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I have $75 to spend on a new spyderco,so my question is what would you buy?I am not trying to meet a specific need,I have many knives,I just got a small bonus and want to buy a spyderco.so what would you get?
 
matt said:
I have $75 to spend on a new spyderco,so my question is what would you buy?I am not trying to meet a specific need,I have many knives,I just got a small bonus and want to buy a spyderco.so what would you get?
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Me being me, I'd get one of the standard models, Delica, Endura, Native, as I don't one one yet.

Past that, I'd look at some of the Salt series (rust proof) and some of the Byrd knives.

With $75, I'd probably get a Salt I or a Pacific Salt. :thumbup:
 
I was thinking about a delica or endura,that is a hard dicision to make.anyone have both?which one do you like better?
 
See if you can find a Herbst on ebay for $70 or so. Greatly underappreciated knife. Very sheeple friendly if you happen to work in an office.
 
Right now NGK has the Adventura on special. Interesting design by a Spyderco forumite. Might be worth looking into.

Paul
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is there a big difference in edge holding with the zdp-189?the adventura is a really cool knife.definately an option.I am leaning toward the endura though,is the zdp steel really that much better?
 
Yes, once you get it sharp :), it stays that way considerably longer than VG-10. It stains VERY easily though. It you want it as a user, don't mind a little staining and are able to sharpen a steel with this high carbon content (diamond stones would come in handy for that!), you will get a very fine knife.

Dennis
 
I appreciate your mentioning the staining as I live in a hot climate and as such I have experienced staining with spydercos other steels,so I think zdp-189 is probably not a good choice for me,especially as I do not have diamond rods.glad I saw your post before I ordered one.
 
Regular Delica or Endura would be a great Spyderco to own. If you can find one.....the D-Allara drop point is a nice one as well.
 
I know that if I had $75 burning a hole in my pocket I would add another $25 and get a Delica G10 full flat grind.
 
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