Spyderco Bushcraftknife 2011 model

[Bogeyman]

For those of you interested, here's a very recent conversation with Sal Glesser talking about the Spyderco Bushcrafter at the 2011 SHOT Show.
We see the 2011 version of the knife with the G10 model to accommodate for the lack of quality stabilized woods.

According to the comments in the video it seems we as bushcrafters are some kind of übermenschen with al these skills! ........or am I misinterpreting their comments?

The video is made by YouTube user Nutnfnancy, nice guy but a bit too paramilitary for me, to say the least....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVuW214v2d8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Go to 22:45 minutes for the knife in question.........and this website gets some attention also. And Chris, thanks for the design!

 

[John Fenna]

Is he talking about us?
I thought I heard my name mentioned at one point ...or was it just his accent...?

 

[Graham_S]

Full flat carbon fibre

 

[eminen]

Wow bushcrafters are tough the man says thay take a knife,fire steel,small backpack with a little clothes go out into natrural terrain and exist out side for months :O

 

[Fin]

Fascinating stuff - I've never considered Spyderco before - they always looked a bit "tactical" to me and I've never seen the point - no pun intended - of their signature hump and hole. Having listened to Sal Glesser and seeing the thought and effort that goes into manufacture - I may have a change of heart. Some of those examples were real masterpieces of the cutler's art.

The Bushy looks nice - standard design which should appeal to most - G10 is a good choice for the handle as it's as strong as anything (one of my catapults is made from it) and can be polished or dulled to suit the user - I won't be trading in my JoJo set (with Elm burr scales) any time soon though!

 

[John Fenna]

Just listened to it again...nah not my name being mentioned...he said "daft" I just misheard!

 

[Fin]

Just listened to it again...nah not my name being mentioned...he said "daft" I just misheard!

I was tempted John...but then I thought "Nah!"

 

[wizard]

Sal does seem to be a straight up guy and takes pride and interest in his products. Did you catch the mention of a Puukko knife with desert ironwood scales? That may be an interesting knife. Wonder if it will have a hole?

Thanks for the post, it was a great insight into the Spyderco product process.

 

[JonathanD]

Wonder if it will have a hole?

Without a doubt.

 

[Graham_S]

All Spyderco knives have a round hole in the blade, it's a trademark issue.

 

[Hoodoo]

Sal, as always, is the consummate gentleman. I think he paid a lot of respect to the folks here. I'm looking forward to seeing the new puukko designed by Pekka Tuominen. Pekka is truly an amazing knife maker so it will be interesting to see what Sal and Pekka cooked up.

 

[Chris the Cat]

Sal, as always, is the consummate gentleman. I think he paid a lot of respect to the folks here. I'm looking forward to seeing the new puukko designed by Pekka Tuominen. Pekka is truly an amazing knife maker so it will be interesting to see what Sal and Pekka cooked up.

You got that right, can't wait!
C da C.

 

[steven andrews]

All Spyderco knives have a round hole in the blade, it's a trademark issue.

They all do now, but it didn't use to be that way. It's a shame, because the hole in the fixed blades puts me off them.