Is my Delica 4 messed up?

I've got both an izula1 and an esee-3. They are both great, but I'd recommend the 3 for your use. The Izula is a tough little knife, but its small, and anything it can do, your folders will do almost as well. If you have really big hands, a lot of guys find the 3's handle a little small, in that case I'd suggest the 4. Then you will have a knife you can beat on without worry. you might manage to break it, but they cover everything.

As for your delica. You know its limits now, just use it as is. Even if over time it gets put in a desk drawer and becomes a letter opener, its not that big of a deal. I don't think you will be able to file much without adding some wobble to the lock. You won't go far wrong with the PM2, and if it doesn't end up your speed, you can get most of what you put into it back here without trouble. You never know, someone might want a delica blade for a project, and you can get part of the cost of a new one that way as well. (obviously read the rules regarding sales and trades)
Ignore the folks who can't be bothered to read the entire thread before throwing in their opinion.
 
The pm2 will deff have better luck with minor batoning tasks...I wouldn't recommend doing it on a regular basis, but in an emergency it would surely do the task.

I like testing my gear before carrying it out. I'd rather something fail and break in my garage and not in the field or in a situation where I'm depending on my gear to perform.

My s110v held up fine to light batoning tasks.


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What would everybody suggest to retire the knife to? Would medium duty still be fine? Like cutting harder materials like zip-ties and other hard plastics, and stuff like feather sticks and wood carving? It seems to be fine to me (but I also thought batoning my delica was alright :eek:) since there is no pressure being put down on the spine of the blade.
 
What would everybody suggest the knife be retired to? Would medium duty be alright? Like cutting zip ties and other harder plastics? And also like making feather sticks and wood carving? It seems fine to me (I also thought batoning my delica was alright) since there is no pressure being put on the spine putting more stress on the already weak lock.
 
You could continue using it, as long as the lock still serves as a dependable lock-pin/back-stop. Really, if a lock is the only thing separating you from disaster, you are already making a mistake.

For many years people have used slipjoints, and for many more years, people will continue to use them.
 
I'm serious lol, tighten it down and let it live in the kitchen 24/7. It's gonna quickly take over and make all your kitchen knives except maybe a bread knife very sad and lonely. The vg10 with spyderco geometry is way better to me than what's available in most common kitchen knives. It's a kitchen beast
 
Welcome! There's a thread about Endura lock failed shown on YouTube .
It's still locks as yours. As long as you use it for normal EDC task it should be fine. Don't use it in any way that load the spine, such as stabbing or drilling hole.

Because of that thread, I did test spine tapping my Endura just to be safe. No failure.

If I can suggest, get a Gayle Bradley, it's one of the best EDC but the steel is not stainless.
 
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