Spyderco??

gigajim said:
Love the quality, and consistent variety of steel but I think they look goofy. And that's coming from a man with a purple knife.
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I took a vote and my 20 or so Spydercos think we look goofy too. Go figure.
 
Spyderco is an interesting company. Unlike most knife companies, they don't settle for one lock type. They've got their ball bearing, liner, and compression lock. As mentioned above, they use many different steels. I have two Spyderco's myself--Gayle Bradley folder (CPM M4) and the Schempp Rock fixed blade (VG-10). I'm very impressed with both knives. The GB is without a doubt my favorite folder I own, and Ihave zt/Kershaw, cs, sog, benchmade and more.
 
gigajim said:
Love the quality, and consistent variety of steel but I think they look goofy. And that's coming from a man with a purple knife.
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I'll take quality and function vs. looks most days.
You do kind of have to grow to love the hole.

Purple? Oh my.


GronK said:
I took a vote and my 20 or so Spydercos think we look goofy too. Go figure.
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Most of my Spydies don't think they look goofy, but the Vallotton kept quiet on the issue ;).
Though that one is comforted by the fact if they ever produce the auto version it will have a brother.
 
Spyderco is a good knife company. I think one of the main reasons for this is that the owner and founder Sal Glesser started out in the 1970's selling the "Portable Hand" a device that held stuff for hobbyists. Then in the 1980's he and his wife drove around in their bread truck selling the Sharpmaker Knife sharpener. As I understand it he and his wife traveled around the country attending gun and sport shows selling their Sharpmaker. After sharpening tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of knives of all shapes and sizes, and talking with customers, they decided they could make a better knife than anything they had seen for the working man. It was called the "Worker". It was ridiculed by the knife industry for looking wierd, blade hole for one-handed opening, humpty blade, serrated edge, etc. But the customers loved it and it took off and started a new type of knife industry with higher end products than what you found in the local hardware store.

Now that you have a Spyderco you need to get a Sharpmaker and learn how to properly sharpen it. Here is a good link to a four-part knife sharpening lesson series. You have to watch this to appreciate the guy and his knife company. They have tons of experience in many different phases of knife manufacture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB0r6GvESGg





 
In my opinion Spyderco makes the best production knives around. They are consistent in their high quality, unique combinations, high value for money, and pursuit of innovation and customer satisfaction. They offer something for everyone at various price points while always delivering quality. That is what makes them great.
 
I have had a Native for a lot of years and it has been bullet proof. Not familiar with the Resilience.
 
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but you have made a grave mistake by buying your 1st Spyderco. The obsession has officially begun and it will wreak havoc on your wallet!
 
you will love the resilience, it is HUGE and sounds great when it locks up. You can get the knife super super sharp and it feels like a heavy duty knife to me. Unless you are a nut that beats the back of the blade with a hammer then cries when it folds you should be okay. :rolleyes:

I have several low and high end spydercos and some byrd knives and love them all. You will have fun with the resilience, it is a cool knife. Get a delica or endura next.
 
I think they are overrated.

I tried to cut through a cowboy boot filled with meat and it wasn't nearly as easy as it looked with a cold steel sword.

plus some random people on the internet said some negative things about it, so probably a horrible company.
 
I have had a couple Spydercos. I gave away one of their cheapest models (Percistence), really nothing wrong with it, the design just was not for me. Then I have the Tasman Salt because I wanted to have a hawkbill. Great knife... exept the backlock is so delicate, that the smallest amount of pocket lint can jam the mechanims and cause it not to lock. There is no other way to get the mechanism clean but put it under tap and run water through the knife. It is totally rustproof, so this does not hurt the knife.

So I quess all Spydercos are not created equal. Most of my knives are traditionals, though. Still I am going to get one, just one of Spyderco's more high end knives in future.
 
Kwon Kwang said:
The lock fails from a relatively firm tap on the spine. No, thanks. I'm considering getting gold membership so I can sell mine.

I think it's a much better idea to save thirty bucks more and buy an Endura.
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You are cutting with the wrong side.
 
LEGION 12 said:
Because its not Cold Steel perhaps ?
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I don't quite get what you mean.:confused: I'm a fan of Cold Steel, yes, but I'm also a fan of Spyderco, Benchmade, Buck, and other great brands. I love Spyderco, I just don't love the lock on the Tenacious. Hell, I just bought an Endura a few hours ago, and today I'm carrying my Calypso.

RevDevil said:
You are cutting with the wrong side.
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Locks exist for a reason. If you're going to put a lock on a knife, it should be strong. Fingers cannot be replaced. That said, I'll be adding many more Spydercos to my collection, but none of them will feature liner locks.
 
Kwon Kwang said:
I don't quite get what you mean.:confused: I'm a fan of Cold Steel, yes, but I'm also a fan of Spyderco, Benchmade, Buck, and other great brands. I love Spyderco, I just don't love the lock on the Tenacious. Hell, I just bought an Endura a few hours ago, and today I'm carrying my Calypso.


Locks exist for a reason. If you're going to put a lock on a knife, it should be strong. Fingers cannot be replaced. That said, I'll be adding many more Spydercos to my collection, but none of them will feature liner locks.
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Just playing with you Kwon my friend I was at one time a Cold Steel fan myself until I found out there was better to each there own :)
 
LEGION 12 said:
Just playing with you Kwon my friend I was at one time a Cold Steel fan myself until I found out there was better to each there own :)
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I think that when it comes to knives, what is better is very subjective, not counting the obvious considerations such as build quality. Everyone wants something different out of their knives - that's why there are so many different companies that manage to stay in business.
 
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