A knife design I think is right up spydercos Alley

[Eliteone2383]

So after reading the company history I learned Sal came up with the name spyderco due to his love for high performance cars.

So immediately the name Spyderco Viper came to mind. My thought on the design would be a flipper with red carbon fiber scales with a black carbon fiber center or vica versa. A viper head or fangs embedded in the middle of the black/red carbon fiber and black SS liners. Blade would be cpm20cv with a single fuller running down either side of the blade. Blade length of 3.5. Im not a designer in any way shape or form. That was just the image that popped into my head as I was reading the companies history. Of course all thoughts are welcome :)

[Eliteone2383]

Guess I was wrong lol.

[carrot]

That description really reminds me of this guy

[ladybug93]

it sounds like a cool knife, but it's not something i see spyderco making. they don't do much with carbon fiber, unfortunately.

[Eliteone2383]

That description really reminds me of this guy

I had a chance to buy that knife but passed.

[kennethsime]

Hmm... Not up my alley, but have you checked out the Spyderco Domino? They did a Red Weave Carbon Fiber model awhile back that is pretty close to what you're looking for.

[Eliteone2383]

Hmm... Not up my alley, but have you checked out the Spyderco Domino? They did a Red Weave Carbon Fiber model awhile back that is pretty close to what you're looking for.

I have a blue carbon fiber Domino in the mail :)

[kennethsime]

I have a blue carbon fiber Domino in the mail :)

Oh, nice! I'm thinking about ordering one from BBS, but I don't love the blue G-10, so I'd probably end up buying a new scale to replace it, which quickly turns this whole thing into a $300 knife. Let us know how you like your Domino?

[mikey177]

The red weave CF Domino is nice, I really like mine.

On the other hand, maybe the company could collab with a designer like Elijah Isham or someone else who produces sleek or racey designs.

[Wartstein]

So after reading the company history I learned Sal came up with the name spyderco due to his love for high performance cars.

So immediately the name Spyderco Viper came to mind. My thought on the design would be a flipper with red carbon fiber scales with a black carbon fiber center or vica versa. A viper head or fangs embedded in the middle of the black/red carbon fiber and black SS liners. Blade would be cpm20cv with a single fuller running down either side of the blade. Blade length of 3.5. Im not a designer in any way shape or form. That was just the image that popped into my head as I was reading the companies history. Of course all thoughts are welcome :)

Life the idea!
Though I don´t think Spyderco would put the viper head on the scales (and I personally would not need it too, but also be not opposed to it) - otherwise this should be a cool looking design.

Just for your info: As far as I know Spyderco does not do in house red scales on sharp knives, since this color is reserved for their (completely dull) trainers (not 100% sure though if this is always true. And (dealer-) exclusives can come in red-ish colors of course)

[sal]

Hi Eliteone,

Viper is a trademarked name. Names are challenging, especially since many are being used by other companies.

sal

[Eliteone2383]

Hi Eliteone,

Viper is a trademarked name. Names are challenging, especially since many are being used by other companies.

sal

Oh I did not know that. That definitely makes things difficult.

[archangel]

A quick search for "viper" at KnifeCenter returned 197 results for different products. There's even a knifer maker in Italy with that name...

[Giygas]

I kinda assumed the hundred pacer would have been named some variant of "viper" if there weren't trademark issues.

[gundamaniac]

A....Vyperco, if you will? :p