Girlfriend wants a Cricket

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ctk123

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after seeing me carry and use my spyderco paramilitary (and other knives) for so long, my girlfriend told me that she has found herself wanting a knife.

She saw a spyderco cricket at the mall, and described it as having a stained glass-like handle, in a spider web pattern. I believe it may be something like a santa fe style, I found pictures (not mine) of a delica like this (below). Anyone have pictures or info/pricing on this model?
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She also likes the stainless version. Can anyone who has owned/used a cricket chime in on them? It is an interesting blade shape, any preference towards PE or SE? i have a sharpmaker, so I should have no problem with the re-re-curve or whatever you would call that shape.
 
tyr_shadowblade said:
If she saw it at the mall it might be a "Q" which was a small Spyderco with a skeletonized synthetic handle cut in a spiderweb design. The blade is also skeletonized. A pic is in this thread: http://www.spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32131

Supposedly it is rare, but I've seen them for sale for around $50.

The SantaFe styles are better.
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she did confirm that the one at the mall was in fact a cricket. she did like the q also, but was turned off by the handle. aesthetics seem to play a large role here, lol.
 
The cricket is a fantastic knife for light work, very slim, and the CR-framelock, while decent and sufficient, is fairly thin in keeping with it's purpose as a fairly small knife that fits almost anywhere.

I prefer the PE simply because I like sharpening... but SE will last longer and with the wide serrations shouldn't make a huge difference in cutting, slicing, etc.
 
senoBDEC said:
The cricket is a fantastic knife for light work, very slim, and the CR-framelock, while decent and sufficient, is fairly thin in keeping with it's purpose as a fairly small knife that fits almost anywhere.

I prefer the PE simply because I like sharpening... but SE will last longer and with the wide serrations shouldn't make a huge difference in cutting, slicing, etc.
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thanks for the input. the blade shape looks like it would be good for her uses: opening packages, food packaging, ect. I do worry about the tip though.

also looks like it would carry well in her purse
 
The standard Spin has a web pattern on it if the pattern is important, but the current crickets only come in plain ss and acid etched.
 
ctk123 said:
... also looks like it would carry well in her purse
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As a woman I can say this... a woman's purse is a black hole. It would really be best if she would carry it on her. ;)

The Cricket is a great choice, it carries very comfortably both in pocket and IWB.

Kristi
 
I purchased a Small Griptillian for my Ex. She never carried it on her cause it was too big, so it ended up in her purse.

I later purchased a PE cricket for her, and when we were together, she always had it clipped to her front pocket. I myself had a SE Etched cricket at one point but it has since vanished.....:(

Long story short, get her the cricket, it is a great small knife.
 
Stainless Steel Cricket PE would be my choice;
trouble with SE is that it appears to thin out the blade's point and might contribute towards an inherent weakness it being S-shaped and all.
i would think it makes a wonderful addition to any lady's handbag or strap as it does clip on rather well anywhere...
 
I have a cricket on the way thanks to a forum member, XD45. What a cool guy, finding a home for his neglected cricket. :cool:

I was unsure about the cricket, but it sounds like it will be a great knife for her. She will make sure it gets used, and I will make sure it stays sharp :yawn:
 
Santa Fe makes many Cricket varieties, and will probably make just about anything you're willing to special order. They probably sell enough of the Yin Yang cricket to make it a standard model - the overall shape is excellently suited to the form already. See their website for pricing, or call if you have a special order request.

I like the stainless steel versions of smaller spidies - Cricket and Dragonfly especially. Warn her about the thin tip, though she may have to learn the tip breakage less on the hard way. You should be able to reprofile an interesting blade shape if it breaks, though. Be ready to repair or replace.

Hope she likes it!
 
ctk123 said:
thanks for the input. the blade shape looks like it would be good for her uses: opening packages, food packaging, ect. I do worry about the tip though.

also looks like it would carry well in her purse
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They have an acid-etched Cricket which might be fun too.

As for the knife itself it's an amazing blend of looks and performance. It's SUPER thin and can be clipped to almost any clothing and you forget it's there. The Serrated blade would keep it sharp much longer and compliments the reverse-s blade.

As for the tip, it's very solid. You can find people who have broken the tips off but it takes quite a bit of beating. VG10 is a solid steel and it's been my brother's box-knife for a long time without fail.

Great looks, light weight, and it cuts like a demon. What a nice little blade =)

PS: Also, it's very easy to close. The RIL style frame-lock does not require much tension to move the scale. You can unlock it with your pinky even.

Not to stereotype, but my wife has less grip-strength making some back locks and frame/liner locks near impossible to close. With longer finger nails the Cricket's exposed frame (due to cut-out) is easy to access for right-hand closes. For left-hand closes the same cutout doesn't exist but I don't think it would be a problem.
 
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