Purple

[WA Martin]

Steve -

My wife likes purple. I saw in the 2009 Spyderco catalog that they will offer a purple Ladybug 3. Alas, not until sometime in 2009.

Would it be possible to "rehandle" any of Spyderco's knives in a purple material. The catalog says the Ladybug handle is made of FRN which the glossary says is fiberglass reinforced nylon. Also mentions this is injected into a mold.....

My wife is not a knife knut and works for the state so would need an extremely sheeple friendly blade if I get her one. Blades that might fit that definition are the Ladybug 3, Lava, Polywog, Leafstorm, the Urban something and another one I can't find right now.

Personally I think the Lava would be ideal, if it could be rehandled in something purple. Do they make purple G-10? Do you ever do this kind of work?

 

[STR]

I've never shopped for purple G10 so I really don't know if its out there or not. I've matched up a couple of those Purple BenchMade folders with purple low rider clips but thats the extent of my 'purple experience' so to speak.

I'll look around and see what I can find. If I can find it I can certainly direct you to it to get enough to do the Lava. That would be the one to do I think. I personally really like that folder and most find it to be a great city knife. Woman really like it too from what I've gathered.

STR

 

[STR]

Finally tracked down that pic I was thinking of. Took me long enough. Anyway, this folder belonged to a gal as I recall and she wanted a matching low rider clip which I made to order close as I could get it.

STR

 

[DelrinFred]

WA,
Personally, I like the Spyderco Kiwi. Just bought one for my grand-daughter. The current version comes in carbon fiber polymer which can probably be removed and replaced with something of an appropriate color.