The Hidden Brilliance of the Spyderco Swayback - Disassembly of a Slysz Titanium Framelock
Published: 1 year ago
I've never seen anything like what's going on inside this knife, and it's a big part of why the Spyderco Swayback is able to freely drop to your nail when closing while *also* having zero perceivable blade play, despite being on washers. It's honestly brilliant! And this is definitely one of the nerdier videos I've put up, complete with hand-drawn diagrams and everything. ???? Trigger warning: Physics! ????
Chapters
00:00 Intro & Background
00:59 The Wicked Looking Blade
01:46 Hollow Grind and Blade Finish
02:51 Almost a Crowned Spine
03:19 Grind Comparison To Holt Haptic
04:21 Perfect Piercing & Detail Work Tip
04:42 Uncommon Downward Angled Blade
05:40 Swayback Handles & Pinch Grips
06:31 Typical Spyderco (Lack Of) Sharpening Choil
07:04 Slicing Performance
07:38 Nice, Contoured Handles
07:51 The Wrong Clip
08:22 No Skeletonization
08:38 Weight & Balance
09:35 A Surprise Lock Bar Insert
10:10 The Pros of Slysz Style Lock Bar Access
10:49 The Cons of Slysz Style Lock Bar Access
11:17 Excellent Thumb Flick Action
12:28 Questionable For Lefties
13:09 Perfect for Slow Rolling
13:19 The Obvious Part of the Exceptional Closing Action
14:59 The Hidden, Brilliant Part (Disassembly!)
15:33 Clever Part : The Tiny Washers (Physics!)
17:34 Obvious Hidden Part: Polished Surfaces
17:56 SUPER Clever Part : The Asymmetric Stop Pins
20:10 WHY and HOW I Think This Works
25:49 Why/How Summary
26:52 Final Thoughts
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Chapters
00:00 Intro & Background
00:59 The Wicked Looking Blade
01:46 Hollow Grind and Blade Finish
02:51 Almost a Crowned Spine
03:19 Grind Comparison To Holt Haptic
04:21 Perfect Piercing & Detail Work Tip
04:42 Uncommon Downward Angled Blade
05:40 Swayback Handles & Pinch Grips
06:31 Typical Spyderco (Lack Of) Sharpening Choil
07:04 Slicing Performance
07:38 Nice, Contoured Handles
07:51 The Wrong Clip
08:22 No Skeletonization
08:38 Weight & Balance
09:35 A Surprise Lock Bar Insert
10:10 The Pros of Slysz Style Lock Bar Access
10:49 The Cons of Slysz Style Lock Bar Access
11:17 Excellent Thumb Flick Action
12:28 Questionable For Lefties
13:09 Perfect for Slow Rolling
13:19 The Obvious Part of the Exceptional Closing Action
14:59 The Hidden, Brilliant Part (Disassembly!)
15:33 Clever Part : The Tiny Washers (Physics!)
17:34 Obvious Hidden Part: Polished Surfaces
17:56 SUPER Clever Part : The Asymmetric Stop Pins
20:10 WHY and HOW I Think This Works
25:49 Why/How Summary
26:52 Final Thoughts
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Shop at Urban EDC and want to help support my channel? You can use my affiliate link! It doesn't cost you anything, and I'll make a small commission off your order that'll help fund the channel.
https://bit.ly/3qO6lTh
If you're interested in the tools I use and recommend for disassembly, maintenance, repair, or just nerding out, check out:
https://amazon.com/shop/KnifeNerdery
If you shop at White Mountain Knives and want to save 10% on basically everything on the site, you can use code "nerd10" at checkout! https://whitemountainknives.com/
You can get 15% off my favorite minimalist utility blade knife (and a bunch of other cool products) by using code "knifenerdery" over at Aerocrafted: https://bit.ly/4aaVo1D
Gil-Tek makes some of the other best EDC utility knives out there, and you can use code "knifenerdery" to save 15% off! https://gil-tek.com/shop/