All About Pocket Knives

Now see, if I were a Spyderco kinda guy, I'd jump on that Dragonfly and turn my nose up at the Delica. Because? The Dragonfly has a plain blade and yellow handles. Serrated blades hit my off switch and black is just plain old mundane.

See there? Opinions. You know that old saw. "Opinions are like......" Well you get the idea.

If I were to buy a Spyderco it would be the Pacific Salt 2. I fish salt water 2 or 3 times a week and with the H1 steel boasting it's rust free I'm almost there. Now I need to find out how well it hold an edge and how quick I can bring it back to a nice shaver. It would be a little pricey if it doesn't do what it claims to but if it does it would be cheap in the long run.

I have never bought a Spiderco because they do not appeal to me. But a few years ago I found one laying on the edge of a road in a construction area. A 4 3/4" Seki-City Endura. It looked like it had been used to cut shingles: the blade was heavily scratched and the handle coated with a tar like gunk and someone used the back of the spring for a hammer. However, after I cleaned it up, I was impressed by the sheer functionality. Even after a level of abuse that I would never administer, it still opens and closes smoothly: perfectly, actually. The serrated blade still cuts just fine, scars and all. But what most impresses me is the economy of design. The knife has five parts. Blade, Spring, two pins. and a one piece handle. To me, there is a beauty in the simplicity and functionality of the design. It is still butt ugly and I do not plan to buy any others, but it certainly is a well designed and made knife.

That's what all the Spydy fans tell me. They insist that Spyderco makes the best designed folding knives in the world. I might try to work out a trade for a used one just to see if I can see the good through the ugly. The problem is I wouldn't know what to give up in a trade. Plus it's hard to find a tactical Guy willing to trade for a traditional knife. maybe I'll take a few knives out to the local Flea this weekend and see what i can find

I can't afford one of those high-dollar foreign-made Spydercos for EDC. Here's what's been in my back pocket for several years. Use the heck out of mine, on a ranch. Mine's the serrated blade version. Great knife, made in the good ole USA, 1095 high carbon hardened steel, yellow delrin handles. If you like ugly, it's ugly as a Spyderco but if I drop it I can find it, and the delrin is tough. $39.95 MSRP. Who says you can't buy a good knife made in America for a reasonable price?

Yep, I know it doesn't have the Spyderco "cool" factor! Maybe if they raised the price.........

I HAVE SEVERAL NOW......AND HAVE NOT PAID OVER $50 ON ANY.

COUPLE NEW IN BOX,I AM SECOND OWNER BUT HET,DONT BOTHER ME NONE.........BUT AGAIN THROUGH INTERNET EBAY AND CRAIGSLIST,ETC.........

ON MSRP PRICES - WHO PAYS THOSE PRICES FROM ANY COMPANY?? ?? THEN AGAIN I AM A BARGAIN HUNTER
I ALWAYS LAUGH AT SOMEONE WHEN THEY TRY TO SELL ME SOMETHING AND MENTION THE ORIGINAL "MSRP"....


MUMBLEY - COOL KNIFE!!!! I KINDA DIG IT!!! I PERSONALLY AT THIS TIME WOULD GET A ENDURA OR DELICA FOR THAT PRICE

WAZ- THERE IS MUCH PRAISE ON THE H1......MINE = STILL NO SIGN OF RUST, AND HAS NOT NEEDED A SHARPENING YET...........NOT A HARD USER FOR ME THOUGH EITHER.
I THINK ITS WORTH A SHOT AT A TRADE OR A USED UNIT OFF EBAY???...
IF YA DO GET ONE.....LET US KNOW HOW IT WORKS OUT FOR YA ,BRO!!!!

JERRY - YOU CAN BUY ANY SPYDERCO IN = PLAIN EDGE,FULL SERRATED,& PARTIAL SERRATED
SO PICK ANY ONE THAT YA LIKE AND YER SURE TO HAVE 3 CHOICES IN BLADE,AND PROLLY 2-5 CHOICES IN BLADE STEEL
























I STILL DON'T THINK THEIR UGLY
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but i can see how some do ,TO EACH THEIR OWN!!!!!

HOW ABOUT THAT SPYDERCO CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW

Mumblypeg that has 1095 made in USA MAN I like that..Do they still made it?????Don't get me wrong I love my Delica4 but I'd like to get my hands on one of those

Bug, agree with you on MSRP. In fact that's why I stated that price as being MSRP, implication being you can probably find one for less. MooreMaker has a line of "working knives" and this is one of them.

Dog, they still sell them, still made in USA. See http://www.mooremaker.com. I see one like this on eBay occasionally but haven't followed any to see what they sell for lately.

Ken

I wonder who made that knife for Moore Maker? I think they sell them for less than the original maker would charge. They have a real good sheath maker too. When Moore Maker first started selling knives they had a knif-Ax combo that looked good but they wanted over $300 for it. I was told Queen made them back then. I'd like to see someone come out with the combo again but at an affordable price. When Marbles went Chinese I picked up a couple sets for less than $30 each. For $300 I could buy a vintage Case XX knif-ax with stag scales.

You have a nice user there though

Looks like a Gerber E-Z Out.

https://www.google.com/search?q=gerber+ ... 66&bih=613

Not sure who makes that particular pattern for MooreMaker. I visited them out in Matador about 10 years ago. The Moore's are real nice folks, had a good visit with them. They manufacture some ranching tools there in Matador but at that time they had Queen and Blue Grass making knives for them. They said they (MooreMaker) owned the tooling for most of their products, which means the manufacturer can't use that tooling to make knives for anyone else. Don't know if that's still their situation or not.

Mumbleypeg wrote:Not sure who makes that particular pattern for MooreMaker. I visited them out in Matador about 10 years ago. The Moore's are real nice folks, had a good visit with them. They manufacture some ranching tools there in Matador but at that time they had Queen and Blue Grass making knives for them. They said they (MooreMaker) owned the tooling for most of their products, which means the manufacturer can't use that tooling to make knives for anyone else. Don't know if that's still their situation or not.

Check this link out
http://catalog.mooremaker.com/viewProdu ... _id=737179

That looks like same as Case design. BTW if you think you can get a vintage Case knife ax combo with stag handles, for $300, you haven't priced them lately!

Ken

Mumbleypeg wrote:That looks like same as Case design. BTW if you think you can get a vintage Case knife ax combo with stag handles, for $300, you haven't priced them lately!

Ken

You're right about that

Spyderco knives are high quality very useful knives. Probably the sharpest knives out of the box that I've owned. I own about 10 or 11 of them. Oh and by the way, they are BEAUTIFUL!!

While wandering around an automotive swap meet last weekend I ran across this Tenacious, new in the box. Amazingly this guy had three of them among the miscellaneous car parts. 40 bucks later she was mine!

As far as Spyderco's customer service goes, I too found it to be outstanding. When the plastic Enduras first came out I bought two of them. EDC for several years then one after the other, a Bobcat seatbelt ripped the molded pocket clips off. While at a knife show in Springfield Missouri I spotted a Spyderco rep and handed them to him. He looked at me and said give me your address and I'll have these back in a few days. Eight days later they arrived, sporting new screwed in place steel pocket clips.

I DIG THE TENACIOUS, GOT ONE TOO


VERY COOL STORY ON THE "SERVICE" SIDE
AND GREAT TO HEAR!!!!

Simple Man wrote:Sal did once say that “…tractors don't have to look like Ferraris”

He also said ... "if you judge a knife by the way it looks, you're lookin' at the wrong end of the knife ... "