on the other side..I like handcrafting things..It provides a good balance from modern life for me. And makes these piece of equipment individual...If finished I will post some photos....
Spyderco BCUK Bushcrafter REDUCED
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Just Arrived. Great condition overall. There's a very thin crack across a slab.
Handle seems to suit my middle sized hands. Sheath seems to be solid. Multi position too.
Great deal. Many thanks guys.
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Handle seems to suit my middle sized hands. Sheath seems to be solid. Multi position too.
Great deal. Many thanks guys.
Atb
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Just realized I hadn't spammed this forum with my efforts 
Hi All,
CA'ed mine to death then set to work with 400/600/1200 grit. Came out great, feels great in the hand.
The RHS as I got it pic
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After it had closed up a bit pic;
and the after CA and sanding pic
The LHS as I got it pic;
After it had closed up a bit pic;
and the after CA and sanding pic;
Couple of from a distance shots (can you tell it was daylight when I took the last batch!!)
Chuffed to bits with the way it turned out, was a bit worried for a minute, just needs a couple of oil and buff cycles and it's done. Must say, as a user it's really growing on me...
Cheers,
Alan
Hi All,
CA'ed mine to death then set to work with 400/600/1200 grit. Came out great, feels great in the hand.
The RHS as I got it pic
After it had closed up a bit pic;
and the after CA and sanding pic
The LHS as I got it pic;
After it had closed up a bit pic;
and the after CA and sanding pic;
Couple of from a distance shots (can you tell it was daylight when I took the last batch!!)
Chuffed to bits with the way it turned out, was a bit worried for a minute, just needs a couple of oil and buff cycles and it's done. Must say, as a user it's really growing on me...
Cheers,
Alan
Spydies...
Kinda like having 3 stripes on your trainers or a stylized S on the front of your car.
Cheers,
Alan
Kinda like having 3 stripes on your trainers or a stylized S on the front of your car.
Cheers,
Alan
i want one of these! does it actually come with a sheath? and does anybody know what size he holes are for the pins and lanyard on the handle?
What is that hole for
It is a source of ridicule. I have a hole like that as part of my anatomy, does that mean Spyderco owns my a$$?!
It is a source of ridicule. I have a hole like that as part of my anatomy, does that mean Spyderco owns my a$$?!
Yes
It is Spydercos trademark. They invented the use of the round opening hole in folding knives. Another large knife company copied it a few years ago and Spyderco took them to court and won, as they argued the hole was universally recognised as a Spyderco design and trademark, which means they have to use it on all of their knives if they wish o continue with this argument and protect their one handed opening system of the round hole. If you notice, all of the other knifemakers have dropped the round hole soon after and use another shape entirely.
The two "pin" holes are actually sized for the 1/4inch hidden bolts. A number of places sell them, I got mine from Texas knife supplies
The holes are just about 4.6mm, so you will have trouble finding pin stock to fit. Its about 3/16th, but you might have some fitting to do depending on tolerances.
The tang hole for the lanyard is, sadly and rather embarassingly, the weirdest size that I have encountered. I think that it is 0.275inch, a 6.9mm drill bit is a little loose in it and a 7mm drill won't really fit. Maybe 7mm would work with some persuasion, but I have looked all over for pin stock, never mind tube stock, that will be a snug fit and eventually given up. I have a bunch of these things to put handles on and am going to either have to turn my own lanyard tubes, or use 1/4 tubes and live with them not being tight to the tang.
The two "pin" holes are actually sized for the 1/4inch hidden bolts. A number of places sell them, I got mine from Texas knife supplies
The holes are just about 4.6mm, so you will have trouble finding pin stock to fit. Its about 3/16th, but you might have some fitting to do depending on tolerances.
The tang hole for the lanyard is, sadly and rather embarassingly, the weirdest size that I have encountered. I think that it is 0.275inch, a 6.9mm drill bit is a little loose in it and a 7mm drill won't really fit. Maybe 7mm would work with some persuasion, but I have looked all over for pin stock, never mind tube stock, that will be a snug fit and eventually given up. I have a bunch of these things to put handles on and am going to either have to turn my own lanyard tubes, or use 1/4 tubes and live with them not being tight to the tang.
Bugger, i was hoping that they would be readily available, but with my luck nothing is easy. i want one, but id rehandle it for peace of mind. if you are lucky making yor own could you drop me a pm and ill pay you to comission me a set, ill be happy to get the knife then knowing i can rehandle it.
Did they actually win?
Just to add some detail to the above, as far as I know, it was over the Benchmade Dejavoo...
...being a copy of the Spyderco Lum Chinese Folder...
I'm not sure it's actually all that close of a copy, but you can certainly see why Spyderco got a bit annoyed over it, especially as Spyderco and Benchamde are in direct competition with each other into exactly the same markets ...and especially as Benchmade rather cheekily called their knife the "Dejavoo". As far as I know, the legal battle is an ongoing thing. The company is well known for it's preferred opening method and many Spyderco folders can quickly be identified by their round hole in the blade. I think most people familiar with knives would agree with that, so the notion of the "hole" being a brand identifier would seem to have some legs. However, I dont think you can patent a simple hole, so I think they tried to trademark it instead. Benchmade argued that the hole did not appear on every Spyderco knife, which proved it was a mechanism not a trademark. The fixed blades didn't have it, so I think Spyderco came a bit unstuck. Since then, every Spyderco knife has a hole in the blade, fixed blade or folder.
I dont think anybody likes it on the bushcrafter (I certainly dont), but it was not a design choice by Spyderco, they had to put it there as part of an ongoing legal battle to try and protect their brand identity. It's a like it or lump it thing, they couldn't remove it if they wanted to.
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The tang hole for the lanyard is, sadly and rather embarrassingly, the weirdest size that I have encountered. I think that it is 0.275inch, a 6.9mm drill bit is a little loose in it and a 7mm drill won't really fit. Maybe 7mm would work with some persuasion, but I have looked all over for pin stock, never mind tube stock, that will be a snug fit and eventually given up. I have a bunch of these things to put handles on and am going to either have to turn my own lanyard tubes, or use 1/4 tubes and live with them not being tight to the tang.
Yup, that's a weird size! Carbide bit and take it out to 9/32?
I recall Soupmonger drilled out the tang on my first Mule to take 4.6mm Corby bolts, and that is a lot harder (52100, Rc63ish) than the O1 of the Bushcraft.
As far as I know, it was over the Benchmade Dejavoo...
I have the feeling I've seen these before...
