Spyderco Spyker?!?

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thebladeguy

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Anybody seen it? The blade looks just like a BM Skirmish! Interesting. Anybody have one yet? I wonder how it would compare to the Mini Skirmish.

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thebladeguy said:
Anybody seen it? The blade looks just like a BM Skirmish! Interesting.
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Uh, not really. The blade is far more akin to the Ken Onion Bump (also a Kershaw production model). The Skirmish has a slight recurve with a sweeping belly/tip. The Bump/SpyKer has a drastic recurve with an almost wharncliffe tip.
 
Since the SpyKer is a Spyderco/Kershaw collaboration, which means Ken Onion's involvement, the resemblance to his designs is quite reasonable.

Seems a nice knife if you like recurve blades, which I do not. :(
 
Why don't you like recurves? Is it just the look of the knife because I think they perform extremely well? The only thing I don't like about the Spyker is the writing on the blade, it would appeal to me much more if they got rid of that.
 
I have one. The feel of the knife is excellent. I love the materials, the build quality, and the solid liner lock. I would like it more however if it were a true recurve. It's really two blades in one, with a straight wharncliffe up front and and a deep curve behind, and theres not a very smooth transition between the two. But, I'm sure thats what Ken Onion wanted in the design. I think it looks very futuristic overall. The big SpyKer on the blade needs to go, that's my only complaint.
 
I'm sure it's a great knife, but I'm done with liner locks for a while. There are too many other great choices out there now.
 
Laceration said:
Why don't you like recurves? Is it just the look of the knife because I think they perform extremely well? The only thing I don't like about the Spyker is the writing on the blade, it would appeal to me much more if they got rid of that.
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I don't have much use for that much belly and keeping them sharp is a bother that I would just as soon avoid. It may be a small bother, but I don't need more bothers in my life than I already have.
 
The Bump and the SpyKer are cutting machines! There are lots of useful cutting areas on the blade. The sharp tip for fine detailed cutting, the front flat for push cuts, the recurve for power cutting. The blade is so useful it is like having several blades in the same knife.

As far as sharpening the recurve, get a Spyderco Sharpmaker. I use it to sharpen all my knives, not just the recurves. Other than being recurves I see little similarity between the Mini Skirmish and the SpyKer.
 
When I handled this knife, I wanted it. I have a Bump and the Spyker is a good companion to it. I just couldn't get past that billboard size writing on the blade and handed it back with some regret. If they come out with one that doesn't have a billboard on it, I'm all over it.
 
Misque, take a gander at the new Spec Bump. CPM-154 steel (powdered 154CM), assisted opening, G10 scales. The Ti Bumps aren't very attractive IMO, but the Spec Bump looks very nice.
 
I used to think it an eye candy design, but once I EDC'ed it for a while I was surprised at how functional the blade shape is. It even redeemed hollow grinds for me.
 
The ti handled Kershaw Bump is one of the slickest production knives out there, also one of the best values. Try one you won't be sorry.
 
Misque, take a gander at the new Spec Bump. CPM-154 steel (powdered 154CM), assisted opening, G10 scales. The Ti Bumps aren't very attractive IMO, but the Spec Bump looks very nice.
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Yeah, I had this one on my screen while looking thru New Graham's site and almost pulled the trigger on it, but I have to think about it some more. I'm a bit leary of that new lock on it, to be honest. The location of it seems kind of out of place to me. I guess it's just too new of a concept for me right now.

I am curious about it but I think I'll wait till the jury is in on it.
 
misque said:
I'm a bit leary of that new lock on it, to be honest. The location of it seems kind of out of place to me. I guess it's just too new of a concept for me right now.
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The Stud Lock works great! I highly recommend it.

It was not intuitive for the first two days. Now it is one of my favorite locks. It is the perfect lock to work with a flipper or an assisted opener. The lock slows down the blade when it is almost all the way open and engages quietly. A good work to describe the lock is subtle as in "arranged in an ingenious and elaborate way". It is inconspicuous and quiet. It is so quiet it does not bother my wife when play with it! :thumbup:
 
I don't see any resemblance to the Skirmish myself, sorry. But it has Ken Onion's distinctive touch and Spyderco's functionality. :)
 
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