Sal, Are we going to see any micarta colors other than black?

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David Reidling

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Sal, I really like it that your company has started offering micarta handles, but do you have any plans to begin offering colors other than the basic black. Not looking for the rainbow, but how about green and maybe red for certain models.

Dave
 
Dave - We've offerred Micarta on models a number of times in the past 12 years or so. It has some disadvantages with liner locks but we'll use it here and there for lock backs or embellshment.

We're not afraid of colors in Micarta, but the volume necessary to make a run of a special color means a fairly high volume piece. Always a question.

sal
 
I just read this right after Clay's thread about colors where someone mentioned burgundy and teal dyads. Burgundy or teal micarta (more of a sheen than zytel) would be absolutely breathtaking on something like a Dragonfly.

Some time back Sal had a thread asking for actual comments by women on what they would like in a knife. Among the most frequent answers were "small" "non-threatening" "non-serrated" with "nice colors" somewhere up in the list. The garish hot-pink of the recent batch of serrated Delicas doesn't make it, IMHO. Something like burgundy, teal or purple (very popular color these days) micarta on a plain-edge Dragonfly or Navigator (or even Pegasus) would meet virtually all of the most common items on the wish list from the women who responded (in person or through SO's who do participate in the forum. I'd buy several. I might even manage to get my wife to carry a knife if it were something like that. My sister and niece would definitely get those as presents!

We've had this discussion many times about how "black is the most popular" and "serrated outsells plain" but all of that relates to the people who have always been buying the knives. If you want to reach out to a new market and put more knives in the hands (and handbags) of women, who have not traditionally been knife users (except in the kitchen), then a bit of adventurousness is required. A high-quality (i.e., Spyderco quality) small knife (and who does them better?) with a plain edge (airport friendly, too) and a nice color with a real sheen (as you can get with micarta) would be a bold step.

And in case my writing was too unclear: I'd like it too!


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Paul Neubauer
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Paul - Thanx for the input and the kind words. Colors are always a consideration. "Guessing" which color on which model is the challenge. Having to "close out" a slow selling model is always appreciated by ELU (like the G-10 Standard), but they are actually a loss for Spyderco.

It's always a tough call. Forumites help, but do not actually purchase enough product to handle a minimum run. Witness the BF Native and the Gray Matriarch. Expensive lessons.

sal
 
Originally posted by Sal Glesser:
It's always a tough call. Forumites help, but do not actually purchase enough product to handle a minimum run. Witness the BF Native and the Gray Matriarch. Expensive lessons.
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Give it another year, Sal. At the rate this place is growing, even 10% of its members buying would be a significant run.
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iktomi
 
Burgundy would probably be the choice. Soft, dark, formal; not too extreme, not garish.

Ewok: Where??? Love to get my hand on one!! Have long wanted a Jess Horn, and a burgundy one would thrill me to pieces!! (Didn't know there was such an animal!)

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