Urban development.

[Haze]

The Urban is one of my favorite Spyderco knives. Being from the UK I kind of have to like slip joints weather I like them or not, luckily I do like them any way. I like the Urban because it's a small, unassuming knife that cuts like a machine made for cutting with that fine edge and full flat grind. VG-10 and green/orange G-10 suit me just fine as well. :thumbup:

I gave one of my Urbans a bit of an overhaul by slightly changing the shape of the handle and smooting out the texture on the G-10. The blade has had the spine rounded and the corners of the jimping taken off. The spring was givin a bit of random file work just for something a little different.

I was making a sheath for a customer at the same time as I was doing over my Urban. I figured a pancake style sheath might be quite nice to go with this knife, just to free up the pockets a bit.
The sheath has 4 layers of kydex with the middle two being in orange to match up with the scale colour. I also made a kydex G clip that works both in a horozontal or vertical position. The sheath would also work for neck carry if you like that sort of thing.

Sorry for the fuzzy pic quality, my camera seems to be on the blink and having trouble with focus. :grumpy:

 

[Highpower1]

Haze that just looks brillant...Love the look of the sheath and love the refinded work of the spine looks incredible on the sypderco! Awesome thanks for sharing!!

 

[skyhorse]

Very nice work Haze!

 

[abcdef]

Now that's an Urban.

 

[Undertow82]

I don't have an Urban yet but after buying myself a couple UKPK's in G-10 and FRN, I'm in love and the Urban is now on my short radar. On top of the amazing ergonomics that melt in your hand, the knife is amazingly simple, slim and light and the slip joint takes a good amount of pressure to begin folding them closed yet is easy enough to shut with one finger.

Think about it, during your day to day use of a knife, how often do you need a locking blade? I think piercing cuts would be the only practical reason I can think of to want a locking blade and how often does that happen? Please don't bring up self defense. I don't want to talk to anyone who considers a pocket knife a "go-to" way to defend yourself. If you had to cut or stab someone, I'm sure you could do it with any slip joint.

The more I think about it, I don't need a blade to be completely locked, which is to say, the slip joint is pretty solid and with downward pressure and your finger in the choil, you can cut just about anything in your daily uses, safely.

I realize that some people use their knives for tougher tasks which locking blades are safer and better suited and I still personally prefer locking blades overall. I also feel that the UKPK's and Urban's serve as perfect EDC's for the average persons daily cutting obstacles.

Great, now I have to get the carbon fiber and Ti models.

That file work is sweet!