To Spyderco Bob Terzuola slipit owners: Insight needed

thejamppa

thejamppa

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I am looking new Spyderco Slipit. I am getting rid of locking folder's one after one keeping selected few. I love my Spyderko UKPK but I want something different. (Locking folder's are not illegal here but I just like slipit and slipjoints more)

Hollow ground S30V modified wharncliffe with Carbon Fibre handles do sound different from UKPK but before buying it, I would like to have opinions about that knife people who own it or have owned it.

Its strength and weakneses and what they like or did like their Terzuola slipit or what they hated. Your opinions matter greatly to me. Thanks in advance.
 
I have one, and it is one of my favorite knives. It is a great user, and other than trying to sharpen dulled S30V, is great all around. I have big paws, and it is comfortable in my hands. Not overly large, but very comfortable. I have switched to carrying just slipjoints for the week, but my Bob T rides in my center console in my car. BTW, I got it sharpened by Scott Gossman, and it has a great edge now.
 
I had one and though I really liked it, I just couldnt warm up to the smaller sized opening hole. IMO, it is the nicest looking spyderco ever made. It had great fit and finish.

I love slip-its, got my drop point ukpk in my pocket as I type, great knife.
 
I love mine since i got rid of the lanyard hole.

Its "lock" secures the blade very nicely and the F&F is outstanding.
Makes for an great gent´s knife.

The only thing which could have been done better is the clip.
Its quite stiff and makes it a little difficult to pocket the knife.

Would I buy it again?

In a blink...

Feast your eyes:




 
Jani, I had a UKPK slipit also, but the Bob T is far superior in my opinion. It has a half stop too. Also, you'll get a lot of people looking for the lock to close it, which can be humorous when you show it off.
 
Luckily native retailer has it on stock. I'll finish reducing my collection first and then I'll buy it.
 
It's a really nice knife. I love the way they did the CF. Has a great visual look and also a bit of texture.

One thing I have noticed with the chance to use it for a while is that the grip sometimes feels a little less naturally comfortable to me with the index finger in the choil compared to the UKPK. I tend to want to grip it with that finger behind the choil. Not a big deal but just took some getting used to.

The action on mine is breaking in nicely. I will agree on the stiffness of the clip but that's something that should also wear in over time, and I'd much rather have a clip come too tight than too loose.

Here's a couple more pics in case you waver...;)



 
The F&F on mine was outstanding. I couldn't even tell where the backspacer started and the scales stopped.

Overall I liked the knife. The double ball dedent to hold the blade opening was also great. The ergos weren't a perfect match to my hand but it carried and cut very well. The smaller opening hole was also an adjustment, but not too bad.
 
You guys are making it hard on me. I really want one of these, but until I find a job it will have to wait....
 
Sal Glesser said:
Would be so kind as to elaborate on the thinking process that caused your thought?

sal
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Of course Sal:
I love slipjoints. My greatest hero MacGyver saved world countless time with Victorinox. That series made me buy first Victorinox and now I got 20+ victorinox.

I love traditional knives like Barlow and Canoe (try asking Traditional regulars what knife they assosciate my name you get Canoe).

But main thing is that once I got Spyderco Urban and UKPK something changed. Modern folder without lock. Looks of modern knife with traditional work principle I like it.
Choil design in pretty much fool proof and I love everything with Half-stops. Also without complex lock (though Back lock is pretty simple, liner and frame lock are pretty simple), slipjoints are pretty rugged and reliable thing that are not prone to be useless even if lock design would fail due dirt, breaking of some internal parts.

Finland isn't making knife law's stricter but I am bit worried what EU might future do about knife laws.
 
Sal - I like the slipits a lot, too. I grew up with traditional slipjoints, so I am not one of those people who think it is useless without a lock. Don't get me wrong, I like locking folders too (I have a millie, two paras, leaf storm, caly 3, bradley, etc) but there is something to be said for simplicity of design. The one lesson I still remember from the army provisioning classes that I took in the 80s is that the relationship between system reliability and the number of parts is not linear. As the number of parts in a system increases, reliability decreases at an exponential rate.

Did you get my email about UKPK backsprings? It didn't bounce, so I assume the address was correct.
 
... and I just put Bob Terzuola slipit in order. My first carbon fibre handle knife. I am pretty excited :D
 
Sal, my UKPK is my most carried knife, and I live in the US. I love the simple elegance of the design, and the ease of one hand opening AND closing. I also grew up with slip joints.
 
A slip joint was my first knife, at 4 years old,believe it or not,it was no big deal in those days. I have many locking spydies, but as others have said, the simplicity of a slip joint is the beauty.
 
thejamppa said:
... and I just put Bob Terzuola slipit in order. My first carbon fibre handle knife. I am pretty excited :D
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Congrats, I loved the knife a lot more after I removed the lanyard and its attachment to the handle. I'm not exactly blessed with two right hands or anything, but here's how I removed the lanyard on the Terzuola Slipit. I'm still quite happy with the results (one year later)

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I thought the Slipit was an excellent design. I like it better than the UKPK because it carries better, IMHO, while providing a similar length blade.

I did get rid of it, though, mainly because I just preferred carrying my regular slip-joints.

However, if I couldn't carry a locking folder, I'd probably use the Slipit as my primary folder.
 
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