Spyderco Maddox information

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jmknife

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I looked in my local dealer's catalog this week and saw a picture of this new knife. My wife has very limited use of her right hand and always faces a challenge cutting things in the kitchen or at restaurants. She has trained everyone she normally eats with to cut her food for her, but every once in a while she has dinner with an untrained person who doesn't understand the procedure. She has a knife specifically designed for handicapped usage, but it doesn't work very well. The Maddox looks like exactly what she needs. Does anyone have a ship date and a price for this knife. It would certainly help out my wife. I asked my dealer to go ahead an order one, but he didn't know when it could ship or how much it might cost.

Since I have to do all the cutting and cooking, it would help me out also.

Thanks,

Jmknife
 
If it's in the dealer catalog already, is there any chance we could see some images here?

I have no need for this knife personally, but I'm intrigued by the concept. And I think it's great Spyderco's willing to pursue such a narrow market (but a product that'll be extremely useful within that market).

And While we're at it, pics of the Dodo'd be great, too... :D
 
Words are not a good way to describe this knife. It has a vertical handle and a cresent shaped blade. Think about carrying a candle in your hand. You would use the same kind of grip with this knife. You can cut by normal slicing, by pushing down or by rocking the knife back and forth. For people with limited mobility in their hand, one of these methods might be easier than another. My wife can do the rocking motion fairly well, but normal slicing is much more difficult.

The design of a knife like this is more complicated than you might think. How easy is it for us to get cut playing with our knifes? Add in some coordination difficulty and perhaps lack of feeling in the hand, and any kind of sharp instrument can become a serious danger. How do you design something that cuts well, but doesn't represent a danger to the person using it? That is one reason I am so excited about this knife. It looks like a useful tool that avoids some of the common dangers of regular knives.

I hope this helps until we can get a regular picture.
 
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