Regular Production CruWear?

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The resellers are going to disagree but why doesn't Spyderco just start making regular production models in Cruwear? They always sell the sprints/exclusives as fast as they can stock them and there are plenty more exotic steels out there to make new sprints from.

I for one would definitely buy several already regular production models in this steel.
 
i often wonder if they are regular production would everyone run out to buy them. i think limited and exclusive have some bearing on them selling out often times....but depends on the steel and the knife model.

s110v models make me think this way. i dont own a s110v military yet cause i can always grab one later when no more sprints to grab, etc. do own a s110v pm2 though.

that said i really like cruwear in military and pm2 i have. so id likely buy if i didnt own and they were regular production.
 
Spyderco do a great job in taking care of steel junkies and offer some of the best steels around in production models like s110v and maxamet. I like that some steels arnt used in regular production, its nice to be able to get something a bit different occasionally.
 
I agree with the O.P. - cruwear seems like it would be a good regular offering. I already buy all the models that get offered in it :)
I'm a big fan of M4, 4V, and S90V too, but I'm ok with those being limited to exclusives and sprints.
 
I want every usa knife offered in every steel possible so i can own them all, put myself in a bathtub and drown myself in them.
Sorry. Anyway
Its a good question.
How does Spyderco choose what steel goes into production and sprints? Whats the reasoning? The thought process? Or is it a coin toss? Or is it all part of their plan. To slowly suck us in, make us sweat, drool and crave for more...
 
I LOVE Cruwear. It isn't the best at anything but it isn't bad at anything. A well balanced steel in my opinion. I welcome more of it. :)

I think there is room to make a specific model in Cruwear. Something toughish. The Shaman has a very sturdy grind compared to many models and Cruwear could have been a good choice for a standard issue steel in that model in my opinion.

I wouldn't expect it as a steel that is offered in multiple models but it could be the standard steel in a specific model.
 
I think catch one is price. That has some effect.

The biggest catch to this though is the corrosion resistance. Stainless steel is what Joe 12-Pack wants and if he get's a cru wear blade it's going to get a patina or rust and he'll freak out.
 
I have carried my Cruwear Military a lot and while it is not supposed to be stainless I can't tell. The modest chromium content hints at a less stainless knife yet even after doing tons of food prep and gardening with it it has not stained at all. I even put it in a glass of white vinegar for a couple of hours and saw no change at all. I cannot explain it considering I have had knives with more chromium stain much more but that is my observation after considerable use. I have had S30V rust easier than Cruwear. :confused:
 
bearfacedkiller said:
I have carried my Cruwear Military a lot and while it is not supposed to be stainless I can't tell. The modest chromium content hints at a less stainless knife yet even after doing tons of food prep and gardening with it it has not stained at all. I even put it in a glass of white vinegar for a couple of hours and saw no change at all. I cannot explain it considering I have had knives with more chromium stain much more but that is my observation after considerable use. I have had S30V rust easier than Cruwear. :confused:
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I've noticed the same with my CruWear Manix. CTS-XHP stains easier than CruWear, which is nuts haha.

Now I can't say I've truly tested it, just your average day use, but hot damn I'm really impressed with how well it's standing up to oxidation.

I remember seeing a video where a guy left one of Spyderco's CruWear offerings stuck inside a lemon for an hour straight without even a hint of discoloration.
 
"How does Spyderco choose what steel goes into production and sprints? Whats the reasoning? The thought process?"

Sal is a knife and steel enthusiast and the search for performance is one of the reasons he began his own company. I believe he was a forger at the beginning of his knife making career. It's fair to say he knows what he likes in knives and steel and applies that when selecting. I would imagine practicality has to be in the process too. Some steel foundries are easier to get steel from and follow that up with heat treating advice and recommendations. It only follows the availability factor needs to be there.

He knows his customers pretty well too, IMO. He listens and interacts on the forums pretty well and will ask the forums what steels they are interested in. There are threads devoted to this going back over a decade. I'm not sure at what point he became more willing to stretch out his and his companies neck making sprints but it seems to have worked out well as far as I'm concerned. I'm not the accountant though. I just know how much of a PITA it is to actually land some of these hotter sprints.

It's tougher to pin down which of the steels he prefers as he keeps those comments mostly to himself and lets the customers decide if they like a product. He has stated a few times though that he likes certain steel and made that/those sprints so he would have some along with the other ones that like a certain steel but he has never hyped one type of steel over another nor spoken badly about ones like I do ( 440C ...:) )

Joe
 
The Mastiff said:
...I believe he was a forger at the beginning of his knife making career...
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Yes, a forger* from very early on...

*and not the kind that lifts other folks' signatures, btw ;):p

And Cruwear is my favorite Spyder-steel...tool steel attributes that's rust-resistant enough for my mundane uses...which equates into the best of both worlds for me...

Thanks Sal for making this steel "mainstream" <for us Spyderco users, at least>
 
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