is anyone but me excited for the domino?

Just got mine. It's amazing. Now I can't wait to get a Southard. I already owned a few of the Sage series and the Gayle Bradley. The Domino takes it up a notch.
 
ToxicBot11 said:
I would put my Taiwan made Sage 1 up against anything made in a US factory..
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And honestly for the Taiwan factory, the Sage's are middle of the road average quality imo. They are all nice and near perfect, but something about the Bradley, Zulu, and Southard is above and beyond. I suspect the Domino will be in that category with its bearing design. I also suspect my perception is very much dependent on particular examples, but across the board the Bradley and Southard really are something special according to the masses.
 
I had a sage 1 and the spydey hole tore up my thumb... far and away the sharpest hole out of all of my spyderco's.
 
nccole said:
And honestly for the Taiwan factory, the Sage's are middle of the road average quality imo. They are all nice and near perfect, but something about the Bradley, Zulu, and Southard is above and beyond. I suspect the Domino will be in that category with its bearing design. I also suspect my perception is very much dependent on particular examples, but across the board the Bradley and Southard really are something special according to the masses.
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Don't forget the Techno! I have a Domino on the way, too! And I'm super excited!
 
From what I've seen and heard, the Navaja is up there in quality too. I don't like the design though. The Vallotton is very nice as well.
What you call a sharp opening hole on the Sage series, I would call crisp. Doesn't irritate my thumb.
 
You want really sharp Spydie holes try the Tuff. I'm thinking it was done intentionally perhaps for gloved thumbs.
 
RamZar said:
You want really sharp Spydie holes try the Tuff. I'm thinking it was done intentionally perhaps for gloved thumbs.
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I have to agree with you there! It's the only spydie hole that ripped part of the top of my thumb nail off trying to flick it open. I now only use my middle finger on my right hand to flip it open or I two hand open it.

I just got the techno today and so far I love it. It would be even better with a choil/flipper to protect from slipping onto the blade. ;)

Love the Southard.

Getting one of my dominos this weekend so I'm stoked for that :)
 
The ETA on my Domino is Saturday. GPK sent it USPS First Class snail mail. :(

Southard is my favorite Spyderco. Can't wait to compare it with the Domino.

My favorite manual Spyderco is the Bradley. Talk about overbuilt! It's like Para2 on steroids! You pay a price in weight.

I'd like to see a mano e mano: Bradley vs. Tuff.
 
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RamZar said:
Domino back in stock at BladeHQ.
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I had convinced myself a few hours ago that I was just going to wait on this one since buying from BladeHQ also entails sales tax as a UT resident. However; if this knife is anything like the Southard, it will be sold out for weeks on end with no ETA. Sooo, long story short, a minty Citadel will hit the classifieds soon to keep the wife happy.

I blame you RamZar! :grumpy:
 
Mine came, it's solidly likable, if you like Spyderco's bulky handle style it may even be more loved than the Southard for this reason, at least with Spyderco diehards. It does flip like a champ, and the F&F on mine is on a par with my Southard.

IMO, though, the Southard is superior by a large margin. I'll have to carry the Domino some to prove that out, but that's what it looks like, at least for me.

It is way prettier than a stock Southard, though. The black check scale is really nice looking.
 
Mine came in a day early. It looks, feels and flips great. Blade length perfect for legal carry here. The only minor gripe I have is that the blade is too wide. If it was slimmer the whole folder would have a slimmer profile not unlike the Southard. Here's a picture alongside a few other Spydies (top to bottom): Southard, Domino, Bradley and Para2. Unfair that the Southard and Para2 don't have their CF scales on.

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I got mine today and honestly Im in love. It completely fills the "spydie" void that couldnt be filled with a southard. The satin finish is exceptional. The "carbon glass weave laminated g10 that cant ever be referred to as carbon fiber" scale really needs to be seen in person to appreciated. It looks kinda odd in pictures almost like a weird plastic like scale with a cnc pattern carved into it but that is actually the pattern of the weave and its amazing in person. Overall its another home run for spyderco IMHO. And its going to be sad to see other knives that wont be getting much attention now that I have it. My only gripe is I remember and miss the days when you would get a sheath or a pouch with a knife even if it had a clip.
 
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