End of the line...The Traveling Delica Volume #4 ... Is home!

I really believe you are going to like K390.
That steel has become my favorite in just about every platform Spyderco offers.

And in a Delica platform... Solid winner

Enjoy and use it in good health to come DA170 DA170
and thanks for hosting
 
Just got back from two days watching my granddaughters, While our 3rd was being delivered last night in Costa Mesa. K was my only carry and performed multiple tasks from cutting up Banana bread to dispatching Zip ties on new toys.

Pretty impressed how slim and light the Delica is, As multiple times I needed to ice my back laying down with it still on my person. Some of my knives you can feel instantly while sitting or laying down with knife in pocket. I'm a big fan of Lynch clips and this long version blends into the ergos nicely.

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My time with the Traveling Delica is coming to and end, Most likely ship off to next host early next week.

I was hesitant to accept uxo2 uxo2 offer to host originally, I've limited mobility from recently spinal surgery. This couldn't have worked out better though as my condition gave more time to handle the knife and appreciate the design.

I stated before that I've gifted Delicas to family members the last few years, But never actually carrying one. This experience has changed my views on this fantastic little knife. The fact that K has stainless liners along with the lightweight scales is a huge plus personally. Obviously the thin stock makes cutting tasks effortless and the heel behind the edge still allows one hand close.

Some food prep was the last area of usage that needed attention. My wife made some homemade pizza yesterday and forgot the rolling cutter in the motorhome. I told her to leave mine uncut as I wanted to try K. The thin crust, Ricotta, Buffalo mozzarella, Pepperoni, And Mushrooms stood no chance against the little Laser. The old soft cutting board went down against the K390!

Everything was going fine until I cut my slice into smaller pieces, Idiotically on our table! I didn't use much pressure but the pizza and paper plates gave no resistance to the Seki City slicer. Wife came out of her shoes when she saw slight cut marks into the table, But crisis adverted when I mentioned the pens marks from the granddaughters. I got a sarcastic 😁 look when I said delicious pizza... I wasn't kidding!

Thanks for opportunity to open my eyes to a classic Spyderco which I've purchased many times as gifts, But never used myself.

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K arrived today safe and sound. Went straight to the cutting board on some nearly over ripe strawberries. Slicey just as all Spydercos are. Then washed off and some mineral oil applied to protect the steel. I'm mainly a Police 4 Lightweight user and was curious to try K390 to see if it'd be worth the upgrading my P4 to. Was also curious to try the lynch deep carry long clip too but at the moment I think I prefer the retention of the genuine Spyderco better.

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uxo2 said:
If you are a Police fan and serrated edge is an option.
Serrated K390 is a beast.
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I've had some knives in partial serration that have been ok, but I hear you have to commit to full serration to really experience and enjoy it. Had a very ripe, wrinkled up cucumber in the fridge my peeler was having trouble peeling. The Delica made easy work of it. Earlier I did decide to do a couple light passes on a ceramic rod and strop a bit on my leather belt loaded with green compound. Wasn't sure if a little ceramic and strop would make much a difference on this hard of a steel but I'm actually impressed the ease of edge maintenance on K390. Was also able to carefully slice some wilted leaves off my wife's succulent that is very fragile. I wasn't sure how I was going to trim it without accidentally uprooting the whole plant, but K handled this delicate process with ease. Maybe that's why it's called a Delica?

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Some impressions I've had while doing the usual opening packages, breaking down boxes etc is that I've been enjoying the ergonomics of the Delica handle over the Endura, the bumps on the handle seem to land better naturally than when I grip than an Endura. What kinda bums me is Spyderco could have stuffed a little more blade in the Delica but decided not to:
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Regardless, the K390 does have this nice blue hue to it and I've even warmed up to the handle color (I usually just go with black) even though my wife and toddler loved the teal handles right at first sight haha. I've also noticed the Spyder hole has been drilled a lot more cleanly than my VG10 models, it's smooth inside with no tooling marks like my Manix 2.
 
Sometimes it's just easier to cut old grips off:

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K has been doing well with the usual wrapper slicing, loose thread trimming, etc. edc stuff too, but I think she's telling me she's ready to escape this extreme Arizona heat soon.
 
Received the K390 Delica yesterday when I got home form work. I must say The size and weight is just perfect. I tried to find it on the 3 day Spyderco sale but cant find one in stock anywhere. Just a quick pic but looking forward to carrying this for a week or so.

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