Looking For a Slim Spyderco for EDC

Sulaco

Sulaco

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I EDC mostly Benchmades but a recent job change has me wearing jeans to work everyday (Woohoo!). My jeans are normal fitting so the pockets aren't so big. My full-size Griptilians and Contego, pretty much all of my larger knives, are making it hard to dig in my pocket for my keys (I only pocket carry using the clip on the knife).

So I'm thinking a nice, slim (prefer flat grind or close to it) Spyderco might fit the bill. I don't like liner locks and prefer USA or Japan made. Any thoughts?
 
Along with the E4, you might consider a Stretch or Rookie / Police depending on the blade length you want. The Rookie & Police are slim models that should be easy to carry. For a shorter blade and overall smaller carry, the Chaparral has nice CF scales and is fairly slim (don't know it's country of origin, though).
 
Stretch.
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Other options to consider are the Benchmade 710 and Kulgera.
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A Delica fits nicely in the watch pocket in a pair of blue jeans. It's thin and light with a great blade shape and ergos. My favorite EDC by a mile.

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Centofante Memory

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If you like biggens like the contego but want it slim and sharp as hell go with the sprint calypso. You wont find a better cutter and it dont get much more slender.
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Why leave Benchmade, though? They make plenty of light and slim options. Three three are my favorite light and slim, pocket friendly small, medium, and large Benchmade options (707, 940, 710):

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Hard to beat a 940 series for being tiny in the pocket and yet packing a surprising amount of blade (3.4").

I like Spyderco knives, but they're mostly on the big and bulky for what you get side, IMO. I say this as someone carrying only Spyderco knives these days (Southard in my pocket right now).

I'm surprised to see folks in this thread recommending a Sage for being small and pocket friendly, here is a 3" blade Sage 2 next to a 3" blade BM 707, it's pretty easy to see how bulky the Sage knives are:

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evilgreg said:
I like Spyderco knives, but they're mostly on the big and bulky for what you get side, IMO.
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Funny how opinions differ. Couldnt disagree more :D:thumbup:
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eta- I do agree on the sage being bulky. Same can be said for the tenacious and its bros n sis. The tuff, southard and full sized folders like the Chinook are the others that come to mind. Still, there are about 2 billion other models they offer so to say "mostly" is IMO mostly inaccurate :D
 
dericdesmond said:
Funny how opinions differ. Couldnt disagree more :D:thumbup:
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I have no idea what you're trying to say here. Are you saying that you think Spyderco designs are generally small and light compared to similar blade size knives from other companies? (e.g. the opposite of what I suggested)

Or are you just saying that you like Spyderco knives? I don't understand . . .
 
evilgreg said:
I have no idea what you're trying to say here. Are you saying that you think Spyderco designs are generally small and light compared to similar blade size knives from other companies? (e.g. the opposite of what I suggested)

Or are you just saying that you like Spyderco knives? I don't understand . . .
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I disagree with your "mostly" remark and I would say not all but for the most part they are generally small and light based on my experiences with owning or have owned almost every model they have made. And yes, I like them, I like benchmades too (own over ten)
 
dericdesmond said:
I disagree with your "mostly" remark and I would say not all but for the most part they are generally small and light based on my experiences with owning or have owned almost every model they have made. And yes, I like them, I like benchmades too (own over ten)
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Agree to disagree, I guess. In my experience the wide blade shapes and styling of handles has made the ones I've handled oversized compared to knives from other manufacturers at the same blade length. Again, I don't dislike them, I'm carrying some mix of Southard/Sage 2/CF Kopa everyday now. I also currently own:

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Kopa in blue dyed bone
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All of them are nice knives, but you'd have to be blind not to see how oversized they are, closed, when compared to some of my Benchmades at the same blade length.

I picked on the Sage for its bulkiness not out of random spite (hey, I just bought a second one) but because it was recommended a couple of times above.
 
evilgreg said:
Agree to disagree, I guess. In my experience the wide blade shapes and styling of handles has made the ones I've handled oversized compared to knives from other manufacturers at the same blade length. Again, I don't dislike them, I'm carrying some mix of Southard/Sage 2/CF Kopa everyday now. I also currently own:

Sage 1
Cat
Kopa in blue dyed bone
SS Dragonfly
PM 2

All of them are nice knives, but you'd have to be blind not to see how oversized they are, closed, when compared to some of my Benchmades at the same blade length.

I picked on the Sage for its bulkiness not out of random spite (hey, I just bought a second one) but because it was recommended a couple of times above.
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Hey bud, I wont argue with any of that. I guess when I saw you say "mostly" that gave me the idea that you have carried and owned most of there models which is quite a few. Also, when Im thinking of chunky/wide, Im referring to the handle from front side to back, not overall from spine of handle to the spine of blade when closed, In that regard, yes, the spyderhole will widen the overall profile a bit. Ive not noticed this being a pain when in pocket as much as I do when the handle itself is chunky as it is on a large grip.
 
For slim and lightweight, as already mentioned, the Endura(FFG ZDP-189!), Caly 3 and Caly 3.5 are great. I have the Caly 3.5 in Super Blue and it is quite the knife.
 
evilgreg said:
In my experience the wide blade shapes and styling of handles has made the ones I've handled oversized compared to knives from other manufacturers at the same blade length.
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I have to agree with Greg on this one. The Spyderhole often creates a wider blade for a given blade length than Spyderco counterparts that don't employ it. But that's not to say that the Spyderhole always demands more real estate. The Centofante Memory and the Southard are cases in point.
 
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