Which knife is better?

I have a grey caly jr. Not exaktly ansvering your question but the bladeshape of bouth the knifes you ask about is realy good for lighter duty. Edgewise they are supriour cutters.
 
ChapmanPreferred said:
I would go for the ZDP Caly 3 personally.

On a personal note, when traveling I shave with my UKPN. Really there are no bad choices in the models you are considering.

Best wishes,

Doug
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I was so close to getting a UKPK, but I really wanted the Caly 3 ZDP the whole time so I went Gold and sold a few knives to afford the ZDP Caly 3 and a Endura Wave SE.

I have used a pocket knife to shave while travelling as well. It got pressed into duty because the name brand 3 blade disposable I was using was mangling my face. I pulled out a Small Sebbie that had be Krein reground and re-heat treated by Phil Wilson to a proper hardness for S30V. It actually completed my shave (2/3 of it) without a nick or razor burn. I knew the sharpening OCD would pay off!

As for the Caly 3 vs. UKPK, I have only used a Caly 3 and the unbelievable smooth action makes it hard to fathom that you are using a mid-lock. I think I would be almost equally happy with a UKPK unless whittling like the OP intends (though the half stop would still probably save any pain, I wouldn't want to be cutting with my finger out of the choil), but I personally prefer VG-10 to S30V. As Doug said, go ZDP if you can. It takes a very sharp, acute edge and holds it a really long time. ZDP is hard not to like!

Mike
 
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