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I caved in and bought another knife. I bought an Endura, FRN and plain blade. This thing is sharp, it really doesn't look sharp but it is. A very nice knife, now I just need a Dodo.
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New Knife-my first Spyderco
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That's funny, I just received my third Spyderco today in the mailbox. An FRN handled CPMS30V blade Native. Be careful as Spydies are very addictive. I now have an Endura, Para-Military and a Native. I've got a really cool Spyderco T-shirt as well. Congratulations and welcome to the club.
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I used to have a VG10 spyderedge Endura, loved it, don't remember if I traded it, sold it, whatever. But I just got a tan FRN combo edge Endura and it's awesome!
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Likewise, I just purchased my first Spyderco the other day- Plain edged FRN Endura- It is my EDC now, really light and stays put on/in my pocket. Much easier to carry and use than my old Buck 110. It came insanely sharp, also. Yup - it can grow on you. I started with a FRN PE Delica - innocent enough - I had a little cash to burn, and thought that playing with a "super steel" blade would be neat to try. Turned out that Spydie was the way to go. I was really caught off guard as to how often I ended up using it. And then danged if a Native III didn't show up right behind it. And then I was snooping at knife shop and noticed that the Endura was pretty competitvely priced Now the real catcher for me here was that I accidently compared a Para Military and a Military at the same time. After playing with the Endura, I found it to be too big for most of my EDC stuff (I work in a high tech office) so that kinda put the Military out of the equation. I think..... The Para Military, though, just stuck in my mind. So....last weekend I bought it. Now it's stuck on my hip in a belt pouch. I could have ordered it and probably saved some coin, but it was one of those things with me that I have to have it right away on certain things. This was one. Just as everyone has said, it's built like a tank. I haven't cut too much with it yet, though, it sure wreaked havoc on that coffee bean bag for our coffee machine a few minutes ago My "Ultimate" is an Al Mar Sere 2K, but it's not one that I have to have right away. I am thinking, though, that for a larger blade if I pick up a Manix (as much as I complain about our local dealers getting new stuff in) "just to see", I'll own it first before the Al Mar.
Very few folders in a given line have struck me quite this way, but I'm sure glad I have them.
- gord
Now the real catcher for me here was that I accidently compared a Para Military and a Military at the same time. After playing with the Endura, I found it to be too big for most of my EDC stuff (I work in a high tech office) so that kinda put the Military out of the equation. I think..... The Para Military, though, just stuck in my mind. So....last weekend I bought it. Now it's stuck on my hip in a belt pouch. I could have ordered it and probably saved some coin, but it was one of those things with me that I have to have it right away on certain things. This was one. Just as everyone has said, it's built like a tank. I haven't cut too much with it yet, though, it sure wreaked havoc on that coffee bean bag for our coffee machine a few minutes ago My "Ultimate" is an Al Mar Sere 2K, but it's not one that I have to have right away. I am thinking, though, that for a larger blade if I pick up a Manix (as much as I complain about our local dealers getting new stuff in) "just to see", I'll own it first before the Al Mar.Very few folders in a given line have struck me quite this way, but I'm sure glad I have them.
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I predict minnesotashooter will have a dozen Spydies within a year. 
Congrats Minnesotashooter!
These guys are right, soon you will be elbows deep in Spydercos.
I started with a Delica and now I have a...
Delica
Blue Delica
Rescue
Mariner
Endura
SS Endura
Meerkat
G-10 Police
Native III
Micarta Calypso Jr
Micarta Dyad Jr
Vesuvius
Merlin
And I just bought a Centofante III (see my review on the "Review Forum").
AND I have a plain-edge yellow Atlantic Salt on the way!
Somebody stop me!
These guys are right, soon you will be elbows deep in Spydercos.
I started with a Delica and now I have a...
Delica
Blue Delica
Rescue
Mariner
Endura
SS Endura
Meerkat
G-10 Police
Native III
Micarta Calypso Jr
Micarta Dyad Jr
Vesuvius
Merlin
And I just bought a Centofante III (see my review on the "Review Forum").
AND I have a plain-edge yellow Atlantic Salt on the way!
Somebody stop me!
"My "Ultimate" is an Al Mar Sere 2K, but it's not one that I have to have right away. I am thinking, though, that for a larger blade if I pick up a Manix (as much as I complain about our local dealers getting new stuff in) "just to see", I'll own it first before the Al Mar."
Al Mar is another manufacturer that gives you your money's worth, in my opinionated opinion. They're not cheap, but they're good. They end up being a better value than some of the so-called "value" brands. You'll love the SERE 2000. But you'll also love the Manix.
Al Mar is another manufacturer that gives you your money's worth, in my opinionated opinion. They're not cheap, but they're good. They end up being a better value than some of the so-called "value" brands. You'll love the SERE 2000. But you'll also love the Manix.