The Hidden Brilliance of the Spyderco Swayback - Disassembly of a Slysz Titanium Framelock

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 #1: The Tiny Washers (Physics!) 17:34 Obvious Hidden Part: Polished Surfaces 17:56 SUPER Clever Part #2: The Asymmetric Stop Pins 20:10 WHY and HOW I Think This Works 25:49 Why/How Summary 26:52 Final Thoughts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ #spyderco #slysz #swayback #edc #knifenerd #knifenut #pocketknife #edcknife