Which Spyderco are you carrying today?

Thursday's Dynamic Duo

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Technically this pic is from 2-3 days ago but I'm still carrying this Delica. Everyday this week (got it on Monday!). Only switch it out to my Pac Salt when running.

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PatrickKnight said:
I have my Caly 3.5 VG10 with me today.
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Hey I have the Caly 3.5 on its way, should be here on Tuesday. How do you like yours. I am a 47 year old retired LEO and I feel like I'm 7 waiting on Santa, except this Santa Wii be dressed in brown and is bringing a toy my folks would have totally freaked about. Ah perfection!
 
murfdog67 said:
Hey I have the Caly 3.5 on its way, should be here on Tuesday. How do you like yours. I am a 47 year old retired LEO and I feel like I'm 7 waiting on Santa, except this Santa Wii be dressed in brown and is bringing a toy my folks would have totally freaked about. Ah perfection!
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The Caly 3.5 is among my favorite Spydercos. I'm carrying one right now (CF/ZDP). Here's why: It has blade length of the Para 2 in grips the size of a Delica. Possibly the best ergos of any Spyderco. It's very lightweight and the deep carry wire clip makes it very discrete to carry. The pinned construction and back lock are possible negatives, but that's what keeps it so compact.
 
Evany said:
The Caly 3.5 is among my favorite Spydercos. I'm carrying one right now (CF/ZDP). Here's why: It has blade length of the Para 2 in grips the size of a Delica. Possibly the best ergos of any Spyderco. It's very lightweight and the deep carry wire clip makes it very discrete to carry. The pinned construction and back lock are possible negatives, but that's what keeps it so compact.
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I wondered about the pins and had actually started a thread about them because I had always stayed away from a pinned or riveted knife. I subsequently read a post by the head of spyderco saying exactly what you mentioned that it is a definite design choice and forum members have commented on how sturdy they are. As far as a lock back, I usually stick with liner or frame locks, but this knife came so highly recommended, I had to pull the trigger
 
I'm definitely leaning more towards swapping them...I have yet to do a blade swap on any of my knives, and I also have yet to take apart one of my back locks so it could be interesting. I might try a straight blade swap and see how the lockbars work before swapping the lockbars themselves if need be. If I do I'll also contemplate doing a blue dye on the G10, but I could also have custom blue handles made so I have lots of choices to contemplate.
 
I did the Dfly swap a couple of years ago. IIRC, I tried swapping the lockbars as well, but the knife wouldn't lock up properly. I think the lockbars used for the FRN and G10 versions are shaped a little different. Anyway, I ended up only swapping the blades, which worked perfectly. I sold the VG-10 one to recoup some of the cost. Good luck, the only hard part is getting the washers lined up right, they are very thin...
 
Thanks for the advice. I'll probably throw a tie-wrap on the lockbars to hold them open and then swap just the blades and see how well they match up...I'm hoping they match up well without me having to disassemble the knives fully, and a G10 Dfly with a SuperBlue blade will be a game changer to say the least.
 
Orange Domino


Swapped scales after work, can't decide which I like best... Need another Domino... :o
 
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