I wish Spyderco would stop putting hole in their fixed blades.

bearfacedkiller - great pics :thumbup:

Finally some value to an otherwise complete non-issue thread, as others have touched upon.

PS Squirrels are just rats with better PR:D
 
Stays Sharp said:
Coming from Sal himself, it is done for Spyderco to maintain their trademark as an actual TRADE MARK and not just a patent or idea as a form of FUNCTION. The hole IS the trademark.
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Did no one else read this comment? It makes the most since if its a true trademark then it would have to be on every knife. Then the remark about it having to deal with structural integrity its a very small hole. Cross contamination with food would be a real thing but not a big deal since the hole are always close to or above the ricasso. Except you Spyderco Puukko Why Do You Do This to us, i would buy the hell out of you if the hole was next to the bloster.
 
bearfacedkiller said:
That was after boning an elk out 3 miles in the woods, after backpacking the almost 300 pounds of meat back to my truck in four trips, after making another trip in for my camping gear, after driving the 5 hours home, after spending most of two days processing and vacuum sealing, after going back to work for a few days and then finally after unpacking all my hunting gear and trying to get it all cleaned up. I usually keep my knives much much cleaner than that but a solo backpacking elk hunt is a ton of work for one person and it took a while to get to it. It was one of the best hunting trips of my life. :D
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Now that is some work. Dang. Nicely done, in that case.
 
The small hole takes nothing away from the blade. I use my aquasalt daily for work in an actual hard use environment, not the bladeforums version of hard use (i used my hinderer to bust a zip tie, omg hard use). My serrations are nonexistent, just a wavy pain edge at this point. Its been to 5 different countries and is my favorite knife of all time. I also own a southfork and the hole doesn't hinder it at all. The hole looks good and should stay on their fixed blades.
 
IMO it would have been a nice user option for Spyderco to incorporate the trademark holes in the fixed blade models to be functional as a forward lanyard hole similar to BladeSports designs.

The hole would need to be located closer to the handle than on fixed-blade Spyderco models I have used.

Few pic examples of forward lanyard holes:

Lanyard hole as close to hand as possible.






Forward lanyard in use. This one appears to be through the scale fastener (chain-ring style fastener I imagine). Image however illustrates forward lanyard in heavy use application.


The use of forward lanyard is not just for heavy chopping and a safety retention (just in case of loss of grip in use scenario). In general, when using a forward lanyard you can open your hand and the weight of the blade will push the handle up to the hand (obviously this only applies to knives that have a forward balance point).

In general, I am in the camp that would prefer the holes were not there (aesthetically, etc., if it's not functional it's wasted time & money to include). However, it's really not that big of a deal in my mind (does not keep me from buying and using).

Regards,
 
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The ARK design always incorporated the hole. Sam even puts it on his handmade ones (with Spyderco's permission, of course). I think the Rock Salt is another Spyderco design which naturally incorporates the Spyderhole.

John
 
Spectre said:
The ARK design always incorporated the hole. Sam even puts it on his handmade ones (with Spyderco's permission, of course). I think the Rock Salt is another Spyderco design which naturally incorporates the Spyderhole.

John
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The ramp on the ARK is essential for safely holding such a small blade. The hole in there fits very well and since it's in the ramp and not the main blade there's no way it would negatively impact structural integrity.
 
Hey Spey,

We were using our trademark hole in fixed blades before the "forward lanyard" was used in the cutting competition. We even used the hole as a forward lanyard on the Jumpmaster. I introduced this concept to Warren Osbourne at the Guild Show in a discussion with Warren and Scott Devanna. I told Warren that I noticed in the competition that the guys were continually adjusting their grip and if they tied a line to a hole in the from of the handle, they could avoid this problem. I even showed him the Jumpmaster to illustrate the point. We also used it as a forward lanyard on the Schempp fixed blade.

sal
 
Sal,

Thank you for the reply. I always enjoy reading your replies, especially the one's of historic information. You have been a most excellent ambassador of the industry.

THANKS !

Regards,
 
I'd be proud to see a Phil Wilson Shelter Cove fillet knife with a hole in it. :D Be glad to fill it with blood and guts.
 
I think too many people underestimate just how strong steel is. If you manage to break the knife at the hole... you were abusing it.
You'd be better served with a hatchet.
 
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