Old Spydies from Seki

Nice.
Nothing wrong with the oldies. I use AUS8 delica clipit(combo) on a regular basis.
Thanks
Mitch
 
C297F96B-7FAB-41B8-B29F-C9110553040D.jpeg Your welcome Sal. I can still remember how excited I was going into the store where I bought them. I had a “thing” for really small knives and these were really different and beautiful. They were way too nice to put on a key chain so they didn’t see any pocket time. I wish I had saved the boxes. Here’s another one with a clip I haven’t seen on the street.
 
Has no clip, so pocket sheath I made years ago.

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Some oldies from the ole' Bucket (if these work...):

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Technically not Spyders, but close cousins from Seki ;)

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Check the date on this: :cool:
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I dragged out my old hollow ground Endura...with molded in plastic clip.
The blade is marked G-2 Stainless! It is dull. Time for some TLC with the
sharpmaker.
 
I hope someone can tell me what kind of steel was used to make the 5 miniature knives I posted pictures of at the start of this thread.
I bought them in the 80s. The only say Spyderco on one side and Seki on the other.
Thanks for any help IDing that blade steel.
 
my old seki endura was one of the first that used vg-10 and labels it as such on the blade ... but I can't for the life of me remember if it's the 3 or what
 
Hi David,

The "Spyder Keys" later called "Hummingbirds" were AUS-8. Make by a Seki maker named Nakamura. He made most of the early Kershaw models., along with Moki.

Cistercian,

The steel was "Gingami 1" by Hitachi, but the maker wouldn't let us use the name because at the time it was promised to another maker. We called it G-2 Which stood for "Good-Shit-Also" and we gave the chemical composition as there was no American equivalent.

SpyderPhreack,

Some originals for sure. The Outdoor Edge was made by David Bloch. We made his prototypes for him while he was still in school (School of Mines).

sal
 
Sal Glesser said:
SpyderPhreack,

Some originals for sure. The Outdoor Edge was made by David Bloch. We made his prototypes for him while he was still in school (School of Mines).

sal
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Sal, yeah, those two were given to me by David himself. They were a thank you gift for helping with his little booth in the corner of the Diawa reel booth I was working in, during one of the International Sportsman's Expo shows in Denver in '91 or '92. (Think I might have told you that before?)

The Endura was purchased at the Pace membership warehouse (maybe Price Club at the time, I don't recall for sure) off of Quincy and Wadsworth (now a Costco) way back in the very early 90's. I broke the tip off being a stupid teenager, and you guys fixed it for me. It now sports a Delica-length blade, lol. I carried that knife throughout high school at Green Mountain.
 
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Thanks again Sal. Spyderco Keys make perfect sense as they look like the perfect size for a key chain. I’m glad I didn’t destroy the beauty of the build by letting them get banged around in a pocket! The pictures were taken in a safe deposit private room and don’t do them justice.
 
That’s excellent SpyderPhreak! Spyderco deserves it. Sal has a long and rich history of contributions to the world of blades. Spydies were first blades to grab my attention and I’m still buying them (when the warden allows) LOL.

The PM2 red M390 is my current EDC. Love it
 
I noticed they Wiki) had no designer for the SpyderKeys / Hummingbirds. They were all my designs.

sal
 
Sal Glesser said:
Hi David,

The "Spyder Keys" later called "Hummingbirds" were AUS-8. Make by a Seki maker named Nakamura. He made most of the early Kershaw models., along with Moki.

Cistercian,

The steel was "Gingami 1" by Hitachi, but the maker wouldn't let us use the name because at the time it was promised to another maker. We called it G-2 Which stood for "Good-Shit-Also" and we gave the chemical composition as there was no American equivalent.

SpyderPhreack,

Some originals for sure. The Outdoor Edge was made by David Bloch. We made his prototypes for him while he was still in school (School of Mines).

sal
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Hi Sal and thank you for the info on the steel! I remember when I first saw
your knives and was struck by the unorthodox appearance with the big hole.
I asked to try the Endura and after opening it a few times I thought it was
a brilliant innovation and bought it. I wish I had saved the box! They were
different then...mostly white with black logo...maybe there was some yellow?

I don't recall. But I loved the design and have been a customer ever since. I think
I paid a bit over 30 dollars for it...a giant bargain! I lost a second one that had a
removable clip. And replaced it with an Endura 4 full flat ground which is epic.
All were light, handy, easy to open, and a giant bargain.

I am glad I found you guys early on and am pleased to be a supporter.

You make great products Sal and they have been a joy to use for years!
Such a pleasure to safely open such a big blade with one hand...
Thank you!
 
Sal Glesser said:
I noticed they Wiki) had no designer for the SpyderKeys / Hummingbirds. They were all my designs.
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Now it specifies your name as designer.:)

Over the years each time you gave a "designer statement" we included it also in Spydiewiki, but there are still gaps, like Spur, Cricket, Dyad, Dyad Jr, only to name a few. It is a never ending task and keeps me in top shape ... ;)
 
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