The true choil allows the user to sharpen the entire length of the edge and is very uncommon on Spyderco knives, which typically have a finger choil instead of a true choil. The blade length is good, with a nice amount of belly and a true choil in front of the ricasso (the choil is the small cut out in the blade in front of the ricasso, that portion of the blade that is unground and near the pivot). The retail is around $155.Īside from a little extra weight and thickness, the Techno is very close to an ideal EDC knife in terms of design. The grind is a very, very high (but not full) flat grind. The entire knife is very stout with thick handle scales and very thick blade stock, especially for a knife of this size. The Techno is produced for Spyderco in Taichung, Taiwan, one of the most highly regarded of Spyderco’s OEMs, see here for more. The size and weight of the knife are basically identical. The Mouse has more crisply cut jimping on the spine of the blade and an additional screw to hold the knife together. The differences between the two are very slight. The knife is a production version of the Mouse (the Mouse is on top and the Techno below), a custom knife made by Polish knifemaker Marcin Slysz (pronounced “Sleesh”). The knife uses a frame lock, also known in the Spyderco literature as the Reeve Integral Lock. The blade is an almost classic drop point blade made of the American made Carpenter steel CTS-XHP. The handle scales are made of stonewashed titanium. It has a wire, over the top, deep carry pocket clip. Here is my Techno that I received as a Christmas gift. My independent verification has found them to be accurate, as is always the case with Spyderco specs. Here is the product page for the Techno with all of the specs. There are a few drawbacks, but they are small in the overall scheme of things. You could spend twice as much or even venture into the custom world and the Techno would still be a competitive blade. This is a superior knife and a superlative EDC blade. The materials, the design, the deployment method, the size, the fit and finish. There is a lot to love about the Spyderco Techno.
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