Clay your are the man. . .

[ftkinney]

After your continued support of the Bob Lum Chinese Folder I just got one today and it is all that you said it would be and more. thanks for the recomindation.



FTK

[Clay Kesting]

<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> I'm glad you like it. I first saw a picture of Bob Lum's custom version at Arizona Custom Knives over three years ago and it spoke to me like no other knife has before or since. I think it is the pronounced curves in the handle and blade and the way the one flows smoothly into the other which makes it so different from the usual &quot;tactical&quot; knife. Sal and the crew have done a magnificent job in turning this design into a production piece, especially with the little detail touches like the reversible clip and the polished edges on the scales. Add all the Spyderco innovations like the nested liner lock, eccentric pivot and offset arc ramp, not to mention VG10 steel and the result is an exceptional knife. It would be interesting to explore the possibility of converting other traditional designs into modern production pieces. Spyderco has already done it with the Shabaria but there must be other designs which would be suitable. BTW I have some photos of original chinese versions that I've gathered from the forums. I have no way of posting them but I could email them to you if you're interested.

Take care,
Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow, in Australia it's tomorrow already.

[ftkinney]

that would be great i love the idea of updateing time proven designs, you can e.mail them to me at ftkinney@hotmail.com. I am still intrested in putting titanium scales on my wenger i have some one who will machine it but in your opion can the rivets come out and the blade+liners stay in place or will it all fall apart. since the liners don't nest like in the Military do you think that is a possiblity, i love thouse metal handles. thanks again for the bob lum tip i will spread the word.

FTK

Edited by - ftkinney on 5/24/2001 3:09:32 PM

[ftkinney]

i just had to add one updated version that i might like to see from spyderco would be the &quot;alaskan&quot; knife the kind with the rounded head made out of thick 5.5 or 6 mm stock used as a heavy duty chopping and slinneing knife. but on second thought that might have to limited of applicatons expsecially as a folder. however, i once owned a finnish jack knife that i was told was an old fisherman's knife that a short 55-65 mm with a very thick 3.5 or 4 mm flat ground blade that was rounded on the spine and the blade was strait (like a hook blade with no hook) and it had a rope spicer's pick on the other end that with a large shakle to attach a line too. that was a truely small heavy duty knife that felt very utltarian and tradional with or with out the splicer's/rigger's pick that type of knife could be spydied up in a very handsom way. well i imagean that there are many tradional astralian cutting tools that you could see getting the spyderco touch. thanks again on the advice great knife.

FTK

[sam the man..]

You can't go wrong with the Chinese folder! <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle><img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Sam

have spydies will travel

[Clay Kesting]

OK I'll get those photos away tonight. I'll also include some pictures of Bob Lum's original prototypes from Blade'99 (I think). There are three sizes, the one currently being made is the middle one. Maybe, if it's successful, they may produce one or both of the others.

As far as taking the rivets out of the Wegner goes, I think it would fall apart, propably void the warranty too <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>. However it should be possible to get it back together again as long as you can drill the holes in the right place on the new scales. Frank Recupero has replaced the scales of a Wegner Jr. with wooden ones. There's a picture on his website here http://members.nbci.com/ats34/gallery.html. Otherwise you'll just have to bite the bullet and spring for one of Tim Wegner's custom versions by Phil Boguszewski. Have a look here http://www.blade-tech.com/.

Interesting you should mention that Alaskan knife (is it an Ulu?). Sal did show a prototype of a knife based on this design a year or so ago. The blade was retractable and could be locked in several positions. Unfortunately I no longer have a picture of it. I don't think that it was received enthusiastically enough to take any further. Might still be on a back burner though.

Take care,
Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow, in Australia it's tomorrow already.

[cerulean]

Yeah, Spyderco had an Ulu prototype floating around for awhile. Very weird knife. I would seriously doubt that it generated enough interest to become a regular production item.

Cut and paste for a pic:

www.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/spyderc/images2/protoulusmall.jpg

Edited by - cerulean on 5/25/2001 4:16:10 AM

[ftkinney]

Clay -- i saw the ones at www.blade-tech.com and they are beutifull but i'm afraid that i would lose a $400 knife in about a week. while i can have the ti handle made for free at school. but i am little afaid of the reasembley . Thanks for the advice.