How does Spyderco make those blade holes?

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David Williams

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Just curious. Does Spyderco use an EDM type process or is it just plain old drilling? Does anybody have to pay Spyderco a royalty for thumbstuds?

Also, is there an official name for the blade design on knives like the Military, Delica, Endura other than modified clip point? They're unique and distinctive enough to warrant a trademarked name IMHO.

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Good question, I always figured they were punched on a press,.... as drilling would take more time. I've punched case hardened stainless steel as thick as 5/8" on a 750 ton press.
 
Laser cutter...

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David - Both Excalibur and Dex are correct. Some are stamped and then reamed (drilled). Some are lazer cut and then reamed.

No one pays us royalties for thumb studs. We did not develop those.

sal
 
I thought the hole was proprietary. I thought BM had to get a license from you to use them. guess not
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[This message has been edited by Mitchell (edited 10 August 1999).]
 
There seems to be some confusion. The round hole is proprietary. The little holes needed to secure a thumbstud, holes that don't pass all the way through the blade, and holes of other shapes aren't. I think that some companies pay royalties for non-round holes (e.g. Timberline with its Spyderco-designed Special Service folder, Gerber with the EZ-Out) but I may just be confusing this with other royalty agreements they have with Spyderco for pocket clips, serrations, etc.

Spyderco also offers to license the hole to private makers for a very reasonable price.

In short, Spyderco holds rights to the king of one-hander methods (and a number of other parts of the "modern" folder), but not to every one-hander method like studs, discs, etc.

I hope that clears things up. I'm not associated with Spyderco in any way, so I hope I haven't mucked any of this up
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-Drew
 
Thanx Drew. Benchmade pays royalties for the use of the round hole. They are the only company that we have provided this license to.
sal
 
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