Byrd Cara Cara

Who else is VERY" happy with his Cara Cara?
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I was very happy with my Cara Cara G10, I once bought it used for around 20 euros. Unfortunately, it was stolen right out of my brother's apartment, when I visited him in Kazakhstan. My father and my brother couldn't really understand why I liked the knife so much. I thinking about getting a new one, but it just wouldn't be the same. I had drilled some holes in the liners to lighten it, polished the blade, stripped and polished the clip and than those bastards took it. :mad: It was the first knife I lost since I got infected with the virus we all share, which makes it kinda special in a negative way.
Here's one pic I took in the mountains right outside of Almaty at about 9,000 ft. I never thought I'd miss a tool so much.

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So Nemo, enjoy your Cara, modify it a lil' bit, it's a great knife!!:thumbup:
 
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Love it, I think the pivot pin is thicker than the endura's and the lockup is very good. Love the choil.
 
I think if you like the Byrd, you'll also like the Cold Steel Voyagers. Light, great grips. But the Byrd is a better deal. Probably a bit better and about half the price.
 
Morales:
The Cara Cara is giving the opportunity for us to be creative on a cheap knife.

Cheers
Nemo
 
I have the FRN Cara Cara. Also have one of the new G-10 Endura 4s, and like the handle design of the Cara Cara better. The blade and tip are really stout in comparison to the fully ground Endura. I haven't measured the edge, or the grind at different points behind it, reprofiled it or any of that stuff, but have left it stock, and haven't been disappointed at any time in actual use.
The fit and finish aren't bad, and the knife is very solid.
I bought it just to buy something after taking up some of a shop owner's time. Glad I did, it makes a fine beater for work without feeling cheap.
 
I used and tested the Cara Cara's "little brother", the G10 Meadowlark. :)
It's so impressive, that after finishing an article from the knife, I gave it to my father. :thumbup:

I have several Byrds, they're all reliable and affordable knives. :) (Here, in Eastern Europe they're excellent choice for light and medium EDC. :thumbup:)
 
Well, i bought the same cara cara. But I dont like it very much. Before the first stones will be thrown, I will explain.
The Knife is really good, especially for the price. Everything the others said before is true.
BUT it was my first knife with hole instead of pin and I cant believe how amazed most people here are of this opening system. Personally, it feels like a backstep. Its not as easy as a well placed pin to operate, it cant be used as palmstick well....

-> Very good knife, huge value for the price, but the thumbhole ruins it for me... :(
 
Ah, well, just wait awhile. The Cara Cara can really grow on you as it did on me. My first one was all stainless and didn't feel good in the hand. The G10 and the FRN versions, however, changed me considerably. For the price, they're awfully hard to beat.

As far as holes v. thumb studs, I can much more easily open a knife with a holey blade than one with a thumb stud. I have a Cold Steel Pro-Lite with a hole and a Cold Steel Voyager with a stud and I love the way the Pro-Lite opens. Unfortunately, legislators like banning quick opening knives for some reason I've never quite understood. Still, they're leaving us alone here in the U.S.
 
Thumbs way up for the Cara Cara. At first, I thought my FRN Cara Cara was just a poor man's Endura, but it really grew on me. It has become one of my EDCs for around the city, and the blade takes a wicked edge.
 
Having holes in the blades instead of thum studs allows you to sharpen the blade at the very same low angle all the way through. Sometimes studs get in the way when you are sharpening. Cuouts do not.

Mikel
 
I wonder why this knife gets so many rave reviews, but other knives with correspondingly similar steels are not so praised? I've mentioned that this knife has grown on me, but I don't know why. There is a certain something about this knife that is endearing. Just hard to put one's finger on, I reckon.
 
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I wonder why this knife gets so many rave reviews, but other knives with correspondingly similar steels are not so praised?
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I guess it is just a great bang for the buck. You are pretty much getting the cutting abilities of an Spyderco Endura in a much affordable package. You just need to sharpen it a bit more often. Also, due to being way cheaper, none hesitates to use it hard. Harder than they would ever use their Enduras for the risk of damaging them. And you can get G10 scales usually featured only in more expensive folders.

Same goes with tye Tenacious... G10 scales, great ergos, full flat grind, and a Mini-Manix-like beefy appearance while being cheaper than dirt.

Mikel
 
What most people don't realize is that there are tiny little rotors in the handle and that they blow air through the little vents in the handle. In cold weather, they blow heat up through those vents and in the summer they tend to dry sweaty palms. As the knife moves, those tiny rotors start to push the air through the vents, making it one of the most comfortable knives you can buy. Honest.

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Confederate, I don't think I understand you. There is a very minute gap between that backspacer and the liners, not enough for any effective airflow. What exactly are you talking about? My palm completely covers the file work so outside air wouldn't be blowing in through the top either.

*sigh* I'd love a ZDP189 Endura Wave PE with the Cara Cara's handle and the E4's FRN texture...
 
Vivi: Nope. If you take one apart, you'll see that there's a bunch of tiny little rotors on teeny little stainless steel stems. As you move the handle, they spin, creating small drafts from the bottom of the handle to the top. Actually, you can feel it if you move it quickly. During the winter, your body temperature warms the grips and the flow is warm; however, in the summer, the air flow is cool.

There's dozens of those little rotors, so make sure they don't spill out when you take the handles apart.

P.S. -- Have you ever been snipe hunting? ;)
 
Can you take a picture of yours? My backspacer is a solid piece of steel, no rotors or anything of the sort.
 
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I've taken this knife apart many times and no rotors fell out of anything. It was just scales, liners, screws, backspacer, spring and lockbor, lanyard tube, blade and washers.
 
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