i'm a bit slow to post: i ended up buying a FFG blade in VG-10. as the gent who recommended it promised, the VG-10 does not disappoint. it's the first knife i bought that can split hair out of the box. i can't video that one, though i'll ask the wife to take a photo today (she's a better shutterbug than me.) i was already having fun with the hair bit but in reality, part of it is a fake. i get the same result as those youtube videos featuring spydercos and other folders. the edge doesn't really split the hair lengthwise. you hold the hair at the correct end and then the use the edge to snag onto a hair scale. you then you drag edge against that scale, thereby splitting the strand.
grasping the delica in a combat posture is like manhandling a lady. i can't apply an edge-up hold. the thumb-up fencing hold is good and the blade jimping does a good job in braking the thumb. but the delica tends to point inward (due to the pocket clip.) it points straighter when held in the left hand. definitely not a rapier. i reckon the best combat grip is a modified fencer hold with the thumb flexed on the opposite scale to give both control and direction. but these observations are the reasons i'm starting to view "tactical" features in a knife a bit like a tacticlol. i don't believe in swedges, false edges, and spear points. if you want to be partial in beveling and sharpening, do it on the edge side (duh!) in that respect, the delica is a dream. easily my favorite EDC. there's no better slicer and it's only now i'm appreciating the thin profile, light weight, and clip carry. i'm used to pocket carry and leather pouches. so the new addition sets off the others in my collection harmoniously. the buck is my trail buddy. the gerber is my street pal. the spyderco is my new girl. and from the looks of it, i'm going to marry her.
