Q-Ball Appreciation

M.FREEZE

M.FREEZE

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I recently purchased a Spyderco Q-Ball from the exchange, and received it in the mail today. What a great knife!
Black G10, Wharncliffe blade, wire clip and VG-10 steel. It’s slim, ergonomic and has a decent cutting edge for the overall length.
I wouldn’t mind seeing a sprint run in Micarta, wire clip and CruWear and an upgrade to a compression lock!
 
Yup. The Q-ball is one of my absolutely favorite Spydercos. Great knife.
 
I really wanted to like mine, but it has the worst lock stick of any knife I have ever owned.
 
Never even saw them for sale when they were available. Looks like I missed out. I like the look though. How easy is it to manipulate the lock? Looks like you need ultimate manipulation dexterity to operate it.
 
Reminded me of a Cold Steel Tuff Lite! I’m sure it’s very ergonomic and that blade shape is awesome. Never got around to buying one even after they were discontinued.
 
stillshot2 said:
Why is that? I've never handled one but it just looks like a caged ball bearing lock without the cage, right?
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If I open it very, very slowly and use it very lightly, I can release the lock with my finger and thumb. If I snap it open or cut anything hard, it locks up so tight that I have to use a screwdriver to pry the ball back to release it. It's the only ball bearing lock I've ever had do that.
 
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