:27 am
by dialex
Black blades are cool. Too bad they scratch off <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

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Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 5:43 pm
by CKE
Would love a black bladed Endura. That one is on my list of next spydies to get. If no black blade then regular will do.

"everything else is just a jeep"

Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 6:19 pm
by aero_student
for a black coating have bodycote coat your blade with boron carbide. this stuff is great.

Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 3:20 am
by dynaryder
dialex: Some coatings hold up pretty well. I've got a Benchmade 830(w/Spydie hole :-)) w/black(BT2) coating that I carried for years. It was doing fine 'till the other year when I moved and was chopping up boxes. Hit a couple staples and put a couple scratches in the finish. That was the only damage I ever did to the finish.

Anyone know what kind of coating the Spydies will have?

Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 8:46 am
by Big-Target
Black bladed <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> enduras & Delicas???

OK THEN!!!! I'm selling my a$$ to the highest bidder!!!!
Let's start the bid a 4 black enduras & 4 black delicas!!!!!
(assorted edges)

Do I hear 5 each????<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>


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