Spyderco Domino

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alexa83

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Hi guys,

I have had the pleasure to receive the Domino from Spyderco, a few months ago.
In these months I have had the opportunity to carry and use it, and here my review.

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The Spyderco's Domino, depicted on the cover of the 2014 catalogue as a top product, is characterized by a blade of 80 mm length and 3 mm thick, made with full-flat grind and with the classical leaf shaped blade.This design, developed and perfected by Spyderco, makes the knife very versatile for a variety of applications.

The steel used is the CTS-XHP, a Carpenter's special alloy, made by powder metallurgy (sintering). It is an alloy with a high content of carbon and chromium that has excellent edge retention, a corrosion resistance equivalent to that of 440C but it can attain a maximum hardness of 64 HRC, approaching that of D2 tool steel.

The Domino is the second Spyderco folding knife to feature the practical flipper opening system, inspired by the one made by Kit Carson.
The blade opening is surprisingly smooth, thanks to the replacement of traditional washers with specially designed ball bearings . This technological innovation, recently introduced in most valuable folding knives, drastically reduces the friction of the moving parts.

The Reeve Integral Lock - RIL- mechanism (named after the inventor Chris Reeve), commonly referred to as frame-lock, is made by an integral titanium frame and ensures a high resistance to the blade stuck open; in addition a steel insert has been applied to the frame that serves as an interface with the locking mechanism.

The handle is made on one side with a sturdy stonewashed titanium frame, and on the other side with a relatively thinner liner, also made of titanium, on which has been applied a scale made of carbon fiber laminated - black G10 (a composite material made of fiber glass and epoxy resin), which has a very original cubic texture.

To carry the knife in the best way possible, the Domino comes with a sturdy and functional pocket clip , matte black, that can be placed in 4 configurations (ambidextrous tip-up / tip down).

Here the complete review and also a video

www.knives-reviews.eu/reviews/english/reviews/spyderco-en/domino-spyderco.html

I hope you like it!
Thank you in advance
 
Thanks for the review. Did you use the knife "hard" in anyway? Was there any chipping or did this hard steel hold up OK?

One suggestion, post the whole review here. I'd bet you'd get more comments, especially since you show the innards of the knife.
 
Thank you Brownshoe and Magnumfloyd!

brownshoe said:
Thanks for the review. Did you use the knife "hard" in anyway? Was there any chipping or did this hard steel hold up OK?
One suggestion, post the whole review here. I'd bet you'd get more comments, especially since you show the innards of the knife.
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No, I did not use the knife in hard way, I used it as an EDC, for general purpose. But I have verified that the lock system (although with a frame lock was pretty obvious) resists to a 35 kg load strength. This is because the average force that a man is able to exert (while maintaining the position of the arm in a certain way) is about 33 kg strength.
For the steel chipping, I've had no problems. Someone had it?
I did not write the value of the hardness that has been treated the steel (on review is written the maximum value obtained with that type of steel).
From what I could ascertain, the heat treatment was not carried out to obtain so high hardness. The knife has lost the sharpen edge evenly and more easily than I expected.

Thanks for the suggestion. I have not posted the entire review here, because it is very long and I did not want to bore you. :D
 
Oh it was not boring and would not bother people here, they like details. I have not heard of any problems with the steel, just wondering about your experiences.
 
I enjoyed your review Alexa and look forward to reading others. I love reading knife reviews especially when they are written by people with a firm grasp of the English language. Unfortunately well written reviews are not always easy to find. I would love a Domino but living in Australia makes that almost impossible. I thought your photos were very impressive too. Well done.
 
Dave64 said:
I enjoyed your review Alexa and look forward to reading others. I love reading knife reviews especially when they are written by people with a firm grasp of the English language. Unfortunately well written reviews are not always easy to find. I would love a Domino but living in Australia makes that almost impossible. I thought your photos were very impressive too. Well done.
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Thank you very much Dave! I really enjoyed your words.
Why it is impossible to have Domino in Australia? There's no Spyderco's distributors or online store?
Or there are problems from legal point of view with flipper opening system?
 
Importation issues. It's a gamble even with unassisted openers. I managed to import one flipper even though it was only a cheap Chinese model. I'm not prepared to risk losing $200.00 if the Customs Official declares it a "flick knife' which is illegal in Australia.
 
I understood ...
Even in Italy Customs Officers have a lot of imagination ...
But generally, when they say stupid things, it's good to make them in contact with the police department, so they can explain them what are the local laws about knives... :D
 
You're right. It might be worth speaking to the police department. Australian Customs are Federal though so they work independently from the police from what I understand. I wouldn't mind so much if the laws were just CLEAR. Oh well. It's nice to know there are some Italians with good taste in knives. I rent a house with an Italian guy. Great mate but could not be less interested in knives. Thank God for Forums like this though.
 
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