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Hi all. Just wanted to share my experience this week. I came to Louisiana for a week to visit my dad. While I was home I was prowling the Internet knife vendors when I noticed that one of them, knifeworks, is located about an hour from my dads house. So of course I drove over there and spent a couple of hours playing with every spyderco that's ever looked interesting to me on the Internet. It was awesome! So I thought since I finally got to play with everything at once I would share some of my favorites.
1. The Caly 3.5- this is probably the best feeling edc spyderco I've ever touched. Ergonomics are as good as any knife I have ever held. The knife is very compact for such a large blade. The caly exceeded all my expectations! I still prefer my pm2 as I believe it is a heavier duty knife, but were I in the market for a spyderco edc, the caly would be at the top of my list!
2. The techno- this knife is a little beast! Amazingly solid and well made for something so small. It is probably not something I would have a need for but it's got an easy to understand philosophy. Tough, well made knife in a small package!
3. The spyderco nishijin R- this is a knife that always looked neat to me but I never hear much about. It's a cool knife. Yes the handle is a bit slick, but the ergos are so good I don't think that's a big deal. The only complaint I had with the knife was the jimping on the choil was a bit aggressive for me...but that's just a personal taste thing. I think it is a great knife that's worth a look.
4. Chokwe- this is an awesome knife! Built very solid. Probably had the nicest f&f of any of the knives I looked at. I always thought the blade shape looked a bit odd, but after handling it, I think it would make a great edc/utility knife. I might have actually bought this one, but no lanyard hole is a deal breaker for me. This is an amazing knife though, and I think it's been discontinued, so you better hurry if you want one.
5. The chaparral titanium- wow! This knife never really caught my eye on the Internet, but you have to see this one in person to appreciate it! Gorgeous! This one I was sorely tempted to buy for my father who carries more of the "gentlemens folder" type knives than I do. The chaparral is one of the most beautiful and comfortable folders I have ever seen.
There were a couple of knives I saw that i loked more online than in person. One was the stretch. So many folks love this knife and I'm sure it's great, but I dunno, the blade shape just didnt do it for me...I will say that the ergos are outstanding and im sure its a beast in actual use. The cricket was another one. A really neat little package but the knife just didnt fit my hand right.
Ok, that's enough out of me. Just thought I would share some thoughts since I was lucky enough to go see all these knives in one spot.
P.S. I handled a couple of "other brands"...some of them big with flippers, others with fancy locks and deep bevels. meh, just not my cup of tea. It was enough to convince me that I'm a spyderco fan for sure.
1. The Caly 3.5- this is probably the best feeling edc spyderco I've ever touched. Ergonomics are as good as any knife I have ever held. The knife is very compact for such a large blade. The caly exceeded all my expectations! I still prefer my pm2 as I believe it is a heavier duty knife, but were I in the market for a spyderco edc, the caly would be at the top of my list!
2. The techno- this knife is a little beast! Amazingly solid and well made for something so small. It is probably not something I would have a need for but it's got an easy to understand philosophy. Tough, well made knife in a small package!
3. The spyderco nishijin R- this is a knife that always looked neat to me but I never hear much about. It's a cool knife. Yes the handle is a bit slick, but the ergos are so good I don't think that's a big deal. The only complaint I had with the knife was the jimping on the choil was a bit aggressive for me...but that's just a personal taste thing. I think it is a great knife that's worth a look.
4. Chokwe- this is an awesome knife! Built very solid. Probably had the nicest f&f of any of the knives I looked at. I always thought the blade shape looked a bit odd, but after handling it, I think it would make a great edc/utility knife. I might have actually bought this one, but no lanyard hole is a deal breaker for me. This is an amazing knife though, and I think it's been discontinued, so you better hurry if you want one.
5. The chaparral titanium- wow! This knife never really caught my eye on the Internet, but you have to see this one in person to appreciate it! Gorgeous! This one I was sorely tempted to buy for my father who carries more of the "gentlemens folder" type knives than I do. The chaparral is one of the most beautiful and comfortable folders I have ever seen.
There were a couple of knives I saw that i loked more online than in person. One was the stretch. So many folks love this knife and I'm sure it's great, but I dunno, the blade shape just didnt do it for me...I will say that the ergos are outstanding and im sure its a beast in actual use. The cricket was another one. A really neat little package but the knife just didnt fit my hand right.
Ok, that's enough out of me. Just thought I would share some thoughts since I was lucky enough to go see all these knives in one spot.
P.S. I handled a couple of "other brands"...some of them big with flippers, others with fancy locks and deep bevels. meh, just not my cup of tea. It was enough to convince me that I'm a spyderco fan for sure.
Ha. That's great that you were able visit and play with knives.