A few weeks ago, I pulled out the original sketch for my Model 67. It was dated 2007.
Looking at an old design like that is a strange thing. You immediately recognize your own hand in it, but you also see just how much your way of thinking has changed.
Back then, the Spyderco opening hole — used under license — appeared on almost all of my folding knives. The proportions, details and overall design language are very much from that period of my work.
So I decided to revisit it.
Not to turn it into a completely different knife, but to see what the Model 67 would become if I designed it today.
I gave myself three days.
It took five.
And with our 25-year anniversary event only about four weeks away when I started, there wasn't much room for getting distracted.
In the new video, I go through the complete process: the original 2007 sketch, new sketches, full 3D modeling in Fusion, and finally a 3D printed version to check the design in hand.
The Model 67 is now fully designed and ready for production — with the first custom version being made for the anniversary event.
2 comments
Hi Jens,
Congratulations on bringing back your renowned “67” model. I remember back in 2007 actually purchasing “67” #1, directly from you. I still own it along with a few more 67’s that I have cherished for around 20 years.
I hope that I’m lucky enough to score your new variant of it.
I feel like I’m in a Time Machine my old friend.
All the best!
Thomas New York
Hey Jens it will be cool to see what you did with the knife. I always take a look at what you have going on. One day I will get a toko though.