If some here remember the New Year Knife Wish thread, I started the ball rolling by saying that if I could find a good quality, current design knife with a high carbon steel blade I'd buy it.
Imagine my "delight" when someone pointed to the Spyderco PM2 in 52100.
Priced at $176............(gulp)
So, I ordered it, and received it today. https://www.dropbox.com/s/hp0iq290pxfk1v8/20180108_214917.jpg?dl=0
First off, it's SUPER lightweight, due to the real carbon fiber scales. And I say real carbon fiber because it's not that fake, shines, printed plastic stuff. This is grippy, textured carbon fiber. It feels great in the hand. I'm not sure how it'll do in the pocket yet. I had a ZT 0350 in G10 a while ago, and it was really rough stuff, and hell on pockets. I don't think this is that course, and I feel like it'll smooth out.
The flat grind blade is damned sharp. Nearly Sebenza out of the box sharp, so a little extra caution came calling with this one. It's not a super thick, heavy duty dig and chop root cutter like my ZT's are. This one's a slicer. I've never handled a PM2 before, and I have to say that closing this razor blade down towards my index finger is a little unnerving. I'll get used to that though. I should add that it's a high carbon steel blade, and for the generation of guys that grew up with nothing but stainless, yes, it'll rust if you let it, and it'll likely discolor, like it or not. It's how knives are supposed to be.
Thankfully, the clip is a 4 way reversible deal, left/right and tip up/down. It came as a righty (good for me), tip down (bad for me). I'm glad I have the option, and it's nice that a knife this nice can apply to everyone.
And FINALLY(!) a high carbon blade in a modern design. I can go back to my plain old bench stones and oil, sharpen up, and move on. No more "need to use diamond/silica,ceramic, grab a sharpie, look through a loupe, don't raise a burr, go for the apex, use that jig or that jig, namby pamby, skinny jeans" b.s sharpening technique.
I can go back to my stones, raise the burr, break it down, hone it off on the thigh of my jeans and go, just like I used to do with my Old Timers back in the early 1970's. (I hope......we'll see, I guess)
At any rate, it CAN get sharp, regardless of how you do it, it should carry light and easy, it locks up precisely, and it exceeds, very well, btw, at what knives were originally supposed to do.
Cut stuff.
Imagine my "delight" when someone pointed to the Spyderco PM2 in 52100.
Priced at $176............(gulp)
So, I ordered it, and received it today. https://www.dropbox.com/s/hp0iq290pxfk1v8/20180108_214917.jpg?dl=0
First off, it's SUPER lightweight, due to the real carbon fiber scales. And I say real carbon fiber because it's not that fake, shines, printed plastic stuff. This is grippy, textured carbon fiber. It feels great in the hand. I'm not sure how it'll do in the pocket yet. I had a ZT 0350 in G10 a while ago, and it was really rough stuff, and hell on pockets. I don't think this is that course, and I feel like it'll smooth out.
The flat grind blade is damned sharp. Nearly Sebenza out of the box sharp, so a little extra caution came calling with this one. It's not a super thick, heavy duty dig and chop root cutter like my ZT's are. This one's a slicer. I've never handled a PM2 before, and I have to say that closing this razor blade down towards my index finger is a little unnerving. I'll get used to that though. I should add that it's a high carbon steel blade, and for the generation of guys that grew up with nothing but stainless, yes, it'll rust if you let it, and it'll likely discolor, like it or not. It's how knives are supposed to be.
Thankfully, the clip is a 4 way reversible deal, left/right and tip up/down. It came as a righty (good for me), tip down (bad for me). I'm glad I have the option, and it's nice that a knife this nice can apply to everyone.
And FINALLY(!) a high carbon blade in a modern design. I can go back to my plain old bench stones and oil, sharpen up, and move on. No more "need to use diamond/silica,ceramic, grab a sharpie, look through a loupe, don't raise a burr, go for the apex, use that jig or that jig, namby pamby, skinny jeans" b.s sharpening technique.
I can go back to my stones, raise the burr, break it down, hone it off on the thigh of my jeans and go, just like I used to do with my Old Timers back in the early 1970's. (I hope......we'll see, I guess)
At any rate, it CAN get sharp, regardless of how you do it, it should carry light and easy, it locks up precisely, and it exceeds, very well, btw, at what knives were originally supposed to do.
Cut stuff.
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congrats on the new knife!
Just wonder how easy 52100 rusts? This is the only thing that makes me hesitate.
). Wrap the handle and you've got a great , very tough knife . 
