If you could change a dimension or size of any Spyderco model...

Cross between the Manix and the Tenacious. The steel/material quality and locking mechanism of the Manix and/or Manix XL with the Tenacious's lack of choil. In other words a Manix where the cutting edge is maximized, where the beginning of the cutting edge is as close as possible to the pivot area.
 
An entry level Southard. Possibly smaller and with steel instead of Titanium to reduce cost. Think ZT 566 in relation to older ZT 560. And please in Black not brown.
 
nccole said:
Cutting performance. Plain and simple, the thing binds in cardbard, pops apples instead of cutting them, and in general feels duller due to increased friction.
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Sometimes I feel like I must have a different Southard than other people. I've just never experienced any problems slicing with it. I cut apples with mine every week and it's never been an issue. Granted, I don't do a ton of cardboard cutting on a daily basis, but what I have cut it's went through like a zipper. It's all been just ordinary box cardboard, nothing really heavy duty. Anyway yeah, the thickness of the spine is something I also find REALLY attractive and just everything about the blade itself I adore. I would in no way be opposed to a Southard Jr. model however with reduced dimensions all around as a companion blade.

Are you running the stock bevels on yours or have you tried to re-profile? Mine came with pretty wide bevels and I had to re-profile just to get within the range where I could put a good edge on it.
 
I'd love to see a Yojimbo 2 with just a little more blade length, I love it but it's a bit short. Also it needs a lanyard hole.

Also, something in between the Byrd Cara Cara 2 and the Endura 4 would be cool, basically a Endura 4 with the cheaper Byrd FRN and alphabet steel.
 
David Lowry said:
I would make an additional Dragonfly but have it be slightly larger. Give it a 3" blade but scale all the other dimensions up exactly.
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I opened this thread to put in this exact same suggestion. I'd love a 3" blade Dragonfly. I love me D4 (near-constant EDC), but some days I really miss my Delica 3. I still have my Delica 3, but have a hard time carrying it out and about for fear of losing it somewhere (although finding a replacement on the secondary market would not be that difficult). Plus the wire clip and FFG blade of the Dragonfly would be welcome "upgrades."
 
I didn't consider the larger Native, but it would be nice to have as well. I'd also love to see something around the size of the Sage 2 or Para-2 in a really skinny profile (obviously that will be difficult to do and still maintain the Spydie Hole, but I have faith that it would be awesome).

Something to compete with the Benchmade 940/943.
 
I would like to see a scaled down version of the Para 2 (Same size as a Delica), they could call it the Militia. Not sure about the compression lock though, maybe a frame lock? It would be nice to have a knife the size of a Delica with a choil and g10 scales.
 
I smaller Military. I know there is the Paramilitary 2, but I prefer the liner lock of the Military. It's the only liner lock I trust 100%
 
Jonny1801 said:
I would like to see a scaled down version of the Para 2 (Same size as a Delica), they could call it the Militia. Not sure about the compression lock though, maybe a frame lock? It would be nice to have a knife the size of a Delica with a choil and g10 scales.
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Check out the Caly 3.
 
EZ Bake said:
I didn't consider the larger Native, but it would be nice to have as well. I'd also love to see something around the size of the Sage 2 or Para-2 in a really skinny profile (obviously that will be difficult to do and still maintain the Spydie Hole, but I have faith that it would be awesome).

Something to compete with the Benchmade 940/943.
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Have you tried a Caly 3.5? IMHO it's almost as good as the 940.
 
A 2.5" blade Jester. Would be a perfect companion to it's smaller counterpart on my key chain.
 
Random Dan said:
Have you tried a Caly 3.5? IMHO it's almost as good as the 940.
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Yeah, I'm a fan of the Caly knives, but I don't care for the huge hump and shallow choil. I'd rather give up the hump and have a deep choil if I had to choose, but something right in the middle would be perfect (like the Sage or Para-2). Something without the tall blade-profile would be pretty awesome just because Spyderco hasn't done one (that I know of). Obviously, the challenge comes with the Spydie hole requiring a certain amount of blade-height.
 
EZ Bake said:
Yeah, I'm a fan of the Caly knives, but I don't care for the huge hump and shallow choil. I'd rather give up the hump and have a deep choil if I had to choose, but something right in the middle would be perfect (like the Sage or Para-2). Something without the tall blade-profile would be pretty awesome just because Spyderco hasn't done one (that I know of). Obviously, the challenge comes with the Spydie hole requiring a certain amount of blade-height.
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One of the reasons I like the southard is the thinner than normal profile when closed. I think we need more designs where the hole is included.

Hence my want for a larger Techno.
 
Spyderco doesn't need to drop the Spydie hole and replace it with say thumb studs to keep the width narrow. It already has a solution whereby the Spydie hole is small and unobtrusive while mostly flush with the handle: Southard, Techno, Air Bradley, Centofante Memory and Des Horn. I wish Spyderco made more folders with such hole designs. It keeps the profile narrow. For instance, the Southard approaching the width of the Benchmade 940. Of course, Southard could be a little thinner too.
 
RamZar said:
Spyderco doesn't need to drop the Spydie hole and replace it with say thumb studs to keep the width narrow. It already has a solution whereby the Spydie hole is small and unobtrusive while mostly flush with the handle: Southard, Techno, Air Bradley, Centofante Memory and Des Horn. I wish Spyderco made more folders with such hole designs. It keeps the profile narrow. For instance, the Southard approaching the width of the Benchmade 940. Of course, Southard could be a little thinner too.
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I'd like to see Spyderco bring out some knives in the lower price range of the Delica/Endura with the narrower profile of some of the above referenced knives.
 
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