Mid-Year Supplement Discussion Thread....

[bearfacedkiller]

I am all over the HAP40 Delica and a Bradley2 myself. :)

[bearfacedkiller]

Did anybody notice the blacked out LW Street Beat? I don't remember hearing about that one.

[RamZar]

Definitely Positron and Mamba!

[tvenuto]

Did anybody notice the blacked out LW Street Beat? I don't remember hearing about that one.

I did notice it, and I also hadn't heard of it previously. Color me intrigued.

[GoldenSpydie]

Cool knives, here are the ones I "need," with my favorite as #1:
1. Hap 40 Endura
2. Gayle Bradley 2
3. Hap 40 Delica
4. Vrango
5. Positron

[bh49]

Possibly Mamba

[elena86]

Hap 40 Delica
Hap 40 Endura
Vrango

SUS 410 martensitic steel ??? Anyone ?

[LC Kid]

Hi Folks!


Ok, it's gonna be:

- HAP40 Sprint Runs
- Gayle Bradley 2
- Myrtle
- Mamba

But the Big Q is: Where's the Nirvana?? :D

[glbpro]

I'm very interested in the Proficient - Sal Glesser has spoken highly of Chris Claycomb in interviews and it seems he produces very refined designs with great attention to detail. Will be a good companion to my Serrata :)

Will also be nice to see the Bradley 2 - none of the first generation have ever made it to Singapore that I know of...

Regards,
Bruno

[Tabo]

I am so in for the HAP 40 Delica.

**I really hope it's not that bright of an orange though. More like this TEXT color.**

[araneae]

Street beat is tempting in a LW version. Some HAP40 is probably in order. The Myrtle looks interesting, but it seems like a lot of spendy new models. Good thing there are some new Byrds in the mix, I can afford those. :) Positron looks great, probably won't have the cash for one for a good while.

I remain puzzled by the number of dog tag like folders they are offering, to me they just look like uncomfortable to use little knives with odd blade shapes that would have limited cutting applications.

[Almoe66]

GB2, Mamba, Delica, and Endura for me please!

[tvenuto]

I remain puzzled by the number of dog tag like folders they are offering, to me they just look like uncomfortable to use little knives with odd blade shapes that would have limited cutting applications.

At the Amsterdam meet, Sal told us that the Dogtag and Squarehead were the result of a conflict between two designers who had both worked on one of them. Spyderco defused the situation by doing a collab with both designers, so that might shed some light. The Dogtag is a slipjoint and the Squarehead is a locking "folder" so that's also a distinction between them. I'm not really into them either, but some people have found them very useful.

But the Big Q is: Where's the Nirvana?? :D

Ha probably just a matter of production capacity. Two of the fixed blades and eight of the folders released in this supplement are coming out of Taiwan!

[MCM]

Walter and Phil's knives for sure! Thank you!

[araneae]

I remain puzzled by the number of dog tag like folders they are offering, to me they just look like uncomfortable to use little knives with odd blade shapes that would have limited cutting applications.

At the Amsterdam meet, Sal told us that the Dogtag and Squarehead were the result of a conflict between two designers who had both worked on one of them. Spyderco defused the situation by doing a collab with both designers, so that might shed some light. The Dogtag is a slipjoint and the Squarehead is a locking "folder" so that's also a distinction between them. I'm not really into them either, but some people have found them very useful.

But the Big Q is: Where's the Nirvana?? :D

Ha probably just a matter of production capacity. Two of the fixed blades and eight of the folders released in this supplement are coming out of Taiwan!

Interesting, thanks for the tidbit. Also, at the SFO sale, Sal mentioned that the Taiwan facility had expanded, so Spyderco is obviously keeping them busy. That's a good thing for us.

[videorecipes]

i am definitely excited about the gayle bradley 2...but there was no mention of titanium liners -- you'd think that would be something spyderco would advertise as a selling point. should we take that to mean they've reverted to stainless steel? (i'd actually appreciate ss liners for cost and wear reasons!)

also, what happened to the nirvana collaboration? thought that was supposed to come out by the end of the year...?

[ABX2011]

i am definitely excited about the gayle bradley 2...but there was no mention of titanium liners -- you'd think that would be something spyderco would advertise as a selling point. should we take that to mean they've reverted to stainless steel? (i'd actually appreciate ss liners for cost and wear reasons!)

Pretty sure we've known since the Amsterdam Meet that the GB2 would have steel liners. Before that, there was mention of titanium liners but that turned out to be false or was changed.

[SpyderNut]

Delica HAP-40/SUS410 Sprint, GB2, and little Lum. And that's about it. :cool:

[nccole]

HAP40 Endura
GB2
Myrtle
Maybe the Positron

[Archimedes]

I have really been doing a lot of hiking and fishing in the Sierra Nevada lately. For me I need a user fixed blade that is impervious to sweat and trout guts. Use it and forget it. The Black Aqua Salt with a SE is calling me.