What makes you a Spyderco fan?

I have always carried a pocketknife. I never lusted after one until I found Spyderco! I bought my first years ago and found it revolutionary. As far as edc knives I have never looked back. I have owned a ton of them, and lost enough to bring tears to your eyes. I have for years, given my edc knife to a friend, or family member, whenever I just had to have a new one. Spydies are the king of one hand opening knives and everyone should have one. I don't collect knives I use them, and Spyderco took me from a push mower to a rider. Thank you Sal! I got 2 new ones for Christmas, so I may be on my way to collector status.
 
Excellent quality control, new exciting designs and a company that listens to and gives a damn about their customers.
 
I'm new to knives as a hobby; I've always owned a couple and always classified them in higher regard than most tools... But recently I've been pretty hooked.

Anyway, I ordered a tenacious to give the Spyderco brand a try... And for an inexpensive knife it performed great. Loved the smooth action, and the Spyder hole.

Looking to move up in the world, I bought a Sage 2 last month, and was dismayed to find it had a defective frame lock. (Lockup was waaaay too early. Wouldn't hold the blade) I sadly parted ways with it as it went off to Golden for inspection/repair.
I promptly received back a BNIB Sage 2 with perfect lockup, and a wicked sharp edge. They also returned my check I'd sent for shipping, and included a catalog. I was thrilled with the customer service I received.

This is a company I want to support: beautiful design and materials, products that perform, and backed by excellent customer service. I'm now planning to purchase a Southard, and eventually a sprint run PM2 if I can find one.
Spyderco knives will always have a place in my EDC.
 
I have coveted Spydercos for about 10 years so I missed out on a lot of great knives. A lot of sprint runs are unavailable in Canada so I don't get as many new steels as my American friends do. I do get a lot of great knives just the same and enjoy the release of new models and try to gues which ones wil catch the public eye and which great designs wil be dropped by the wayside. I must not be as fussy as everyone else or maybe I am lucky but I have never had to send a knife back. They provide outstanding products at a reasonable price and it is impossible to mistake a Spyderco for any other brand. I will continue to support Spyderco for the foreseeable future and still look for old "classic" models.
 
I felt like the OP, thought they looked weird. Went the Benchmade, Emerson, Chris Reeve route.

Then I saw the Ulize. Thought it was beautiful, bought one and could NOT believe how sharp it was. Amazing!

Looked into them further, interest was piqued. Discovered the Civilian, could not believe someone could make such an awesome creation. Unbelievable!

Paired it with a Dericdesmond neck sheath, another outstanding product and a great combination I feel pretty safe with. Now we're rolling...

Got a Native DLC, was impressed (still am) with the light weight and how great cutters almost-fully serrated knives are. Never knew, but always favored serrated knives over plain edge. Sometimes you simply need the serrated part of a knife to do the job quickly, one good pull vs. sawing for awhile.

Got a PM2 black on black after dismissing it earlier, I was wrong at the time. Very nice F&F, the compression lock is very ingenious. Would have to break the handle to get it to fail, it seems to me, and when would that happen? It's a knife, so I cut downward with the edge, not upward with the spine. Isn't that how they work?

Next up was a waved Matriarch2, love the wave from my Emerson collection and I actually use this knife quite a bit, keeping the Civilian pristine and for its intended purpose, SD if ever needed. Probably not.

Last was an orange-handled Endura4, dressed it up with two satin clips. Great looking, SO light and we all know the reputation of the Delica/Endura series. Nuff said there and I agree.

So to hear that Sal is who he is, a "keeping it REAL" knife guy to boot, I'm now a Spyderco fan for life.

Six knives in six weeks says it all, and I haven't done that with any other maker. Three Sebenzas in 6 weeks kept me broke for a while. Good while, actually. But they are nice, too.

And THANK YOU Sal for keeping prices real, and your quality high, so we can purchase/enjoy a bigger variety of your products, not just a couple because they cost so much.

Lord knows how many I'll end up with. Not as many as the one pic though, OMG! Looks like a retail store, and a better one than I've ever experienced. Must be nice!

The Ulize and Civilian are very unique, as are so many of your items, and I am so glad you produced them. I'll never part with them. Any of them, but especially those two. Very special, and what foresight.
 
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Spyderco has always been about

1) high performance with the steel, heat treat and hardness, grinds and edges.

2) Comfort and ergonomics

3) Ease of opening. I can get my Endura out and open faster than any Auto knife I own without really trying. It's such a natural motion and my hand seems guided to the correct grip. Part of this is muscle memory too, as I have carried an Endura since 92.

4) Giving the AFI's what we want. The Cruwear millie is a perfect example. The whole mule team program is about finding and testing and comparing and getting the truth without having to pay a lot doing it. I know of nothing anywhere that compares to it. It's run essentially at cost with very little if any profit. Simply amazing!

5) Sal
 
Yes, to all. I was waiting to ditto a post with all my checkmarks since I'm too lazy to type it out. :)

The Mastiff said:
Spyderco has always been about

1) high performance with the steel, heat treat and hardness, grinds and edges.

2) Comfort and ergonomics

3) Ease of opening. I can get my Endura out and open faster than any Auto knife I own without really trying. It's such a natural motion and my hand seems guided to the correct grip. Part of this is muscle memory too, as I have carried an Endura since 92.

4) Giving the AFI's what we want. The Cruwear millie is a perfect example. The whole mule team program is about finding and testing and comparing and getting the truth without having to pay a lot doing it. I know of nothing anywhere that compares to it. It's run essentially at cost with very little if any profit. Simply amazing!

5) Sal
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I really appreciate the large selection of lefty-friendly designs, the light weight of most knives, the F&F, the CQI process, the variety of interesting steels, and the value (cutting performance for your $).

Ultimately, though, my favorite core Spydercos (Endura 4 FFG, Caly 3 CF, vintage pointy Ladybug) seem like more than the sum of their specs. There is a certain real-world usability that Spyderco just nails.
 
Hi Thunderhawk,

Welcome to our forum.

All of your comments are humbling. We thank you. Also keep in mind that we have great staff, great vendors and great customers.

sal
 
I like the diversity the best. That and the overall build quality. They have a knife for every budget, and I feel I've always gotten my money's worth with my spydies.
 
Spyderco knives have the interesting ability to instantly click and resonate with a user the first time you get your hands on one. It reminds me a little bit of the first time I picked up an iPod and used one. I had used and owned other MP3 players before and found them unsatisfying or downright bad. I used an iPod and there was that instant feeling of "this changes everything!" with it.

I felt that way with the first Spyderco I bought and yeah, hook line and sinker. Once I got it out of the box and noticed the attention to detail, the fit and finish and the ease of use that got me going. Then when I figured out how to do a middle finger flick with the knife, it was all over. I bought my next Spyderco a couple days later!

Ultimately, it's the combination of excellent fit and finish, superb ergonomics and unbelievable prices that make it such that I want to just keep collecting more and more. Also, I can't forget how great it is to see Sal coming onto the forums on various sites to discuss ideas, talk to people and be a humble and intelligent fellow. Some other companies either suffer from no personal presence from their leaders or sometimes a negative presence that makes you feel unwelcome. It's good to know that our voices are heard. As a consumer, that's one of the most important aspects a person could ask for and knowing that you are being taken care of is the difference between someone buying one product and moving on or becoming a customer for life.
 
Lot of great things to say about Spyderco, but the bottom line is: quality construction, ergos, and they stand behind their products
 
The Delica I found in my first car at 16 that started it all.
Spyderedge.
Sal.
The 701M/F sharpening stones.
H1 steel.
And of course, the freaking variety!
 
The Mastiff said:
Spyderco has always been about

1) high performance with the steel, heat treat and hardness, grinds and edges.

2) Comfort and ergonomics

3) Ease of opening. I can get my Endura out and open faster than any Auto knife I own without really trying. It's such a natural motion and my hand seems guided to the correct grip. Part of this is muscle memory too, as I have carried an Endura since 92.

4) Giving the AFI's what we want. The Cruwear millie is a perfect example. The whole mule team program is about finding and testing and comparing and getting the truth without having to pay a lot doing it. I know of nothing anywhere that compares to it. It's run essentially at cost with very little if any profit. Simply amazing!

5) Sal
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Nice summary. I totally agree with all of the above. I would add that the value for the money found in Spyderco knives is unequaled.
 
All the different designs, locks, steels and colors. They are excellent every day use knives because of the spyderhole, and for collectors because of all the variations in models and colors. I looove my ffg Military :)
 
Spyderco is original. Sal and his family have developed sharpeners that have helped those of us who were challenged in that area. Sal has also come up with many ideas that have helped make the knife community what it is today. I have moved on to traditional knives, but there is no doubt that Sal Glesser is a genius and has helped and changed the knife community forever.
 
I agree with plenty that has already been said. I'd like to also add that I appreciate how they continue to innovate even today with new locks and the use of new steels that no one else dares touches.

Best of all, they stay hungry and not rest on their laurels. It is quite easy to sit on the success of the Military for example, yet they CQI and create offshoots from feedback like the subsequent ParaMilitary One, and then the Two. Next comes the Military Two and so on. They can develop the world's "prefect" knife and not be satisfied. A company of true knife nuts for knife nuts.
 
I bought my first Endura in 1992. Spyderco were massive innovators back then, introducing serrated edges, one handed opening hole and pocket clip! It was the best knife ever. Still have that Endura today plus a whole lot more. In the next few years i added many brands and a few Spydies to the collection. Around 2000 i sat down and looked at all my blades and what i really liked, and there and then decided i would focus on spyderco going forward. Sold off most of my other blades and now have over 130 Spydercos :D Just got a Cricket Tattoo from my wife for Christmas.

Oh, and i can still remember pre Sep 11 days when you could take a plain edge Delica or Dragonfly on a commercial plane without any hassles.
 
And every time i went abroad i tried to fit in some Spyderco.....
2005 USA New York and Belton Missouri. Returned with Stretch, Ronin, Chinnook 2, Centofante 3.
2007 France, Paris. Returned with Rookie G10, Co-Pilot, Delica 3 Blue.
2010 UK, London. Returned with Urban.
2013 Holland, Amsterdam. Returned with Wayne Goddard OD Green, Jester Grey G10, Pro-Grip 2, Ladybug Purple.
I went to Ireland in 2012 but there were no Spydercos to be found.

As i look at this list now i realize just how fortunate i have been. To sum it up, a quote the youngsters will recognize: "it's beyond a game" ;)
 
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