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This sounds pretty silly, but I'm trying to compare the Mass Drop Keen/Laconico to the new Spyderco Advocate.
The Keen is a great knife; I've carried one solidly now for six months, and it slices so very well. It's about 0.016" behind the edge, and it serves my very casual cutting/slicing needs very well. Ray Laconico is one outstanding custom designer and knife-builder.
However, I'm a long-time Spydie fan, and the Advocate, with its M4 steel and "reported" thin-behind-the-edge measurement, is really pulling me in...
I could own both, but I've gone down that route so many times in the past...and I only carry one folder, and I'm not interested in the different knife-a-day routine that many of you seem to enjoy.
I'd be happy to read your thoughts...thx.
And then there's this point...you can buy two Keens for the price of one Advocate...which doesn't necessarily impact my decision ... You only go around once...
The Keen is a great knife; I've carried one solidly now for six months, and it slices so very well. It's about 0.016" behind the edge, and it serves my very casual cutting/slicing needs very well. Ray Laconico is one outstanding custom designer and knife-builder.
However, I'm a long-time Spydie fan, and the Advocate, with its M4 steel and "reported" thin-behind-the-edge measurement, is really pulling me in...
I could own both, but I've gone down that route so many times in the past...and I only carry one folder, and I'm not interested in the different knife-a-day routine that many of you seem to enjoy.
I'd be happy to read your thoughts...thx.
And then there's this point...you can buy two Keens for the price of one Advocate...which doesn't necessarily impact my decision ... You only go around once...