Going to buy a Spyderco flipper soon and am looking for some advice. Handled a Spyderco Southard and really like the flipping action. Am considering a Rubicon instead, but have not handled it. What am concerned about with the Rubicon is the apparent oval/rounded handle profile.. Does it consume more space than a flat handle does in the pocket.. or is this not noticeable? How does it sit on a flat surface / table when folded?
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Rubicon Handle Questions
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It consumes more space than some, less than others. Not enough to be a difference maker in my pocket. Sets relatively flat on a table. The slight "chubbiness" actually works well on this knife. It fills my hand a bit better and gives me a better grip. Yet, it is not as rounded as it appears in pictures.
I love this knife. It is extremely well made, very light, and very usable. JMO.
It consumes more space than some, less than others. Not enough to be a difference maker in my pocket. Sets relatively flat on a table. The slight "chubbiness" actually works well on this knife. It fills my hand a bit better and gives me a better grip. Yet, it is not as rounded as it appears in pictures.
I love this knife. It is extremely well made, very light, and very usable. JMO.
Yes, it does look very oval in the pics.. thank you for clearing that up.. appears to be one of the best (if not the best) looking knives Spyderco makes.
Carry a Sage 3/4 the most..
CRKT ripple is my 'beater'
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Just too give you some comparisons:
Para-Military2 = 0.451"
Southard = 0.545"
Domino = 0.460"
Rubicon = 0.652"
Sage1 = 0.435"
Sage3= 0.400"
Sage4= 0.444"
Native5 = 0.430"
Caly3 = 0.350"
I have a list of almost all Spyderco thicknesses. I just didn't want to flood your thread. Let me know if you'd like me to post it.
Para-Military2 = 0.451"
Southard = 0.545"
Domino = 0.460"
Rubicon = 0.652"
Sage1 = 0.435"
Sage3= 0.400"
Sage4= 0.444"
Native5 = 0.430"
Caly3 = 0.350"
I have a list of almost all Spyderco thicknesses. I just didn't want to flood your thread. Let me know if you'd like me to post it.
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Thank you, very helpful. How thick is the Dice and out of curiosity, overall what is the thinnest and thickest Spyderco folder?
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The Dice is the same thickness as the domino .460". This list doesn't have a few new models.
I believe have the Assist is the thickest in production (.675") with the Rubicon a very close second (.652")
Thinnest is a tie with the bug & honeybee at (.197")
1.Ambitious: 0.428"
2.Assist: 0.675"
3.Atlantic Salt FRN: 0.394"
4.Blue G-10 Sprint Lava: 0.328"
5.Bug: 0.197"
6.Caly3 CF: 0.363"
7.Caly3 G-10: 0.367"
8.Caly3.5: 0.364"
9.Calypso Jr: 0.408"
10.Centofante Memory: 0.407"
11.Centofante3: 0.400"
12.CF Balance: 0.367"
13.Chaparral 2 Ti: 0.312"
14.Chaparral: 0.345"
15.Chokwe: 0.413"
16.Citadel 83mm: 0.549"
17.Citadel 92mm: 0.524"
18.Delica 3 FRN: 0.371"
19.Delica 4 FRN: 0.394"
20.Delica CF: 0.3"
21.Dodo Blue: 0.386"
22.Dodo CF: 0.400"
23.Dragonfly2 FRN: 0.354"
24.Dragonfly2 G-10: 0.335"
25.Dyad Jr. FRN: 0.372"
26.Dyad: 0.484"
27.Embassy: 0.476"
28.Endura 3 FRN: 0.41"
29.Endura 4 FRN: 0.431"
30.Endura 4 G-10: 0.406"
31.Etched Cricket: 0.205"
32.Gayle Bradley Air: 0.393"
33.Gayle Bradley: 0.512"
34.Grasshopper: 0.256"
35.Honeybee: 0.197"
36.Jester Burgundy Micarta & FRN: 0.326"
37.Jester Gray G-10: 0.336"
38.Jester Stainless: 0.223"
39.Junior: 0.394"
40.Kiwi 2: 0.256"
41.Kopa Blue: 0.360"
42.Kopa Cocobolo: 0.346"
43.Kopa Jigged bone: 0.445"
44.Ladybug 3: 0.315"
45.Lava: 0.282"
46.Lum Chinese Large: 0.406"
47.Lum Chinese Small (Al): 0.374"
48.Manbug FRN: 0.340"
49.Manix 1 C95: 0.480"
50.Manix2 CF: 0.463"
51.Manix2 FRCP: 0.451"
52.Manix2 G-10: 0.451"
53.Meerkat: 0.472"
54.Micro Dyad: 0.478"
55.Military 440v: 0.415"
56.Military G-10: 0.455"
57.Native 4: 0.369"
58.Native III: 0.615"
59.Native: 0.458"
60.Native5: 0.468"
61.Nishijin "R": 0.371"
62.Pacific Salt: 0.408"
63.ParaMilitary 1 & 2: 0.453"
64.Persian 2 G-10: 0.383"
65.Persian 75mm: 0.451"
66.Police SS: 0.301"
67.Police3 G-10: 0.383"
68.PPT: 0.591"
69.Rescue 79mm: 0.394"
70.Rock Lobster: 0.413"
71.Rookie: 0.3"
72.Sage1 Carbon Fiber: 0.44"
73.Sage2 Titanium: 0.403"
74.Sage3 G-10: 0.402"
75.Sage4 Wood: 0.444"
76.Salsa Titanium: 0.371"
77.Salt 1: 0.371"
78.Shabaria Micarta: 0.449"
79.Southard Flipper: 0.531"
80.Spin Etched: 0.222"
81.SS Dragonfly: 0.285"
82.Starmate: 0.409"
83.Stretch CF: 0.387"
84.Stretch FRN: 0.457"
85.Stretch SS: 0.33"
86.Superhawk: 0.531"
87.Superleaf: 0.472"
88.Tasman Salt: 0.371"
89.Techno: 0.455"
90.Tenacious: 0.471"
91.Tuff: 0.470"
92.UK Penknife FRN: 0.354"
93.UK Penknife G-10: 0.391"
94.UK Penknife Ti: 0.394"
95.Urban: 0.362"
96.Vallotton: 0.776"
97.Volpe: 0.409"
98.Zulu: 0.570"
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I love my Rubicon, but it is a thick little bugger. I find the knife is incredibly comfortable in the hand because of its proportions, but that also means it takes up a lot of room in the pocket for only a 2.75" cutting edge.
The Rubicon has no problem staying still when placed on a table. It isn't so round that it'll roll off
The Rubicon has no problem staying still when placed on a table. It isn't so round that it'll roll off
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Not a problem, what was your decision?
The decision was.. fate intervened.. for now.
Love the Sages and missing from the collection was the relatively hard to find discontinued Blue Sage 3. One came up in LNIB condition on the exchange.. jumped on it. The seller was kind enough to ship here to Canada!..which 90% of the time sellers won't do.
Have ruled out the Rubicon for the reasons mentioned.. think will buy a Southard (probably) or Domino (maybe) next in a month or so.
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Looks like the Vallotton at .776. Not the Assist or Rubicon. I carry the Vallotton occasionally and it WILL fill up a pocket.
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I completely missed that one!! Definitely wins the thickness award by a long shot! I bet it's damn comfortable in hand though!
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Wow, very cool list there! Are those all models you own and have personally measured?? Nice work. (not going to complain by any means, but missing a couple I was looking for when I saw the list)
I'm surprised the Dyad is not very thick at all for housing 2 blades...
I know it would be hard work, and also hard to standardize or decide where to measure, but a total "girth" measurement would come in very handy in comparisons.
I'm surprised the Dyad is not very thick at all for housing 2 blades...
I know it would be hard work, and also hard to standardize or decide where to measure, but a total "girth" measurement would come in very handy in comparisons.
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I can't take credit for the list. I copied it a while back from a gentleman on the Spyderco forum. It needs updated with some newer models for sure.
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Gotcha. Actually it was a few somewhat older models I was looking for...
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Which ones?
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Ah well not like this thread isnt already off track, haha...
Some I was looking for I already have and could measure myself if I got them out with some calipers.
But, looking for old Starmate compared to newer double liner Starmate and Double Bevel. And also some Wegners...
No Yojimbos on there, nor Breeden Rescue, Slysz Bowie, Domino/Dice, etc...