Who likes Nishijin?

DocT · Sep 20, 2015

I love the way the Nishijin looks on my Dragonfly. I wish Spyderco would make a Delica or a Caly 3 with this material.

How many of you like this stuff?

The Deacon · Sep 20, 2015

Not me, I find it unattractive, gaudy, and slick to boot.

dubya3 · Sep 20, 2015

Surprisingly I preferred my blue nishijin stretch in hand over my frn SB stretch but I got rid of the nishijin one, it's just way too gaudy for me. I would have preferred a smooth carbon fiber with the Damascus blade.

DocT · Sep 20, 2015

I love blue but it may have been a little much. But that black nishijin glass fiber on my DF is really nice. I know I am not the only one who likes this stuff because Spyderco did not seem to have any problem selling the knives that had these scales. I think it gives the knives a nice dressy look and they are no more slick than the carbon fiber scales on the Caly 3.

shipwright · Sep 20, 2015

I love it on small handles. The black Dfly and blue cricket are gorgeous, but I didn't care for the R or Stretch models with it.

TheGearGuy · Sep 20, 2015

I think it looks nice on small knives like the Cricket as well. I think it would be good to use it as a decorative bolster material next to some matte finished carbon fiber or G10 on larger knives, but it's too much for an entire medium or large handle IMO.

Danke42 · Sep 20, 2015

Same, my least favorite knife in the drawer is a Sprint Run R. The scales are just weird; not nice at all.

bh49 · Sep 20, 2015

Too shiny for me. One of the least favorite materials.

50an6xy06r6n · Sep 21, 2015

The blue on the cricket looks amazing, and it looks pretty good on the Lum chinese model too.

dubya3 · Sep 21, 2015

TheGearGuy said:
I think it looks nice on small knives like the Cricket as well. I think it would be good to use it as a decorative bolster material next to some matte finished carbon fiber or G10 on larger knives, but it's too much for an entire medium or large handle IMO.

I like this idea, a nice cf scale with a small nishijin bolster.

DocT · Sep 21, 2015

CF scales and a Nishijin bolster would look pretty good, more than likely.

sharpblade89 · Sep 21, 2015

I would be perfectly happy if Spyderco never ran any more of this material. To me they look cheap and too flashy..

AF · Sep 21, 2015

I like it on my Lum Chinese.

twinboysdad · Sep 21, 2015

All y'all send me your Nishijin then, I like it. I just hate that the Dfly came with the shiny clip and not WIRE like it should have

DocT · Sep 22, 2015

Do what I do...remove the clip

Yes, like TBD said, send any Nishijin you do not like to me, as well.

(I wonder if there is a dark red?)

ArchVV · Sep 22, 2015

I like it on the "R" sprint, but don't carry that knife too much.

bearfacedkiller · Sep 24, 2015

I do. It works well on these two models. Would I want it on a Military? Heck no. It is a nice material for certain knives.

I carry these two often.

Shanks4300 · Sep 24, 2015

I like it on my Spin, but I use that as a money clip. Seems a bit slick for something I'd use as a knife but I could be wrong.

DocT · Sep 25, 2015

bearfacedkiller said:
I do. It works well on these two models. Would I want it on a Military? Heck no. It is a nice material for certain knives.

I carry these two often.

Those are some nice pictures. Nishijin is very hard to photograph.

Blade and Flame · Sep 25, 2015

Nishijin is not my favorite material, but it's better than the Cubic Check Carbon Fiber of the Domino. I'd love to see Spyderco use unidirectional or marble CF for a more understated look.