Little design details that make a big difference to you

David Mary said:
Yes! I really should have mentioned this, at least with regard to folders. In fact, the design I posted in the other thread was actually inspired by a Spyderco knife I modded for precisely this purpose.

Here is that knife, a Resilience, now with a leafy spearpoint blade, and 3 13/16" blade to 4 7/8" handle. Someone mentioned not liking so little clearance between tip and edge of the handle scales, but it's never been a problem for me. I can push my finger against the butt of the closed knife, and touch the tip but it doesn't pierce, and even if I slide my finger across it my skin remains intact.

I've been itching for the s35VN resilience to come out so I can make another one and move this one along.

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Wow… love the blade shape! I would do this too but I don’t have the tools. I’d buy a Tenacious just for this
 
JCOutdoors said:
Wow… love the blade shape! I would do this too but I don’t have the tools. I’d buy a Tenacious just for this
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Thanks so much for the kind words. If you want to buy it from a Canadian retailer, and have them ship it to me, I'll ship it back to you with mods. ;) Just shoot me an email (in my sig) and we can work out the details. You can see forum sigs on mobile if you turn your phone sideways (ie landscape mode).

ETA: The one I showed in this thread is a Resilience. My Tenacious looks like this:

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Yeah, a lot of people have very opposite opinions on choils. I enjoy reading those who disagree with me more than those who agree, I can usually learn something from them.

For me, a combination of getting old, arthritis, and some injuries make it very difficult for me to cut if I can't get right up next to the edge. If my hand is even an inch away, it causes a lot of problems. Of course, that's only for one type of gripping the knife, not all different grips.
 
sodak said:
Yeah, a lot of people have very opposite opinions on choils. I enjoy reading those who disagree with me more than those who agree, I can usually learn something from them.

For me, a combination of getting old, arthritis, and some injuries make it very difficult for me to cut if I can't get right up next to the edge. If my hand is even an inch away, it causes a lot of problems. Of course, that's only for one type of gripping the knife, not all different grips.
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Yep, different strokes for different folks - nothing wrong with that. The world would be pretty boring if everyone liked the same things all the time.
 
What I like in a folding knife : Stainless Steel, Ratio handle -blade a larger handle has my preference. Saber with a high hollow grind and good factory edge. Micarta, wood or stag handles, FB/nylon washers. Back lock or slipjoints. 3.75" to 4" blade. (slip joints excluded)

What I very much dislike in folding knives : Carbon Steel, extensive Blade play, Over pronounced handles, FRN/like handle material, Flippers, ball bearings, carbon fiber, Ti mascus e.o. fancy stuff, over cnc engineering, under 3,5" blade for folders. (slip joints excluded)
 
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not much bugs me, but rough texture left under a tight pocket clip i cant stand. I can bend the clip and sand the roughness down and do on ones that come that way. also raised screws on pocket clips that catch the edge of pockets going in. I can replace those with flush screws. I just prefer effort was put into the pocket clip design.
 
I like having a good sharpening choil to keep my touch ups good and smooth. I also prefer solid liners on liner locks. Not a big fan of skeletonized liners simply because I like a little heft. Grippy scales like rough G10 as opposed to smooth aluminum or titanium. Solid pocket clips that don't move when you grip the handle firm.
 
sodak said:
Yeah, a lot of people have very opposite opinions on choils. I enjoy reading those who disagree with me more than those who agree, I can usually learn something from them.

For me, a combination of getting old, arthritis, and some injuries make it very difficult for me to cut if I can't get right up next to the edge. If my hand is even an inch away, it causes a lot of problems. Of course, that's only for one type of gripping the knife, not all different grips.
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It’s not that I hate choils actually. It’s just that I prefer more cutting edge. I learned that from Gideons Tactical. A well designed handle, even one with a guard, should allow you to choke up pretty close on the base of the blade.

Still, I wouldn’t discard a knife just because, “Ew, choil. Ugh, go away.” The Spyderco Manix 2 choil is pretty good. A choil should also be designed in such a way that the unsharpened part doesn’t immediately continue to the sharpened part, so as not to cut the user’s index finger.
 
DangerZone98 said:
The Spyderco Manix 2 choil is pretty good. A choil should also be designed in such a way that the unsharpened part doesn’t immediately continue to the sharpened part, so as not to cut the user’s index finger.
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Precisely my understanding on the discussed choil. That mentioned Spyderco choil is perfect example of well executed cut off for protected index finger. I completely agree with your whole post but this was very well put IMO :thumbsup:
 
I'm not a choil guy at all, sharpening, finger, or otherwise, BUT I do have to mirror the sentiment regarding the finger choil on the Manix (and Manix 2 XL, Millie, and most Spydercos I've handled with choils). They seem very well executed for their intended purpose, even if they are not a feature that I desire.
 
David Mary said:
I'm not a choil guy at all, sharpening, finger, or otherwise, BUT I do have to mirror the sentiment regarding the finger choil on the Manix (and Manix 2 XL, Millie, and most Spydercos I've handled with choils). They seem very well executed for their intended purpose, even if they are not a feature that I desire.
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For choilless blades, the Resilience is perhaps my favorite. No ricasso or fancy grind nonsense. Just pure cutting edge and a comfortable handle.
 
There's no perhaps about it for me. This one's starting to get a little thicker behind the edge again, but if Spyderco's manufacturing contractor will step on it, then I'll be replacing it with a new S35VN with blue FRN soon, hopefully.

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