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- Jan 20, 1999
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I bought my girlfriend a CF Ladybug and it arrived this morning. I knew what it was so I took her the box unopened so she could have the fun of opening her first knife box. We were both shocked by the size of the thing and its weight (think less than a pencil.) The Carbon fiber is beautiful! I'd never seen real CF, just the crappy stick-on fake film stuff people put on dashboards. Neat.
The lockup was amazing. Now, granted, my carry is a BM Ascent, so I understand that Zytel is not going to lock up like a vault, but that little sucker has NO play of any kind. Even Melissa could tell the difference. It's like a small fixed blade when open. She asked if it was sharp, so I took it and ran it along my forearm, on the inside where the hair is softer. Good thing I have light hair on the arms because there's a swath an inch wide running the length of my forearm, smooth as a baby's butt. She has since used it some on paper and loves it. Just a beautiful little knife. We have only three complaints:
1. The size. This is my fault, I knew the dimensions and didn't make the connection.
2. Can't open it one-handed. This is just a tradeoff for the small size.
3. No clip. No big deal since this isn't a defensive piece but it's nice when your letter open/box cutter is handy.
Basically, I figure these can be remedied by purchasing larger, clip-equipped Spydercos. In the meantime I offered to carry it as a cutter and get her a one-hander and she nearly took my hand off snatching it back. You think there's a message there?
I know they're all gone, so maybe I shouldn't bother with a review, but I wanted to congratulate Bladeforums and Spyderco on this beautiful little knife. Not a $30 piece by a long shot.
The lockup was amazing. Now, granted, my carry is a BM Ascent, so I understand that Zytel is not going to lock up like a vault, but that little sucker has NO play of any kind. Even Melissa could tell the difference. It's like a small fixed blade when open. She asked if it was sharp, so I took it and ran it along my forearm, on the inside where the hair is softer. Good thing I have light hair on the arms because there's a swath an inch wide running the length of my forearm, smooth as a baby's butt. She has since used it some on paper and loves it. Just a beautiful little knife. We have only three complaints:
1. The size. This is my fault, I knew the dimensions and didn't make the connection.
2. Can't open it one-handed. This is just a tradeoff for the small size.
3. No clip. No big deal since this isn't a defensive piece but it's nice when your letter open/box cutter is handy.
Basically, I figure these can be remedied by purchasing larger, clip-equipped Spydercos. In the meantime I offered to carry it as a cutter and get her a one-hander and she nearly took my hand off snatching it back. You think there's a message there?
I know they're all gone, so maybe I shouldn't bother with a review, but I wanted to congratulate Bladeforums and Spyderco on this beautiful little knife. Not a $30 piece by a long shot.
