a NEW steel in this Spyderco 2024 sprint run... What is Micro Melt PD#1 ?

A bunch of the great Japanese-made Spydercos are arriving in Burgundy and Micro-Melt PD#1 Steel. A good chance to pick up some knives on the wishlist, now with a unique color and blade steel!
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[@CNYKnifeNut]

Abandoning the "gotta catch em all" Pokemon approach to steels has made me the happiest with my collection that ive been in probably a decade. Good on Spyderco for coming out with a "new model" though, I guess...

[@Bethany415]

CTS PD#1 is Carpenter's version of CPM Cru-Wear.

[@chriselliott484]

What's the difference? I mean shouldn't they just released more cru-wear

[@shaggy_e210]

​@@chriselliott484 Think of the different steel manufacturers as bakers. Many bakers have the same recipes, but they all have their slight twist on it👍🏻

[@CNYKnifeNut]

It's like how Leatherman and Victorinox cram 15 useless tools in so they can say ​"25 functions." Now Eric gets to say in his next interview, "Spyderco has released 30 new models this year" when in reality they've released maaaybe a half dozen.

[@Outpost_76]

Picked up an Endura from GP Knives and i agree its way more purple than burgandy. Still very happy to have a Cruwear analog in the Endura platform.

[@williamcorbin774]

Welcome back Gerald, you'll love this steel. I beat the hell out of it for 3 weeks and still sharp. 😊

[@BrandonRead-tf1un]

I just picked one up from knivesplus. Boi , did it come with alot of oil 😅. Probably the sharpest Spyderco I've got out of box. Cuts like a laser. I like the Burgundy color alot. It matches my Burgundy micarta & Cruwear Benchmade mini Adamas Shot Show Edition. And yes , Cts-Pd#1 is the Carpenter Steel equivalent to Cpm Cruwear from Crucible. And I'm very glad they chose the black Ti nitride coating on the blade. I probably would have passed on it if it were a satin finished blade. The Black & Burgundy looks very cool 😎.

[@CosmicJhana444]

That burgundy is beautiful. One of Spyderco’s best FRN colors so far.

[@hiboucanne5662]

the TNP endura is sweeeeet!

[@DuhYaThink]

National knives has them in stock now. 👍🏻 The Endura and Endela anyway. Just ordered the Endura and really wanting the police 4 pd#1. Great model

[@Warsmith_Honsou]

Very similar to Cru-wear. The difference is that PD1 has Silicon, which has a positive effect on toughness and wear resistance. That is, as I understand it, PD1 is a little tougher than Cru-wear.

[@bubblegum8876]

Both have silicon in their composition. Its just a higher ratio of silicon and has manganese added

[@BillBranscome]

I got one from knife works that came in Saturday. Really pleased with it!

[@buckaroobanzai2551]

Just ordered the pd1 delica on REC. Cant wait! Was hoping to hold out for the dragonfly but saw the delica and had to act!

[@stevenlachance8576]

I love the Goddard. It is super light with plenty of blade. Just got the police in pd1, haven’t used the factory blade up yet, itching to sharpen it.

[@gabesaenz9837]

I’m so glad I found this video. Mine comes in Thursday and I’m really excited now that I see what the color really looks like

[@agoodun11]

Hell ya. I've been wanting one of these. They've done PD#1 before

[@SalvoEDC]

Thank you for filming this video so quickly! 😎

[@TXetc]

It really does look dark red (preferred) in the pics, but Joker suit purple in videos. Still like it but if I miss this sprint run I won’t be mad.

[@plynch113]

Just ordered a police sprint!

[@astaschak]

Was just looking at an endela for the exact reason. Its supposed to be like cruwear, i really like the frn seki models, dont have an endela theres a sprint coming up so maybe ill grab that. Thanks for showing!

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

definitely purple.

[@PerceptionVsReality333]

I bought the Endela in this configuration last month.

[@blueswan2175]

nice knife,bummed they coated it ,means 1 to 2 pts lower rc value....Spyderco already on the low end rc value for some of their knives

[@Aa-ron22]

I want both but should I get the Endela first or the Endura first

[@CoyoteEDC]

If I had to choose between the two, the Endura.

[@Huero87]

I personally like the blade shape better on the endela as opposed to the endura, has more belly.

[@Aa-ron22]

@@Huero87 I enddd up buying both lol

[@JSA-SL]

Any chances to have a para 3 in this pd1?

[@CoyoteEDC]

I don't think in this run. It seems only the Japanese models. The Para 3 is USA made I think.

[@JSA-SL]

@@CoyoteEDC thank you man!

[@1quickcobra]

Mine is definitely not purple lol

[@gi_nattak]

It’s a different color than the ‘plum’ one shown here?

[@1quickcobra]

@gi_nattak it's the same thing but mine is definitely not purple lol

[@gi_nattak]

@@1quickcobra It's definitely not magenta either though :D

[@Optimization_Coach]

Pricing has been rediculous imho. So much money in marketing. Just wont open the wallet for spyderco or benchmade. Thanks for the video though

[@StoneHands25]

I agree, but IMO I think bench made is definitely overpriced and I think Spyderco is just starting to be overpriced but some of their knives are still priced really well

[@bubblegum8876]

Its not meant to be a production run. Sprints are often experimental steels that are available for the nerds like me who care about the steel. Spyderco has a cruwear production run going with micarta scales for around 200-260 depending on your model. I dont know many other usa made knives made with those materials at this cost

[@Mike_Y.]

Get a manix 2 LW in CPM-M4 on blade hq for $135. The CTS-BD1 base version is more expensive 😂

[@patrickmunneke8348]

I think that's a stainless version of maxamet🤔🤔🤔

[@DuhYaThink]

Pd#1 is basically an analog of Cpm CruWear. But by Carpenter.

[@patrickmunneke8348]

@@DuhYaThink i see