Ideas for "sprint runs", NOT concerning steel (let´s dream...)

[Mako109]

C54 (full size) Calypso. And since we're dreaming: open pillar construction, CF scales, compression lock, deep carry clip, and maybe even that new Bic styled flipper wheel like the soon to be released Ikuchi. Yeah that the ticket, yeah.

[vivi]

insert miniminimanix joke here.

I'd love any of the following:

- Manix XL with no jimping at all anywhere on the handle, with canvas micarta scales, and the point of the thumb ramp rounded off.
- Endura 4 sprints runs re-done with the Endura 3 handle.
- C95 Manix sprint run with 3mm blade stock and rounded off thumb ramp
- Swick 3 with double the amount of cutting edge
- Caged ball bearing lock or back lock Military in 3mm blade stock with no opening hole cut out in the scales
- Pacific Salt with a 2mm FFG LC200N blade
- Police 4 sprint with foliage green handles, DLC K390 blade, DLC liners and blacked out hardware.

[jtoler_9]

Temperance 1 any steel other than vg-10

[blendergasket]

GB2 with flush G10 scales.

[xceptnl]

Let me see, where to start....

Original Calypso, 2mm stock, polished G10, linerless, swedge spine, distal taper, golden bug clip

Barong, pakkawood handle (linerless on the front and same walker liner on the back), no riccaso, 2mm stock or less, deeper pocket clip.

Catcherman, 3d machined linerless G10, 1.5mm blade stock, FFG in PE and SE and CE. LC200n obviously

Spyderhawk, FFG in 2mm stock, PE, red FRN, maintain reversible barrel clip.

Original Kiwi lockback, executive finish, machined titanium frame and bolsters, polished exotic wood inlays, exotic steel to match.



Like David said, I could go on and on all day.

[PanChango]

A Spyderco Captain with teeth in the recurve portion of the blade.

[NickoP]

Left handed Slysz Bowie
Left handed Shaman

[Brock O Lee]

Bad dream: Chaparral, 5mm blade stock, saber grind, unicorn horn scales.

[vivi]

Let me see, where to start....

Original Calypso, 2mm stock, polished G10, linerless, swedge spine, distal taper, golden bug clip

Barong, pakkawood handle (linerless on the front and same walker liner on the back), no riccaso, 2mm stock or less, deeper pocket clip.

Catcherman, 3d machined linerless G10, 1.5mm blade stock, FFG in PE and SE and CE. LC200n obviously

Spyderhawk, FFG in 2mm stock, PE, red FRN, maintain reversible barrel clip.

Original Kiwi lockback, executive finish, machined titanium frame and bolsters, polished exotic wood inlays, exotic steel to match.



Like David said, I could go on and on all day.

Seeing the Barong come back with the entire blade sharpened would be cool. That's what kept me from getting one.

[knivesandbooks]

insert miniminimanix joke here.

I'd love any of the following:

- Manix XL with no jimping at all anywhere on the handle, with canvas micarta scales, and the point of the thumb ramp rounded off.
- Endura 4 sprints runs re-done with the Endura 3 handle.
- C95 Manix sprint run with 3mm blade stock and rounded off thumb ramp
- Swick 3 with double the amount of cutting edge
- Caged ball bearing lock or back lock Military in 3mm blade stock with no opening hole cut out in the scales
- Pacific Salt with a 2mm FFG LC200N blade
- Police 4 sprint with foliage green handles, DLC K390 blade, DLC liners and blacked out hardware.

That P4 Sprint idea is perfect.
I would also like the same for the Delica wharncliffe in SE.

Also, linerless g10 backlock manix xl.
Linerless g10 backlock Military with 3mm bladestock.
Pakkawood Stretch 2.
A Kiwi in ebony or polished g10.

[shunsui]

Take the remaining Mule Team knives, give them a DLC and sell them as a flash batch for the collectors.

[Wartstein]

Linerless g10 backlock Military with 3mm bladestock.
Pakkawood Stretch 2.

Oh yes!!

[benben]

Love Evil D’s recommendation of a larger Dragomfly, it comes up here often, I know I’ve mentioned here 8 or 10 times!

Sorry, my “wish / idea” is about blade steel, I’ve been holding off on a Lil Native hoping there’s going to be a sprint or exclusive. I’m sure S30V is great for this knife, I just don’t want anymore, spoiled I’m sure!

Spoke to Jeff @ the CS, I asked him if there was going to be any orange treatment with XHP on the Lil Native, he quickly said nope, there’s wayyyy too many knives ahead of it, being that’s it’s still a relatively new model.

[BobABQ]

I would like to see the Lil'Native in a handle color other than black. I really want one on blue.

[Wartstein]

OP here, guess I´ll have to add another idea to my initial ones:

A lighter Shaman in thinner bladestock: Was not so sure about this at first, cause the Shaman is just absolutely perfect the way it is now imho, and cuts really well despite the rather thick blade (probably due to the tallness of the blade).

But just because it´s ergos are so great, I think they could also work in a lighter, thinner, (even more) slicing oriented version that additionally would carry even better due to reduced weight.
So maximum 3 mm bladestock, and maybe a lighter backspacer, not a metal one (in the existing model the metal spacer is perfect for balance, in a thinner version it could be made of a lighter material).

Of course keeping the overall shape and rounded G10 scales.

[youmakemehole]

The dream edc/pocket carry/gentleman's folder for me would be something like...

A Meerkat, having though the handle materials and overall thinness of a stepped ti Chaparral.. keeping the phantom lock, blade shape, and general ergonomics. Not picky about clip options, reversible tip up carry would probably be majority preference I guess. Then make the whole thing slightly bigger, say like the size of a Sage or Caly 3. It also MUST be able to be taken apart unlike the current Meeerkat. Offer it in either REX 45, K390, or 51200 and pump them all out of Taichung.

Sal if you are reading this, I think we could agree that refusal to implement this idea would plain rude given that I've been so gracious in allowing the choice of 3 entirely different blade steels.

Realistically stepped titanium might just be a bit too much, but something like this with plain ti machined with all the Meerkat curves and textures would be super cool as well. Maybe a ti Meerkat with BD1N/XHP or a Meerkat XL could make more sense. Anyways time to snap out of dream world – I highly recommend though all of you who have never tried the Meerkat to give it a chance at some point.. the Meerkat was my first Spyderco and it's probably safe to say if it had been anything else other, I would likely not be here right now. Even after owning PM2s and PM3s and a bunch of other whatnots the Meerkat still feels to me as the purest distillation of Spyderco in knife form. Relevant pic attached to help visualization~~

[Elderberry]

IKUCHI
Grooved titanium
M390

[BobABQ]

I would love to see the Salsa make another appearance as a sprint run.

[Sumdumguy]

I think a run of Salsas would be fantastic, preferably in Ti.

I have been trying to find a Ti Salsa for ever.

[TomAiello]

Linerless Ti Manix 2: //forum.spyderco.com/viewto ... =2&t=82934

That would be an awesome sprint run.