Request For Mr. Glesser - SS Scales!

[Lee48]

Personal opinion only but based on experience.

I've owned only one Spyderco with a stainless handle, a Native. I gave it away. Hated it. Slippery handle with no ability to gain a decent grip with leverage for opening the knife one-handed. Couldn't hold onto it well when I did get it opened. Guy I gave it to loved it...at least for a little while. He no longer carries it either.

That has been the only disappointing Spyderco knife I've ever owned.

 

[dericdesmond]

I know I shouldn't be taking apart the knives, but sometimes it's useful in order to clean them out or tweak something.

You are right about the first part. As for it being useful, meh. NEVER in my 17 years of carrying/using a MANY spyderco have I EVER had a need to take one apart. Dish soap, water, a toothbrush, maybe a toothpick and compressed air, thats all you need. In addition to normal use I stack hundreds of pounds on some of my spydercos while also subjecting them to high temps during sheath making, still not a single issue. Resist your manly temptations and grant Mr Glessers request by not taking them apart :thumbup

 

[pope_face]

You are right about the first part. As for it being useful, meh. NEVER in my 17 years of carrying/using a MANY spyderco have I EVER had a need to take one apart. Dish soap, water, a toothbrush, maybe a toothpick and compressed air, thats all you need. In addition to normal use I stack hundreds of pounds on some of my spydercos while also subjecting them to high temps during sheath making, still not a single issue. Resist your manly temptations and grant Mr Glessers request by not taking them apart :thumbup

Haha, touche...

I'm sure I don't need to take them apart, but that doesn't mean I won't. I take apart everything... Knives, watches, computers, cars, stereos. Case in point: I took apart my Byrd the other day to give it a clean. Should I have? I doubt it. Was it necessary? Unlikely. Would I do it again? Definitely.

Either way, metal scales from Spyderco seems to be a moot point now... As The Deacon said, most of their new stuff with all-metal handles is already screwed together. It seems like I've just overlooked those models until now. I guess I'll just pick up a couple G-10 knives and see how they fare... If the polymer doesn't work out for me, I can always fabricate my own metal scales.

Now to wait for another G-10 sprint run of the Delica 4...

 

[mattmanyam]

Couple things to add...

1st, it was mentioned earlier in the thread, but I wanted to revisit, because it seems important to some in another discussion about the "pinned vs. screwed construction" debate... screw construction necessitates thicker handles, pinned allows slimmer handles.

2nd, the S.S. knives don't seem to be that popular, as I believe they all still have sabre ground blades, and haven't required another run since the FRN have been updated to FFG.

3rd, the engraver's, and the onlay specialists like Santa Fe Stoneworks and the Yellowhorse family like pinned S.S. for their work.

I don't currently have any S.S. spydies, but Someday I'll find a Yellowhorse that I can't live without...

 

[PayneTrain]

I love metal handles and would love to see more use of SS throughout the Spyderco line, but it seems I'm in the minority. Titanium and aluminum make for a good handle too, but stainless does have its advantages. I don't think it's a matter of simplifying the manufacturing process, but rather just lack of demand that keeps SS models limited.

I also like screw construction because I, like you, like the option to take things apart, warranty or not. That being said I do love how cleanly they grind down the pins to blend in with the rest of the handle. It took me a few minutes to find them on my Delica for the first time, when I just couldn't figure out how the damn thing was held together! Very nicely done, and I really like the look it achieves. So in that case, I'll take either.