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It's been a good/bad knife month for me. It was good in that I got my Hideaway 
And bad in that I lost my trusty old all stainless steel Endura
Sure it looked like crap and needed to be resharpened again and part of the blade was chipped off, but damn it was a good knife. I'd never ever consider returning it simply because of all the abuse I put it through. It was the best use of my hard earned $45.
Well fact is I need to replace it. I feel naked without my old reliable folder.
I could easily get another Endura a lot like the one I had and be happy, but since I'm back in the market for another Spyderco for boring daily use I thought hey why not have some fun and see what everyone else carries. The Endura was great but here's a chance to try something new and maybe something else will be even better.
I liked the size of the Endura. I also liked what I consider to be a thick blade. While the weight did present one little problem I'll address in a second here, I did like the fact that it was a solid knife with a solid lock. I have thick, awkward fingers on a pair of larger than average hands but the Endura seemed to be just the right size. Only things I had a nitpick with were the fact that the Endura seems to ride high in the pocket, the clip had to be constantly adjusted (although that's probably because of me pulling it out and putting it back every 10 seconds), I never could quite wrist flick it consistently because it's so solid, and it seems like some of the other models may be in its size range and price range and may be better for every day chores.
My main question is have any of you gone from an Endura to another model for EDC? It'll be a little while until I get to replace it so I'm drooling over some of the other Spydies. The Scorpius looks like it may fit the bill but then there's the Calypso Jr. still floating around and the Centofante III is sweet too... They're a little smaller but the ergonomics look good... arrrrrgh someone help me!
And bad in that I lost my trusty old all stainless steel Endura
Sure it looked like crap and needed to be resharpened again and part of the blade was chipped off, but damn it was a good knife. I'd never ever consider returning it simply because of all the abuse I put it through. It was the best use of my hard earned $45.
Well fact is I need to replace it. I feel naked without my old reliable folder.
I could easily get another Endura a lot like the one I had and be happy, but since I'm back in the market for another Spyderco for boring daily use I thought hey why not have some fun and see what everyone else carries. The Endura was great but here's a chance to try something new and maybe something else will be even better.
I liked the size of the Endura. I also liked what I consider to be a thick blade. While the weight did present one little problem I'll address in a second here, I did like the fact that it was a solid knife with a solid lock. I have thick, awkward fingers on a pair of larger than average hands but the Endura seemed to be just the right size. Only things I had a nitpick with were the fact that the Endura seems to ride high in the pocket, the clip had to be constantly adjusted (although that's probably because of me pulling it out and putting it back every 10 seconds), I never could quite wrist flick it consistently because it's so solid, and it seems like some of the other models may be in its size range and price range and may be better for every day chores.
My main question is have any of you gone from an Endura to another model for EDC? It'll be a little while until I get to replace it so I'm drooling over some of the other Spydies. The Scorpius looks like it may fit the bill but then there's the Calypso Jr. still floating around and the Centofante III is sweet too... They're a little smaller but the ergonomics look good... arrrrrgh someone help me!
