This was unfortunatelly surprisingly unimpressive for a 200$ knife out of Italy... Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work! Much love from Switzerland
Word! On my lil' Native i had to shorten one of the pivot screws because it was a tiny little bit to long. The screws actually hit each other inside the pivot, giving the blade non removable play. That construction is stupid as heck.
6:06 as my great grandpa said, “if there ain’t no oil covering the inside liners, there ain’t no oil in the pivot!” This knife couldn’t get anymore Italian if it just spontaneously combusted like a Ferrari.
My PM 2 came with a washer that was just like that (flat spot on one side and burr in the middle) also had what looked like slag from the pivot hole cutout on the inside of the liner. I bought new washers and sanded down the crap on the liners and it did the trick.
Thinking about it just now. Ive had 21 different Spyderco's over the year's and 3 had problems. Realized now that they were all 3 from the Italian producer.
It is kind of interesting and potentially relevant to this that manufacturing in Italy is increasingly dominated by Chinese immigrants. The New Yorker had a long piece about that a few years back. And it always amazes me when knife makers cut and grind elegant blades of fine steel and then slap on some thin liners, plastic handles, and finish it with soft screws over torqued with great globs of loctite.
This might be something where you’d want to reach out to Spyderco’s warranty? Or maybe look for other examples to see if they have similar issues. I don’t think these sort of oddities are normal, or at least shouldn’t be. If that’s just how the knives are coming from the factory with out of wack washers and weirdly stuck scales, then maybe some CQI to parts of the construction is in order. Otherwise, I think it’s a great design in pretty much every other aspect. Especially the blade.
Is the clip supposed to bend out (flair) and lose any resistance with one packet wear? (Not even thick pant material). New to knife collecting and have never taken one apart: help.
Try getting a flathead screwdriver and wrapping a little duct tape or electrical tape on the tip and putting it between the liners and twisting the handle like you’re unscrewing a screw and that might do it. The tape is there so you don’t ruin the finish.
I guess "ese" means small in Italian??? Knife is 15% smaller than the Pattada which was released years back, oddly I had mine in pieces yesterday! not the greatest construction either!
Nope. Pattada is a little town in Sardinia famous for their knives. 'pattadese' is an adjective that means literally 'from Pattada', like 'milanese' means 'from Milan'
Are you going to do a review for this guy? I'm a big Spyderco nerd and have gone too long without buying a knife, and I want your jurisdiction to see if I should shell out a bill for it or not!
Who designed this one, `Dudley Do right‘ (in this case wrong) It’s definitely one of the seven fudley sins. It makes you wonder why spyderco’s parent company didn’t step in on this one and read them the riot act? This is a knife I’ll definitely stay away from.
This was unfortunatelly surprisingly unimpressive for a 200$ knife out of Italy...
Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!
Much love from Switzerland
tuning spyderco pivots, and most pivots that are tooled on both sides, is a circle of hell all it's own. Especially on compression locks
Word!
On my lil' Native i had to shorten one of the pivot screws because it was a tiny little bit to long. The screws actually hit each other inside the pivot, giving the blade non removable play.
That construction is stupid as heck.
6:06 as my great grandpa said, “if there ain’t no oil covering the inside liners, there ain’t no oil in the pivot!”
This knife couldn’t get anymore Italian if it just spontaneously combusted like a Ferrari.
My PM 2 came with a washer that was just like that (flat spot on one side and burr in the middle) also had what looked like slag from the pivot hole cutout on the inside of the liner. I bought new washers and sanded down the crap on the liners and it did the trick.
That's... really something I wouldn't want to pay for.
I will not be taking mine apart, but it has made me curious as to wether Nick got the only one NOT checked before shipping.
Maybe I will...
Thank you Nick
Thinking about it just now. Ive had 21 different Spyderco's over the year's and 3 had problems. Realized now that they were all 3 from the Italian producer.
Spyderco should be ashamed of this knife, and fire the OEM that makes it.
Yet another knife that if I own it I will not be taking it apart. 😆
what could a flared base possibly be useful for
The mark of a quality knife: needs 12 tools to be disassembled
It is kind of interesting and potentially relevant to this that manufacturing in Italy is increasingly dominated by Chinese immigrants. The New Yorker had a long piece about that a few years back. And it always amazes me when knife makers cut and grind elegant blades of fine steel and then slap on some thin liners, plastic handles, and finish it with soft screws over torqued with great globs of loctite.
This might be something where you’d want to reach out to Spyderco’s warranty? Or maybe look for other examples to see if they have similar issues.
I don’t think these sort of oddities are normal, or at least shouldn’t be.
If that’s just how the knives are coming from the factory with out of wack washers and weirdly stuck scales, then maybe some CQI to parts of the construction is in order.
Otherwise, I think it’s a great design in pretty much every other aspect. Especially the blade.
Is the clip supposed to bend out (flair) and lose any resistance with one packet wear? (Not even thick pant material). New to knife collecting and have never taken one apart: help.
I assume it translates to "we can make decent handles, but refuse to". Hard to say my Italian is rusty.
that is weird, thanks for all your da vids nik
Try getting a flathead screwdriver and wrapping a little duct tape or electrical tape on the tip and putting it between the liners and twisting the handle like you’re unscrewing a screw and that might do it. The tape is there so you don’t ruin the finish.
Spyderco definitely let themselves down on this one geeze.
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Nick, judging by your struggle, I think I might rather attempt parenting a couple more teenagers than disassemble this knife.
They probably assemble it like Lionsteel Gitano, with a hammer.
Another example of why I scale swap most spydercos immediately. Don’t pin a tool together
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If you don't do the Italian finger thing every time you say the name of this knife, you're doing it wrong 🤌
I guess "ese" means small in Italian??? Knife is 15% smaller than the Pattada which was released years back, oddly I had mine in pieces yesterday! not the greatest construction either!
Nope. Pattada is a little town in Sardinia famous for their knives. 'pattadese' is an adjective that means literally 'from Pattada', like 'milanese' means 'from Milan'
Cool knife tho
Are you going to do a review for this guy? I'm a big Spyderco nerd and have gone too long without buying a knife, and I want your jurisdiction to see if I should shell out a bill for it or not!
Save your money...its not worth it brother
Nope, just realised I have the bigger brother, thank God!!!
Hope this knife doesn’t cost more than $30 😐
It's m390, so quadruple your amount
It's actually 203$ for a garbage knife.
I actually ordered one of these and when I saw this video I immediately cancel the order. It doesn't seem to be that quality of a knife.
That's an epic fail! I love spydercos but this is expensive junk it should be pulled!!!!!!
Who designed this one, `Dudley Do right‘ (in this case wrong) It’s definitely one of the seven fudley sins. It makes you wonder why spyderco’s parent company didn’t step in on this one and read them the riot act? This is a knife I’ll definitely stay away from.
Already? Lol
I hate it.