The allure of Spyderco

Are you a Spyderco fan

  • Yes

    Votes: 208 67.1%

  • No

    Votes: 26 8.4%

  • Depends on the model

    Votes: 96 31.0%
  • Total voters
    310
Yes Spyderco is a favorite, the favorite.
Everyone covered why, and like many I thought they all are ugly and the same.

Until I bought one, now i cant seem to stop buying them.
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This brand is almost exclusively what I edc.
 
I enjoy my spydiechef and cru wear military very much. one hand open and close.

I think one of the cool things spyderco does is release different models with different steels. it makes sure that theres something for everyone out there.

in all honesty though I wouldnt be looking for my next spyderco if I hadn't been gifted the Cru Wear Military in the first place so theres that.

enjoy the hunt
 
I like spyderco fine but for me it's all about the model with them. The spydie hole is what it is. It's on every model and they have perfected it. I find for me anyway that I can say "I'm good" with spyderco by just having a PM and a Para 3. I have an older PM in D2 from about 15 years ago that has lasted and is the main reason I have not picked up a PM2. They are so similar that I'm good with not getting one. The Para 3 was the first new Spyderco I got in many years and unless I can get my hands on the tanto PM2, I'm good.

Now benchmade and zt on the other hand. They are a different story.
 
I have a couple, but never really "drank the kool-aid" per se, especially regarding the PM2. No doubt that they are great knives, but I still prefer an axis/liner/frame lock to the compression lock. Though I also prefer the hole over a thumbstud.. just my .02 cents.. Having said all that I still have a:

Manix 2, GB 2, Military, PM 2, PM 3, Endura 4, an Amalgam, 2 Shaman's, and a Tenacious..
 
Here is the biggest compliment I can pay Spyderco:

For EDC, I'm a light user and anything that is fidget friendly works. However, when I need to get a real cutting task done, something more than opening mail done, I reach for one of my Spydies, because I know they will get the job done, the ergo's will prevent my hand from slipping as well. My go to heavy use folders are the Gayle Bradley 1 and Manix 2 CTS-XHP. I swear it's like the Manix 2 is formed to my hand specifically. The blade is thin enough for slicing jobs but stout enough for heavier stuff. The GB, while not as ergonomic, will cut through anything with aplomb and not bat an eye, that CPM-M4 is the real deal.
 
I'll tell you what. I just bought the Mini Adamas from you on the FS thread. You seem like a pretty cool guy, and a fellow knife nut in the making. I'll send you a pm2 and a Gayle Bradley 2 to fondle for a while and you can send them back after a week or two if you would like. I own a good amount of knives from many different manufacturers. If I could only have one knife brand it would have to be Spyderco and I didnt have to think about it very long at all.
 
anthonycastorena2014 said:
I'll tell you what. I just bought the Mini Adamas from you on the FS thread. You seem like a pretty cool guy, and a fellow knife nut in the making. I'll send you a pm2 and a Gayle Bradley 2 to fondle for a while and you can send them back after a week or two if you would like. I own a good amount of knives from many different manufacturers. If I could only have one knife brand it would have to be Spyderco and I didnt have to think about it very long at all.
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That's a very generous offer, I appreciate it!
I was just about the point of being knife content and you may turn out to be the catalyst of a new spending spree!
 
I was also a skeptic at first. Growing up none of my friends carried anything Spyderco. We were more Kershaw and CRKT kids, then later when we had a little more money Benchmade. I'd heard of the fabled Spyderco every once in a good while and they seemed mysterious and weird but the people that said they had them said they were fantastic knives. I still kind of see them as a little mysterious I guess. When so many people swear by a certain model, sometimes it seems like there's something I'm missing when I see it or that it does something in particular that others don't. However now days I've had me a good many Spyderco and definitely know why people like them. I've got some knives like my PM2 S110v or my PM3 Maxamet that I know if I ever need to do an absolute dung load of cutting, they'll serve me magnificently as long as I use them according to their strengths. My latest "good god that thing is so terribly ugly and weird that it's beautiful, there must be some sort of secret to it that makes it cut like nothing I've ever experienced" 😂 is the Massad Ayoob. Even though if I saw it out of the corner of my eye I'd swear Woody Woodpecker was in my room, it looks like it has some serious cutting power that few will get to experience because they can't get over the looks.
 
I remember many years ago "graduating" to Spyderco, this is after carrying Gerber and CRKTs. For me personally they served as a gateway knife - certainly at the time the most expensive knives I had purchased.

I only have a few left in my collection, and I don't see them going anywhere. What my personal samplings of Spyderco have as their greatest strength is also their greatest weakness; they make a knife with a very fine and pointy tip. For my use specifically, I don't carry one often due to this; the PM2 for example IMO isn't a good EDC choice due to the fine and somewhat fragile tip. Depending on what your specific tasks are, that might not be an issue; it is for me. Every Spyderco I have purchased has been really sharp and the edges done very well; they also seem to excel at getting it right most of the time right out of the box.

I do EDC a Ronin 2, again very slicy, pointy and razor sharp; that knife however is my last resort "get off me knife" it is never used for anything, being carried solely as a last resort self defense option.
 
Spyderco and I have had some history. I had some good ones and some not so good, but what really turned me away was their customer service. I already have plenty of knives, so I won't be buying another Spyderco.
 
My most frequently used folder is a Spyderco k390 Endela. I reprofile the edge to about 10-12 dps and it is an amazing cutting tool.

Spyderco knives are designed primarily for use, and that's where it excels and where I categorize the brand. However, brands like Hinderer, ZT, and Benchmade are more visually attractive to me.
 
They work for their intended purpose. If you’re looking for a knife that will get oohs and aahs, Spyderco is not for you. If you’re looking for a knife that will cut like there’s no tomorrow, you may want to check Spyderco out.
Start off with a Delica, not real expensive, it’s most peoples gateway knife and it will let you know if you really can adapt to an ugly knife. Be warned, you just may be bitten by the bug and it’s addictive.
 
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