Why does spyderco take so much heat???!

Cutleryaddict said:
I agree they produce great blades....... But on reviews on YouTube a lot of people make remarks like my spyderco can't do that or I would like to see a spyderco that sharp its so stupid
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neuron said:
There are a handful of good folks doing (and commenting on) knife reviews on YouTube -- including some who are members of this forum -- but the vast majority of the so-called knife "reviews" and "tests" you see on there are total garbage and filled with misinformation. As mentioned in an earlier reply, Spyderco knives' performance, out-of-the-box sharpness, and so forth are very well-regarded on this forum.
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People go after Spyderco to make themselves appear to be a super connoisseur who can find something wrong with a top of the line company.

I seldom watch any YouTube reviews for that very reason. I'd much rather get my reviews here from people I've learned to trust.
 
Not everyone likes the ergonomics of spyderco's flagship models. The delica/endura shape was never my favorite. That being said I do own an endura but I made my own handles from orange G10.

I find that because of their price they will sometimes show up in places that only sell junk knives, and people who go shopping there will be surprised at why a knife costs so much. That might be one reason.

In the video reviews about them what do you hear people saying bad about them? That might tell you why they do not like them.
 
Like any big name brand Spyderco is going to have both good and bad things said about their products. In life it's impossible to make everyone happy all of the time. I truly hope there are no haters on the folks working for the Spyderco brand. If they are then they have no idea what they are talking about. The group at Spyderco are first in class. In this cynical money driven world, the class of individual employed at Spyderco and the type of customer service they strive to provide are first in class. That's what keeps me going back to Spyderco. And yes, the knifes are cool. The company is very innovative and make things exciting for people that like knifes.
 
If anything, I've found that Spyderco takes way less heat than the other major American knife companies (Kershaw, Benchmade, Cold Steel). Besides, any Spyderco hate is immediately met with the shrill whining of hundreds of Spyderco fans, so it's barely noticeable. :p
 
I'd like to see these negative videos. I've seen people call them ugly on Youtube but nothing about poor performance.
 
I'm probably one of the few who's not a big fan of Spyderco, but even I don't think any sane person would complain about Spyderco's performance.
 
stormyone said:
Sounds like someone started drinking early today.
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Actually I'd guess that someone like totally isn't old enough to drink. :D

I also couldn't disagree more with the original post. Spyderco is the golden boy of this forum, if not the rest of the internet too.
 
Spyderco takes way less heat than any knife on this forum. The biggest complaint that I see is about their appearance and that is even rare.
 
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I wouldn't dismiss any issue against Spyderco as high-fluting or political BS. Like everything, their knives are man made and thus imperfect. I own a Byrd Raven and that folder has received quite a bit of abuse without so much as an ounce of blade play, and the action is as smooth as the day I purchased it. I give the company credit for manufacturing quality. I still think the blade design could be much more efficient, and don't see why they try to make the cutting edge so flat. They really aren't tailored for outdoor use with too much vulnerable point and no belly-though their well-built actions alone make them a good using tool. If the blades were better designed, I'd definitely invest in one. Give me a Spyderco-made knife with a Ritter-profile blade and I'll do a backflip.
 
I don't currently own any Spydercos, but I have owned some in the past.

I think that they excel at making very good production knives, with very light weight, very sharp blades with better steel than the run-of-the-mill knives, nearly indestructible handles that still look like new after being carried for years, and wide variety. And they also make some very nice upscale stuff at the high end of the production category.
They make an extremely useful and high quality product.
I love the way they are at the leading edge of using the newest steels in some of the offerings.

I may take some issue with some styling they use, and don't always like the way they look.

But, if you want a good knife that you can depend on to take a good edge, hold it well, and last a long time with reliability, and carry very light in your pocket, you can do a helluva lot worse than Spyderco.
I thoroughly abused my VG-10 Endura for years of daily stuff, much of which was really not too good for a knife to be put thru, and it took everything I gave it and came back for more. It never broke or failed, and eventually one day it just came out of my pocket somewhere, and I lost it. It never died.

I am VERY glad to have Spyderco in this business, doing exactly what they are doing. They are a class act.
 
PayetteRucker said:
no belly
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Ed Schempp has repeatedly posted about how well he likes the Persian blade shape for skinning. If you're after belly, this might be the one.
 
For many years on I use only Spyderco. Tried few other brand, but found that Spyderco fit better to my hand and my needs. This can change in future, but this how is now. Spyderco makes some amazing blades.
PayetteRucker said:
I don't like the blade profiles. There's a whole lot of material there but absolutely no belly, which is essential in a small knife IMO. Belly increases useable slicing edge. Why Spyderco has to drop the point so far from the spine is beyond me. You can cram alot more blade into just as small of a package if you readjust the blade profile to that more of a RAT1 or Ritter Mk1.
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Check new Techno. 3.5" edge on 2.5" blade. very impressive.
 
Cutleryaddict said:
I agree they produce great blades....... But on reviews on YouTube ....
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Stop right there. It's YouTube. Any knucklehead can post anything they want on it.

Also, when you talk about "so much heat" you have to take into account the "heat" to "knives sold" ratio. I'm willing to bet Spyderco's is lower than most.
 
What's not to like, duh.

If you want belly get a Chinook. They're discontinued but a fantastic knife. One of the most HD knives Spyderco ever made!
 
I dont own many Spydercos (a Para 2 and an Endura are my main blades)...but my favorite Spydercos are my Ladybugs...I've got a couple of them and use them constantly. I can't imagine another blade at that size being so effective and versatile.
 
PayetteRucker said:
I wouldn't dismiss any issue against Spyderco as high-fluting or political BS. Like everything, their knives are man made and thus imperfect. I own a Byrd Raven and that folder has received quite a bit of abuse without so much as an ounce of blade play, and the action is as smooth as the day I purchased it. I give the company credit for manufacturing quality. I still think the blade design could be much more efficient, and don't see why they try to make the cutting edge so flat. They really aren't tailored for outdoor use with too much vulnerable point and no belly-though their well-built actions alone make them a good using tool. If the blades were better designed, I'd definitely invest in one. Give me a Spyderco-made knife with a Ritter-profile blade and I'll do a backflip.
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I'm running along similar lines. I think that Spyderco is top shelf with excellent.....folders. For some reason they seem to miss the mark on hard use fixed blade outdoor knives. My newest Endura has some blade play (moves backward with an audible click) under pressure. I tried loosening and re-torquing, which worked temporarily. I still really like this Endura regardless of this irritant. The price, design, materials, ease of sharpening...It's so much knife for the price that I can't see how anyone wouldn't love an endura. No person\company is perfect and should be able to stand up to some constructive criticism. From my perspective Spyderco raises the bar for other companies to emulate, in regard to folders for the average consumer. Another intriguing factor is that Spyderco is always innovating, trying different metals\materials and takes bold\interesting\sometimes unusual design chances. They are pretty cool that way.
 
Huh. I clicked on this thread to see what exactly the problem with Spyderco allegedly is. I've owned and used them for a long time now, seems like about twenty years or so (could that possibly be right?!) My first Spyderco was a CoPilot, which I still have, albeit with a bent clip now. I had a Delica in AUS8 (I think) with the molded in clip (stolen), an Endura just like it (broken, my fault, and I carried that knife for the better part of a decade; still kicking myself.) Then another Delica in ATS-34 with the one-screw lanyard hole clip assembly (stolen), and currently a Grey FFG Endura IV. Every Spyderco I've ever had was an excellent knife, and I had to see why people were down on them, because I can't see a single reason. I love 'em.

I hear a lot of Spyderco/Glock comparisons, sometimes on knife boards, often on gun boards. The gun guys often say that the kind of person who would carry an (ugly) Glock is probably the kind of person who would carry an (ugly) Spyderco. I'm guilty on both counts, so maybe they're on to something. I recommend both.
 
I like some Spyderco designs. I have an Endura which gets a fair amount of pocket time. I also think the Tenacious is one of the best values in the knife world. I absolutely love my Sharpmaker.

That said, there is more absolute 'fanboiism' in regards to Spyderco than any other manufacturer. Any word said against any Spyderco model. Any comparison where someone dares to pick another knife over a Spyderco, is usually shouted down.
 
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