Mad Mac wrote:As long as it has a beer bottle opener, I'm in.
Ya know...the opening hole with a small tab would work for that. :)
I have a couple of these Bottlehooks from Corter Leather. Without copying designs (of course) I think they could incorporate a clip, opener, and prybar into a nice single piece tool. Maybe even with a tiny kydex protector so you don't scratch your phone or leg while it's clipped. However they want to go, I would buy one.
A one piece prybar/opener with a clip would make a mighty fine money clip. (I know many use one of the smaller knives for this but many places aren't knife friendly)
I keep a county comm 4" widgy on me every day for popping cast iron inspection covers. It's tough and cheap enough. I also have a Boker mini-bar, which is too gorgeous and expensive to use for virtually anything.
In the world of the £5 gerber shard, a Spydie OPT would be a tough one to pitch except as a collectible.
I would buy one, though!
PM1 wrote:I like this one-piece tool idea, but keep it simple. Bottle opener and prytool and that's it. It should be sleek and cool. There are many multi-tools that are too busy. If Spyderco makes a one-piece tool it shouldn't try to outdo other tools with extras. If it does one or two things well, looks good, feels good in the hand and carries well, that is enough.
Agreed.
Simpler the better.
I am never going to be torqing bolts with a keychain.
Make some in a nice tough tool steel. This alone would start to set it apart from the rest...
Here's one I carry sometimes, pretty simple but useful.
Happy to be part of this great forum and group of down to earth spyderco addicts, Thanks Sal and gang. My Grails:Lum Tanto folder sprint, Sprint Persian(red), Captain, Manix 2 (M4), SB MT, PM2 M390, CF dodo, Manix2 (CF S90V),Manix2 XL S90V, ZowadaCF BalanceRassenti Nivarna, Lil' Nilakka, Tuff, Police 4,Chinook 4, Caly HAP4052100 Military, S110V Military, Any/All PM2 & Military sprints/exclusives I can get my grubby hands on :) :spyder: :) :spyder: :)
"We may look curious, homely, whatever, but we'll never be called unusable or undependable."
farnorthdan wrote:Here's one I carry sometimes, pretty simple but useful.
Looks nice and utilitarian.
I carry one from Machine Era, as well as a Munroe mega dangler for my car key. Either can get done the light prying or fiddling that I may need to mess with when caught off guard with no other tools.
I like the 1" & 25mm scale on the Machine Era tool, helps for sizing things on the fly.
But, along with those, and yours pictured, and others already mentioned like all the expensive Atwood tools, Lynch all access pass, to the low cost boker toucan, nitize, etc, etc., it seems the market is flooded with many options!
The question really is, how can Spyderco make a simple one piece tool that sets itself apart? Might be quite difficult to accomplish without just looking like they're jumping on a bandwagon to cash in on a trend.
Yea I hear you speed, they definitely need to come up with something unique, shape, function, material, something, I'm sure the creative genius that is spyderco could come up with something special.
Happy to be part of this great forum and group of down to earth spyderco addicts, Thanks Sal and gang. My Grails:Lum Tanto folder sprint, Sprint Persian(red), Captain, Manix 2 (M4), SB MT, PM2 M390, CF dodo, Manix2 (CF S90V),Manix2 XL S90V, ZowadaCF BalanceRassenti Nivarna, Lil' Nilakka, Tuff, Police 4,Chinook 4, Caly HAP4052100 Military, S110V Military, Any/All PM2 & Military sprints/exclusives I can get my grubby hands on :) :spyder: :) :spyder: :)
"We may look curious, homely, whatever, but we'll never be called unusable or undependable."
Prying or scraping with a high quality knife is a great way to ruin the edge on the knife, making it not very useful as a knife. yet oftentimes you need to pry, scrape, poke, etc.
A simple and utilitarian tool pocket pry tool like the one @farnorthdan shared above - as envisioned by the Spyderco folks - would be great.
Something big enough to get a decent grip on, but not too big to carry.
it doesn't need to do 100 things, in fact the simpler the better...
The Schrade isn't bad, it's light and very handy, and for $25 it's been a great value and saved my Military and other blades from scraping/prying.
yet it's a bit too short to get a decent grip on (probably 4" is perfect), and the **** "wire cutter" just digs into your finger and keeps you from getting a good grip as well lol.
If I had my "druthers", I'd druther have a design contest here. Have to speak with legal about the ramifications. Then those with designs already can enter as can arm-chair designers.
sal wrote:If I had my "druthers", I'd druther have a design contest here. Have to speak with legal about the ramifications. Then those with designs already can enter as can arm-chair designers.
