Well I've got a thread similar to this one going over at the other Spyderco Forum so I just had to pick the brains of my friends here at BF to see what you all think about the Dodo model? Just this past week I've laid down my stalwart, favorite EDC for a well deserved rest and I'm speaking of my most favorite EDC which is my Spyderco C-36 Military model with M390 blade steel. Ever since I got that knife in a trade I haven't been able to put it down till now>> because I really wanted to see what some of my other Spyders could do as EDC folders. Mainly because I wanted to do a little experiment and see how some of the Spyderco folders in my footlocker which many I had put aside and forgot about would stack up to my M390 Millie.
For some extremely strange reason I chose my old, original blue PE Dodo which I've had since it's release back in 2003. I had carried and used the Dodo before on a couple of occasions but really up till now I hadn't actually put it through a rigorous test to see how it would fare in a wide range of cutting jobs. So for the past week I've made my blue PE Dodo my main EDC with no holds barred. I must say that I've been very pleasantly surprised at how well that small of a blade has met most of my cutting needs here in the past 6 to 7 days.
The only gripe I've got is that I wish I would have never traded away my original, first run Spyderedged Dodo that I had in the early going. Because that original Spyderedged Dodo was probably the best serrated blade under 3 inches long of any folder I've owned>> and I truly believe it would be even a better EDC that the PE version. I've been kind of mind blown in a way because In this past week I can only think of two times when I said to myself "I Wish I had My M390 Military model Instead">> but for the most part the Dodo has been surprisingly versatile and has performed "SUPER" for a relatively small bladed folder. I'm wondering what you all think of the Dodo model and what experiences you all have had with it? I don't care if it's a first generation or one of the Sprint Runs. Let's talk about the Dodo model as a prime EDC
For some extremely strange reason I chose my old, original blue PE Dodo which I've had since it's release back in 2003. I had carried and used the Dodo before on a couple of occasions but really up till now I hadn't actually put it through a rigorous test to see how it would fare in a wide range of cutting jobs. So for the past week I've made my blue PE Dodo my main EDC with no holds barred. I must say that I've been very pleasantly surprised at how well that small of a blade has met most of my cutting needs here in the past 6 to 7 days.
The only gripe I've got is that I wish I would have never traded away my original, first run Spyderedged Dodo that I had in the early going. Because that original Spyderedged Dodo was probably the best serrated blade under 3 inches long of any folder I've owned>> and I truly believe it would be even a better EDC that the PE version. I've been kind of mind blown in a way because In this past week I can only think of two times when I said to myself "I Wish I had My M390 Military model Instead">> but for the most part the Dodo has been surprisingly versatile and has performed "SUPER" for a relatively small bladed folder. I'm wondering what you all think of the Dodo model and what experiences you all have had with it? I don't care if it's a first generation or one of the Sprint Runs. Let's talk about the Dodo model as a prime EDC
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) you can do a final finish on your Spyderco 204 Sharpmaker using the Ultra-Fine stones about 15 strokes on both sides of the edge and I can tell you that you won't have to sharpen it for quite a while after going through that regimen. But if any of you have stumbled onto a method that you feel will even top the one I just shared with you all >> Hey I'm all ears and would love to hear what you all have to contribute. Because Reverse S blades is something I"m always wanting to learn more about. I've yet to get a set of the CBN rods for the Sharpmaker and I've had one Brother tell me that those do a super job on Reverse S blades.
