Spyderco's First Traditional Knife

Right where the faster connects the blade to the 2 sides of the handle.
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If only there wasn't a giant tick carved into the handle. Otherwise it looks like a great tool to conduct emergency surgery with.
 
I get the hole near the pivot for trademark purposes, but what I don't get is the other hole near the tip of the blade.
 
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It is the opening method. Again, it was designed to be TSA approved last year(knife carry on planes remained prohibitied due to public outcry) so one of the guidelines was that it had to be two hand open not one hand like a modern folder with a Spyderhole or thumb stud. Why 'double dent' instead of nail nick? For one, we all know how Spyderco likes to do things different, and it's also a trademarked opening method they had before the Spyderhole came about.

...And yet again, it is not a hole. LMAO! Cmon guys. I'm just ignored or labeled mathematically inept. It's two dimples on both sides. Get the hole out of your heads :p
 
C'mon guys, don't ignore the man...he's trying to be helpful, even if he doesn't have any math teachers to thank, or was denied a Mensa membership; that said, Sal clarified the issue on his forum, and the verdict is one trademark mini hole, and a circular "double dent" for a nail nick.:thumbup:
 
I would say its a modern traditional, a little more on the modern side but a modern traditional none the less. Just my opinion.
It is very interesting though, like the blade shape.
 
Stays Sharp said:
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It is the opening method. Again, it was designed to be TSA approved last year(knife carry on planes remained prohibitied due to public outcry) so one of the guidelines was that it had to be two hand open not one hand like a modern folder with a Spyderhole or thumb stud. Why 'double dent' instead of nail nick? For one, we all know how Spyderco likes to do things different, and it's also a trademarked opening method they had before the Spyderhole came about.

...And yet again, it is not a hole. LMAO! Cmon guys. I'm just ignored or labeled mathematically inept. It's two dimples on both sides. Get the hole out of your heads :p
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I think the dimples' are spydercos version of a nail nick. I Kinda guess pinch it there to open like the easy open trad knives.
 
Not a traditional. Nontraditional blade. Nontraditional handle material. Hole + double dimple = Nontraditional.

CapitalizedLiving said:
If only there wasn't a giant tick carved into the handle. Otherwise it looks like a great tool to conduct emergency surgery with.
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And is it a tick? I always thought it was a megachigger.
 
Dr. Scott said:
Not a traditional. Nontraditional blade. Nontraditional handle material. Hole + double dimple = Nontraditional
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Yes, but it is a slip joint, has no clip, has no thumb stud, and insofar as handle material, it's traditional as well, a synthetic material. Just like knife steels on traditionals that have evolved from pure carbon, non-stainless, hand forged metals, to today's modern day super steels, synthetic handle materials have evolved as well, from gas emitting and highly corrosive celluloid materials of yesteryear, to today's uber strong FRN, fancy ivory like faux elephant tusks, to micarta.
 
Im gonna order one, I honestly wish It did have a pocket clip though. I hope they post the other colors soon, I wanna see what they look like
 
I'm sorry, but I've been carrying traditional pocket knives buy whole life, and I've never seen anything like that. Not only is it not a traditional knife, it's too ugly to bother carrying with a fat tick embossed on the handle. And that does look like a fat tick.
 
Yeah Traditionalists tend to stay true to time honored patterns. I am not surprised by the reaction and even expected some to get defensive over this.

No foul on Spyderco's part though (except maybe for the rep OP spoke with). They are not marketing it as a Traditional and it was conceived to fulfill a certain purpose (airplane approved travel knife). Now that planes will remain knife free; it still has things going for it. It's legal almost anywhere for one, something a very few Spyderco models has.

I put parmesan cheese on my aglia olio and my Italian friends smirk at me when I do. Happens in all forms when you mess with tradition. Tell them you can have it all to yourself.
 
It's like anything that doesn't look like a Case stockman is a modern folder. :rolleyes:

From Spyderco's own website:

...In essence, the Roadie is a highly evolved penknife that is more practical and user friendly than its historical predecessors. It’s most distinguishing characteristic—the “Double Dent™”—is a pair of symmetrical dimples in the blade that provide a solid purchase for a fingernail-free two-handed opening. Far superior to a traditional nail nick, they also do not collect dirt or debris.

Unlike traditional penknives, the Roadie also features a subtle index-finger choil that increases control of the knife during use and acts as a safeguard against unintentional closure. These enhanced features elevate the Roadie far beyond the conventional penknife and set a new standard in socially friendly cutting tools. Although the knife was never given the opportunity to respond to its original “calling,” the result of the project was far too good to pass up...

The description makes it pretty clear that it's an updated traditional pen knife. A knife doesn't have to look like the average Case or Buck to be "traditional". I think that they should have a bit of creative freedom to design a traditional folder how they want.
 
Ehh..Let them have their little corner. It's not like Spyderco made it to please them. I'm sure the company could make a true ye olde pattern if they wanted.

I do respect opinions but the bordeline bashing... I've seen them get up in arms in their subforum when outsiders criticize Traditionals...Yet they do the same exact thing when given the opportunity. "Oh it's hell ugly, it's trash, it not one of ours".
 
I like the handle, but wish they went with a more standardized wharncliffe, The blade now is meh, sort of like a reground budding knife.
 
tltt said:
I like the handle, but wish they went with a more standardized wharncliffe, The blade now is meh, sort of like a reground budding knife.
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Yes, there are dozens of profiles that would have looked better. Again, it was made to be TSA approved. To-go-with-you-on-airplanes. The blunter and rounded the tip, the better its chances of not getting confiscated. Also, there are countries which only allows cutting tools without a sharp tip. They made it as people friendly as possible to be as legal as possible.
 
Stays Sharp said:
Yes, there are dozens of profiles that would have looked better. Again, it was made to be TSA approved. To-go-with-you-on-airplanes. The blunter and rounded the tip, the better it's chances. Also, there are countries which only allows cutting tools without a sharp tip. They made it as people friendly as possible to be as legal as possible.
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Well then, huzzah to them for reinventing the budding knife, still one of the ho-hum profiles I've seen in the last few decades -

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