Gotta disagree about the shape. The whole point is a kit hen knife. For that use it's shape is fantastic. Get a Carribean if you want a different "useful" shape. I ask please make it a larger version of what it is, a folding kitchen knife.Slysz posted some pictures of his Spydiechef 2 prototype on Instagram a while back - there are links to it on the forum. It has a longer blade with a more conventional (read: useful) shape. It might just be that Spyderco will consolidate the Bowie and Spydiechef models into one knife. I'd hope so, anyway - that prototype in LC200N would be sweet.
Kinda necro but I somewhat agree with you. I get the knife may be fantastic in many ways but just never could see what made people rather fanatical about it.I never get the hype about this knife, given its retail price. It looks bland and fat. I would choose a PM2 with aftermarket ti scales over it any day of the week. Heck, fluted ti military at 200$ is a much better buy. There is a good reason why it is discontinued.
The quality and fit and finish was above most knives. It was like a more affordable sebenza with higher quality, better blade steel and unique bowie blade. Not to mention a slyz design. Amazing action for a manual open.Kinda necro but I somewhat agree with you. I get the knife may be fantastic in many ways but just never could see what made people rather fanatical about it.
That's the normal life cycle of a niche product like that. It's not around forever. What I see with the small makers that partner with Sypderco is that they want to make new stuff. Maybe a spin on one of their custom knives but they want to take advantage of reaching a larger audience with something new and take advantage of a larger manufacturing base to make something a big different. Not many of them want to make that very same knife year in and year out regardless of it's popularity.So, if it is so highly demanded, why discontinued it in the first place? I could be wrong but $280+ range does not seem to work well for Spyderco. I would like to see Spyderco stay at the $240- range.
im so glad they didnt do sprints of the SBI love the Slysz Bowie. Great feel in hand, my favorite Spyderco blade shape, perfect size, just amazing quality. I think the price puts it out of the range of anybody except hard core knife knuts. I have to say I don't think I could resist buying another if they put it out in a different steel. Sign me up