What would you want in a Delica 5?

Deep carry clip (something along the lines of the wire clip on the Dragonfly, Sage, and various other models). Not much else to improve -- it's already a fantastic design.
 
FCM415 said:
Comp lock Delica? Wouldn't the lockswitch be too small? I can see it already, the whining that will ensue. It wouldn't be a Delica that's for sure. It'd be more like a micro Para2 with no choil.
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That's exactly what would happen....
 
Why do people like choils? I never understood them. They take away edge and you can choke up on a blade by simply inching your fingers up the blade. Choils are pointless.
 
Choils wouldn't be on plenty of Spydercos if it was pointless. Why do people like choils? It's a matter of preference, that is all you really need to understand. The millimeters of edge it takes away next to the handle, I find that I do not use anyway on choil-less blades. The majority of cuts, I use the belly and slicing wet items such as food, I avoid cutting close to the pivot anyway. I like knives without choils also of course, but I do find choils do be useful for added control and detail work. Holds your grip in place more effectively.

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As you can see with the ricassos lined up, there isn't really much lost if at all.

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This would be safer with a choil.

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Blasphemy I know, just want to illustrate a choil-less blade. This knife has no contours I have no confidence with it in this grip.

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How a choiled Delica would look... Love the Meadowlark2, I utilize the choil often. Minimal edge would be lost if any. Would like it in a Delica because this one is in 8cr13MoV; good not great. Like I said, offering the Delica/Endura both ways is the ideal solution.
 
Nice post FCM. Great example pictures you posted.

Off the top of my head, I can honestly only think of positives for choil addition to blades.
Even if you were to lose some cutting length, is it really that much? Enough to affect the way you use your blade?
In my experience, no.
 
Those are great pictures, I wonder if anyone has just took a dremel to a Delica and made a choil. You could do it w/out even altering the edge. Keep in mind Spyderco does a 50/50 choil. That means half the choil is actually in the handle so you lose very little cutting edge. That also helps with the clean looks when closed. I really like the way Spyderco does their choil, imo they do it the best in the business. Not bashing, just contrasting, Hinderer's choil is imo a bad design. It is completely forward of the handle, and if you actually use it, your finger is right against the edge which looks very dangerous. However, I say keep the choil off the Delica because it has never had one, and it is a major design change.
 
nccole said:
I think actually it is pretty much impossible to do FFG H1
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Yes an no. It's not feasible to do in a production environment, so we'll probably never see a production FFG H-1 Delica, but it can be done. I know Tom Krein has reground Salt series knives to FFG and I'm sure a few others have as well.
 
I love the Delica, but I must say its time to improve the lock. The Chaparral and Sage 4 have a lock improvement that I would love to see on the Delica. I would also also like the FRN models to withstand more twisting (I enjoy carving). This could be done by increasing the pivot width a millimeter or so. I would also like to see a wire clip, but, frankly, of all the Spydercos the hourglass clip fits the Delica best.
 
The pic above shows it... Looks like the Byrd Meadowlark2 in G10 is exactly what most of you want in a delica 5. Choil, G10, and half the price, sorry no wire clip and 8CR13MOV...but it is a Byrd afterall. Still seems like it should be a huge successful seller.
I kinda like the idea of a choil on the Endura and Delica, but dont really see it happening, kinda like affordable G10 options.
 
you guys nailed it on the choils. Spyderco does their 50/50 choils so damn perfectly.

Compare it to Striders where the handle has a huge choil, then the blade has a huge choil, then they have a way too wide sharpening notch, and by the time they're done they've lost two inches of blade for no benefit of ergonomics.

CJZ said:
This suggestion pretty much makes the Delica not a Delica.
But I somewhat agree; Ti handles on a Delica would be cool.
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there have been titanium delicas.
 
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