Should I buy this Spyderco?

joseph.rivera82

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So ever since I got hitched around 7 years ago, I became the typical football watching beer drinking dad. I was once quite the outdoorsman. I'm Looking to get back outdoors, and I figured why not get a good bushcraft/camp knife to motivate me(I know, just another excuse to get a knife hehe.) No, but really.

I was thinking about the Benchmade bushcrafter, but stumbled onto this spyderco proficient at my store. Had to do my research on this because I have never seen or heard of it. It's $300 and numbered #065. Now I have no problem using an expensive knife, I use my hinderer all the time. My question is - would yall use a rare discontinued numbered knife the way it was made to be used? Doesn't seem right to not use it, but maybe somebody out there thinks im an idiot for even wanting to. I don't know.

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I wouldn’t have any issue using it. I don’t buy knives I know I won’t use, or that are obvious collector pieces. I leave those to the collectors. That said, if I’m forking over three hundred smackers for a fixed blade, I’m definitely going custom and having it built the way I want it.
 
I bought my ‘grail knife’ for $1500 years ago, then decided it was too nice to use, so I sold it and got user knives. I have not handled that particular Spyderco, but there are lots of nice blades available at that price point or much cheaper (commercial or custom) if you are looking for a bushcrafting knife.
 
You do what you want to do!!
Doesn’t matter what others think!!🤔
John 🍻
 
IMHO $300 is steep to pay for a hobby you’re “thinking” of getting back into. I’d start with a $25 mora and if the addiction sets in, climb from there. Getting the $300 knife is like thinking you want to get back into road cycling and buying a $10,000 carbon fiber road bike.
 
That temperance is a trainer, some pretty rare models, including the jot singh Khalsa. If you just want an outdoorsy blade i would look into Morakniv as well. Tough knives for an unbeatable price
 
IMHO $300 is steep to pay for a hobby you’re “thinking” of getting back into. I’d start with a $25 mora and if the addiction sets in, climb from there. Getting the $300 knife is like thinking you want to get back into road cycling and buying a $10,000 carbon fiber road bike.
I know, I know but I have the funds for it. You mentioned getting a cheap knife, and nothing wrong with that. You also compared it to road cycling. Would you want to get back into cycling with a $100 huffy? It will do the job just fine, but something a little higher end might just persuade to get out faster. Like I said, I've got the cash for it.
 
That temperance is a trainer, some pretty rare models, including the jot singh Khalsa. If you just want an outdoorsy blade i would look into Morakniv as well. Tough knives for an unbeatable price
Yes indeed some rare models. They even have a few smallfly 2 balisongs left. I think that's what they are called, the newer ones that came out a few years ago and are impossible to find. They just don't toot my horn
 
IMHO $300 is steep to pay for a hobby you’re “thinking” of getting back into. I’d start with a $25 mora and if the addiction sets in, climb from there. Getting the $300 knife is like thinking you want to get back into road cycling and buying a $10,000 carbon fiber road bike.
He joined the forum six years ago just like you, and he’s probably a knife enthusiast as well. So I don’t think it’s too steep of a price, because he’ll enjoy it either way.

The question is whether it’s a travesty to use this knife or if it’s more desirable than we think it is?

I don’t know if this is a collectors piece that should not be used, but at $300 I think that it’s a user. If you like it buy it. If you use it it’s not like you finger-painted over the Mona Lisa.
 
I have one, minus the Collector Club number (which in my opinion adds absolutely nothing to the value unless you are trying to collect that number). S90V blade, carbon fiber handle designed by Chris Claycomb (who knows a bit about bushcrafting), absolutely perfect fit and finish. It's a sweet knife that stays sharp for a long time. Probably wouldn't be my first choice for splitting logs, but "knife" is way down the list for the tool I would select. For $300, I'd buy it and use the crap out of it.
 
If money is no object and you like it- buy it and see how it does. You can always get another more specific blade to go with it if you decide later.
 
I’d use the hell out of it. That’s what it was made for.
 
I would not drop $300 on that knife. I would purchase a custom made knife off the knife makers exchange here.

I have a Spyderco Mule in Magnacut with scales, but that was about 150 with the blade, scales and sheath.

S90v steel by Spyderco is a great steel, and it is out of production, but as soon as I see prices above $120 or so for a fixed blade I just keep turning to customs.
 
If you like it, want it, can afford it and can't find one in similar condition for less, buy it.

That's the decision tree that I use to buy every knife.
 
I wouldn't use a limited production special knife for daily tasks. I would get the standard model of whatever you are looking at and save the limited edition knife for drooling with friends over a brew.
 
If you're not going to use it, why buy it? The Proficient was made to be used. Unless your daily tasks include chopping up cars or cutting bricks to length, in which case there are more appropriate tools to select.
 
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