Which high end Spyderco should I buy?

[3wolves]

Hi guys,
Tommorow, I get my first ever paycheck for $300 (I'm a hotwalker at the racetrack). Of course the majority is going towards a knife and I was thinking of a few spyderco's I would like. I was originally going to add some more money and buy a large micarta inlay sebenza but I would too scared to use it at all or even carry it. I was thinking of,

Stretch 2, I don't know anything about CF and the zdp 189 would probably take waaay too long to sharpen (I do freehand). I like the size though and it's one beatiful knife. It costs the most though.

FG manix, Might be a hair too big, I have handled it before they were discontinued but don't remember anything exept that I liked it alot.

Mini manix, The actual cutting edge is really short? It also looks kinda weird and chubby, like a quail.

FG G-10 endura, Probably the best slicer but I do like wide hefty knives alot, my 2 favorite blades are the swisstool and bravo-1.

Chinook 3, Has a great belly but it looks a little too upswept for using the tip

Any other good suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[Zozo*HC*]

Hey 3 Wolves,

I have 2 Paramillies and a PE MIlitary, i love em all, they are my all time favorites! Great lock, great ergos, lightweight. Maybe a chinook 3 is also a good decision.

Zozo

 

[MORIMOTOM]

police 3, military, para military.

(only three i own, but i love them all!)

 

[3wolves]

I was considering the paramilitary but I just want a simple lockback BTW.

 

[bh49]

Catch the moment and buy Black Lum Chinese Folder Sprint. It is out. Prices should be more affordable shortly.

 

[pkdmslf]

Hold off and wait for the Phoenix.

 

[mikemock]

One of my favorite 'Pretty' Spydercos is the Volpe. They are discontinued but you may still be able to find one, but it's a little to nice to use.

My next to get list includes a frn endura as a working EDC, and a MCusta to be used as another 'pretty' knife.

enjoy your new purchase.

 

[metaxasm]

Easy decision. Get the new police 3...

 

[stabman]

Get a Kriss AND a Mini-Manix!
Seriously, you'll love them both(and the Mini-Manix has no lack of cutting edge, that's for sure:thumbup.
Get em while you can!

 

[THG]

Police 3, Stretch 2, or how about the Military S90V CF?

 

[stonyman]

Get a kris for sure! That is one high end folder for a production price!:thumbup:

 

[longbeachguy]

The full size FG Manix is awesome. I actually Carry the mini Manix more. It's got great ergos despite it's "chubby" appearance. The cutting edge isn't that short. I never considered that an issue.

 

[Unsub]

This is my Grail Spydie.

I just got this version of the Caly3 and love it. ZDP is a great steel and so long as you touch it up once in a while sharpening is a non issue.

The Lum is awesome.

I had a chance to get the old fixed blade and passed it up to my eternal regret.

I have a Chinook3 and it is an awesome knife but a bit big for EDC.

Any CF scaled knife is very nice like the new sage or cricket.

 

[Quapaw]

I sure am wanting a Caly 3 ZDP.

 

[3wolves]

Thanks for all the answers but everyones going haywire.

- The manix is aleady a little bigger than I wanted to buy, the police 3 is out of the question, cool as it is.

- I don't want any liner/compression/ball/frame locks, lockback for this one

Thanks.

 

[Unsub]

Caly3 ZDP then no question unless you really don't want ZDP then a G10/VG10 version.
I am also a fan of the lockback.

The Chinook3 is at least manix sized ,the thing is a tank.

What steel/handle material do you want?

 

[Joshua J.]

If you don't have a Military yet, get the S90V version. If you don't like biggish folders the Stretch II should do the trick.

Whatever you do, get a 2x6" course diamond hone, it will make profiling so much faster it's not even funny, regardless of whether you're sharpening 154CM, ZDP-189 or CPM S90V, get the diamonds.

 

[3wolves]

Caly3 ZDP then no question unless you really don't want ZDP then a G10/VG10 version.
I am also a fan of the lockback.

The Chinook3 is at least manix sized ,the thing is a tank.

What steel/handle material do you want?

I handled the CF zdp-189 when I was looking for a UKPK but I just don't like it for some reason. I also found the CF slippery but I understand that this is not the case for the stretch 2?

I would like G-10 for the handle and I don't realy care that much about blade steel, I sharpen to a coarser edge so S30-V seems like a good choice. The blade length should be between 3-3 3/4 inches, no bigger.

 

[carrot]

That's right, the Stretch2 is peel-ply CF, which is more similar to G10 in texture.

 

[catamount123]

I would like G-10 for the handle and I don't realy care that much about blade steel...The blade length should be between 3-3 3/4 inches, no bigger.

Sounds like the FG G-10 Endura might be just the ticket for you. It gets overshadowed by some of the others, but it's a really nice all around knife.