Impressed with Spyderco.
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Spyderco is the brand I trust. I've had knives that cost twice as much as a spyderco that failed miserably. I keep going back to Spyderco.
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Amazon Prime Sunday delivery dropped off a new Delica 4 ZDP-189 steel model here shortly after noon today. It's supposed to hold an edge very well and be difficult to sharpen. I plan to send it to Spyderco when it needs sharpening. Only time will tell if it was worth spending more for the powdered 'super steel'. Actually this one is probably more of a collector than an EDC. From time to time my EDC knife is abused, and I think VG-10 steel will hold up better to abuse. I know it will cost less to replace a broken VG-10 model, so the ZDP-189 will probably become a slicer to take to fancy barbecues.
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Lightfoot4
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Perhaps I should break the tip off my Spyderco and send it to them. It was my first pocket knife (other than my Boy Scout knife). The pocket clip broke off. I contacted Spyderco and they said I was out of luck as they stopped warrantying it. You got a new free knife, and they wouldn't even fix the clip for me.
I switched to Gerber and have been pretty happy with both the Gerber knives and the quality.
I switched to Gerber and have been pretty happy with both the Gerber knives and the quality.
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Maybe send it to repairs and see what gives? The website says this:
"For the following repairs please include $20.00USD plus $5.00USD for shipping and handling
Blade or edge- Broken tip from prying or dropping, chipped edge or broken serrations, destroyed edge due to improper sharpening, rust due to neglect or other blade issues. Spyderco does not replace blades. Depending on the blade's condition we may be able to re-profile or re-serrate.
Clips and clip screws- sheared off screws or broken FRN integral clips (can only be replaced with metal clips).
Handle- Missing Kraton inserts or other handle issues."
So i just sent them my knife and the money to fix it. I never spoke with them at all. If you don't mind reinvesting 25 bucks to get your knife fixed, it might be worth a shot.
Ahhhhhh Spyderco's.....
Had converted to all Spyderco EDC's a little over 20 years ago. Love them.
The best ones, IMO, are the older ones with the molded in pocket clip, the later metal ones always seem to contact the car door frame when entering...
Anyway, these ProGrips are among my fav's, unfortunately the half serrated one in the middle is hiding somewhere around here, has been for several years. My wife claimed the non-serrated one, and I EDC the full serrated.
This fully serrated Delica is also a fav (and extremely hard to find these days), my youngest daughter carried it when we were in Africa on a plains game hunt back in 1996, it's now in a secure location to keep it from going to another home anytime in the future
Had converted to all Spyderco EDC's a little over 20 years ago. Love them.
The best ones, IMO, are the older ones with the molded in pocket clip, the later metal ones always seem to contact the car door frame when entering...
Anyway, these ProGrips are among my fav's, unfortunately the half serrated one in the middle is hiding somewhere around here, has been for several years. My wife claimed the non-serrated one, and I EDC the full serrated.
This fully serrated Delica is also a fav (and extremely hard to find these days), my youngest daughter carried it when we were in Africa on a plains game hunt back in 1996, it's now in a secure location to keep it from going to another home anytime in the future
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Richard Simmons
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Looks like a Miltary with carbon fiber. Spyderco only made one model in BG-42 that I know of so I would say yours would be a fairly rare one to have.
flip flappy
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Great of them to give you a new knife but I kept reading hoping they sent your old one back to you also. Sometime in the 90's I found a Spyderco knife on the property I was deer hunting. There were about 12 of us that leased the property for bowhunting only all season. One Saturday we were hanging around the camp around lunch and I had my new found treasure out playing with it when one of the guys mentioned that he had lost a Spyderco just like the one I had. I told him it had to have been his and returned it to him. I immediately bought one but could not find one with the plain blade he had and ended up getting one with a serrated blade just like the one in the photos a couple of posts above. I used it for years but misplaced it a while back during either a move or new truck purchase. I would love for it to turn up. This thread brought back some old memories not only of the knife but old buddies I used to deer hunt with.
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Lightfoot4
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Given how much the price has risen on these knives since I bought mine, that might be a good idea and investment.
Lightfoot4
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So what did you do to your Boy Scout Knife?
I actually came across it while putting up Christmas decorations this year! It's missing a bolster, and it's a little rusty, but still works as it was intended to do.
tck
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I have 12 one for each month they are tools that I use everyday. When I have 8 dull knives I send them in for re-sharpening they have replace a few over the years at no cost, this is why I stay with the brand.
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Yeah, I'm an admitted nostalgia sufferer, so I kinda wanted my old trusty one back. But I absolutely can't complain, any reasonable person would be very happy because this is a new knife, and my old one was pretty wore out and loose.
Honestly, the thing that surprised me the most was the return of the money, even if it wasn't covered in warranty. If they said "hey, your knife was so wallowed out that it wasn't worth fixing, so we kept the money you paid to fix it and just sent a new one", I'd have been surprised, but not ruled it enough of an event to make a post about it.
Instead, it's like I tried to buy their service, and they said "no, let us hook you up free of charge, and have a great day." That's the surprise and I why I'm so impressed. It's that feeling you get when you try to buy something and whoever it is just waves your money away and says don't worry about it.
Spyderco seems to have the most rabid fans. It has never appealed to me enough to lay out cash for one. I did give my son one. He never carries it and uses it only rarely. His favorites are the mini Griptilian and the Kershaw Swindle, neither of which I own.
One thing I do like about Spyderco is their designs seem to favor practicality over tacticality.
One thing I do like about Spyderco is their designs seem to favor practicality over tacticality.
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Spyderco still wants to charge me $5 for replacement screws for my pocket clip because theirs were too short. I typically stick with Kershaws/Zero Tolerances. (prepare for fanboying) 100% Free sharpening, and free clips + screws. I actually asked Kershaw if they could send me 3 scallion pivot screws since they conveniently fit my Spyderco's pocket clip and I got an envelope a couple days later. I was even gifted a 0770 for no particular reason (fanboying over). If I were you though I'd just invest in a sharpening kit. You can get a good one for $40 that'll put a hair shaving on your knife. Your knife won't be out of service for longer than an hour max. You can also reprofile edges to whatever angle you want. I have most of mine at around 30 degrees inclusive.
I use the blue spyderco in this picture as my range knife. I'm also thinking of picking up that blurple S110v PM2
Very sharp pointy knives near primers......totally not a sketchy photo whatsoever.
I use the blue spyderco in this picture as my range knife. I'm also thinking of picking up that blurple S110v PM2
Very sharp pointy knives near primers......totally not a sketchy photo whatsoever.
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Frank46
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I've a spyderco Mariner that was given to me by the president of the oil spill response team that we had under contract for oil spills. Few weeks later he shows up doing his father Christmas routine and hands me another. The second one went into deep storage while the first was used to cut rope and stuff. Great knives. Frank
flip flappy
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I decided since I have not been able to locate my old trusty Spyderco to purchase one of the original ones like mine with the plastic clip off of eBay. I found one and put a bid on it and forgot it. I was checking my emails the other day and realize I had won the bid. I had also just a few days before bought my 11 year old daughter a small phone purse to keep her iPod in. My very smart daughter decides to track her package while I'm out in the yard hitting golf balls yesterday. She excitedly comes running out telling me that her package has been delivered and will I walk to the mailbox with her. While walking she informs me that she had also noticed I had ordered a knife and that she would keep it quiet and wouldn't tell Mommy! I could not help but laugh.
This fully serrated Delica is also a fav (and extremely hard to find these days), my youngest daughter carried it when we were in Africa on a plains game hunt back in 1996, it's now in a secure location to keep it from going to another home anytime in the future
I'm a big fan of the gen 1 spydercos, but only the ones with the wider, thicker pocket clip. I have a black bladed Delica exactly like yours although the black finish on mine shows a lot more wear. It has been my EDC for the past decade. Great knife.
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Yeah, I'm sure those evil pointy knives are just going to jump around popping primers left and right...
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