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Product Description
The Spyderco Yojumbo C253GPCBL takes the distinctive Yojumbo design and pairs it with Spyderco's proprietary CPM SPY27 stainless steel and cobalt blue G-10 scales. Designed around the same principles that made the Yojimbo family popular, the Yojumbo offers a substantial Wharncliffe blade in a full-size folding-knife platform.
The 3.98-inch Wharncliffe blade features a plain cutting edge, full-flat grind, and satin finish. Made from CPM SPY27, the blade steel was developed by Spyderco in collaboration with Crucible Industries to provide a balanced combination of edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance.
The Wharncliffe blade's long, straight cutting edge makes it particularly well suited to controlled slicing and precision cutting. The enlarged Yojumbo format provides more blade and handle than the compact Yojimbo 2 while maintaining the distinctive geometry of the design.
The handle features cobalt blue peel-ply-textured G-10 scales, providing a secure grip and immediately identifying this model as part of Spyderco's SPY27 family. A Compression Lock secures the blade open while allowing convenient one-handed operation.
Features
- Spyderco Yojumbo
- Model C253GPCBL
- 3.98" Wharncliffe blade
- CPM SPY27 stainless steel
- Plain edge
- Satin finish
- Full-flat grind
- Cobalt blue G-10 handle scales
- Peel-ply texture
- Compression Lock
- Spyderco Round Hole
- Large folding-knife design
About CPM SPY27
CPM SPY27 is Spyderco's proprietary stainless steel developed in collaboration with Crucible Industries. Its alloy composition builds on the proven VG-10 formula while adding increased levels of carbon, molybdenum, and vanadium along with niobium and nitrogen. Crucible's particle-metallurgy process creates a highly uniform microstructure designed for consistent performance.
Knife-Depot Take
The Yojumbo C253GPCBL takes one of Spyderco's most distinctive blade shapes and gives it a premium SPY27 upgrade. The nearly 4-inch Wharncliffe blade provides an impressive amount of straight cutting edge, while the cobalt blue G-10 and Compression Lock give the knife the familiar Spyderco combination of ergonomics and practical functionality. For customers who like the Yojimbo design but want a larger, more substantial version, the Yojumbo is a compelling choice.
Specifications
About brand
Quick! List the most respected and innovative knife companies you can think of. If you know anything about knives, Spyderco is somewhere near the top. Spyderco Inc. makes some of the most unique and downright bizarre knife designs you'll see on the market, but from the number of passionate fans discussing, debating, and learning everything they can about Spyderco knives, it's clear that the company has done something right.
From the Glesser Family and the Spyderco Crew:
Since starting Spyderco we've been told our knives are different, peculiar, even out there. All true. Thinking beyond established knife industry barriers allowed us to introduce new and radical innovations to the knife culture including: One-hand opening, serrations on a folder and a clip to attach a knife to a pocket.
We didn't go into business to rake in a mountain of dough we're here for more selfish reasons- indulging our passion for creating knives. Spyderco is definitely out of the norm in the knife industry in our dedication to researching and developing fresh, improved and better performing materials all with function and reliability being key.
Someone once said to Sal Glesser, Spyderco's owner, 'You must design in the dark because your knives look so strange.' True again. Our recognizable appearance is a result of designing ergonomic functional tools rather than applying lipstick and nylons to a pocketknife. We may look curious, homely, whatever, but we'll never be called unusable or undependable.
Making knives that consistently deliver reliable high-performance requires an ongoing commitment to testing. In our million-dollar testing facility we examine edge retention with a CATRA machine, look for rust development with Q-FOG, check the force needed to open and close a knife. We also repeatedly test for stress, wear, optimal heat-treating and actively search for higher quality, performance enhancing steels and materials.
As a customer you probably don't think about this, or much care, but it allows us to put forth a promise. When you purchase a Spyderco you are buying a high-quality reliable cutting tool designed and manufactured for peak performance and ergonomic comfort. Those Who Know Carry Spyderco.
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