Love the Delica 4

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James Y

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I finally bought one yesterday at a sporting goods store and am quite pleased. I haven't bought a knife in approximately a year, and don't plan to buy anymore knives this year. It's definitely got features I always wished the older Delica had. I realize some people prefer the older 3 version, but for myself, the 4 is quite an improvement.

The version I have is CE; not my original choice, but I have no problems with it. It's a good little all-around knife, and mine has zero blade play and has apparently flawless action. Having had to slice up some heavy cardboard for the recycle bin, the knife felt more stable and supported in use than my D3 and even my E3. The steel liners may seem thin and flimsy-looking, but IMO that and the screw construction certainly reinforce it during cutting which puts a good amount of pressure against the edge. I felt none of the wiggle I often do when heavy cutting with my D3/E3 versions. I do wish the saber grind was a little higher up, like on the D3, but otherwise, congratulations, Spyderco!
Jim
Jim
 
I've had several D3s and several more D4s. Of the two designs I prefer the D4 as well. Every change was a positive one for my tastes. The liners are the best change (more rigidity, thickness, and weight), the tip second (more robust), and the grind third (more material left on board for a stouter blade).

This is a workhorse and no matter how much I crow about my Ritter mini-Grip and Al-Mar Nomad and BM 707 that I carry for personal use, our D4s (mine, my wife's, and my sister's) are always, without exception, the knives that go to work with us. I work in a warehouse (and sometimes drop my knives onto the concrete floor or run the edge into steel rack supports), my wife is a library director but spends much of her time opening boxes, and my sister is an EMT. Never no failures... not one... and we've been using D3s and D4s for over 2 years.

And I've also had no problems d/a & r/a the D4s for cleaning & lubing. I wouldn't try that with one of my Axis or liner lock knives.
 
You guys said it.

The D4 is just a great knife.

I have a PE with the wave. It's a beautiful thing.
 
90 percent of the time i carry my sebenza. but i have to hand it to the delica 4; i just got one last week and its a heck of a little knife. Makes a great hard use knife.:thumbup:
 
For the money, the D3 was just about impossible to beat. The D4 is fully the successor to the D3.
 
The Delica 4 is great!


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