Excited for the Stovepipe!

[Stovepipe]

My first Spyderco folder… love at first sight.

New to this forum.

Welcome to the forum! It’s a great place of old and new friends. I’ve put my email on a few vendor lists. Glad you got one!

Hey Blerv! Good to see you back, man.

Welcome to the forum, Stovepipe. Hope your new Spydie is the first of many!

Thank you Blerv and Spydernut… It’s arriving tomorrow 3/2 and I’ll post my first impressions. I won’t be disappointed regardless out of respect for the machining craftsmanship and artistic design.

[Stovepipe]

Hey Blerv, you are being too modest here! For folks that don't know, Blerv started this thread in 2009, the one that's referenced in the Spyderco Byte that turned one of David Rydbom's KA customs into Spyderco reality:

viewtopic.php?t=41333

Even David Rydbom himself is an old forum member. Cheers, Radioactive

Great reference and read… thank you.

[JSumm]

GoingGear.com just announced they have stock. They're a local vendor here in Atlanta.

[Blerv]

GoingGear.com just announced they have stock. They're a local vendor here in Atlanta.

Thanks! On it :)

[mikey177]

Knives Ship Free also sent an email that they are in stock.

https://www.knivesshipfree.com/spyderco ... h-c260tip/

[Stovepipe]

I received the Spyderco Stovepipe today and it’s an unique and stunning folder true to the original “Bill the Butcher” design from artist Dave Rydbom. The design, craftsmanship, materials and machining that went into this folder is just amazing and the forms and contours in their shapes are very harmonious and well balanced.

In contrast to other Spyderco knifes, the Stovepipe is all about the form and perhaps not so much fit and function although I have no issues the way it sits and feels in my hand. The size of Stovepipe is perfect in my opinion and it carries very well in my jeans pocket, not deep so it easily pulls out when needed.

The Stovepipe is extremely sharp and cuts through every material (paper, cardboard, wood, rope, rubber, plastic) and food I had laying around like butter. I noticed and experienced 2 specific positions to hold and use the Stovepipe for either cutting, chopping and carving. The heavy blade and straight cutting edge only amplified and assisted complementary in these activities.

The rhino nose, I read in one of Dave’s old posts was actually intended to break a car window (not a flat screwdriver as some may suspect) which I believe it definitely can but won’t test ;-).

I believe the Stovepipe will perform and even look better the more I practice with it, utilize and apply it as a no nonsense but very attractive and functional EDC folder. Time will tell.

It was love at first sight when I saw the Stovepipe folder and thus far I’m not disappointed in any way.

[Buddafucco]

Stovepipe is up at DLT... https://www.dlttrading.com/spyderco-stovepipe

[tactikool]

Stovepipe is up at DLT... https://www.dlttrading.com/spyderco-stovepipe

And BHQ… https://www.bladehq.com/item--Spyderco ... fe--139723

[mikey177]

Also in stock at Knifeworks
https://knifeworks.com/spyderco-stovepi ... d-c260tip/

CutleryShoppe
https://cutleryshoppe.com/spyderco-c260 ... w-ti-clip/

and Knives Ship Free
https://www.knivesshipfree.com/spyderco ... h-c260tip/

[Buddafucco]

In stock at Spyderco.com... https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/detail ... rade-/2247

[tactikool]

Quite a few Taichung models are back in stock on Spyderco.com

[RamZar]

In stock at GP Knives:
https://www.gpknives.com/spyderco-stove ... 60tip.html