Swayback Roadie

[rajan]

First of all I'd like to apologize if the idea has been posted before...

the more I look at the Roadie the more I see it as a traditional knife that can be done in a swayback pattern. My sketching skills are not that good so I won't post them but don't you think that it would be nice if Sal/Eric can come out with a Roadie in swayback form?

 

[hoimin]

There's a Slysz swayback in the works, but I definitely wouldn't mind seeing Spyderco's design team put their spin on some traditional patterns (Barlow, Trapper, etc). How do you reconcile the opening hole in the slim blade profile?

 

[rajan]

The Slysz, well all of them I guess, swayback will be too expensive for my taste plus it won't be a traditional knife in the sense that the Roadie is. Funny thing is that if you keep the spine profile of the Roadie with a straighter edge and close it against the upswept handle then you get a "Bonie"

 

[Spydergirl88]

There's a Slysz swayback in the works, but I definitely wouldn't mind seeing Spyderco's design team put their spin on some traditional patterns (Barlow, Trapper, etc). How do you reconcile the opening hole in the slim blade profile?

Well the roadie utilizes the indentation circles on each side of the blade for opening. Not sure if it would work on super slim blades though

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[Tdhurl1103]

There's a Slysz swayback in the works, but I definitely wouldn't mind seeing Spyderco's design team put their spin on some traditional patterns (Barlow, Trapper, etc). How do you reconcile the opening hole in the slim blade profile?

I tried bringing this up a while back I think over at the Spyderco forum. The consensus was that the roadie and other slip joints is as traditional as Spyderco is willing to go at this point. In fact No one from Spyderco ever weighed in on the matter. Thread was dead quick after a lot of No's and unnecessary-s.

I wouldn't mind seeing the roadie in some traditional handle materials though. Stag, Jigged bone, Buffalo horn. Etc etc.

 

[gadgetgeek]

With Sal's comment that there is a larger roadie on the drawing table, perhaps some more premium models might be possible. I like that the roadie is only "traditional-ish" I wouldn't be as interested in them if they didn't look like spyders. But BUT I do think that a larger roadie could be very much like a sodbuster, and that would be cool. Its possible that a double-humped two blade, with trapper pattern blades but arranged like a diad could work. I think pocket feel would really be the make or break on that one. I love the spydie-dimples though, even if it does make for a thicker blade.

 

[DocT]

Well, you can hope because they debuted a Barlow at Amsterdam.

 

[hoimin]

I thought I saw something like that in the notes...!

I was thinking we'd see a custom collab in this direction, traditional patterns with modern materials and production quality.. Doesn't even have to be a slip joint, but that would probably sell well in some European markets that have restrictive knife laws. .

The roadie, GB Air, and Dyad I would consider pretty traditional. The Slysz Swayback as well.

 

[hoimin]

At the Amsterdam meet up, a Barlow-patterned collaboration was exhibited. No pictures or details yet, other than it had bolsters and was designed by Michael Reinhold, who also designed the upcoming Rhino.