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[Mister Coffee]

My most recent purchase: Spyderco Dragonfly 2 in blue FRN with K390 steel.





First Impressions:

1) It's small.

2) It's very small.

3) It's too small.

This is a beautiful, and beautifully made, knife. The materials, fit and finish are all top-notch. I thought it would have steel liners, like the Dragonfly 2 in G-10, but it does not, and it does not need them. The handle is rock-solid and has zero flex. Everything about the construction of this knife is perfect.

I wanted this knife because it always looked so heartbreakingly beautiful in photographs, and it does not disappoint in real life. The deep leaf blade, the swedge, the curving handle, the choil and jimping, the pinkie rest — everything is perfectly proportioned. It has drama, and it has grace. It is extraordinary, and it is delightful. An example of the Dragonfly 2 ought to be in the design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York (if it is not already).

One Question: Why does the pivot screw have a black rubber washer? Just wondering.

 

[Bob Denman]

VERY nice! I've got the same knife, and there's no doubt that it's a "keeper"!

 

[UncleBoots]

3) It's too small.

Plant one end in fertile soil containing not less than 30% of Scottish peat, in a ceramic pot. Water daily. In a week, it should grow. *

Here's the picture, after and before:

* or it might just rust.

The Dragonfly looks ridiculously small to me, but in use, it punches way above its weight.

 

[Mister Coffee]

Plant one end in fertile soil containing not less than 30% of Scottish peat, in a ceramic pot. Water daily. In a week, it should grow. *

Here's the picture, after and before:
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* or it might just rust.

The Dragonfly looks ridiculously small to me, but in use, it punches way above its weight.

When you say Scottish peat, you know where my mind goes.

You're a bad man. A very bad man.

 

[kreole]

A lot (all?) of the FRN models have a metal washer between the pivot screw head and FRN body.

 

[Bob Denman]

Do they put the washer there to keep the screw from damaging the scales?

 

[Bob Denman]

When you say Scottish peat, you know where my mind goes.

You're a bad man. A very bad man.

I have to wonder what Scottish Pete has to say about these shenanigans...

 

[Bob Denman]

OH If you think the Dragonfly is small: make sure that you buy an Man Bug next.!
It'll look H U G E next to that little one!

 

[Mister Coffee]

OH If you think the Dragonfly is small: make sure that you buy an Man Bug next.!
It'll look H U G E next to that little one!

Bob, I always imagined you out in the wilderness, batoning kindling with a Manbug, and thinking, "The Dragonfly 2 is ridiculous. Who needs such a big knife?"

 

[Dergyll]

You guys are such goons