Vosteed Parallel Spiderweb Knife Review

The Vosteed Parallel Spiderweb knife has the Axis-like crossbar lock mechanism and is remarkably thin. The spiderweb titanium scales are very rigid and look great!

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Official Specs

Here’s a link to the Vosteed Parallel Spiderweb knife.

Versions

There are three finishes of the Vosteed Parallel Spiderweb knife. This is called the “Acid Wash Black-Acid Wash & Stonewash” – no mention of spiderwebs! Many other versions (nearly 20) are or have been available.

Price

Vosteed Parallel Spiderweb knife costs exactly $169, but the price ranges from well below that to somewhere above that ($219).

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Package and Manual

What’s Included

• Vosteed Parallel Spiderweb knife
• Cleaning cloth
• Carry pouch
• Sticker
• Manual

Look

The whole point of the Parallel isn’t visible from these angles. The knife looks great, sure, but the point is how remarkably thin it is. I have another Parallel that I love. It’s more discreet (aka no spiderwebs). There are other differences, though. Check that one out here.

This version has a design on the scales. That’s nice! It also has a different blade shape (Tanto) and a different blade steel (S35VN), too!

Here’s the point of the design of this knife – it’s super thin!

Open / Close / Lock

The Vosteed Parallel Spiderweb knife is described as a “Crossbar lock.” Opening it requires the use of this thumbstud (or another option, see below).

Basically, “Crossbar” means an “Axis” lock, and since the Axis lock is off-patent (I think), this is an allowed usage of the locking style. I happen to be a HUGE fan of Axis locks, so this is good for me.

Here’s a close-up of the locking mechanism. Actuating this crossbar lock effectively will allow you to flip the knife open and also drop it shut. It’s a very good mechanism!

I open these knives via the Crossbar lock often.

Build and Feel

These titanium scales are great in hand. Smooth, they weren’t super grippy. With the spiderweb design, though, they’re quite grippy!

There are enough other angular parts of the knife that it is still sufficiently trustworthy in hand.

The blade is perfectly centered. Notably, there’s a standoff on this end, too, which adds to the rigidity of the whole knife. This photo exemplifies the difference in blade shape. On the other blade, the tip was nestled under that standoff. (This is functionally irrelevant, I think.)

You can see the ball-bearing area in the pivot area below – these are caged ceramic ball bearings. The action is very good!

Below you can see the pivot – only one side can be adjusted (and that can be done with a Torx driver).

The Vosteed Parallel Spiderweb knife is very thin!!

The backspacer matches the other bronze/yellow parts perfectly. This part is aluminum.

Here’s another look at the matching anodized parts (inside the lanyard hole).

Size

Blade Length: 2.90″ | 73.85 mm
Overall Length: 7.04″ | 178.90 mm
Blade Width:0 .96″ | 24.50 mm
Blade Thickness: 0.079″ | 2.00 mm
Handle Length: 4.13″ | 105.00 mm
Handle Width: 0.92″ | 23.40 mm (or “height,” as I call this)
Handle Thickness: 0.279″ | 7.10 mm (which is to say, the “thin” description of this knife)
Weight: 2.36 oz | 66.80 g (a bit heavier than the previous version)

Here’s the knife in hand:

Below you can see the Vosteed Parallel Spiderweb knife with the venerable Convoy S2+. This is a brass version, which is a good bit heavier than aluminum, but has the same dimensions: 24mm in diameter by 117.5mm in length.

Also in the photo above, my Standard Reference Material (SRM) flashlight is the Hanko Machine Works Trident, an 18350 light. While I have not reviewed or tested the Gunner Grip version seen here, I have tested a Hanko Machine Works Trident Total Tesseract in brass. I love the Trident, and it’s a striking contrast to the inexpensive Convoy S2+, another great SRM.

Steel / Cut / Oats

Vosteed states the Parallel Spiderweb knife blade steel is “S35VN.” This marks a difference from the previous version, which was 154.

The blade is a Tanto. The previous version uses a reverse Tanto blade, which I love 100x more than an actual Tanto.

Despite the rest of the knife being purposefully thin, the blade on the Parallel is of “normal” thickness (specifically, it’s 2mm thick).

Retention

This pocket clip is what used to be called the “paperclip” style. I have disliked these in the past (for example, on Zebralight flashlights). But they’ve been great on other brands (like Spyderco). And I had great luck carrying this knife, so I like the clip a lot!

The clip allows fairly deep carry, and certainly, as thin as the knife is, it carries very well.

The pocket clip is reversible, too, but still allows only tip-up carry. Below you can see the loop for a lanyard, too.

Vosteed’s updated style of pouch is also included.

Summary and Conclusion

The point of this knife is for it to be thin, and the Vosteed Parallel Spiderweb knife absolutely nails that. The price ($169) suggests it should be good in other ways too – and it is. The titanium handles are great (and made better with the timely seasonal spiderweb design). I like the Crossbar lock and versatile opening options, and it carries very well! I think this knife will shine without a pocket clip, and carried in a fifth pocket if your pants allow it. It’s a very fun knife!!

Notes

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