Bob Lum "Chinese" folder.

[Carlos]

Is the Chinese folder still targetted for a late September release. I am trying to organize my knife budget and Spyderco has too many goodies available and forthcoming.



Also, any word on Sal's in-house MBC design -- the Temperence and Temperence Jr.?



Thanks.

[sal]

hi Carlos. Chinese Folder is still scheduled for late SEP delivery. Since we can't deliver everywhere in one day, It will be a steady shipping process. first ordered, first delivered. Collectors will more than likely get theirs first.

Sal's "Temperance" designs (2 folders & one FB) are waiting in line for a production schedule. Probably not before next year.

sal

[Carlos]

Thanks for the info. I'll be lying in wait for the Lum. :-)

I guess "Gunting" goes onto the shopping list before "Temperance."

Thanks again.

[Brian Lavin]

September eh? I guess I can wait that long ;)
That will be the "medium" size, right ?
Will there be a "large" next year ?

[Ferret]

Large? Well, hell, just how small (or med) is this soon to be released green beauty?

[Carlos]

I think that the blade length is 3 1/8 inches.

[sam the man..]

Chinese folder? Hmmm... I've seen Bob's tanto, pretty piece of work. How does the Chinese folder look like? Will it be priced like the tanto?

Sam

[Ferret]

Thanks Carlos...I definitely prefer blades around 4" so if there's a larger version Chinese folder in the pipeline I wanna know! (insert smiley)

[Tommi]

Comparative pic of chinese folder (medium?)
canbe found:
www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum20/HTML/000319.html

Use search in bladeforum and you'll find more pics

[sam the man..]

Ahhh! So that's how the folder looks like! Thanks Tommi, This is definitely a refreshing change from the Tanto! Made my heart pound to hear that it's slotted for a September release! (;

[Tommi]

Handle will be(last time I heard) green almite with pattering.
Golden or yellow bamboos or bats(some told that it is a lucy animal in China) on that green background.

[sam the man..]

Green almite? Hmmm... Sounds interesting. Bat motifs? Aiyaaah! Whatabout Dragon or Tiger? The Chinese are proud to display these as part of their culture... (:

[James Mattis]

I took a couple of pictures of the Lum-Chinese prototype at the Blade Show.

http://www.chaicutlery.com/BladeShow2000/Spyderco-LumChinese.jpg

http://www.chaicutlery.com/BladeShow2000/Spyderco-LumChinese-clipside.jpg

Green Almite, liner lock, clip holes drilled for tip up or tip down (my preference in a liner lock) carry, and, at least on the prototype, no bat.

I was hoping for the bat. :)



- JKM
www.chaicutlery.com
Good tools to sustain life, or at least make life more convenient

[Clay Kesting]

IIRC Sal said that there were problems getting the bat to stick to the Almite :(. I should've sent R&D one of my kid's sticky lollies, stickiest things I know. Only known solvent is child's saliva, and whose going to let a kid suck their knife handle :).

BTW I've been hanging out for the Chinese Folder for over 2 years now, can't believe it's only a couple of months away :D.

Clay

Edited by - Clay Kesting on 7/27/00 2:51:31 PM

[Ferret]

Clay, I don't recall you ever mentioning the Chinese folder! :D
(every 5 minutes over 2 years is alot of anticipation)

[Clay Kesting]

Really (<b>Chinese Folder </b> ) I'm surprised (<b>Chinese Folder </b> ) that it (<b>Chinese Folder </b> ) hasn't (<b>Chinese Folder </b> ) cropped up somewhere (<b>Chinese Folder </b> ) in our (<b>Chinese Folder </b> ) conversations. Maybe I'm (<b>Chinese Folder </b> ) not as excited (<b>Chinese Folder </b> )about it as (<b>Chinese Folder </b> ) I thought I (<b>Chinese Folder </b> ) was.

Clay
Still can't post my signature <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

[sam the man..]

Anything but the bat! Why stick a bat? I think a laser-etched seal of Lum's Chinese initial would be really awesome on the blade. If I ever lay my hands on this knife, I'll have a dragon motif engraved on it... <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

[sal]

The Bat was selected by Bob as it is a good luck symbol, however, no Bat. Couldn't make it stick to the Almite.

Large version will depend on rection to medium size.

sal

[sam the man..]

Phew! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> No bats! Will it be shipped plain? Have it been fully booked? Guess a large one will do! Mercy for guys who have large hands?

Sam

[Blades]

Bumping an old thread(from 2000) because I want a sprint run Chinese Folder for 2006!!
:)
Please Spyderco!!!




Blades

[chinook]

Jeez...
James Mattis and Ferret... Can anybody here tell me where they all have gone. (rhetorical question only, please no answers)
Here is a scan older than this thread. :)
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-7/288967/__hr_proto-lumchinese.jpg

[Piet.S]

On Bladeforums, Carlos is raising support for a sprint run Chinese folder with a ZDP-189 blade. Handle colour is a point of discussion. O.K lads and lassies, all those in favour raise your hand and say AYE.

http://www.hondenhuys.nl/forumsmilies/s42.gif

[spydutch]

AYE!! For a serrated one that is.....

[The Deacon]

On Bladeforums, Carlos is raising support for a sprint run Chinese folder with a ZDP-189 blade. Handle colour is a point of discussion. O.K lads and lassies, all those in favour raise your hand and say AYE.Think I'll hold out for one like this instead, plan to put my order in as soon as my large one in green G10 and ATS-34 arrives. :D

http://paulberetta.com/images/external/lh_lum.jpgFor the record, the picture is a "photoshop" flop-job on the RH version Bob shows on his website.

[VWTattoo]

Here's another vote for a Sprint Chinese- Color of Almite to be Purple for the Plum Lum action. I'm down for whatever gets planned, especially a ZDP version- laminated like the Caly Jr, but more of a Hamon-wave to the layer would be drop dead gorgeous!

Paul, that Lum from Bob's site is unbelievable! :eek:

[Gerard Breuker]

ZDP and/or Damasteel would be great. I would prefer a smooth handle over G 10 on this one in any colour but black.

[RWL]

I am in for a Chinese folder love the looks of the knife, I sure hope this goes

[Axlis]

I absolutely love the style of the lum, but they are very hard to find :( A sprint rum would be a dream come true! Make mine PE with a burgundy handle please! :)

[hardkiss]

i am not able to click on the links for pics of the lum folder..i want to c 2 :(

[RWL]

Hardkiss try this link, this is the picture Carlos posted there in B.F.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=46070&stc=1

[hardkiss]

thansk RWL..appreciate that much..i think that the lum folder is on my top 3 list..i can't wait..i was going to purchase another one from JFJ but i think that i will wait for the new one to come out..green almite..i would prefer different color but can't have it all..

[Chucula]

aye for sprint run chinese folder plain edge

[Clay Kesting]

Kudos to Carlos for getting this idea up and running. I'm up for any Chinese Folder sprint run in ZDP189 whatever the handle colour. However my preference would be for a burgundy handle.

I carried my gunmetal blue Chinese all day yesterday. The blade is a superb slicer as it is and would be awesome in ZDP189.

clay

[Piet.S]

Wait a minute Hardkiss, its not for sure at all. What is for sure is that if there would be a sprint run, it will not have the same colour as the earlyer ones. Spyderco does not want to compromise the vallue of knifes allready made. Discussion on BF was going towards Burgundy to keep in line with the ZDP Callypso. OTOH the ZDP Delica will be a darker blue, that could be mighty beautyful on the ZDP Chinese folder too.

[Senate]

Thread from the dead...

I'm in too, for at least 2...

[zenheretic]

burgundy or plum: I'm up for two :D :D :spyder:

[Michael Cook]

:spyder: How much would a knife like this cost? :spyder:

[jaislandboy]

Aye Aye for a Burgundy or Plum ZDP189 plain edge Lum Chinese Folder!

[Blades]

:spyder: How much would a knife like this cost? :spyder:
Hmmm....probably, and this is only a guess, $175.00+.



Blades

[hardkiss]

jaislandboy..you hit the nail on the head..i think a deep purple like plum or eggplant would look nice w.almite coating..that would really pop..i would prefer se though

[Phalanx7.62]

More Lum Chinese, yes please! I need a companion for my green one.

[JD Spydo]

OK here it is>>> What other Spyder besides the Bob Lum Chinese and the Salsa did Spyderco make in the Cranberry color?

Also does anyone know how many Blue Bob Lum Chinese folders there were made? I have only seen 2 of the Blue ones in the last 3 years.

[Michael Cook]

More Lum Chinese, yes please! I need a companion for my green one.

:spyder: I'll take any color in pe! :spyder:

[J D Wijbenga]

Sounds like a great idea to me! The Lum Chinese is one of my favorite Spyderco mdels.

JD

[Blades]

I think we may have about 150 knives spoken for. We only need 1050 more people to say "sure, I want one or two or three!!" :D
Email your friends, family and enemies, let them know there is a slight chance of a sprint run Chinese Folder for 2006. :)
Don't delay, email today!
Don't forget to go over to the Spydie forum on www.Bladeforums.com and post what color handle you want.




Blades

[jon shannow]

still cant find meself a PE so a sprint run would be perfect
i'll have one definatly
i think its one the most clean looking folders around and that blade shape looks infinately useable

[Carlos]

Don't forget to come over to Bladeforums to vote for a handle color.

[Blades]

Did every one vote??
:D



Blades

[zenheretic]

might be useful if you put in a link...yes I know it is heresy but I'm too lazy to go look for the thread. :o

[Blades]

Here ya go.
Vote only once.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=363948



Blades

[Jim Malone]

it is really funny , on bladeforums whe are like Japanese coworkers standing in line to vote, while here a enormous debate errupts why we should have this or that feature on the knife, people yelling at each other, calling them names, etc.(remeber the forumknife)

In bladeformum it's just

-plum
- ATS34-ZDP



:D

Seems that because we feel confortable here we are more louder! :D

[Axlis]

I missed out on voting for the handle color, but I still want to push for a sprint run! We need more Lum Chinese!!!!
:spyder: :D :spyder:

Oh Yeah, I think a dark red would be nice!

[Django]

I'm sure I would buy it in any color, except for rainbow, purple, or pink.

I really want to have a Chinese folder. They still have a SE on NGK..I've been debating whether to buy it or not. I kinda want plain edge. I love the green handle that the old one had..hopefully this one will be just as cool.


Pwease Spyderco, pwease :rolleyes: