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I used to think that a good knife was a BIG knife. I own a ton of huge head-lopping, tree-chopping, bone-breaking knives. The funny thing is: I never carry them. They're huge, they're heavy and they're very illegal to carry. So I always carried my SpyderCo Endura. It was my "midsized" knife and I've used it constantly for years.
Recently I decided to downsize to the SpyderCo Delica.
Why? Well, a couple of reasons:
1. The Delica is legal in a lot more places.
2. People aren't intimidated by the Delica. When I took out my Endura some people would get all bug-eyed and one person even referred to it as a "machete." This plays into number 1 also (police or other officials see the Delica as less threatening).
3. I realized that in day-to-day chores, I wasn't utilizing the entire size of the blade on the Endura.
Well, my Delica arrived in the mail three days ago and I LOVE IT!!!! It's great! It arrived razor sharp (it's the only knife I've ever been able to literally SHAVE with right out of the box). I also got the neck-sheath for it.
This adds a tons of carry options!
I've been able to do everything with my Delica that I was doing with my Endura and now I've got in in a smaller, ligther package. (1.9 oz.)
After seeing the beauty of a small folder, I decided to go for a small fixed-blade. Since CRKT has gotten such great reviews from GT and others, I decided to go with the CRKT Neck P.E.C.K.
Well guess what? I love this one too!!!! It's illegal for concealed carry in Baltimore (no fixed-blades concealed) so I just wear it IWB open carry. It's so small that no one even gives me a second look. I've even talked to a few LEOs in the past few days and none of them said anything about it. It's also great for neck carry.
Well, both of these knives are great and have both taken fair amounts of beating in the last 2-3 days. So now I've decided that I love small knives! They're lightweight, easy to control and manipulate, concealabe (even when they're visible people don't notice them) and they can do most things that their bigger brothers can!
I recommend these two knives completely, and I recommend any small knife made by a good manufacturer. If you haven't tried knives like these yet, you're missing out!
Recently I decided to downsize to the SpyderCo Delica.
Why? Well, a couple of reasons:
1. The Delica is legal in a lot more places.
2. People aren't intimidated by the Delica. When I took out my Endura some people would get all bug-eyed and one person even referred to it as a "machete." This plays into number 1 also (police or other officials see the Delica as less threatening).
3. I realized that in day-to-day chores, I wasn't utilizing the entire size of the blade on the Endura.
Well, my Delica arrived in the mail three days ago and I LOVE IT!!!! It's great! It arrived razor sharp (it's the only knife I've ever been able to literally SHAVE with right out of the box). I also got the neck-sheath for it.
This adds a tons of carry options!
I've been able to do everything with my Delica that I was doing with my Endura and now I've got in in a smaller, ligther package. (1.9 oz.)
After seeing the beauty of a small folder, I decided to go for a small fixed-blade. Since CRKT has gotten such great reviews from GT and others, I decided to go with the CRKT Neck P.E.C.K.
Well guess what? I love this one too!!!! It's illegal for concealed carry in Baltimore (no fixed-blades concealed) so I just wear it IWB open carry. It's so small that no one even gives me a second look. I've even talked to a few LEOs in the past few days and none of them said anything about it. It's also great for neck carry.
Well, both of these knives are great and have both taken fair amounts of beating in the last 2-3 days. So now I've decided that I love small knives! They're lightweight, easy to control and manipulate, concealabe (even when they're visible people don't notice them) and they can do most things that their bigger brothers can!
I recommend these two knives completely, and I recommend any small knife made by a good manufacturer. If you haven't tried knives like these yet, you're missing out!
