Spyderco knives - did a bit of research this morning and learned quite a bit!

[Smeckler]

I'm a fan of Spyderco and own several. I have a couple of different Endura models I carry, along with a Tenacious. I bought a Civillian out of curiosity a few years ago, quite the knife. I don't carry it at all, because reasons lol. I also have a Matriarch 2 which I do carry a bit.

I like that they created the Byrd line to create high quality knockoffs of their own products in China. I've got a Byrd Cara Cara in my emergency kit and a Byrd Crossbill for cutting at orchards and other u-pick type places where it can be needed.

 

[Smeckler]

Back in my working days, I remember all the cops raging about Spyderco knives; personally, I've never seen the attraction. The plastic/nylon scales are a huge turnoff. To my eye, they just look cheap.

Law Enforcement is where I first encountered them too. You're not wrong about the cheap look that the FRN scales on some of their knives have. They do their job well though, I've never had one slip in my hand or break, but then I also buy a knife for the blade quality, not the scales.

 

[AKtinman]

Check out the Spyderco military/LE discount.

 

[Mister Coffee]

I love my Spyderco Delica in K390. And my six other Spyderco knives.

Spyderco is a great company and worth looking into. Sal Glesser, the founder and chief designer of Spyderco knives, falls somewhere between Benjamin Franklin and John M. Browning as an American inventor/entrepreneur. We would not have pocket clips on knives, and we would not have knife steels like K390, were it not for Sal Glesser.

I love my Buck knives, too, but a 1956 Chevy Bel Air is not Honda S2000.

 

[ferider]

I'm a fan. Too many to count.

 

[Mark IV]

I've carried a Spyderco Native 5 for ~ two years now, and I love it. It holds an edge better than any knife I've ever owned, and I've found the edge can be restored to better than a razor edge with just stropping many times before I have to go back to the stones.View attachment 785013

LOL, I'd completely forgotten I have a Native, buried away somewhere !! Now I wanna go dig it up and play with it!!
I keep a ( Japanese-made VG10) Dragonfly close by, with a small stash of tools I keep handy I'm my bedroom. That thing is practically a surgical scalpel.
I had 2 Delicas,( I think they're about the perfect EDC), but I traded them for an irresistible pile of 9mm ammo, years ago.
I also still have one of the Taiwanese Tenacious-series blades, from back when they were only $25 or so, and theyre solid knives, but even those bastages have gotten expensive!!

 

[Jerry in SC]

I have a few older Spyderco knives. I bought this one, a CO4 Serrated in 1983, they made dedicated left hand versions in the early days of the company. I should have bought a LH Co-Pilot with the brass liners but never did.

 

[chief38]

Back in my working days, I remember all the cops raging about Spyderco knives; personally, I've never seen the attraction. The plastic/nylon scales are a huge turnoff. To my eye, they just look cheap.

I would never argue with you about Spyderco knives being a work of beauty, they are certainly not! In fact even the owner of the company states, "made for your hands - not for your eyes" in his statements about his own knives. They are utilitarian knives and the ultra light weight of 2.3 ounces in a knife that size is a great thing for me. I EDC a pistol, a spare magazine, keys, wallet, a small SAK, glasses, cell phone and like appreciate the light weight of the Spyderco Delica. For a BBQ knife or something I want to impress someone with I have many others I'd grab first. Not only that, the K390 steel is about the best I have ever seen on any knife brand. I've yet to find a blade that is easy to make razor sharp but still maintain a perfect edge throughout some rough rough cutting tasks.

Again, Spyderco never really appealed to my visual sensors either and before receiving it as a gift that is probably why I never owned one before. After owning one for years now I have come to appreciate the "ugly ducking"!

 

[holo]

I love my Spyderco

 

[Neumann]

I have carried a Spyderco Delica for years, either flat ground or serrated. More recently, I found a model I prefer, the Mannix, which has a ball-bearing hub lock. It's faster to deploy and safer to fold than the traditional back lock, and can be operated with one hand.

 

[huntandfishguy63]

The Spyderco delica is my daily carry, along with a Case trapper.

 

[SF VET]

My son really likes his Spyderco. Me, I used this relentlessly in Vietnam and Desert Storm. Now carefully put away. SF VET
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[ferider]

Regarding the FRN scales ("plastic/nylon"), it's only a subset of Spydercos that uses them. Plus there is a huge secondary market for replacement scales: more sources for Spyderco scales than for S&W grips

 

[Dano]

I'm a fan of Spyderco and own several. I have a couple of different Endura models I carry, along with a Tenacious. I bought a Civillian out of curiosity a few years ago, quite the knife. I don't carry it at all, because reasons lol. I also have a Matriarch 2 which I do carry a bit.

I like that they created the Byrd line to create high quality knockoffs of their own products in China. I've got a Byrd Cara Cara in my emergency kit and a Byrd Crossbill for cutting at orchards and other u-pick type places where it can be needed.

If you like Spyderco and I do, You need to locate and purchase on of these for your collection.

It's actually a knife and will cut. Stainless on a stainless chain. You some times find them on Ebay but not very often. This was a gift from my wife 30 yrs ago or more.
Dano

 

[MTjk]

I have a spyderco that I bought because the scales looked so good. They are made out of linen or burlap micarta . A really nice natural color almost like wood. Turns out it is CPM cruwear steel which I have found to be great steel. It has been my favorite knife for several years and I carry it everyday.

 

[bigjohn4]

I have a Spyderco Manix 2 as my edc. Partially serrated and G10 scales. Had it for at least ten years and only sharpened a few times. I picked up a supposed blem Matriarch 2 with the FRN scales and Emerson hook. Very sharp. I also have a knock off Para 3 a my work knife, aside from finish where on the black blade, it's a great knife and keeps an edge very well. I used to carry a Byrd Cara Cara 2 for work. Similar to the Delica, but a different thumbhole shape and blade profile. Not as good of a knife as an actual Spyderco, but would hold an edge. The Byrd line is made in China, but production is supposed to be overseen by Spyderco for quality control. If I remember correctly they originally started making kitchen knives and branched out into pocket knives and fixed blades.

 

[Borderboss]

As always, you guys are a bad influence. I like Spyderco knives a lot. Back in the '80s I started with an Endura and a Delica with the combo flat/serrated blade, then won a Spyderco Renegade at the NRA Bianchi Cup in the mid-1990s. Fast forward to last year, I became interested in the Magnacut steel, and Spyderco had the Native Chief SALT in that steel, but it was never in stock. This thread made me check again, and I found one at Knife Center. It's now been ordered. Don't hate me about the color of the handle. I like it. Thanks, I think.

 

[white cloud]

I am a big Spyderco fan and own way too many. In fact I am going to start thinning the herd after hunting season. I live on and maintain a 192 acre farm. A knife is pretty much a necessity and used frequently. During the summer, I carry a Tasman Salt that works great in the garden, cutting rope and fertilizer bags. During hunting season, I carry a combo edge Delica. IMHO, this knife is miss named. It is anything but delicate. I consider the Delica to be Spyderco's best effort to date and if I had to keep only one pocket knife, thats what it would be. Many don't like the serrated edge but it excels at cutting straps, vegetable stalks and rope.

I studied MBC in the past and have several Spydercos designed around this concept. I consider MBC to be pretty worthless in today's world and these are the knives I will start culling after hunting season.

 

[DixieRanger]

The Spyderco 'Cricket' is handy. Slip clip onto pants behind belt & it disappears. i wear it with PJ's. With plastic or stainless scales. Another one is miniature (don't remember the name) bout 2in to wear on neck chain along with id tags & handcuff key.

 

[Mister Coffee]

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