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I recently acquired a spyderco military. This knife has a great reputation as an EDC folder and after carrying it for two weeks it has certainly lived up to its reputation. Like many spyderco's its as sharp as sharp can be, smooth opening and quick. I really can't fault anything with this knife.
EXCEPT THAT ITS A FOLDER.
This was my first forray into higher end (by my standards) folders and while I appreciate many things about it, it just doesn't sit right with me. As of today, I've gone back to my beloved Izula for pocket carry.
Even though both the military and izula are .154" thick, the izula is far more robust. Well, of course, it is a fixed blade. The tip on the Izula is just so much more bullet proof and while not being as pointy a point as that on the Spyderco, I never find the Izula's point disappointing at piercing things. My one modification to my Izula was to convex the edge and then finish it off with a microbevel. This improved its slicing performance.
The Izula is slightly longer than the folded spyderco, but I find it rests nicely in my front pants pocket. When used for pocket carry, I rest the tip of the sheath in the change purse flap of my pocket and this keeps it orientated in the proper condition. Not with jeans, but with cargo pants (dockers), I can grab the handle with my right hand while the knife is in my pocket and pop the blade out of the sheath using my thump without removing it from my pocket. I can say that this is just as convenient and fast for me to do as removing the clipped blade and doing the spydy-hole flip. Not as cool perhaps, but also not scary to the sensitive folks around.
In the office, I already generated two nasty comments from 'sensitive' folks about the military (admittedly it is serrated) whereas the same people thought nothing of my Izula. The spydy does have a 4" blade, but for EDC tasks, I don't find I need that cutting surface.
So, the spyderco military will still get its use as a boat knife in my boat bag, but my experiment with it as an EDC is kind of over. The spydy really didn't disappoint me on anything, I just really am a fixed person at heart. Hard to go to a flimsy folder once you went fixed. While some people really enjoy the novelty of the mechanics of folders, I prefer to simple things. A knife...The only other instruction is 'keep it sharp'.
Izula is a great pocket knife!
EXCEPT THAT ITS A FOLDER.
This was my first forray into higher end (by my standards) folders and while I appreciate many things about it, it just doesn't sit right with me. As of today, I've gone back to my beloved Izula for pocket carry.
Even though both the military and izula are .154" thick, the izula is far more robust. Well, of course, it is a fixed blade. The tip on the Izula is just so much more bullet proof and while not being as pointy a point as that on the Spyderco, I never find the Izula's point disappointing at piercing things. My one modification to my Izula was to convex the edge and then finish it off with a microbevel. This improved its slicing performance.
The Izula is slightly longer than the folded spyderco, but I find it rests nicely in my front pants pocket. When used for pocket carry, I rest the tip of the sheath in the change purse flap of my pocket and this keeps it orientated in the proper condition. Not with jeans, but with cargo pants (dockers), I can grab the handle with my right hand while the knife is in my pocket and pop the blade out of the sheath using my thump without removing it from my pocket. I can say that this is just as convenient and fast for me to do as removing the clipped blade and doing the spydy-hole flip. Not as cool perhaps, but also not scary to the sensitive folks around.
In the office, I already generated two nasty comments from 'sensitive' folks about the military (admittedly it is serrated) whereas the same people thought nothing of my Izula. The spydy does have a 4" blade, but for EDC tasks, I don't find I need that cutting surface.
So, the spyderco military will still get its use as a boat knife in my boat bag, but my experiment with it as an EDC is kind of over. The spydy really didn't disappoint me on anything, I just really am a fixed person at heart. Hard to go to a flimsy folder once you went fixed. While some people really enjoy the novelty of the mechanics of folders, I prefer to simple things. A knife...The only other instruction is 'keep it sharp'.
Izula is a great pocket knife!
