It has been a good week; one custom and 4 little Spydercos....

[revolvergeek]

Greetings all,

This has been a good week for me knife wise.

I got quite the surprise at lunch Wednesday. A friend of mine has been apprenticing with a long time local master smith and he presented me with a knife of his own making; 1095 steel 7/32" thick at the spine, scandi grind edge, unsharpened clip, right at 9 1/4" overall with 5 1/4" blade. It feels very solid and has a neutral balance in the hand.













 

Then yesterday these four little guys showed up. I was very curious about the Clipitool line when I first saw them posted, and I needed a replacement for my dearly departed Manbug, so I ordered all these a while back.









The Clipitools are very solid, and as expected are a little stiff to open but still doable with the opening hole. The scissors have thin blades and seem to cut easily, but with the blunt tips I wonder if they will prove as useful as the SAK scissors I am used to. The little serrated blade is wicked sharp as expected. I was originally thinking that I would like the one with the scissors best, but after handling them I can see the caplifter model to be a great thing for parties, cookouts, etc.

The Super Blue Ladybug is exactly what I expected; small, light, wickedly sharp. It just zips through everything that I have tried it on so far at the office. I put a bigger fob on it than I had on my Manbug in hopes of keeping up with it.

[captain spaulding]

I was waiting to see when someone would get those clipitool's. Very cool! Do you mind me asking how much they cost you.

[JAfromMn]

Here I've been holding off on buying a clip tool until I can figure out what one I want. 

revolvergeek avoided the problem buying all of them
 

I'm stuck between the scissors or serrated blade.

I'm leaning towards the scissors but I'd really like to try that little serrated blade .

thanks for posting your new blades.

that custom is sweet also. Nice grinds .

you had a great day   

[CanadianLMfan]

I was waiting to see when someone would get those clipitool's. Very cool! Do you mind me asking how much they cost you.

+1

And when were they released?

[David]

Good haul there!     Have not got any of the clipitools yet. I got a SB Ladybug this week also. Real slicer that one.   

[enki_ck]

I was waiting to see when someone would get those clipitool's. Very cool! Do you mind me asking how much they cost you.

Me too. I was wondering about the scissored one.

[David]

I was waiting to see when someone would get those clipitool's. Very cool! Do you mind me asking how much they cost you.

+1

And when were they released?

They've been out a short time. KW has them for 23.95 + shipping.

[captain spaulding]

I was waiting to see when someone would get those clipitool's. Very cool! Do you mind me asking how much they cost you.

+1

And when were they released?

They've been out a short time. KW has them for 23.95 + shipping.

Thats not to bad. I would be happy if it was $23.95 with shipping and tax though.

[ducttapetech]

That a sweet custom!

that's us mobile

[revolvergeek]

I paid just a touch less that $25 each for them with shipping. I would have rather a tip down carry clip so that I could have hung a light or something off the lanyard hole down into my pocket, but Overall they are still pretty neat.

[captain spaulding]

I prefer tip up so these would be good though I would rarely carry something that size clipped to my pocket.

[Gareth]

I have to admit I'd forgotten all about those new Spydercos.  Look good and the price sounds reasonable to me.

Your friends knife looks to be very well made, I know I'd be very happy with a friend like that.

[kwakster]

All attendees at the Spyderco Meet in Amsterdam last Sunday were given the ususal goodiebag, and inside was the Clipitool with scissors (together with a Clipitool pin, the 2014 product catalogue, the 2014 OpFocus catalogue, a metal Spyderco bug coin, and a black Spyderco bandana)
I think this Clipitool makes a nice little item for the wife's handbag, 

[Cogito]

That custom one looks something special

[revolvergeek]

Hooray!! My long lost Manbug (that I bought the SuperBlue Ladybug to replace) has been found! He was hiding in a very heavy flannel shirt pocket that I wore about a month ago when we had a lot of ice.

Here are a couple more of his custom knives that he has loaned me to check out. The chopper has about 2" more blade than mine, and a nice recurve. The dagger is long and light and quick.

[Gareth]

Good news about the Manbug.