hello I'm Eric Glesser with Spyderco I'm going to go over some of the new product
coming out in 2018 to start I'm gonna go through the mantra
three to go through some of the improvements we went to a g10 carbon
fiber laminate on this one it's a peel ply so it will give you a
little bit of texture this one is a compression lock so it's a nested
compression lock the liners are just nested into the g10 it's going to be an
open back construction so it's very lightweight the lock is gonna give it
great strength it flips well the compression lock and the ball bearing
mechanisms and the weight and the balance of this one give it a much
better flip than the old mantras we've improved our ball bearing mechanism
since the past constant quality improvement the ball bearing mechanism
now uses larger ball bearings and the previous mantra uses a phosphorous
bronze washer it's going to give it less drag
we used a hard stainless interface for the ball bearings now that gives it a
hard surface to ride on rather than the g10 or a thin softer surface so we've
really improved our flipper mechanism the blade is an s30v the old ones were
made out of m4 so they were a tool steel they weren't as stainless I mean this
one's going to be a much more corrosive resistant cut very well user-friendly
knife so this is the mantra three good for for all types of carry next I'm
going to go into some more value folders that we're working on these were calling
clipitools we're making two variations one we're calling the
standard just has a nice standard blade it's the first one out in this size the
next one is called the rescue it's got a nice sheepsfoot serrated edge again it's
the first one out in a rescue size both of them have other tools incorporated
into them that's why we call them clipit tools
for our clipit tools though we want to bring that nice Spyderco design flair to
it so these are going to be one hand open very easy to get to the to the
blade they're going to be clip carry so they're going to pull out get to them
easily cut what you need to cut their liner lock so they're going to be
locking and then drop it back in the pocket it is reversible clip for the
different type of carry if you want to tip up or tip down or try to get two
different types of tools our tools also have large round holes just like our
knives these holes are gonna make it so you can get to it with one hand this is
a hook a locking hook you'll be able to cut all day long with this hook and it's
a tremendous cutter again just the liner lock to disengage it then you have on
the other side it's just a flat screwdriver has a little mid stop and it
has a stop on the full full open the little flat screwdriver is just to get
in there too little tight spots to do little pry jobs things you don't want to
use your knife and your tool for also that mid stop gives it a nice torque if
you need to use that that screwdriver I'm always looking for feedback on these
we're gonna do constant quality improvement on these as well but on the
the standard it's going to be the liner lock and then your one hand open bottle
opener has a little wire stripper or bottle opener a big flat screwdriver and
then on the opposite side again one hand open this is your can opener a little
screwdriver they have four finger toils so you can choke right up on them I'm
get right up on what you're trying to use it for they also have the mid stop
so that you can you can get some more torque on those the knives as well they
have that that nice four finger choil so you can choke all the way up and get
right up on that edge and and do a nice intricate cut it's a full spine too nice
sanded full spine full liners it's gonna fill the palm nicely and because their
value folders their MSRP at eighty dollars it brings a tremendous amount an
amount of value and performance into this package next is a collaboration we
with a guy named brian lie we call this the amalgam this is also a flipper
I'm with the mantra and the amalgam the holes work great you don't have to have
such a strong detent to get that flipper to work well with that compression lock
and the new ball bearing mechanism you can you can easily open these with one
hand but the the Brian lied does have that flipper so you'll be able to kick
it open it's got the improved ball bearing mechanism with the larger ball
bearings the thicker phosphor bronze the thicker harder steel interface that's
riding on so it's gonna flip nicely it's got a four finger choil so you can choke
up on it it's got a nice strong tip so you can really work with it this has got
a full handle you're gonna get your whole hand on it all four fingers it's
not going to slide around on you it's got a four-way reversible clip so that
you can carry it in different types of fashions this one is designed by again a
guy named Jerry Brower who's from the Netherlands he submitted this knife a
couple years ago what he wanted with this knife is a good everyday carry for
all types of tasks so when you slip it into the pocket there's not gonna be a
lot dragging on your hand you're gonna be able to get in and out of your pocket
easily without scraping up your hand it's got a titanium Reeve integral lock
very strong but it also has that stainless interface and that over-travel
stop for good wear and tear and so you don't over extend that lock it's got
your lanyard hole for an easy tie a stamped clip it's got the g10 front so
it's going to reduce the weight give you a good peel ply grip on the front nice
full flat it's gonna cut well it's got a four finger choil you can choke up on it
for an open back very easy to clean for a good everyday carry knife of this size
in this caliber of production and quality it's going to be tough to beat
so we're excited to work with Jerry Bauer on his new collaboration we make a
knife now currently called the techno this is it it's popular with its
thickness it's got a I believe a five millimeter blade it's about two and a
half inches long it's a stout little folder a nice
eat reeve integral titanium nice G tens back spacer with grip a nice deep pocket
wire clip but we've but we've gotten some great feedback that that there
could be some improvements made for some folks
and so we've reprofiled a little bit it's a slightly different shape there's
not quite as much belly at the tip this should be a pretty good slicer it's got
a little bit of a false edge there on the front of the tip it's going to be
thinner and it's carry so the techno too is a thinner blade
stock it's going to be an open completely open construction so you
don't have the back spacer of this one it's going to be thinner and lighter and
easy to clean in the pocket still has that deep pocket wire clip still has
that titanium Reve integral lock now this one doesn't have a stainless
interface we felt with the thickness of the titanium the thickness of the blade
the nature of the design itself we really didn't need that stainless
interface it's going to hold strong with with the way it is it also leaves it
very tough and so this is the tech note - that's that will come out and then at
some point we will probably discontinue the techno and transition it into the
techno - I'm so marcin swish excited to work with him he's a great designer
both of these are xhp by the way xhp is a beautiful steel it's a like a d2
that's been powderized and added chrome so it's a stainless this is the news a
mohawk we call it the warrior warrior hawk i
believe it's going to be a little longer than the old traditional one i don't
have the other one to set next to it with me because it's discontinued but it
does give it a little bit more length than the old hawk and the old one also
had a hammer at the back this one's going to go to a tip we've contoured the
g10 the old one used to have a polished g10 this one's gonna have some grip in
there and that's going to grip your hand fairly well you're not going to slide
down on this very easily it's very thick stock it's got that that
that black coding it's not going to reflect a lot it's got the ply bar at
the end so you can drive in the pry bar it's got the two holes so that you can
use the holes for a tie and even use it for a handle if need be for different
circumstances and then it has this this unique wedged front that's going to give
you that nice point for penetration and it's going to drive through a lot of lot
of surfaces and things that a lot of other Hawks won't and so this is going
to be heavy in its weight it's going to be able to be swung around and used for
just about every task you need to without falling apart on you so it is
certainly the top of its breed in this class of warriors Harks or Hawks in
general so this is some of what's coming out in 2018 to begin us going there's
more to come and I hope you enjoy the directions we're going in and thank you
for all the support I greatly appreciate it