Why Can't i bee a fan like the rest of the knife planet?.. This is why! ->

Figuring out how to open Spydys is have the fun there are all differnt ways of quick deployment. I think the assited open is boring. Jusy my thought. I have autos and assited opening but alway revert back to Manual openings. Love my spydys but also love emersons and Buck and others..
 
Didn't read any of the posts after the original one. All the stuff the OP hates is stuff I like. People are not cut from the same mold. They're different and like and dislike different stuff. No reason to get worked up about it, it just is.
 
i know, and that's why i opened this...
i truly felt left out on something everyone loved.
 
Panta, consider a sage3. It is as smooth as glass, effortless to flip and looks great. Otherwise get a Manix or Para2.
 
bearfacedkiller said:
Panta, consider a sage3. It is as smooth as glass, effortless to flip and looks great. Otherwise get a Manix or Para2.
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Is OP open to considering to try Spyderco? This thread seems more like a manifesto decleration post detailing why Spyderco sucks for him. Not saying it's a bash thread... But we should move along, there is nothing we can do for him here.
 
Stays Sharp said:
Is OP open to considering to try Spyderco? This thread seems more like a manifesto decleration post detailing why Spyderco sucks for him. Not saying it's a bash thread... But we should move along, there is nothing we can do for him here.
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i would disagree. If you read the entire thread you will see that the OP has improved his technique and now enjoying the spyderhole more. He has also stated that he is now interested in other Spydercos. I agree that his first post might not have been the most diplomatic way of introducing himself to a company forum, but he has since made it clear that he is open to advice and using it to improve his experience with his Spyderco.
 
The whole idea of the hole is that it is the only assist that doesn't get in the way of your cutting action, so unless a similar stud or "wave" can be demonstrated to be superior and as versatile, argueing that this is bad is demonstrably groundless...

The styling is not their forte. Lockbacks are superior to liner locks: I've never injured myself with a lockback, but a CRKT Apache actually sent me to the hospital, my hand brushing outside the pocket it had opened and poked through 2", and then I didn't want to wait for stitches, and so my finger took 6 weeks to fully heal, with my having to work around using it most of that time...

If there is no spring pressure to hold it in, I'm not owning it... And except for the Civilian, I only own fixed blades...

Gaston
 
I don't have to wrist flick any Spyderco I own or any that I've ever handled. The hole is in my opinion the most comfortable way to open any folding knife and it is fast if you want it to be.
 
Panta said:
So your a knife guy and don't have no Spyderco?
well i actually do own 1 spyderco, for couple of years now..
and it was a bad introduction to Spyderco for me.

im pretty sure by 2015 spyderco are working on some of the issues
im laying here & they may be improved, but I'll name them any way
to further drive the point across or touch on issues that may not
be conventionally agreed upon.

Dealbreaker's: in order of importance.

1. Backlock!
a. cumbersome use, you have to change your grip.
b. slow to close.
c. if you damage it you can't just order the lock
you must ship entire knife for lock fitting.
d. very little contact surface.
i feel the only vindication for a backlock is exceptional strength, in the case of CS knifes, and the new modified spydi version.
But that's only relevant for hard use folders,
which are NOT what spyderco are known for. (the classic spydi's)

2. to much of a Porsche!
same knife same design to little changes
and the same mold with not enough visual innovation.
(yes a big change in that subject is finally visible in 2015)


3. The Hole!. (how dare you! :mad:)
a. sorry, it's just way to slow of a deployment method. (yes non aggressive)
but why not add a flipper for speed & variety, for all classic models?

b. requires wrist flick. (in some classic models)
what's wrong with Good old thumb studs?
they are faster, easy to use for anyone, and easy on the fingers if done right.

c. took me forever to learn the middle finger flick,
it seams like salesman gimmick, more then anything.


4. Vulgar FRN.
a. 1 word comes to mind when i see Spyderco FRN, - CHEEP.
really? 70$ for VG10 and ugly FRN, NO Thanks!
actually no mater how good the steel, the FRN is a major turn off.
Ontario Rat 1 Zytel looks & feels way way better and for way way less money.
b. stripping of the pocket clip screws on the FRN.

this may be seam as a bash, but its actually a plea for spyderco.
i don't want to feel like a freak for not being a spyderco fan.

spyderco is well loved & appreciated by 90% of knife world
Let me in is what im really saying, just few changes are needed for me
to finally go ahead and get a spyderco & be prude :o of it.
:p
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Agreed, I owned one and gave it away long ago. They remind me of kids matchbox cars, all the same car just look a little different.
 
I agree on a few points. I HATE compression and liner locks, if all spydies had the bering lock or whatever it's called like the Manix I'd likely own 7 or 8 more than just my mega Manix and Chaparral.
 
I think the Endura is the Buck 110 of modern folding knives. Simple and timeless. How could you be a knife "lover" and not have an Endura or Delica? Perplexing.
 
I've been watching this thread with interest .
I have only recently come to Spyderco after years of dismissing them for probably ever reason that was mentioned in the original post .
For many years liner or frame lock folders were all that I used and back locks were considered outdated , inefficient and for people that didn't know better .
In January this year in a moment of crazy thinking I bought a Delica Titanium Damascus , the Lockback was intimidating initially and I even started a thread asking how the heck do I close this thing one handed . A few replies later and I was closing that thing no worries .
Problem solved .
I've since bought another 6 Spyderco Lockbacks and it has become so natural to close them that when I do pick up a linerlock I have to consciously think about how to close it .
The Spyder hole was the next hurdle to get over after years of studs . The hole does not only influence the opening action of the knife but also the look , no matter what model your looking at there is no getting away from that design feature .
Within about 2 minutes of getting my Delica it became apparent that the hole worked super well , in fact better than any stud I've used .
Problem solved .
Handle material is another thing mentioned .
I own Spyderco's with Titanium , G10 , Carbon Fibre , and FRN .
Now this might sound crazy to many but my preference is the FRN for my Work knife .
My work knife is used for everything and anything that confronts me on the job . I don't sit at a desk in an office , I'm outside in the dust , dirt , rain , heat waves and anything else Outback Australia throws at me .
FRN handles anything thrown at it and and a rinse under a tap and a bit of a scrub with a brush it comes up looking like new . Nothing competes with it and the two directional gripping surface when your hands are slippery with hydraulic oil or similar and your under a Tractor trying to fix a calamity .
Something I don't think was mentioned was Spyderco's selection of blade steel options , there is a steel for every taste and application .
As I mentioned I have a small assortment of Spyderco's in my possession and even though I love my more expensive flashy ones my Delica ZDP 189 FRN handled work knife is in reality the only knife a really need and if I was to choose only one folder to see me my days out it would be the one I'd pick .
I dismissed Spyderco's for years and I was wrong to do that , don't dismiss something until you've tried it .

Ken
 
I have well over a 100 Spydies but I just can't get past that "hole" and have not been able to figure it out yet but I figure in a couple of years from now I will have it down pat on how to get the blade to really open.! I don't care if it really doe's not open as it still is my go to Knife for about everything.! I like to throw closed folders..!*** lol
 
vanslem6 said:
Unless we're talking Boxsters, in which case it looks the same going forward as it does reverse. Or regarding the Panameras good looks. :D JK, I love Porsche despite being a BMW guy.
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....and....when you Porsche and BMW guys grow up, you can buy yourselves a Mercedes....LOL!

Seriously, if you've ever had to use a knife in -40 degree weather, those awful Spyderco holes make it possible to get your knife open without taking your gloves off.

Spyderholes are good things; all of the nicest Benchmades have them.

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That should be on a t-shirt. "Spyderholes are good things; all of the nicest Benchmades have them.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk
 
OnceBitten said:
....and....when you Porsche and BMW guys grow up, you can buy yourselves a Mercedes....LOL!

Seriously, if you've ever had to use a knife in -40 degree weather, those awful Spyderco holes make it possible to get your knife open without taking your gloves off.

Spyderholes are good things; all of the nicest Benchmades have them.

:encouragement:
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And a late night congratulations to you sir for resurrecting an almost 2 year old thread..... let's hope it was as alcohol driven as my response lol.
 
Hate to keep an old thread alive, but this thread is full of lolz. Difference between opinion and stupidity (sorry to say), but most of the OP's "issues" are bs. Like slow to deploy? I can deploy a PM2/military/sage/manix 2 etc. faster than any knife other than something with a wave feature. Spydie flicks FTW.
 
Spyder holes are easier to clean when food is cut compared to thumbstuds whet food gets stuck around it.
 
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