I want to like spyderco knives...

I was incredibly skeptical of Spyderco when I first delved into knife collecting. The opening hole looked both silly and appeared to make blades too wide. My opinion completely changed, however, after purchasing a PM 2. Although the PM 2 did not live up to its legendary hype, it was an outstanding, American-made knife that featured almost everything I value in an EDC. Now, I love Spydercos, and the opening hole is my favorite method of deployment [its more reliable than thumb studs and promotes a better grip than a flipper.

But what really sold me on Spyderco, and continues to impress me, is that when I post something related to Spyderco-such as a review of the PM 2 I did on the Spydie forums, the owner of the company (Sal), had helpful, great comments. He responded to criticisms fairly and always seems to value individuals who purchase and use Spyderco knives. Talk about amazing customer relations!
 
There are very, very few spiderco knives that i like, but the ones i do like, i absolutely LOVE. The Southard flipper, the Szabo, the Vallotton, and the Lum Tanto are all knives that i will one day own
 
I think the thumb holes make the spyderco blades easier to open and easier to flick open than blades with thumb studs. I also prefer the thumb holes to flippers.
 
DShiflet said:
I'll never get this. I've NEVER had a problem deploying a knife with thumbstuds, I cannot say the same about the opening hole.
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More opening surface area to work with when you grip a knife at an odd angle or in slippery conditions. It also works much better with thick gloves on.

Thumb studs aren't bad, however.
 
chiral.grolim said:
That's probably because those models do NOT have a choil.
Examples of Spydercos with a choil: Techno, Southard, Centofante 3.
Examples of Spydercos with NO choil: PM2, Sage, Caly 3, Delica, Native, Persistence ...

Which models do you have trouble with? The ones with no choil are harder to sharpen on an aligner-system like the Wicked Edge unless the blade is clamped such the the hone can ride along the plunge line and reach that bit of edge where a choil would be, right above the ricasso.
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Spyderco Stretch, tough to get the very heel, also on the military. However, the Stretch being the worst offender. I'm even thinking about selling my zdp stretch and getting a zdp endura instead.


The very heel gets sharp, but on the stretch there is an uneven bevel at the very heel which makes it look bad. The paddle can't line up on at least one side of the very heel of the stretch. Maybe it's the grind.


*update* after really examinng the grind, it appears the grind is uneven at the very heel of the blade. I guess this Stretch will go back to Spyderco. At least on my Military the sharpening job looks good, so maybe it's not the design of Spyderco knives, but rather the grind on the knife itself. My Military sharpens fine and even, but there is a part at the very heel of the blade which the paddle can't get. It's no big deal really.
 
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