my 1st golden made spydie

[heavy handed]

my ukpk rescue turned up today.

ive been after a usa made spyderco for ages now, after owning knives in the spyderco and byrd range from taiwan and china that are as close to perfect as i could want for a user, i needed to see if the quality lived up to the spyderco golden hype. im not gunna lie, i cannot find a fault with this knife.

1st impressions.

ive never seen a ukpk in the flesh before, when i opened the box i was shocked(a good shocked) with 3 things:
1. how bright the g10 orange really is
2. how grippy the g10 is (its a more course texture than on the byrd wings slippit)
3. the blade thickness, theres a huge solid lump of steel between the g10.

the ergonomics of this knife are fantastic it fits in my small chubby hands really well.

fit and finish:
wow ,
i always look over my knives when i get them to make sure there are no real issues with them, they are all users .so as long as they will be safe to use and there are no broken parts they will pass my little test, but i just cannot find a fault with the f+f of this knife.

the g10 is smooth on the edges all over.
 the opening and closing of the knife is smooth with zero blade play, the blade sits dead center of the knife.
the spyde hole has no sharp edges, the metal back spacer fits flush with no gaps next to the handle scales, the jimping is grippy but not to rough.

also most importantly of all the edge is razor sharp and all of the serrations are perfectly formed and all ground perfect.
this knife is almost to good to be a user, it feels like i have brought a custom knife from mr glesser himself, and not a production one.

i suppose the proof will be when i take it to work. to see if it performs as good as it looks.(it did cut a laptop bag strap and some cardboard like a laser when i gave it a quick test).

if anybody was thinking about getting a rescue blade i would recomend the spyderco (just on looks alone)


knife dimensions

length (closed): 112mm
length (open) :  176mm
blade length: 73mm
edge: 67mm
blade thickness: 4mm
handle width : 25mm
handle width (across closed blade): 37mm
thickness of knife :10mm

would i recommend this knife without doubt.

PS for future reference does anyboby have any tips for cleaning dirt and oil marks from g10?

many thanks

heavy handed

[heavy handed]

[heavy handed]

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

That does look bloody good

Thanks for the review mate Are you bringing it to the meet?

[heavy handed]

i cant make the meet this year mate, im on call for the whole month of may .

[Styerman]

The Caly III and UKPK are spectacular little knives . Glad you like it .

Chris

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

i cant make the meet this year mate, im on call for the whole month of may .

Bugger, tough break mate

Send it on to me I promise to take good care of it at the meet on your behalf

[DaveK]

Yay another UKPK convert

Nice 

[heavy handed]

i cant make the meet this year mate, im on call for the whole month of may .

Bugger, tough break mate

Send it on to me I promise to take good care of it at the meet on your behalf

 , cant blame you for trying mate, 
how many members have we got in the SE or kent area? as i could try and meet up with a few of you in the summer over a nice cold pint and a bag of beef and mustard tavern snacks.

[thebullfrog]

WTF is a bag of beef and mustard tavern snacks???


Nice knife too. Always wanted a Spydie, just haven't found one that suits my tastes yet.

[heavy handed]

WTF is a bag of beef and mustard tavern snacks???

only the best flavoured crisps(chips) imo ,on the planet, tavern snacks are a small supplier to some pubs in the uk.

[donvito]

Great looking Spydie and like the orange G-10