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Para2 and PPT
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You should post more pics of the PPT; it's a very interesting looking knife. I've yet to see one in person. Could you post a comparison shot with the PPT and PM2 together? That would be great
About a year ago I did a review of the PPT. Unfortunately I didn't have a Para 2 at the time, but I do make some comparisons to Military and a few other knives in size.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/920585-Spyderco-PPT
While I like the design of the knife - in that the blade drops below the handle - I found that the blade was too short to make it much more useful than a small paring knife in the kitchen.
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Just got a PPT in the mail this morning. First impressions?
First off, it's heavy. Not unreasonable, just heavy. I think the weight is not without warrant though. The thick lock bar and robust feeling handle in conjure with the weight give it a very solid feel in hand.
The blade shape is fairly functional for edc. Warncliff blades are typically great for detailed tip work and I like the modified shape for that. It also achieves some belly which I like to have.
The ergonomics are ok. The protruding lock bar is a bit uncomfortable but my hands aren't made of pudding so I think they'll survive. The jimping on the blade is functional though, I would have liked to see some on the handle to match the first set on the spine. Thusly the first run of jimping is largely useless.
Carrying it is fairly easy. The weight is largely masked by the deep carry clip design. Speaking of the clip... I love and hate the design. I love how deep it carries and the jimping cut into the outside really helps in extracting from the pocket (something most deep carry knives struggle with i.e. Spyderco deep carry wire clips). It does stick out a bit far at the point and I can see there being risk of clipping something while walking.
As others have said. I think the PPT is a respectable collaboration piece. It is a very unique knife and I am glad to have gotten the chance to have one.
Thanks,
Nick
First off, it's heavy. Not unreasonable, just heavy. I think the weight is not without warrant though. The thick lock bar and robust feeling handle in conjure with the weight give it a very solid feel in hand.
The blade shape is fairly functional for edc. Warncliff blades are typically great for detailed tip work and I like the modified shape for that. It also achieves some belly which I like to have.
The ergonomics are ok. The protruding lock bar is a bit uncomfortable but my hands aren't made of pudding so I think they'll survive. The jimping on the blade is functional though, I would have liked to see some on the handle to match the first set on the spine. Thusly the first run of jimping is largely useless.
Carrying it is fairly easy. The weight is largely masked by the deep carry clip design. Speaking of the clip... I love and hate the design. I love how deep it carries and the jimping cut into the outside really helps in extracting from the pocket (something most deep carry knives struggle with i.e. Spyderco deep carry wire clips). It does stick out a bit far at the point and I can see there being risk of clipping something while walking.
As others have said. I think the PPT is a respectable collaboration piece. It is a very unique knife and I am glad to have gotten the chance to have one.
Thanks,
Nick
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Neverdie36 - I'm glad you like the PPT. I really like the Yojimbo 2. Thanks again.:thumbup:
Glad you like the Yojimbo 2 :thumbup:
I'm going to try and keep the PPT in rotation. Been carrying it all day so far and I really don't notice the weight.
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I rounded off the pointy bit at the end of my PPT's clip with a sanding sponge, iirc. Made it more symmetric and less snaggy. Didn't take very long to do. I think it should have come that way from the factory. Love the knife overall.
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Very nice.
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Just curious, why do so many people use folding knives for kitchen duty? Why not just use a good fixed kitchen knife? I love the look of the PPT but the handle scares me as the para 2's handle is a little to small for me as it is.
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Only folding knife I've ever used for full kitchen duty is a Military.
I really want to get a nice set of kitchen knives though.
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wasn't it a pain to clean up afterwards?
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If you do a lot of traveling, it is sometimes difficult to always bring along a kitchen knife and cutting board.
In use the knife performed as I have come to expect from full flat ground Spyderco’s. The knife came to me dull (at least by my standards) but after about 10 minutes on some diamond stones up through the Spyderco Ultrafine stone it was hair popping sharp. The PPT performed admirably on general EDC tasks, and it cut cardboard fairly well. My only complaint is that the factory bevels are a bit steep for my taste, but since the knife isn’t mine I didn’t feel comfortable re-profiling the bevels. To provide a comparison, my Military has shallower bevels, but a thicker blade, and it seems to cut through cardboard with little effort—the PPT required a little more effort and I attribute that to the more obtuse bevels.
Tomatoes seem to be used as some kind of test of sharpness. For a relatively thick blade (in comparison to a thin kitchen knife) the PPT did fairly well:
One should note that the tomato used was a ripe plum tomato. This leads me to my next point. I really try to only eat food that I make myself as much as I can. I use my knives for food prep fairly often—I love food, and I love to eat, but I don’t always have access to my kitchen knives. Maybe I’m at a friend’s place, and all she has are plastic knives and forks (she honestly doesn’t own any kitchen knives), so I have to use my pocket knife. One time I was at her place and they didn’t cut the pizza we ordered; I used an Izula to save the day. Other times I’m on the road and want to make myself a sandwich, so I stop at a grocery store to pick up the ingredients. Long story short, I end up cutting a fair amount of food with my knives. This is where the PPT has both a great strength and a great weakness.
The wharncliffe styled blade is great for cutting on a board, and the way the blade drops below the scales when open makes it much easier to cut on a cutting board as well. Crushing and mincing garlic worked pretty well with the broad shape of the PPT’s blade. The drawback that the PPT has, however, is that the blade is relatively short. When one is attempting to cut bread for a sandwich, one could run into this problem:
The 2.687” cutting edge is just too short for my uses. I’ve found that for my needs a blade length of 3.25” – 4” works best.
Here it is compared to a Military that dwarfs the PPT:
I haven't found this to be the case for frame and liner locks; back locks are a different story though. A good washing in hot water and soap is usually sufficient, though if you start taking down chickens or deer or the like, I'd recommend an additional bath in some diluted bleach.
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Carrying the PPT today at work, had a guy try and buy it off me (he know nothing about knives) because he liked it so much.
Side note:... while showing my manager my Hogue EX-01 (he carries a PS tanto mini grip) he promptly cuts his finger on it lol.
Side note:... while showing my manager my Hogue EX-01 (he carries a PS tanto mini grip) he promptly cuts his finger on it lol.