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Another run of Whale Rescue blade is needed.

Here is a recent example of a modified Spyderco Salt blade standing in:

https://www.instagram.com/noaasanctuari ... bUo3HvNjm/

None have been available in the retail chain for years, and there are other uses besides the eponymous one. Equipping anti-bomb robots, for example.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/nee ... e.1794915/

In Magnacut.

I’m kinda surprised they didn’t make it a “made to order” offering, especially given its usage. Even if they required you to buy more than one of them at a time.

this is one of those blades i've never had a use for and just missed them when they went out of stock for good. i'd love to have one just to have one.

I would definitely buy a few. I just missed them also and I've regretted not buying a couple when I had the chance. They would get a lot of use in my world!

LC200N please. I’ll take 2

They are cool, but I don’t need one personally. For those who actually rescue entangled whales, this tool is a godsend.

Knife Knut wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:40 pm

Another run of Whale Rescue blade is needed.

Here is a recent example of a modified Spyderco Salt blade standing in:

https://www.instagram.com/noaasanctuari ... bUo3HvNjm/

None have been available in the retail chain for years, and there are other uses besides the eponymous one. Equipping anti-bomb robots, for example.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/nee ... e.1794915/

NOAA has several of the Whale Rescue Blades. I know because I worked with them (Edited to clarify, I worked with them as their contact here at Spyderco). What's shown in the video on Instagram is known as the Flying Knife. They serve different purposes. The Flying Knife is used typically when the whale is still in motion. The Whale Rescue Blade is typically used when the whale is more stationary, and they can get the blade under the material that's entangling the whale.

Kristi

That's very cool! Thanks for sharing your expertise. I've worked support for whale researchers but I've never been involved in a rescue like that.

SchoonerBum wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:05 pm

That's very cool! Thanks for sharing your expertise. I've worked support for whale researchers but I've never been involved in a rescue like that.

Neither have I, but we (Spyderco) were and are honored to do our part to support their work. Talk about dedicated people - they're truly something special in all the best ways.

Kristi

I don’t have a noble purpose, I just want to make a modified machete.

Hi Fireman,

So what you want is a Spyderco Machete? With teeth?

sal
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"When you go to buy a drill, you don't want a drill. What you want is a hole. Keep sight of the goal".

sal wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:01 pm

So what you want is a Spyderco Machete? With teeth?

that would be super cool.

ladybug93 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:25 pm

sal wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:01 pm

So what you want is a Spyderco Machete? With teeth?

that would be super cool.

A Spyderco Machete WOULD be cool indeed, but with teeth?! .. even I as an SE guy think Sal was rather kidding with the "teeth" part - ?! (unless those teeth are perhaps on the spine, additionally to the main Machete chopping plain edge on the "business" side of the blade...)

Wartstein wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:02 pm

ladybug93 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:25 pm

sal wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:01 pm

So what you want is a Spyderco Machete? With teeth?

that would be super cool.

A Spyderco Machete WOULD be cool indeed, but with teeth?! .. even I as an SE guy think Sal was rather kidding with the "teeth" part - ?! (unless those teeth are perhaps on the spine, additionally to the main Machete chopping plain edge on the "business" side of the blade...)

i'll take a 3mm machete in hollow ground h2 with se.

sal wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:01 pm

Hi Fireman,

So what you want is a Spyderco Machete? With teeth?

sal
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"When you go to buy a drill, you don't want a drill. What you want is a hole. Keep sight of the goal".

In a word, yes. Put a machete style handle on it and it will be a useful tool that will be a more efficient cutter of grasses and some shrubs. I will be happy to help with the testing It could make a good agricultural knife for harvesting lettuces, broccoli, cauliflower etcetera. Here in California we grow a lot of vegetables that are still hand harvested.

It especially would be good if the serrations were canted off towards the handle as to grip the fibers better. LC200N would be my choice of steel.

Wartstein wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:02 pm

ladybug93 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:25 pm

sal wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:01 pm

So what you want is a Spyderco Machete? With teeth?

that would be super cool.

A Spyderco Machete WOULD be cool indeed, but with teeth?! .. even I as an SE guy think Sal was rather kidding with the "teeth" part - ?! (unless those teeth are perhaps on the spine, additionally to the main Machete chopping plain edge on the "business" side of the blade...)

A plain edge on the convex side and serrated on the concave side would be advantageous in a machete form. People would go ape over that. I’ll take 2. ZA larpers would be the largest demographic




Needs a different handle but you can see how this could be useful

I have to admit that I would love a 12 inch salt-series machete, but maybe separate from the Whale Rescue Blade. I’d buy both.

Has Spyderco ever released an actual machete?? I'd be very interested, use my Kershaw Camp 10 all the time. Would love a Spyderco!