Spyderco Native Chief Breakdown

Eric Glesser Breaks Down the Native Chief.

[@Apex_grind562]

Eric, you and Sal changed the industry. Thank you!!

[@ZPositive]

These breakdown videos are more educational than you know. Thanks so much for all the effort you put into this. :)

[@troyounce3295]

I love you Eric and your dad and your mother for creating the best knife company.

[@richardvirchow3390]

I love your Native Chief review video - the history of the knife, the disassembly and reassembly. Great knife and great video!

[@Crusty_Otter]

Really enjoying your videos with take down, reassembly and sone of the history and thought that went into each design. I seem to be adding quite a few Spydercos to my collection lately, each one gets used and leads to the next purchase, just phenomenal knives.

[@mikeg3950]

Keep making these videos it’s so great to hear all the thoughts of the designer

[@mchipman7879]

Really love the history breakdown Eric, keep up the good work!

[@Bigyam601]

I love how Eric puts so much energy into his hands. Just a bang up job at non-verbal communication skills. Great unintentional ASMR

[@Hungrybird474]

Good design . The curve on the top looks and feels great . Picked up a shaman yesterday to keep the manix 2 company . Good knives Spyderco . Your fan base is growing fast

[@hammerpants11c54]

I could get used to these break downs

[@SteveKluver]

Thank you much, Eric. We love these videos you do for us.

[@brianrobinson3961]

Thanks for this! Took apart a backlock once on the Stretch Lightweight and probably never will again. Lesson learned.

[@WT0861]

Hope you guys make this in a LC200N version.

[@northmanscall]

Agree

[@patrickgorham4269]

The action sounds SO MUCH better than before you took it apart, and after you lubed the blade it's a big difference. The native cheif is on my HIT LIST along with the Yojumbo. My wife bought me a Manix XL a couple of years ago and the action was stiff/sticky, maybe not sticky but it wouldn't flick open even when new out of the box, and finally decided I was gonna take it apart to clean and lube it, but when I got to actually doing it I decided NOT to take it all apart and just loosened the pivot screws most of the way out and gave it a good bath with rubbing alcohol, let it dry really good then give it a tiny shot of CLP, tightened the pivot screws back down to the desired blade tension and the action is absolutely perfect now. I have the black blade and the only complaint about the knife is it has buffed while closed in my pocket along with the top of the liners plus a couple scratches from change in my pocket, it's not a deal breaker because I absolutely love the knife and bought one years ago at a flea market for $50 new in the box. Before that, I have to be honest, I used to hate Spydercos because to me they all had pretty much the same blade shape and DIDN'T like the hole, BUT,,, that all changed after I bought that one and it was all over from there, you see I'm a figiter and the flick with the thumb or back flick with the hole that makes them SO OBVIOUSLY simple and effortless to use, but yes, I'm addicted and have more Spydercos than any other brand of knives. I like bigger blades,4-5 inches or close to it so keep thise bigger blades coming. Might give a DLC coating a try to keep from the scratches and buffing. The buffing on my Manix XL is on the top of the blade in the shape of the scales but still a great knife of course. Going to Blade Show Texas at the end of the month so we'll see if if I chalk up full price on the Yojumbo or NATIVE CHIEF, or not, was gonna buy the Yojumbo at last years Texas Blade Show but,,, there absolutely none in the whole building. Stay safe and God bless.

[@davidaxman]

Fantastic new videos! Really love these breakdowns and back stories!

[@corbey50]

Thanks, Eric! Another great video. Keep them coming!

[@ChrisinHove]

Great stuff! I really appreciate Eric doing these.

[@qsens]

Kudos for the one take. It's cool to see and hear directly from you.

[@DavidLowry1]

Best stuff Spyderco has done in a long time. Great vids. Keep doing 'em. :)

[@donkellington3303]

Eric thanks for making this video. I now have a Native Chief and hope to use it for many years.

[@liquidcobra1450]

Great video! Can’t wait to get my hands on this knife. 20 years...wow!

[@scotteger6271]

Good video and I definitely appreciate the change in Spyderco showing disassembly. I feel like I bond with my knives that I disassemble and maintain.

[@MangustificationGaming]

Well done once again Mr. Glesser, with both the knife AND the video. I'll definitely get one of these once it's released.

[@45acpP90]

Thank you Eric for the great video, and teardown, and reconstruct. Great video. 👍😉

[@DersNoNem]

Still waiting for this available in my country...

[@Below-Average_Joe]

It is nice to see the Chief coming out. I remember seeing the first prototypes on Bladeforums.

[@monkeyfaceII]

Super cool vide love this knife 🙌🏽 I’ll get my hands on one sooner or later

[@charliepugh9436]

Excellent video ❤

[@rpnp2]

I really like the looks of this knife

[@jock-of-ages73]

The Native2 + 3 were my favourite, I should never have traded my 2. This Chief is awesome, can't wait to get one.

[@SHADOW-ke6xz]

Awesome video.

[@ogenmatic]

Would really like to see Spyderco step up their game with some well designed deep carry clips

[@Larry_Mott]

I have a feeling Spyderco (and I) does not consider deep carry clips a step up.. :)

[@matchesburn]

I fail to see how the current Endura/Delica style clips that are used on so many designs are somehow not "deep enough" to carry. With most knives you're still talking about half an inch or less potentially riding over the pocket liner. Plus, you can go on Ebay, Etsy, BladeHQ or a myriad of other sites and get custom carry clips that are as wacky or extreme as you want. And I would rather you do that than make the rest of us deal hooked over carry clips or recessed pivots or something. Because for most people it's already "deep" enough.

[@Jack3dBrett]

I agree it would be awesome if they offered a deep carry clip option like their anti gun competitor does (we wont say their name) but I find that the MXG clips are awesome and they offer a ton of different options.

[@lenzielenski3276]

@@matchesburn Deep enough depends on the prevailing political climate. As to buying a 3rd party clip, the knives are over priced as it is and you want to add another $20 for a clip? A clip that made in existing factories, with existing tooling would actually cost $.01 to make? That is just stupid. The pat answer from Sal and Eric has been "we don't want to take away from the 3rd parties already making clips". BS. They are all about profit. I suspect it is sheer laziness.

[@matchesburn]

@@lenzielenski3276 "Deep enough depends on the prevailing political climate." ...No, just deep enough so all that can be seen is some clip on a pocket. "As to buying a 3rd party clip, the knives are over priced" LOL, no. Look up the prices of steel and look into the process of heat treating and machining. Even Chinese-made knives from the same materials (like from companies that will actually do so and not just claim to and lie about it - something reputable like WE Knives or the like) are similarly expensive. "as it is and you want to add another $20 for a clip?" Why not? Minuscule cost compared to the knife and you get to pick whatever you want. Why are you even complaining about this? "A clip that made in existing factories, with existing tooling would actually cost $.01 to make?" Proof positive that you don't understand the first thing about manufacturing and what goes into your making. That existing tooling is designed and set-up to run specific patterns. Spyderco can easily laser cut, as is demonstrated by their SpyderHole opening, but they'd need tooling (or to pay someone to) to deburr it. And fold it. Or stamp it out. And in the meanwhile this means that same tooling and machinery can't be used making more useful things. So basically you want a knife of the same quality in materials made to your specifications with exactly what kind of clip and hardware you want on it for less than the price of what you're already paying. Yeah, not even the Chinese can do that. Unless you're okay with mystery metals and them skipping manufacturing steps. Which, given how demanding you are yet are unwilling to pay for it, is questionable. And if you think myself and Spyderco are just full of it... open up your own knife company and prove me wrong. If you're right (you aren't) you'll make a killing in the market by offering quality work at good prices and having lots of options. I think you'll find out in a nanosecond that you're not grasping the realities of the situation and you'd never be able to do what you claim and still make a profit. But, hey, maybe myself, Chinese wage slaves and the Chinese communist government, Spyderco, the entire knife industry and everyone else and Len Zielenski is right.

[@ogenmatic]

Love the concept since I love my Native 5 but will wait for a G10 offering which will likely include a steep upgrade as well.

[@joelpaprocki85]

Love mine! Have it in pocket today!

[@Thomas-dz4eg]

Thank you :)

[@matchesburn]

19:54 - Saving this for posterity for the next time I get flak for being a tip-down carry guy. If it's good enough for Eric Glesser, it's good enough for you. Would be nice if *_CERTAIN COMPANIES_* (coughKershawcough) that were so slow on having tip-UP option for customers and now omit tip-DOWN carry for most of their designs would keep that in mind. But it's even better for Spydies because you can Spyder-drop them to open them one handed. Also, I just ordered a Native Chief from BladeHQ. I've taken multiple Endura/Delica and Stretches (my Stretch 2 was a pain with the lockback lock and getting it in just the right place under spring tension so you can get the pin through it). Tried to take apart my Matrix, apparently Hulk was working at the factory that day and the screws were practically welded in place. Stopped, wisely, and thought back that maybe that wasn't the best knife to disassemble. Heard horror stories of the PM2's lanyard hole during disassembly and decided not to. It's just too tempting to take apart most knives knowing how only a few minutes with polishing the blade tang and washers can make the knife so much more enjoyable and smoother than it ever would be with just lube. Actually had a problem with my Manix being rather stiff and seeming to have a lot of resistance (even after destroying my thumbs a few thousand times opening and closing it at first) - which lead to me my attempt to disassemble it. After stopping at that, I did the next best thing and... Just to as an aside here, I know someone from Spyderco will eventually read this - perhaps someone from the warranty department is already biting their nails and having cold sweats at the idea of this monkey with a knife a Torx driver - but I've never actually sent in a knife for warranty to any company, let alone Spyderco. (I have had to get new clips from Kershaw before and... maybe something happened to my Stretch's torx bits one time and... someone from warranty wasn't have a bad day and sent me replacement screws... Sorry... That was before I bought Wiha drivers.) But... I put a dab of Flitz, great polishing compound, on the Matrix ball bearing and worked it in for a few minutes and rinsed it out very, very well. Cleaning and drying and lubing it was as smooth as glass. That was years ago and I still have my Matrix 2 - first Spyderco, by the way - with the saber grind and it's still going strong. And I'll cut off one of my fingers before I let my Stretch 2 go. God I love that knife. Now if you're Kershaw employee, oh boy. I could tell you some horror stories. Or show you. Let's just say I have an Elmax Blur as a casualty that is, frankly, horrifying to look at.

[@esoteric5277]

Want one!

[@jfnurod]

Perfect blade shape! Would love to see this or a revised Military with a compression lock 😍

[@nicholascoulter3760]

3 years later and the military is on the way with a compression lock.

[@jfnurod]

@Nicholas Coulter I've been throwing similar comments out for years hoping they would see it 🤣🤣🤣Extremely happy they made it happen!

[@ibelieveicansoar]

Are there any plans to make a larger version? Or one with a partially serrated blade?

[@northernninety7]

Watching this video with mine. Nice knife. You guys couldve made the grind a little more symmetrical on mine though. But still a great knife.

[@Tr4bant]

Is there eventually going to be a lightweight (FRN) model of this knife?

[@pharmagator]

Darn... Now I want two...

[@BBL.Soldier]

Does anyone know when it comes out for public purchase?

[@akosfath]

From when this will be available?

[@brianminkc]

As far as looks go.. its my favorite Spyderco

[@sharpgrail9506]

Excellent video!

[@NeilTheKnifeGuy]

Please please please Eric bring back a regular production of the Worker made in Golden. Imagine a regular size and a large size both as lightweight modes.

[@stefanwolf88]

Will they be US produced or Seki city? The surface finish of the back lock components looks better than my zdp 189 endura 4 - good job. Thickness behind the edge?

[@SpydercoKnivesOfficial]

USA-Made

[@45acpP90]

USA made buddy. MAGA!

[@some_developer]

What do you do if the blade isn't centered in the closed position after reassembly (as well as out of the box)?

[@gstrader73]

💯

[@fstop107]

Just received a Native Chief and the blade is off center when closed. Is there a way to adjust this?

[@scotteger6271]

Is the action tight and slow or is there any blade play (blade wiggle side to side when open)? I ask because these are the two most common causes of off centering...pivot too tight or too loose

[@pittwm]

How do you center the blade on back lock knives, I found back lock impossible. Just received a REX45 native chief, I can’t get the blade to center

[@dalelamar7371]

I have a rex45 chief too, and i haven't been able to center the blade to save my life

[@jmromero6381]

Want one. Bad. But serrated. I'll wait.

[@nickedcr2320]

7:01 most boss moment

[@viciousKev]

Is there a point to it being humpless top?

[@scotteger6271]

Probably to appease all the people that complain about the "normal" spyderco shape

[@italianrelic]

Need to start making more in the USA I only buy American made Spyders 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@PowerMadHeadBanger]

Don't shy away from using the Power-lock just because of the Cold Steel test. If you look very closely you gonna see that the Power-lock never failed. It was the VG-10 that broke twice in that test. Bring the Power-lock to more knives. Especially something with 4 inches blade length.

[@corvetteL1]

Is there a Left handed version? I dont mean a left handed friendly knife

[@scotteger6271]

It's a back lock with a 4 position clip and spider hole in the blade for deployment...its not a right or left handed knife in general

[@patrickg8744]

lol....

[@Loawks]

The camera man though…..

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

make a folder with cpm 3v blade nice and thick heavy duty blade the knife to rule them all

[@oceanwaves83]

Might as well go 4v these days

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

@@oceanwaves83 something I have a D2 bk24 small but real well built something to depend on

[@jimyocum9556]

The native 5 lw is one of my favorites the chief needs a swedge like the 5 has

[@RobertWilliams-ox4hz]

Native Chief Salt please.

[@ericarevalo5005]

MAKE A COMPRESSION LOCK NATIVE 5

[@jeffhicks8428]

wait a second, SC has "design?" could have fooled me.

[@EGlideKid]

Why doesn’t Spyderco make more lock backs with 4-way locations for the pocket clip? I would have bought the Military years ago, but I won’t carry a knife in my pocket that opens to the inside, and certainly not when it’s tip up. This knife is beautiful and may very well be my next knife, but it would be tough to give up my Endura 4 with sage green G10’s.

[@evanhumes1325]

You look alot like your dad

[@ttaiknives]

La molla del native chief è troppo lèggera i il blocco disingaggia se stronco con forza il manico. Ho risolto il problema piegando in su la molla aumentandone così la forza. Ora chiedo alla spyderco potete ricominciare a pensare anche al lavoro dei coltelli e rinunciare un po’ al comfort a favore dell’affidabilità? Anche questi pivot flangiati e sottodimensionati per avere l’apertura fluida, il pivot ci vuole maschio/femmina e bello grosso pure… guarda strider smf ad esempio uno dei pivot più stabili mai provati. Alto che le boccole, non strizzano la lama.. se stringi di più pieghi solo le bronzine. Dai oh…

[@allemander]

LOL this man says the word “NICE” more times in a short video than any other human in all of human history has ever spoken in even an exponentially greater period of time speaking!!

[@freshsteve509]

allemander it’s nice that you noticed, you must have an exponentially greater vocabulary than him. Good for you, I’m sure all the guys at the shit plant are real proud of you.

[@MetrologyEngineer]

Why show this if it voids the warranty???

[@Bert4s]

Tip down Eric?? Really 🤔

[@justaamateur6533]

I only spydercos were affordable in europe...

[@Mikey1951ful]

Tip down? Noooooooooo....

[@CNYKnifeNerd]

4 way clip

[@user-dx4hu9uz2e]

Бэклок худший и не долговечный замок.

[@basanistes359]

Back locks suck.

[@patrickg8744]

no u

[@bradjack7734]

I don't have a native chief. Time to change that